cobbler October 2013

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Need help ... Urgently ...
by Yogesh Mulay 26 Apr '14

26 Apr '14

I have the Cobbler setup ready & esxi5 installed. Is there a way to parse esxi commands in the host. Like enabling ssh running esxcli. Adding VMKs. Changing the managament IP address & its Vlan I need some tips regarding pre & post installation basically Any help would be highly appreciated. ... Regards

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<ProtocolError for localhost:25151/cobbler_api: 404 Not Found>
by John Paget Bourke 13 Feb '14

13 Feb '14

Hi, When I run koan --list=profiles -s localhost I get the following error root@Config cobbler]# koan --list=profiles -s localhost - looking for Cobbler at http://localhost:25151/cobbler_api Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/koan/utils.py", line 542, in __try_connect xmlrpc_server.ping() File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 1199, in __call__ return self.__send(self.__name, args) File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 1489, in __request verbose=self.__verbose File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 1243, in request headers ProtocolError: <ProtocolError for localhost:25151/cobbler_api: 404 Not Found> If I try to see if the server is running and listening, the server is ok [root@Config cobbler]# netstat -an | grep 25151 tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25151 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25151 127.0.0.1:57483 TIME_WAIT But returns nothing . [root@Config cobbler]# curl http://localhost:25151/cobbler_api curl: (52) Empty reply from server I am using the web GUI and it works ok, no problems. When I try to use koan or curl and check the logs [root@Config cobbler]# curl http://localhost:25151/cobbler_api curl: (52) Empty reply from server [root@Config cobbler]# date Sun Oct 30 05:30:55 UTC 2011 [root@Config cobbler]# ls -l total 1792 drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Oct 6 02:24 anamon -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1806499 Oct 30 04:50 cobbler.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 73 Oct 29 00:24 install.log drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Oct 6 02:24 kicklog drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Oct 6 02:24 syslog drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Oct 30 04:40 tasks [root@Config cobbler]# cd /etc/httpd/logs/ [root@Config logs]# ls -l total 3172 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10904 Oct 30 04:45 access_log -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 789779 Oct 30 02:43 access_log-20111030 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32638 Oct 30 05:20 error_log -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 2403267 Oct 30 03:06 error_log-20111030 The logs do not seem to be affected. The versions I am running are [root@Config cobbler]# rpm -qa | grep cobbler cobbler-2.2.1-1.el6.noarch cobbler-web-2.2.1-1.el6.noarch [root@Config cobbler]# rpm -qa | grep koan koan-2.2.1-1.el6.noarch In the modules.conf I have [authentication] #module = authn_denyall module = authn_configfile [authorization] module = authz_allowall So I am a bit lost. Any thoughts ? Thanks John

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Debian 7.1 import error
by replic4nt0wnz . 19 Dec '13

19 Dec '13

Sorry for not responding to the original message posted yesterday but my original email addy doesn't seem to be working w/the list. Anyway, I'm getting the same import error when trying to import Debian: cobbler import --name=wheezy --breed=debian --arch=amd64 --path="rsync://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-amd64/current/…" task started: 2013-10-04_164924_import task started (id=Media import, time=Fri Oct 4 16:49:24 2013) No signature matched in /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/wheezy-amd64 !!! TASK FAILED !!! I've tried changing the arch from x86_64 to amd64 and back but no luck. I also grabbed the latest distro_signatures.json with no luck as well. I did notice in the signatures that the kernel file was set to "vmlinuz" instead of "linux" like the rest of the Ubuntu sigs and that the kernel is named "linux" on the Debian ftp site. I changed it back and forth (restarting Cobbler) with no luck either. -- I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die.

