post_install_network_config oddity

[Gennadiy Nerubayev]

This particular snippet is giving me issues in that it's apparently not
templating at all. All other snippets are working fine. The rendered
kickstart for a system that was only created with a name, still contains:

$SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')

If I look at the rendered view for the profile, it returns the following, as
it should:

# Start post_install_network_config generated code
# End post_install_network_config generated code

This is regardless if I use my custom kickstart template or sample.ks, on
v1.4.2. There are no apparent errors in the logs - is there anything I can
do to debug this further?

Thanks,

-Gennadiy

[Michael DeHaan]

Gennadiy Nerubayev wrote:
>  This particular snippet is giving me issues in that it's
> apparently 
>  not templating at all. All other snippets are working fine. The 
>  rendered kickstart for a system that was only created with a name, 
>  still contains:
>
>  $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
>
>  If I look at the rendered view for the profile, it returns the 
>  following, as it should:
>
>  # Start post_install_network_config generated code
>  # End post_install_network_config generated code
>
>  This is regardless if I use my custom kickstart template or sample.ks, 
>  on v1.4.2. There are no apparent errors in the logs - is there 
>  anything I can do to debug this further?
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  -Gennadiy 
This is normal.

In a per-profile install, there will be no data to fill in for this.    
If you define network information for a system, you will.

[Gennadiy Nerubayev]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Michael DeHaan <mdehaan(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:

>  Gennadiy Nerubayev wrote:
>  > This particular snippet is giving me issues in that it's apparently
>  > not templating at all. All other snippets are working fine. The
>  > rendered kickstart for a system that was only created with a name,
>  > still contains:
>  >
>  > $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
>  >
>  > If I look at the rendered view for the profile, it returns the
>  > following, as it should:
>  >
>  > # Start post_install_network_config generated code
>  > # End post_install_network_config generated code
>  >
>  > This is regardless if I use my custom kickstart template or sample.ks,
>  > on v1.4.2. There are no apparent errors in the logs - is there
>  > anything I can do to debug this further?
>
>  This is normal.
>
>  In a per-profile install, there will be no data to fill in for this.
>  If you define network information for a system, you will. 

 I do have a system with full network config, and it's still not templating
it at all in the rendered kickstart for that system. The same kickstart has
pre_install_network_config and network_config which do get templated
properly, using "new" style.

-Gennadiy

[Michael DeHaan]

Gennadiy Nerubayev wrote:
>  On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Michael DeHaan
> <mdehaan(a)redhat.com 
>  <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>
>      Gennadiy Nerubayev wrote:
>      > This particular snippet is giving me issues in that it's apparently
>      > not templating at all. All other snippets are working fine. The
>      > rendered kickstart for a system that was only created with a name,
>      > still contains:
>      >
>      > $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
>      >
>      > If I look at the rendered view for the profile, it returns the
>      > following, as it should:
>      >
>      > # Start post_install_network_config generated code
>      > # End post_install_network_config generated code
>      >
>      > This is regardless if I use my custom kickstart template or
>      sample.ks,
>      > on v1.4.2. There are no apparent errors in the logs - is there
>      > anything I can do to debug this further?
>
>      This is normal.
>
>      In a per-profile install, there will be no data to fill in for this.
>      If you define network information for a system, you will.
>
>
>   I do have a system with full network config, and it's still not 
>  templating it at all in the rendered kickstart for that system. The 
>  same kickstart has pre_install_network_config and network_config which 
>  do get templated properly, using "new" style.
>
>  -Gennadiy
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Please paste "cobbler --version", "cobbler system report", and
"cobbler 
system getks --name=foo"

--Michael

[Gennadiy Nerubayev]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Michael DeHaan <mdehaan(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:

>  Gennadiy Nerubayev wrote:
>  >  I do have a system with full network config, and it's still not
>  > templating it at all in the rendered kickstart for that system. The
>  > same kickstart has pre_install_network_config and network_config which
>  > do get templated properly, using "new" style.
>
>  Please paste "cobbler --version", "cobbler system report", and
> "cobbler
>  system getks --name=foo" 

cobbler --version
cobbler 1.4.2

build date  : Thu Feb 12 14:37:28 2009


# cobbler system report
system                : box
profile               : rhel5-xen-x86_64
comment               :
created               : Thu Mar 12 15:18:41 2009
gateway               : 10.0.0.1
hostname              : box
image                 :
kernel options        : {}
kernel options post   : {}
kickstart             : <<inherit>>
ks metadata           : {}
mgmt classes          : []
modified              : Thu Mar 12 15:42:10 2009
name servers          : ['10.0.0.9 10.0.0.11']
netboot enabled?      : False
owners                : ['admin']
server                : <<inherit>>
template files        : {}
virt cpus             : 2
virt file size        : <<inherit>>
virt path             : <<inherit>>
virt ram              : 1024
virt type             : <<inherit>>
power type            : ipmitool
power address         :
power user            :
power password        :
power id              :
interface        : eth0
  mac address    : 00:16:3e:27:7a:39
  bonding        :
  bonding_master :
  bonding_opts   :
  is static?     : True
  ip address     : 10.0.0.247
  subnet         : 255.255.255.0
  static routes  : []
  dns name       : box.somedomain.net
  dhcp tag       :
  virt bridge    : xenbr0
interface        : eth1
  mac address    : 00:16:3e:78:a3:c4
  bonding        :
  bonding_master :
  bonding_opts   :
  is static?     : True
  ip address     : 192.168.1.247
  subnet         : 255.255.255.0
  static routes  : ['10.1.1.0/255.255.255.0:10.0.0.1']
  dns name       :
  dhcp tag       :
  virt bridge    : xenbr1



# cobbler system getks --name=box
#platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T
# System authorization information
auth  --useshadow  --enablemd5
# System bootloader configuration
bootloader --location=mbr
# Partition clearing information
clearpart --all --initlabel
# Use text mode install
text
# Firewall configuration
firewall --enabled
# Run the Setup Agent on first boot
firstboot --disable
# System keyboard
keyboard us
# System language
lang en_US
# Use network installation
url --url=http://10.0.0.250/rhel5-64/
# If any cobbler repo definitions were referenced in the kickstart profile,
include them here.

# Network information
# Using "new" style networking config, by matching networking information to
the physical interface's
# MAC-address
%include /tmp/pre_install_network_config

# Reboot after installation
reboot

#Root password
rootpw --iscrypted $1$mF86/UHC$WvcIcX2t6crBz2onWxyac.
# SELinux configuration
selinux --disabled
# Do not configure the X Window System
skipx
# System timezone
timezone  America/New_York
# Install OS instead of upgrade
install
# Clear the Master Boot Record
zerombr
# Allow anaconda to partition the system as needed
autopart


%pre

wget "http://10.0.0.250/cblr/svc/op/trig/mode/pre/system/box" -O /dev/null
# Start pre_install_network_config generated code

# Start of code to match cobbler system interfaces to physical interfaces by
their mac addresses
#  Start eth1
# Configuring eth1 (00:16:3e:78:a3:c4)
if ifconfig -a | grep -i 00:16:3e:78:a3:c4
then
  IFNAME=$(ifconfig -a | grep -i '00:16:3e:78:a3:c4' | cut -d " " -f 1)
  echo "network --device=$IFNAME --bootproto=static --ip=192.168.1.247
--netmask=255.255.255.0 --gateway=10.0.0.1 --hostname=box" >>
/tmp/pre_install_network_config
fi
#  Start eth0
# Configuring eth0 (00:16:3e:27:7a:39)
if ifconfig -a | grep -i 00:16:3e:27:7a:39
then
  IFNAME=$(ifconfig -a | grep -i '00:16:3e:27:7a:39' | cut -d " " -f 1)
  echo "network --device=$IFNAME --bootproto=static --ip=10.0.0.247
--netmask=255.255.255.0 --gateway=10.0.0.1 --hostname=box" >>
/tmp/pre_install_network_config
fi
# End pre_install_network_config generated code

# Enable installation monitoring


%packages



%post

# Start yum configuration
wget "http://10.0.0.250/cblr/svc/op/yum/system/box"
--output-document=/etc/yum.repos.d/cobbler-config.repo

