The installation variable "$tree" is built from your @@http_server@@ variable 
in the ksmeta of the distro. One way to fix this might be to change 
@@http_server@@ to a custom variable with a default value set in 
/etc/cobbler/settings, and override it for machines on "network-alt".

Owen Mann, Interactive Data Real Time Services
60 Codman Hill Rd, Boxborough, MA 01719
978-795-3758 [email protected]
“We have to remember that what we observe is not nature in itself, but nature 
exposed to our method of questioning.” -Werner Heisenberg

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Lee
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 5:49 AM
To: cobbler mailing list
Subject: [cobbler] next-server?

Up-front confession: 2.0.11: yes, I know, old.

We have a well-established cobbler set-up for our machines (approaching 100).  
These are all installed over the same network from a server on that same 
network (say, "network-main").  So the cobbler configuration is a 
straightforward single network.

But we now wish to install a couple of client machines over a different network 
(say "network-alt") The cobbler server also has a port onto this network.  So 
it should be possible to do this.  But how?

I tried adding this new client to the cobbler server, and the network 
installation began.  But it quickly paused, because it seems to be trying to 
mount the images over the original "network-main".  (I was able to proceed, 
because it asked me to re-enter the details, so I was able to give it the 
server's address on "network-alt".)

But I'd like a cleaner solution.  When Cobbler produces "/etc/dhcpd.conf", each 
host contains a "next-server" entry, which is, of course, on "network-main".  
So for my new client I tried using a "--server-override=..." giving the IP 
address of the cobbler server on "network-alt").  Firstly, it didn't like the 
syntax. Google suggested trying simple "--server" keyword.  That looked OK and 
"cobbler system report" then showed "Server Override" to have the expected 
"network-alt" value.  Looking good.

BUT... the contents of "/etc/dhcpd.conf" still show my new host to have 
"next-server" on the original, old "network-main".  (Yes, I had remembered the 
"cobbler sync".)

What am I missing?  (If there's a known bug about this issue in my old version 
2.0.11, then fair enough, that's my problem.)

-- David Lee
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