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vmware ESXI support
by Oliver Heinz 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Hi all, I could not find much information about the current state of support for provisioning VMs in vmware ESXi/vcenter environments. Documentation ist just talking about vmware server (which is EOL since 2011) and workstation. Is cobbler/koan supporting ESXi either directly or by integrating with vMA or other third party software? TIA, Oliver

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Should I create a Repo to mirror my Distro?
by T Dickinson 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

I would like my RHEL/CentOS installed servers (provisioned via cobbler) to refer back to the cobbler server for all yum updates/installs. I understand that is easy for mirrored repos, but how do I configure cobbler so that the distro is used (after the kickstart is over) ? Im using 2.4 should my installed server's yum repos point at the cobbler server for the base repos? I'm using CentOS-5.9 and /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo does not point to my server hence any post install yum calls go to internet. Should I create a Repo for the Distro I've installed… this post hints at my dilema http://www.redhat.com/archives/et-mgmt-tools/2007-September/msg00128.html

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Re: [cobbler] why My client can't saw the xen on cobbler's menu?
by zhxd 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Does there have any mistake in my install step?

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why My client can't saw the xen on cobbler's menu?
by zhxd 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Hi,all! I installed cobbler on my vmware,to test. The cobbler server(centos 6.2 i386) was configure complate,the client(centos 5.8 i386) can visit the cobbler's menu,use pxe,and can installed the centos 5.8,also. But I found a question,the menu only display "(loca)" and "CentOS-5.8-i386",can't display "CentOS-5.8-xen-i386": (local) CentOS-5.8-i386 I saw there have anybody installed cobbler,there can display cobbler's menu like this: (local) CentOS-5.8-i386 CentOS-5.8-xen-i386 There haven't "CentOS-5.8-xen-i386" option I executed these command in shell,and find any result: # cobbler sync task started: 2013-10-28_223747_sync task started (id=Sync, time=Mon Oct 28 22:37:47 2013) running pre-sync triggers cleaning trees removing: /var/www/cobbler/images/CentOS-5-xen-i386 removing: /var/www/cobbler/images/CentOS-5-i386 removing: /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default removing: /var/lib/tftpboot/grub/images removing: /var/lib/tftpboot/grub/grub-x86_64.efi removing: /var/lib/tftpboot/grub/grub-x86.efi removing: /var/lib/tftpboot/grub/efidefault removing: /var/lib/tftpboot/images/CentOS-5-xen-i386 removing: /var/lib/tftpboot/images/CentOS-5-i386 removing: /var/lib/tftpboot/s390x/profile_list copying bootloaders copying: /usr/share/syslinux/memdisk -> /var/lib/tftpboot/memdisk trying hardlink /var/lib/cobbler/loaders/grub-x86_64.efi -> /var/lib/tftpboot/grub/grub-x86_64.efi trying hardlink /var/lib/cobbler/loaders/grub-x86.efi -> /var/lib/tftpboot/grub/grub-x86.efi copying distros to tftpboot copying files for distro: CentOS-5-i386 trying hardlink /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz -> /var/lib/tftpboot/images/CentOS-5-i386/vmlinuz trying hardlink /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd.img -> /var/lib/tftpboot/images/CentOS-5-i386/initrd.img copying files for distro: CentOS-5-xen-i386 trying hardlink /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/xen/vmlinuz -> /var/lib/tftpboot/images/CentOS-5-xen-i386/vmlinuz trying hardlink /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/xen/initrd.img -> /var/lib/tftpboot/images/CentOS-5-xen-i386/initrd.img copying images generating PXE configuration files generating PXE menu structure copying files for distro: CentOS-5-i386 trying hardlink /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz -> /var/www/cobbler/images/CentOS-5-i386/vmlinuz trying hardlink /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd.img -> /var/www/cobbler/images/CentOS-5-i386/initrd.img Writing template files for CentOS-5-i386 copying files for distro: CentOS-5-xen-i386 trying hardlink /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/xen/vmlinuz -> /var/www/cobbler/images/CentOS-5-xen-i386/vmlinuz trying hardlink /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/xen/initrd.img -> /var/www/cobbler/images/CentOS-5-xen-i386/initrd.img Writing template files for CentOS-5-xen-i386 rendering DHCP files generating /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf rendering TFTPD files generating /etc/xinetd.d/tftp cleaning link caches rendering Rsync files running post-sync triggers running python triggers from /var/lib/cobbler/triggers/sync/post/* running python trigger cobbler.modules.sync_post_restart_services running: dhcpd -t -q received on stdout: received on stderr: running: service dhcpd restart received on stdout: Shutting down dhcpd: [ OK ] Starting dhcpd: [ OK ] received on stderr: running shell triggers from /var/lib/cobbler/triggers/sync/post/* running python triggers from /var/lib/cobbler/triggers/change/* running python trigger cobbler.modules.scm_track running shell triggers from /var/lib/cobbler/triggers/change/* *** TASK COMPLETE *** (there has any infomation about xen) # cobbler distro