# End yum configuration
# Start post install kernel options update
/sbin/grubby --update-kernel=`/sbin/grubby --default-kernel`
--args="console=xvc xencons=xvc "
# End post install kernel options update



$SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')



# Start download cobbler managed config files (if applicable)
# End download cobbler managed config files (if applicable)

# Start koan environment setup
echo "export COBBLER_SERVER=10.0.0.250" > /etc/profile.d/cobbler.sh
echo "setenv COBBLER_SERVER 10.0.0.250" > /etc/profile.d/cobbler.csh
# End koan environment setup

# begin Red Hat management server registration
# not configured to register to any Red Hat management server (ok)
# end Red Hat management server registration

# Begin cobbler registration
# skipping for system-based installation
# End cobbler registration

# Enable post-install boot notification

# Start final steps

wget "http://10.0.0.250/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/box" -O /root/cobbler.ks
wget "http://10.0.0.250/cblr/svc/op/trig/mode/post/system/box" -O /dev/null
# End final steps

Note: I used the sample kickstart as my own one contains quite a bit of
internal stuff, but the effect of the problem is the same. I also just
noticed that the gateway setting gets applied to both interfaces, which is
rather undesirable.. hmm.

-Gennadiy

[FIXED] [Disarmed] Re: post_install_network_config oddity

[James Cammarata]

>  
>  $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
>   
It didn't seem to interpret it at all.  Any modifications made to the
snippet that would cause the render to fail?


>  Note: I used the sample kickstart as my own one contains quite a bit
> of
>  internal stuff, but the effect of the problem is the same. I also just
>  noticed that the gateway setting gets applied to both interfaces, which 
is
>  rather undesirable.. hmm.
>  
>  -Gennadiy 
That does seem odd... and probably a bug.  The gateway should only be
applied to the interface that actually shares that network.

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[FIXED] [Disarmed] Re: post_install_network_config oddity

[Gennadiy Nerubayev]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:21 PM, James Cammarata <jimi(a)sngx.net&gt; wrote:

>  >
>  > $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
>  >
>
>  It didn't seem to interpret it at all.  Any modifications made to the
>  snippet that would cause the render to fail?
>  
Right, that's the problem. As mentioned in the original email, the only time
it renders at all is in profile view. No modifications have been made; I did
a diff against the latest git just in case which confirmed no changes.


>  > Note: I used the sample kickstart as my own one contains quite a bit of
>  > internal stuff, but the effect of the problem is the same. I also just
>  > noticed that the gateway setting gets applied to both interfaces, which
>  is
>  > rather undesirable.. hmm.
>  

That does seem odd... and probably a bug.  The gateway should only be
>  applied to the interface that actually shares that network. 

That'd make sense.

Thanks,

-Gennadiy

[FIXED] [Disarmed] Re: post_install_network_config oddity

[James Cammarata]

> >
> > >
> > > $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
> > >
> >
> > It didn't seem to interpret it at all.  Any modifications made to the
> > snippet that would cause the render to fail?
> >
>  
>  Right, that's the problem. As mentioned in the original email, the only
>  time
>  it renders at all is in profile view. No modifications have been made; I
>  did
>  a diff against the latest git just in case which confirmed no changes. 
Sorry, i thought the issue was just that it was showing the start/end
comments with no config done between them (what shows up for profiles).

So something in that configuration is causing the post network config
snippet to fail... since it doesn't fail for profiles.  Try removing the
eth1 interface, and if it still fails re-add eth1 and delete eth0.  If it
still fails delete both and check.

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[FIXED] [Disarmed] Re: post_install_network_config oddity

[Gennadiy Nerubayev]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:00 PM, James Cammarata <jimi(a)sngx.net&gt; wrote:

>  >>
>  >> >
>  >> > $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
>  >> >
>  >>
>  >> It didn't seem to interpret it at all.  Any modifications made to the
>  >> snippet that would cause the render to fail?
>  >>
>  >
>  > Right, that's the problem. As mentioned in the original email, the only
>  > time
>  > it renders at all is in profile view. No modifications have been made; I
>  > did
>  > a diff against the latest git just in case which confirmed no changes.
>
>  So something in that configuration is causing the post network config
>  snippet to fail... since it doesn't fail for profiles.  Try removing the
>  eth1 interface, and if it still fails re-add eth1 and delete eth0.  If it
>  still fails delete both and check. 

