Thanks Lukas...
Issue resolved....now i am able to install CentOS 7 and RHEL7.3 on UEFI
system with FDI....
Next i need to install ESXi and Windows....using same FDI on UEFI.
Will keep you posted....thanks a lot again :)
Regards.
Mrinmoy Acharya
On Monday, September 4, 2017 at 1:06:49 PM UTC+5:30, Lukas Zapletal wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> there is no stable build of PXELinux EFI yet, we do not recommend
> using that. For UEFI we do recommend Grub2. Therefore by default we
> build into Grub2 for PC with UEFI enabled, see dhcpd.conf:
>
> if option architecture = 00:06 {
> filename "grub2/shim.efi";
> } elsif option architecture = 00:07 {
> filename "grub2/shim.efi";
> } elsif option architecture = 00:09 {
> filename "grub2/shim.efi";
> } else {
> filename "pxelinux.0";
> }
>
> It loads shim.efi which loads grubx64.efi which tries to load
> grub2/grub.conf.
>
> The PXELinux template is irrelevant here. You need to check grub.conf
> there where you need to have something like:
>
> menuentry 'Foreman Discovery Image' {
> linuxefi boot/fdi-image/vmlinuz0 rootflags=loop root=live:/fdi.iso
> rootfstype=auto ro rd.live.image acpi=force rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0
> rd.lvm=0 rd.bootif=0 rd.neednet=0 nomodeset
> proxy.url=https://zzzap.lab.eng.brq.redhat.com proxy.type=foreman
> BOOTIF=01-$net_default_mac
> initrdefi boot/fdi-image/initrd0.img
> }
>
> By default it timeouts on Boot from local disk, you make this option
> default via default/timeout options.
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Mrinmoy Acharya
> <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote:
> > Hi Lukas ,
> >
> > The error is the black grub screen again after the change....
> >
> > it does not boot up the foreman discovery image.
> >
> > i boot up the client in uefi mode ==> it goes till " fetching netboot
> > image==> then the black grub screen.
> >
> > one thing i would like to know where in the grub.cfg it is pointing to
> the
> > foreman discovery .iso... i mean the vmkernel or the initrd ...of
> foreman
> > discovery ...like it does for the legacy bios in following snippet from
> >
> >
> >
> https://theforeman.org/plugins/foreman_discovery/9.1/index.html#3.Configuration
>
> > ...my point is how can boot the discovery image in new machines booted
> in
> > UEFI...
> >
> >
> > 3.1 Foreman Discovery plugin
> >
> > Foreman Discovery relies on intercepting the normal boot process for
> > machines not registered in Foreman. To achieve this, the PXE default.cfg
> > file needs to be altered to instruct new machines to boot the discovery
> > image.
> >
> > 3.1.1 Default PXE template
> >
> > In the Foreman UI, go to Provisioning Templates, edit PXELinux global
> > default template and change the default entry from localboot entry to
> > Discovery:
> >
> > ONTIMEOUT discovery
> >
> > The template already contains a menu entry rendered from
> pxelinux_discovery
> > snippet which looks like:
> >
> > LABEL discovery
> > MENU LABEL Foreman Discovery Image
> > KERNEL boot/fdi-image/vmlinuz0
> > APPEND initrd=boot/fdi-image/initrd0.img ... proxy.url=<%=
> > foreman_server_url %> proxy.type=foreman
> > IPAPPEND 2
> >
> >
> > thanks and regards,
> >
> > Mrinmoy
> >
> > On Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 5:49:34 PM UTC+5:30, Lukas Zapletal
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Sorry please remove the test
> >>
> >> if [ -f "$configfile" ]; then
> >> source "$configfile"
> >> fi
> >>
> >> to
> >>
> >> source "$configfile"
> >>
> >> It was not working properly. Then watch system journal and boot the
> >> file, paste what Grub2 was searching for.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 2:24 PM, Mrinmoy Acharya
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > Hi Lukas,
> >> >
> >> > Thanks alot for your help.
> >> >
> >> > Following is my current grub2/grub.cfg edited after checking the
> >> > github
> >> > link .... however, after EFI boot the screen i am geeting is a black
> >> > grub
> >> > prompt screen....Please let me know which line to correct.