list CentOS-5-i386 CentOS-5-xen-i386 # cobbler distro report Name : CentOS-5-i386 Architecture : i386 TFTP Boot Files : {} Breed : redhat Comment : Fetchable Files : {} Initrd : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd.img Kernel : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz Kernel Options : {} Kernel Options (Post Install) : {} Kickstart Metadata : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/CentOS-5-i386'} Management Classes : [] OS Version : rhel5 Owners : ['admin'] Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>> Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>> Template Files : {} Name : CentOS-5-xen-i386 Architecture : i386 TFTP Boot Files : {} Breed : redhat Comment : Fetchable Files : {} Initrd : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/xen/initrd.img Kernel : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/xen/vmlinuz Kernel Options : {} Kernel Options (Post Install) : {} Kickstart Metadata : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/CentOS-5-xen-i386'} Management Classes : [] OS Version : rhel5 Owners : ['admin'] Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>> Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>> Template Files : {} (there has any infomation about xen,also.) # cat /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default DEFAULT menu PROMPT 0 MENU TITLE Cobbler | http://www.cobblerd.org/ TIMEOUT 200 TOTALTIMEOUT 6000 ONTIMEOUT local LABEL local MENU LABEL (local) MENU DEFAULT LOCALBOOT -1 LABEL Centos-5-i386 kernel /images/Centos-5-i386/vmlinuz MENU LABEL Centos-5-i386 append initrd=/images/Centos-5-i386/initrd.img ksdevice=bootif lang= kssendmac text ks=http://192.168.80.151/cblr/svc/op/ks/profile/Centos-5-i386 ipappend 2 MENU end # cobbler report list distros: ========== Name : CentOS-5-i386 Architecture : i386 TFTP Boot Files : {} Breed : redhat Comment : Fetchable Files : {} Initrd : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd.img Kernel : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz Kernel Options : {} Kernel Options (Post Install) : {} Kickstart Metadata : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/CentOS-5-i386'} Management Classes : [] OS Version : rhel5 Owners : ['admin'] Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>> Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>> Template Files : {} Name : CentOS-5-xen-i386 Architecture : i386 TFTP Boot Files : {} Breed : redhat Comment : Fetchable Files : {} Initrd : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/xen/initrd.img Kernel : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-5-i386/images/xen/vmlinuz Kernel Options : {} Kernel Options (Post Install) : {} Kickstart Metadata : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/CentOS-5-xen-i386'} Management Classes : [] OS Version : rhel5 Owners : ['admin'] Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>> Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>> Template Files : {} profiles: ========== Name : CentOS-5-i386 TFTP Boot Files : {} Comment : DHCP Tag : default Distribution : CentOS-5-i386 Enable gPXE? : 0 Enable PXE Menu? : 1 Fetchable Files : {} Kernel Options : {} Kernel Options (Post Install) : {} Kickstart : /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/centos5.ks Kickstart Metadata : {} Management Classes : [] Management Parameters : <<inherit>> Name Servers : [] Name Servers Search Path : [] Owners : ['admin'] Parent Profile : Proxy : Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>> Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>> Repos : [] Server Override : <<inherit>> Template Files : {} Virt Auto Boot : 1 Virt Bridge : xenbr0 Virt CPUs : 1 Virt Disk Driver Type : raw Virt File Size(GB) : 5 Virt Path : Virt RAM (MB) : 512 Virt Type : kvm Name : CentOS-5-xen-i386 TFTP Boot Files : {} Comment : DHCP Tag : default Distribution : CentOS-5-xen-i386 Enable gPXE? : 0 Enable PXE Menu? : 1 Fetchable Files : {} Kernel Options : {} Kernel Options (Post Install) : {} Kickstart : /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/sample.ks Kickstart Metadata : {} Management Classes : [] Management Parameters : <<inherit>> Name Servers : [] Name Servers Search Path : [] Owners : ['admin'] Parent Profile : Proxy : Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>> Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>> Repos : [] Server Override : <<inherit>> Template Files : {} Virt Auto Boot : 1 Virt Bridge : xenbr0 Virt CPUs : 1 Virt Disk Driver Type : raw Virt File Size(GB) : 5 Virt Path : Virt RAM (MB) : 512 Virt Type : xenpv systems: ========== repos: ========== Name : CentOS-5-i386 Apt Components (apt only) : Apt Dist Names (apt only) : Arch : i386 Breed : yum Comment : Createrepo Flags : <<inherit>> Environment Variables : {} Keep Updated : True Mirror : http://mirrors.163.com/centos/5/os/i386/ Mirror locally : True Owners : ['admin'] Priority : 99 RPM List : [] Yum Options : {} Name : EPEL-5-i386 Apt Components (apt only) : Apt Dist Names (apt only) : Arch : i386 Breed : yum Comment : Createrepo Flags : <<inherit>> Environment Variables : {} Keep Updated : True Mirror : http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/i386/ Mirror locally : True Owners : ['admin'] Priority : 99 RPM List : [] Yum Options : {} images: ========== mgmtclasses: ========== packages: ========== files: ========== I don't know where is the mistake. Can you help me?:( Waiting for your messages. Best Regards!