Same thing in all cases. I even created a completely new system, specifying
only the name and the profile, and it still fails to render (it should be
rendering the first and last line like in profile render view).

-Gennadiy

[FIXED] [Disarmed] Re: post_install_network_config oddity

[Jasper Capel]

On 03/12/2009 10:12 PM, Gennadiy Nerubayev wrote:
>  On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:00 PM, James Cammarata
> <jimi(a)sngx.net&gt; wrote:
>  
> > So something in that configuration is causing the post network config
> > snippet to fail... since it doesn't fail for profiles.  Try removing the
> > eth1 interface, and if it still fails re-add eth1 and delete eth0.  If it
> > still fails delete both and check.
>  
>  
>  Same thing in all cases. I even created a completely new system, specifying
>  only the name and the profile, and it still fails to render (it should be
>  rendering the first and last line like in profile render view).
>  
>  -Gennadiy
>   
Could you send me your /var/lib/cobbler/config/systems/sysname file
off-list? I'll see if I can reproduce it tomorrow.

-Jasper

[James Cammarata]

On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:12:17 -0500, Gennadiy Nerubayev <parakie(a)gmail.com&gt;
wrote:
>  On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:00 PM, James Cammarata
> <jimi(a)sngx.net&gt; wrote:
>  
> >
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> > $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> It didn't seem to interpret it at all.  Any modifications made to the
> > >> snippet that would cause the render to fail?
> > >>
> > >
> > > Right, that's the problem. As mentioned in the original email, the
only
> > > time
> > > it renders at all is in profile view. No modifications have been made;
> > > I
> > > did
> > > a diff against the latest git just in case which confirmed no changes.
> >
> > So something in that configuration is causing the post network config
> > snippet to fail... since it doesn't fail for profiles.  Try removing the
> > eth1 interface, and if it still fails re-add eth1 and delete eth0.  If 
it
> > still fails delete both and check.
>  
>  
>  Same thing in all cases. I even created a completely new system, 
specifying
>  only the name and the profile, and it still fails to render (it
> should be
>  rendering the first and last line like in profile render view).
>  
>  -Gennadiy 
1) sorry for hijacking the subject... my mail scanner dislikes ip addresses
in emails... :/
2) What is the md5 sum on your snippet?  Here's mine for comparison:

# md5sum /var/lib/cobbler/snippets/post_install_network_config
2a3252698b6279268660f66721e335ec 
/var/lib/cobbler/snippets/post_install_network_config

I also pastebin'd mine to http://cobbler.pastebin.com/m11ce6705 so you can
diff yours against it if the md5's differ.


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[Gennadiy Nerubayev]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:19 PM, James Cammarata <jimi(a)sngx.net&gt; wrote:

>  On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:12:17 -0500, Gennadiy Nerubayev <parakie(a)gmail.com&gt;
>  wrote:
>  > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:00 PM, James Cammarata <jimi(a)sngx.net&gt; wrote:
>  >
>  >>
>  >> >>
>  >> >> >
>  >> >> > $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
>  >> >> >
>  >> >>
>  >> >> It didn't seem to interpret it at all.  Any modifications made to
> the
>  >> >> snippet that would cause the render to fail?
>  >> >>
>  >> >
>  >> > Right, that's the problem. As mentioned in the original email, the
>  only
>  >> > time
>  >> > it renders at all is in profile view. No modifications have been made;
>  >> > I
>  >> > did
>  >> > a diff against the latest git just in case which confirmed no changes.
>  >>
>  >> So something in that configuration is causing the post network config
>  >> snippet to fail... since it doesn't fail for profiles.  Try removing the
>  >> eth1 interface, and if it still fails re-add eth1 and delete eth0.  If
>  it
>  >> still fails delete both and check.
>  >
>  >
>  > Same thing in all cases. I even created a completely new system,
>  specifying
>  > only the name and the profile, and it still fails to render (it should be
>  > rendering the first and last line like in profile render view).
>
>   2) What is the md5 sum on your snippet?  Here's mine for comparison:
>
>  # md5sum /var/lib/cobbler/snippets/post_install_network_config
>  2a3252698b6279268660f66721e335ec
>  /var/lib/cobbler/snippets/post_install_network_config 

Yep, matches.