> >> >
> >> > =====================================================================
> >> >
> >> > [root@foreman grub2]# cat grub.cfg
> >> > insmod regexp
> >> > set net_pxe_mac=$net_default_mac
> >> > regexp --set=1:m1 --set=2:m2 --set=3:m3 --set=4:m4 --set=5:m5
> >> > --set=6:m6
> >> >
> >> >
> '^([[:xdigit:]]{1,2})\:([[:xdigit:]]{1,2})\:([[:xdigit:]]{1,2})\:([[:xdigit:]]{1,2})\:([[:xdigit:]]{1,2})\:([[:xdigit:]]{1,2})'
>
>
> >> > "$net_default_mac"
> >> > mac=${m1}-${m2}-${m3}-${m4}-${m5}-${m6}
> >> > configfile=/grub2/grub.cfg-01-$mac
> >> > if [ -f "$configfile" ]; then
> >> > source "$configfile"
> >> > fi
> >> >
> >> > <%= snippet "pxegrub2_chainload" %>
> >> >
> >> >
> ===================================================================================================
>
>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 3:30:55 PM UTC+5:30, Lukas Zapletal
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> What is the error message in the VM again?
> >> >>
> >> >> This is caused by
> >> >>
> >> >> commit 0363223abbb14a53771181062cc37d94fd3c4b4e
> >> >> Author: Pavel Matěja <[email protected]>
> >> >> AuthorDate: Wed Jun 7 13:05:36 2017 +0200
> >> >> Commit: Lukáš Zapletal <[email protected]>
> >> >> CommitDate: Wed Jun 7 13:05:36 2017 +0200
> >> >>
> >> >> Include grub.cfg-01-$mac files in global template (#393)
> >> >>
> >> >> because GRUB2 on Debian does not include them automatically.
> >> >>
> >> >> Can you try this:
> >> >>
> >> >> https://github.com/theforeman/community-templates/pull/417
> >> >>
> >> >> That should help.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 3:31 PM, Mrinmoy Acharya
> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> > Hi Lukas,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks for the response. Following are the answers:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 1. grub2-tools-2.02-0.44.el7.centos.x86_64
> >> >> > grub2-efi-2.02-0.44.el7.centos.x86_64
> >> >> > grub2-2.02-0.44.el7.centos.x86_64
> >> >> > grub2-efi-modules-2.02-0.44.el7.centos.x86_64
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 2. [root@foreman grub2]# cat grub.cfg
> >> >> > insmod regexp
> >> >> >
> >> >> > set net_pxe_mac=$net_default_mac
> >> >> > regexp --set=1:m1 --set=2:m2 --set=3:m3 --set=4:m4 --set=5:m5
> >> >> > --set=6:m6
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> '^([0-9a-f]{1,2})\:([0-9a-f]{1,2})\:([0-9a-f]{1,2})\:([0-9a-f]{1,2})\:([0-9a-f]{1,2})\:([0-9a-f]{1,2})'
>
>
> >> >> > "$net_default_mac"
> >> >> > mac_dashed=${m1}-${m2}-${m3}-${m4}-${m5}-${m6}
> >> >> >
> >> >> > mac_configfile=$prefix/grub.cfg-01-$mac_dashed
> >> >> > source "$mac_configfile"
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 3. Please let me know how to collect this one as I am booting a VM
> in
> >> >> > VMware
> >> >> > workstation as UEFI client.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks and Regards,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Mrinmoy
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 5:09:59 PM UTC+5:30, Lukas Zapletal
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Hello,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> 1) What version of grub2 have you deployed on your TFTP server?
> >> >> >> Which
> >> >> >> distribution?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> 2) What is inside of /var/lib/tftpboot/grub2/grub.cfg config?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> 3) When you boot the host that does not work, find TFTP xfer
> >> >> >> messages
> >> >> >> in system journal and paste them here.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> LZ
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 9:01 PM, Mrinmoy Acharya
> >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> >> > Dear friends,
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > i have set up Foreman discovery Image 9.1 plugin in one VM
> >> >> >> > workstation
> >> >> >> > running Foreman server 1.15.0...i am trying to dicover UEFI
> hosts
> >> >> >> > in
> >> >> >> > Fooreman gui for further provisioning.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > issue: I have to bootup one client node (VM) in Legacy BIOS
> >> >> >> > firmware
> >> >> >> > mode to
> >> >> >> > get the grub-mac.cfg file created under /var/lib/tftpboot/grub2
> &
> >> >> >> > then
> >> >> >> > boot
> >> >> >> > up the host again in UEFI mode to Discover the host in Foreman
> >> >> >> > server.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I also delete the discovered host entry in the
> foreman
> >> >> >> > gui
> >> >> >> > after
> >> >> >> > the bios boot....which gets created again after the UEFI boot.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > If i rather boot up the node directly in UEFI
> >> >> >> > mode....grub-mac.cfg
> >> >> >> > is not created & the client is stuck in a grub shell...please
> >> >> >> > suggest
> >> >> >> > how to
> >> >> >> > discover host first time itself during the UEFI client boot.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I am using VMware workstation for my testings
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > thanks in advance.
> >> >> >> >
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> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Later,
> >> >> >> Lukas @lzap Zapletal
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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