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Cobbler & IPv6
by Paco Bernabe 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

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pxe files left in tfpboot when netboot is disabled
by Steven Seed 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

We've been using cobbler for some time and I've noticed that the pxe files are generated in the /tftpboot/pxe/grub and /tftpboot/pxe/pxelinux.cfg directories for systems regardless of whether or not netboot is enabled for a system. I'm assuming this hasn't been a problem for most people who are letting cobbler manage dhcp. I'm guessing the dhcp config is manipulated so once netboot is disabled, it removes the boot file from the config. We are using cobbler in a slightly unconventional way as it pertains to dhcp/pxe. We use the pxe files generated by cobbler, but they are accessed via a tfp/dhcp server that is not managed by cobbler. This is done because we have other systems getting managed outside of cobbler that also generate pxe configurations. I'm wondering if there is a reason these pxe files are not removed when the host has netboot disabled. As a test, I modified the code (this is 2.2.3-2) in /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/pxegen.py line 279 and added (and system.netboot_enabled): os.symlink("../yaboot", f3) else: continue >> if system.is_management_supported() and system.netboot_enabled: if not image_based: self.write_pxe_file(f2, system, profile, distro, working_arch) if grub_path: self.write_pxe_file(grub_path, system, profile, distro, working_arch, format="grub") else: self.write_pxe_file(f2, system, None, None, working_arch, image=profile) else: # ensure the file doesn't exist utils.rmfile(f2) if grub_path: utils.rmfile(grub_path) This change had the desired affect. Is this something that can be patched into the code, or am I missing something? -- - Steven Seed Sr Systems Engineer Walt Disney Animation Studios 818-460-9453

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problem with network interface configuration and partition configuration
by kumar rishabh 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Hi I am trying to use cobbler to connect to a machine via PXE and install ubuntu-12.04-x86_64 . I am trying to preseed so that I dont have to enter anything the seed being http://paste.ubuntu.com/6236210/ particularly the network interface and partition . I used debconf-get-selections to get those lines . I thought these lines might help http://paste.ubuntu.com/6236213/ . But I still have to make interface selection and I dont get to partition screen now . Any help ? Thanks -- Kumar Rishabh UG3, BTech CS+MS IIIT-Hyderabad

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