Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-11 Thread Jens Ahrens
Hi everybody, Dan Whitey...@comcast.net wrote: On Nov 10, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: On 11/10/2011 09:47 AM, Dan White wrote: I have set up a cobbler server to kickstart/build HP ProLiant boxen of various flavors with RHEL5 I have a particularly stubborn DL380 G5 that

Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-11 Thread Dick Davies
Check the apache logs up on the Cobbler server, but it sounds like your network is flaky, so Kickstarting is generally going to be an issue. 2011/11/11 Jens Ahrens jahr...@uni-mainz.de: Hi everybody, Dan Whitey...@comcast.net  wrote: On Nov 10, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: On

Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-11 Thread Dylan Swift
On 11 November 2011 01:23, Dan White y...@comcast.net wrote: On Nov 10, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: On 11/10/2011 09:47 AM, Dan White wrote: I have set up a cobbler server to kickstart/build HP ProLiant boxen of various flavors with RHEL5 I have a particularly stubborn

RE: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-11 Thread Byron Pezan
...@lists.fedorahosted.org [mailto:cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Dan White Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 8:23 PM To: cobbler mailing list Subject: Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue Where do I add this option ? On Nov 10, 2011, at 4:09 PM, antonio teixeira gomes jr

Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-10 Thread Dan White
I have set up a cobbler server to kickstart/build HP ProLiant boxen of various flavors with RHEL5 I have a particularly stubborn DL380 G5 that refuses to be PXE-booted/net-installed I suspect a FUBAR from the guy that manages the DNS/DHCP, but I need more evidence. When it tries to PXE-boot,

Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-10 Thread Orion Poplawski
On 11/10/2011 09:47 AM, Dan White wrote: I have set up a cobbler server to kickstart/build HP ProLiant boxen of various flavors with RHEL5 I have a particularly stubborn DL380 G5 that refuses to be PXE-booted/net-installed I suspect a FUBAR from the guy that manages the DNS/DHCP, but I

RE: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-10 Thread Byron Pezan
, 2011 1:25 PM To: cobbler mailing list Subject: Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue On 11/10/2011 09:47 AM, Dan White wrote: I have set up a cobbler server to kickstart/build HP ProLiant boxen of various flavors with RHEL5 I have a particularly stubborn DL380 G5 that refuses

RE: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-10 Thread antonio teixeira gomes jr
...@lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Orion Poplawski Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 1:25 PM To: cobbler mailing list Subject: Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue On 11/10/2011 09:47 AM, Dan White wrote: I have set up a cobbler server to kickstart/build HP ProLiant boxen of various flavors

Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-10 Thread Dylan Swift
Hi Dan, I have seen timeout issues like this caused by the switch connected to the server not bringing the port up in time for the PXE request to be answered. In that case I had to enable 'spanning-tree portfast' (in Cisco speak) on the port I was connected to, or disable spanning-tree. HTH

Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-10 Thread Dan White
: bpe...@secureworks.com To: cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org Subject: RE: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:37:15 + I too have run into this issue. Just like Orion, the solution for me was 'spanning-tree portfast' on the switch port itself on our

Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-10 Thread Dan White
On Nov 10, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: On 11/10/2011 09:47 AM, Dan White wrote: I have set up a cobbler server to kickstart/build HP ProLiant boxen of various flavors with RHEL5 I have a particularly stubborn DL380 G5 that refuses to be PXE-booted/net-installed I suspect

Re: Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-10 Thread petermity
Dan White y...@comcast.net wrote: On Nov 10, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: On 11/10/2011 09:47 AM, Dan White wrote: I have set up a cobbler server to kickstart/build HP ProLiant boxen of various flavors with RHEL5 I have a particularly stubborn DL380 G5 that refuses to be

Weird Kickstart Problem In Search of a Clue

2011-11-10 Thread Dan White
I have set up a cobbler server to kickstart/build HP ProLiant boxen of various flavors with RHEL5 I have a particularly stubborn DL380 G5 that refuses to be PXE-booted/net-installed I suspect a FUBAR from the guy that manages the DNS/DHCP, but I need more evidence. When it tries to PXE-boot,