Hi, there is a bug in PXE in 6.2 that has several problems. I've seen fails to install and fails to boot after install.
The solution for me was to replace the /tfpboot/pxelinux.0 with one from an older distro, 5.x for example. Just extract that file from an older rpm, or copy it from you 5.5 xCAT server. Good luck, Velli On 08/10/2012 09:37 AM, Mark Loveridge wrote: > Unfortunately there are no error messages. > > The system installs without any obvious issue or errors that I can see, > reboots, gets to: > > Booting from local disk... > > and goes straight past that and attempts to network boot again. It then > loops around repeating this. > > Mark > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Russell Jones [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: 09 August 2012 17:00 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [xcat-user] PXE boot and EL 6.2 >> >> What is the actual error you are getting with the node that is not >> allowing it to boot? >> >> >> >> On 8/9/2012 9:33 AM, Mark Loveridge wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm just starting to look at using CentOS 6.x on my xCAT server. >>> >>> I have two xCAT servers, one running CentOS 5.5 and the other CentOS 6.2 >> both have xCAT 2.7.3 installed and RPMs from the latest dependencies tarball, >>> >>> I'm attempting to install stateful HS21 nodes with CentOS 5.5. >>> Historically I've >> always used PXE to netboot to install these (a hangover from xCAT1 days...). >> However, with a 6.2 server this does not work. The system appears to install >> correctly but will not boot from disk afterwards - it appears that the >> bootloader >> is not getting configured correctly. Using XNBA the systems will install (and >> reboot) correctly. >>> >>> With the CentOS 5.5 server both PXE and XNBA work without issues. >>> >>> I'm aware that XNBA is the preferred netboot method (and it's been on my >> TODO list for a long time to check it out), but is PXE expected to still >> work with >> CentOS 6.2 servers? Is support for EL 6.2 complete yet in 2.7.3? >>> >>> One other difference between the two servers is that the 5.5 system is an >> upgrade from 2.6.8; the 6.2 system is a fresh install of 2.7.3. This makes >> a huge >> difference to the list of installed RPMs on the two systems as none of the >> nbroot/nbkernel RPMs are on the new installation. Could this have an effect >> on >> the PXE netboot? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Mark Loveridge [email protected] >>> >>> Tel: +44(0)1293 556870 --- Fax: +44(0)1293 556800 --- Mob: +44(0)7824 473477 >>> >>> Registered Name: WesternGeco Limited >>> Registered Office: Schlumberger House, Buckingham Gate, Gatwick Airport, >>> West Sussex RH6 0NZ, UK >>> Registered in England & Wales: No. 1389716 >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Live Security Virtual Conference >>> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >>> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions >>> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware >>> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> xCAT-user mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Live Security Virtual Conference >> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions >> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware >> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >> _______________________________________________ >> xCAT-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ xCAT-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user
