I should say I also tried setting netboot-enabled to 0 and verify its not 
enabled in the UI... 

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Scot Floess" <[email protected]>
> To: "cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 12:33:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4 using
> CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again

> Bryan,

> Thanks for the response!

> Alas this isn't a netboot problem - although at first glance I thought you
> were correct. Unfortunately, I'm watching my VM reinstall itself again :(

> It's almost like I "koan --replace-self" but that's not what I told it to do.
> In fact, this is what I executed:

> koan --server=cobbler --system=centos-workstation --virt

> I literally see the VM install itself, bootloader installs then the VM
> shutdown and is started up again and its as if I initiated the original "
> koan --server=cobbler --system=centos-workstation --virt"

> Flossy

> ----- Original Message -----

> > From: "Bryan Hughes" <[email protected]>
> 
> > To: "cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]>
> 
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 11:24:53 AM
> 
> > Subject: Re: [cobbler] Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4 using
> > CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
> 

> > it is because of the "Netboot Enabled" flag in cobbler.
> 

> > After the node begins its kickstart either change netboot enabled to false
> > (unchecked) in GUI or run the following command:
> 

> > cobbler system edit --name=<hostname> --netboot-enabled=0
> 

> > That should fix it for you.
> 

> > Make sure you do it AFTER it begins PXE (so during DHCP stage is fine,
> > right
> > after it gets its IP).
> 

> > On 11/26/13, 9:30 AM, Scot Floess wrote:
> 

> > > All,
> > 
> 

> > > I'm somewhat confounded by what I'm seeing when using KOAN. I have a
> > > machine
> > > running CentOS 6.4 and installed CentOS-Xen using para virtualization (my
> > > hardware on this box doesn't support full virtualization)...
> > 
> 

> > > I had an old VM I created under CentOS 5.9 Xen which I migrated over to
> > > this
> > > new machine and it runs fine...
> > 
> 

> > > However, I am trying to spin up a new VM and what I see happening is the
> > > install proceeds as expected (again using KOAN). I see in VNC when the
> > > boot
> > > loader installs and then the VM attempts to reboot and run... What it
> > > does
> > > next is not expected: the install proceeds again...and this continues
> > > forever... Once it reinstalls, it reboots and reinstalls again...
> > 
> 

> > > This all works fine under CentOS 5.x - so it could be Xen 4.2 or it could
> > > just be me :) Which, BTW, CentOS-Xen is 4.2 I believe.
> > 
> 

> > > Thanks ahead of time...
> > 
> 

> > > Flossy
> > 
> 

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