cobbler November 2013

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Need help ... Urgently ...
by Yogesh Mulay 27 Apr '14

27 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 5.5
by Newman, Stuart J. (GSFC-428.0)[HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC] 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

Currently, I cannot import esxi 5.1 update 1. See the log below: Thu Nov 7 14:14:21 2013 - INFO | Exception occurred: <type 'exceptions.KeyError'> Thu Nov 7 14:14:21 2013 - INFO | Exception value: 'breeds' Thu Nov 7 14:14:21 2013 - INFO | Exception Info: File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/remote.py", line 89, in run rc = self._run(self) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/remote.py", line 232, in runner self.logger File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 925, in import_tree return import_module.run(path,mirror_name,network_root,kickstart_file,arch,breed,os_version) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/modules/manage_import_signatures.py", line 133, in run self.signature = self.scan_signatures() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cobbler/modules/manage_import_signatures.py", line 162, in scan_signatures for breed in sigdata["breeds"].keys(): Thu Nov 7 14:14:21 2013 - ERROR | ### TASK FAILED ### Also, I cannot import esxi 5.5. See the log below: Thu Nov 7 13:59:11 2013 - DEBUG | Found a candidate signature: breed=vmware, version=esxi51 Thu Nov 7 13:59:11 2013 - INFO | running: /usr/bin/file /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/esxi5-5/s.v00 Thu Nov 7 13:59:12 2013 - INFO | received on stdout: /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/esxi5-5/s.v00: gzip compressed data, was "vmvisor-sys.tar.vtar", from Unix, last modified: Thu Sep 19 06:39:27 2013 Thu Nov 7 13:59:12 2013 - DEBUG | received on stderr: Thu Nov 7 13:59:43 2013 - DEBUG | Found a candidate signature: breed=vmware, version=esxi5 Thu Nov 7 13:59:43 2013 - INFO | running: /usr/bin/file /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/esxi5-5/s.v00 Thu Nov 7 13:59:43 2013 - INFO | received on stdout: /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/esxi5-5/s.v00: gzip compressed data, was "vmvisor-sys.tar.vtar", from Unix, last modified: Thu Sep 19 06:39:27 2013 Thu Nov 7 13:59:43 2013 - DEBUG | received on stderr: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stuart J. Newman Engineer 4; Systems Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Building 14, Room E222 Mail Stop 428.2 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Office: (301) 286-5145 E-Mail: Stuart.J.Newman(a)nasa.gov<mailto:Stuart.J.Newman@nasa.gov> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTICE: This communication, including any attachment, contains information that may be confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the entity or individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at once, and you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this email, including any attachment, is intended to be a legally binding signature.

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Using KOAN to install a VM under CentOS 6.4 using CentOS Xen...it installs over and over again
by Scot Floess 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

All, I'm somewhat confounded by what I'm seeing when using KOAN. I have a machine running CentOS 6.4 and installed CentOS-Xen using para virtualization (my hardware on this box doesn't support full virtualization)... I had an old VM I created under CentOS 5.9 Xen which I migrated over to this new machine and it runs fine... However, I am trying to spin up a new VM and what I see happening is the install proceeds as expected (again using KOAN). I see in VNC when the boot loader installs and then the VM attempts to reboot and run... What it does next is not expected: the install proceeds again...and this continues forever... Once it reinstalls, it reboots and reinstalls again... This all works fine under CentOS 5.x - so it could be Xen 4.2 or it could just be me :) Which, BTW, CentOS-Xen is 4.2 I believe. Thanks ahead of time... Flossy -- Make It So Number One

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Managed BIND + custom DNS records - Possible?
by Khalid Hosein 28 Nov '13

28 Nov '13

Hello everyone, I'd like to do the following: Have Cobbler manage BIND for me for a given zone (e.g. example.com), *and* still be able to add my own custom records (e.g. www.example.com, stuff.example.com). I've tested creating a zone template file in /etc/cobbler/zone_templates/ but that seems to override the zone file that Cobbler tries to create itself. Is this possible? If not, is it on the roadmap? Thanks! _Khalid

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New to cobbler
by Jagga Soorma 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

