Steven's suggestion of ramdisk_size and tmpfs_size was correct, non-default parameters seem to be required for this x86_64 server (should belong in an FAQ).
Now my installation proceeds correctly until disk partitioning begins in the .master script. The disk to be installed already has a partition table (should be overwritten). The following error appears after the current disk label has been printed: parted -s -- /dev/sda mklabel msdos || shellout Warning: Partitions(s) on /dev/sda are being used. Killing off running processes. I really don't understand why parted seems to complain about preexisting partions - our other types of nodes have their /dev/hda ATA disks overwritten with no problems. I googled for the parted error message without finding any explanation. Can anyone help ? Thanks, Ole Steven A. DuChene wrote:
There are some adjustments you have to make to the kernel boot line to increase the size of the ram disk during boot. The kernel boot line I am using in the /tftpdir/pxelinux.cfg/C0A8BLAH (based on your hardware MAC address) is: APPEND vga=extended initrd=initrd.img root=/dev/ram ramdisk_size=43000 tmpfs_size=1990M console=ttyS0,9600 console=tty1 console=ttyS0,9600
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