-Gennadiy

[FIXED] [Disarmed] Re: post_install_network_config oddity

[Jasper Capel]

On 03/12/2009 09:48 PM, Gennadiy Nerubayev wrote:
>  On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:21 PM, James Cammarata
> <jimi(a)sngx.net&gt; wrote:
>  
> >> $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
> >>
> > It didn't seem to interpret it at all.  Any modifications made to the
> > snippet that would cause the render to fail?
> >
>  
>  Right, that's the problem. As mentioned in the original email, the only time
>  it renders at all is in profile view. No modifications have been made; I did
>  a diff against the latest git just in case which confirmed no changes.
>  
>  
> >> Note: I used the sample kickstart as my own one contains quite a bit of
> >> internal stuff, but the effect of the problem is the same. I also just
> >> noticed that the gateway setting gets applied to both interfaces, which
> > is
> >> rather undesirable.. hmm.
>  
>  
>  That does seem odd... and probably a bug.  The gateway should only be
> > applied to the interface that actually shares that network.
>   
The gateway should go to /etc/sysconfig/network, and should not be
applied to individual interfaces. I thought I wrote it that way, if not,
that should be fixed.
Calculating on which network said gateway belongs is way too
complicated, so I really think we should stick with /etc/sysconfig/network.

Gennadiy, could you try removing the static route from the interface, or
try /24 instead of /255.255.255.0?

-Jasper

-Jasper

[FIXED] [Disarmed] Re: post_install_network_config oddity

[James Cammarata]

On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:02:59 +0100, Jasper Capel <capel(a)stone-it.com&gt;
wrote:
>  On 03/12/2009 09:48 PM, Gennadiy Nerubayev wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:21 PM, James Cammarata <jimi(a)sngx.net&gt; wrote:
> > 
> >>> $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
> >>>
> >> It didn't seem to interpret it at all.  Any modifications made to the
> >> snippet that would cause the render to fail?
> >>
> > 
> > Right, that's the problem. As mentioned in the original email, the only
> > time
> > it renders at all is in profile view. No modifications have been made; I
> > did
> > a diff against the latest git just in case which confirmed no changes.
> > 
> > 
> >>> Note: I used the sample kickstart as my own one contains quite a bit
of
> >>> internal stuff, but the effect of the problem is the
> same. I also just
> >>> noticed that the gateway setting gets applied to both interfaces,
which
> >> is
> >>> rather undesirable.. hmm.
> > 
> > 
> > That does seem odd... and probably a bug.  The gateway should only be
> >> applied to the interface that actually shares that network.
> > 
>  
>  The gateway should go to /etc/sysconfig/network, and should not be
>  applied to individual interfaces. I thought I wrote it that way, if not,
>  that should be fixed.
>  Calculating on which network said gateway belongs is way too
>  complicated, so I really think we should stick with 
/etc/sysconfig/network.
>  
>  Gennadiy, could you try removing the static route from the interface, or
>  try /24 instead of /255.255.255.0?
>  
>  -Jasper
>  
>  -Jasper
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The gateway in this case is being applied to the network config lines in
the kickstart file (the pre script).  I beleve the post does send it to
/etc/sysconfig/network

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[FIXED] [Disarmed] Re: post_install_network_config oddity

[Jasper Capel]

On 03/12/2009 10:10 PM, James Cammarata wrote:
>  On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:02:59 +0100, Jasper Capel
> <capel(a)stone-it.com&gt; 
>  
>  The gateway in this case is being applied to the network config lines in
>  the kickstart file (the pre script).  I beleve the post does send it to
>  /etc/sysconfig/network
>   
Oh right. Those files get overwritten by the %post snippet, so all we
need to do is get those working. ;-)

[FIXED] [Disarmed] Re: post_install_network_config oddity

[James Cammarata]