Hi Guys, I am trying to replace a really old pxe based provisioning environment we have here and trying to evaluate cobbler which looks like fits our needs. I have been unable to initiate the build though using cobbler and just to point out that I won't be using the cobbler server to provide dhcp. We have another dhcp server that takes care of this. Here is my setup: Client & Server on the same vlan for testing purposes. If it all works I usually add a helper address in our switches for clients on other vlans to reach our provisioning server. I have setup cobbler and added the repository for RHEL64 and a new client but can't seem to get the client to install. The client gets a dhcp address but then gives me the following error message: -- PXE-E53: No boot filename received PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE ROM -- Here is my configuration: [root@ssfvdp01 ~]# cobbler distro report --name=RHEL64-x86_64 Name : RHEL64-x86_64 Architecture : x86_64 TFTP Boot Files : {} Breed : redhat Comment : Fetchable Files : {} Initrd : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/RHEL64-x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img Kernel : /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/RHEL64-x86_64/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz Kernel Options : {} Kernel Options (Post Install) : {} Kickstart Metadata : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@ @/cblr/links/RHEL64-x86_64'} Management Classes : [] OS Version : rhel6 Owners : ['admin'] Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>> Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>> Template Files : {} [root@ssfvdp01 ~]# cobbler system report Name : testrhel TFTP Boot Files : {} Comment : Enable gPXE? : 0 Fetchable Files : {} Gateway : 10.36.247.253 Hostname : testrhel.test.com Image : IPv6 Autoconfiguration : False IPv6 Default Device : Kernel Options : {} Kernel Options (Post Install) : {} Kickstart : http://ssfvdp01/kickstart/testrhel Kickstart Metadata : {} LDAP Enabled : False LDAP Management Type : authconfig Management Classes : [] Management Parameters : <<inherit>> Monit Enabled : False Name Servers : [] Name Servers Search Path : [] Netboot Enabled : True Owners : ['admin'] Power Management Address : Power Management ID : Power Management Password : Power Management Type : ipmitool Power Management Username : Profile : RHEL64-x86_64 Proxy : <<inherit>> Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>> Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>> Repos Enabled : False Server Override : <<inherit>> Status : production Template Files : {} Virt Auto Boot : <<inherit>> Virt CPUs : <<inherit>> Virt Disk Driver Type : <<inherit>> Virt File Size(GB) : <<inherit>> Virt Path : <<inherit>> Virt PXE Boot : 0 Virt RAM (MB) : <<inherit>> Virt Type : <<inherit>> Interface ===== : eth0 Bonding Opts : Bridge Opts : CNAMES : [] DHCP Tag : DNS Name : testrhel.test.com Per-Interface Gateway : Master Interface : Interface Type : IP Address : 10.36.244.204 IPv6 Address : IPv6 Default Gateway : IPv6 MTU : IPv6 Secondaries : [] IPv6 Static Routes : [] MAC Address : 00:50:56:B7:15:07 Management Interface : False MTU : Subnet Mask : 255.255.252.0 Static : True Static Routes : [] Virt Bridge : Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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How do I set default back to /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts directory?
by Tan, Jeff 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

In hindsight, the previous question I posted is not exactly clear ... so I would like to rephrase the question ... When I do cobbler buildiso the CD generates this path for the kickstart file: http://server/cblr/svc... /$name_of_kickstart_file How do I set the path back to the default path: /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/name_of_Kickstart_file Regards, Jeff

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Cobbler/Snippet Query
by Madden, Joe 19 Nov '13

19 Nov '13

Hi all, I have been playing with snippets for some time now and understand the basics and have had it working. The Challenge comes where I am trying to ensure that there are versioning between each version of our common snippets that will allow different profiles to use different versions. I assumed the easiest way to do this would be to only use the subdirectory version of the snippets which would contain a version number, therefore the profile would only ever pick the common snippets from its own version. For Example: Common1 Common2 Snippet1 Snippet1 Unfortunately when referencing the $version within the $SNIPPET($version/snippet1) is does not work. Is there a maximum number of subdirectories that snippets can be in? Cheers Joe

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cobbler file for default kickstart location
by Tan, Jeff 18 Nov '13

18 Nov '13

Hi, I want to know which file is contains the default kickstart directory location: /var/lib/cobbler/kickstart Right now I'm getting an error: Unable to download the kickstart file. Please modify the kickstart parameter below or press cancel to proceed as an interactive installation. IP_ADDR:80/invalid_path Regards, Jeff Tan

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