On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:14:04 +0100, Jasper Capel <capel(a)stone-it.com&gt;
wrote:
>  On 03/12/2009 10:10 PM, James Cammarata wrote:
> > On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:02:59 +0100, Jasper Capel <capel(a)stone-it.com&gt;
>  
> > 
> > The gateway in this case is being applied to the network config lines in
> > the kickstart file (the pre script).  I beleve the post does send it to
> > /etc/sysconfig/network
> > 
>  
>  Oh right. Those files get overwritten by the %post snippet, so all we
>  need to do is get those working. ;-)
>  
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Ok, if it ain't broke, no need to fix it :D

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[Axel Thimm]

Hi Jasper,

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 10:02:59PM +0100, Jasper Capel wrote:
>  > That does seem odd... and probably a bug.  The gateway should
> only be
>  >> applied to the interface that actually shares that network.
>  > 
>  
>  The gateway should go to /etc/sysconfig/network, and should not be
>  applied to individual interfaces. I thought I wrote it that way, if not,
>  that should be fixed.
>  Calculating on which network said gateway belongs is way too
>  complicated, so I really think we should stick with /etc/sysconfig/network. 
It doesn't seem that complicated, and due to a bug in NetworkManager
/etc/sysconfig/network gateways are not properly processed:

https://fedorahosted.org/pipermail/cobbler/2008-December/002151.html

Could you please add those 3 lines to cobbler? Even if NetworkManager
gets this ironed out there will be enough distributions/releases with
this bug. Thanks!
-- 
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[Michael DeHaan]

Axel Thimm wrote:
>  Hi Jasper,
>
>  On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 10:02:59PM +0100, Jasper Capel wrote:
>    
> >> That does seem odd... and probably a bug.  The gateway should only be
> >>       
> >>> applied to the interface that actually shares that network.
> >>>         
> > The gateway should go to /etc/sysconfig/network, and should not be
> > applied to individual interfaces. I thought I wrote it that way, if not,
> > that should be fixed.
> > Calculating on which network said gateway belongs is way too
> > complicated, so I really think we should stick with /etc/sysconfig/network.
> >     
>
>  It doesn't seem that complicated, and due to a bug in NetworkManager
>  /etc/sysconfig/network gateways are not properly processed:
>
>  https://fedorahosted.org/pipermail/cobbler/2008-December/002151.html
>
>  Could you please add those 3 lines to cobbler? Even if NetworkManager
>  gets this ironed out there will be enough distributions/releases with
>  this bug. Thanks!
>    
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Sounds reasonable, I must have missed the patch earlier.   Everyone else 
think this is ok?

I think it's fine to have the installing machine do the calculation -- 
this offloads work from the server.

--Michael

[Jasper Capel]

On 03/24/2009 07:01 PM, Michael DeHaan wrote:
>  
>  Sounds reasonable, I must have missed the patch earlier.   Everyone else 
>  think this is ok?
>   
/me nods

[Axel Thimm]

Hi,

On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 07:08:14PM +0100, Jasper Capel wrote:
>  On 03/24/2009 07:01 PM, Michael DeHaan wrote:
>  > 
>  > Sounds reasonable, I must have missed the patch earlier.   Everyone else 
>  > think this is ok?
>  > 
>  /me nods 
it's still not patched into cobbler sources, can you please apply it?
Here is the patch again:

--- snippets/post_install_network_config.org	  2009-03-27 21:41:21.000000000 +0200
+++ snippets/post_install_network_config	  2009-04-20 15:39:07.000000000 +0300
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@
                         #set $netmask = "255.255.255.0"
                     #end if
 echo "NETMASK=$netmask" >> $devfile
+if [ "`ipcalc --network $ip $netmask`" = "`ipcalc --network $gateway
$netmask`" ]; then
+  echo "GATEWAY=$gateway" >> $devfile
+fi
                 #else
                     ## Leave the interface unconfigured
                     ## we don't have enough info for static configuration

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[Jeff Schroeder]

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:48 AM, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm(a)atrpms.net&gt; wrote:
>  Hi,
>
>  On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 07:08:14PM +0100, Jasper Capel wrote:
> > On 03/24/2009 07:01 PM, Michael DeHaan wrote:
> > >
> > > Sounds reasonable, I must have missed the patch earlier.   Everyone else
> > > think this is ok?
> > >
> > /me nods
>
>  it's still not patched into cobbler sources, can you please apply it?
>  Here is the patch again:
>
>  --- snippets/post_install_network_config.org      2009-03-27 21:41:21.000000000 +0200
>  +++ snippets/post_install_network_config          2009-04-20 15:39:07.000000000 +0300
>  @@ -128,6 +128,9 @@
>                          #set $netmask = "255.255.255.0"
>                      #end if
>   echo "NETMASK=$netmask" >> $devfile
>  +if [ "`ipcalc --network $ip $netmask`" = "`ipcalc --network $gateway
> $netmask`" ]; then
>  +  echo "GATEWAY=$gateway" >> $devfile
>  +fi
>                  #else
>                      ## Leave the interface unconfigured
>                      ## we don't have enough info for static configuration 
Not sure if this matter, but ipcalc is not default installed on
non-fedora/*hat systems such as Debian or Ubuntu. You might want to
add this as a dependency to the docs somewhere?

-- 
Jeff Schroeder

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[Michael DeHaan]

Jeff Schroeder wrote:
>  On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:48 AM, Axel Thimm
> <Axel.Thimm(a)atrpms.net&gt; wrote:
>    
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 07:08:14PM +0100, Jasper Capel wrote:
> >     
> >> On 03/24/2009 07:01 PM, Michael DeHaan wrote:
> >>       
> >>> Sounds reasonable, I must have missed the patch earlier.   Everyone else
> >>> think this is ok?
> >>>
> >>>         
> >> /me nods
> >>       
> > it's still not patched into cobbler sources, can you please apply it?
> > Here is the patch again:
> >
> > --- snippets/post_install_network_config.org      2009-03-27 21:41:21.000000000
> +0200
> > +++ snippets/post_install_network_config          2009-04-20 15:39:07.000000000
> +0300
> > @@ -128,6 +128,9 @@
> >                         #set $netmask = "255.255.255.0"
> >                     #end if
> >  echo "NETMASK=$netmask" >> $devfile
> > +if [ "`ipcalc --network $ip $netmask`" = "`ipcalc --network $gateway
> $netmask`" ]; then
> > +  echo "GATEWAY=$gateway" >> $devfile
> > +fi
> >                 #else
> >                     ## Leave the interface unconfigured
> >                     ## we don't have enough info for static configuration
> >     
>
>  Not sure if this matter, but ipcalc is not default installed on
>  non-fedora/*hat systems such as Debian or Ubuntu. You might want to
>  add this as a dependency to the docs somewhere?
>
>     
The network snippet doesn't even attempt to address those operating 
systems, so I don't think that's a problem.     They will need a 
substantial overhaul to work there, I'm sure.

--Michael

[Michael DeHaan]

Axel Thimm wrote:
>  Hi,
>
>  On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 07:08:14PM +0100, Jasper Capel wrote:
>    
> > On 03/24/2009 07:01 PM, Michael DeHaan wrote:
> >     
> >> Sounds reasonable, I must have missed the patch earlier.   Everyone else 
> >> think this is ok?
> >>
> >>       
> > /me nods
> >     
>
>  it's still not patched into cobbler sources, can you please apply it?
>  Here is the patch again:
>
>  --- snippets/post_install_network_config.org	  2009-03-27 21:41:21.000000000 +0200
>  +++ snippets/post_install_network_config	  2009-04-20 15:39:07.000000000 +0300
>  @@ -128,6 +128,9 @@
>                           #set $netmask = "255.255.255.0"
>                       #end if
>   echo "NETMASK=$netmask" >> $devfile
>  +if [ "`ipcalc --network $ip $netmask`" = "`ipcalc --network $gateway
> $netmask`" ]; then
>  +  echo "GATEWAY=$gateway" >> $devfile
>  +fi
>                   #else
>                       ## Leave the interface unconfigured
>                       ## we don't have enough info for static configuration
>
>    
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Sending to cobbler-devel list.

see also:  https://fedorahosted.org/cobbler/wiki/PatchProcess, this one 
can't be applied with "git am" and needs to be.

--Michael

Window install with Cobbler 1.7

[Anu Ramachandra]

Hello,

I am setting up Windows install with cobbler 1.7. In the pxe menu, when
I select the Windows option, nothing happens. 
Please suggest where I should start looking to debug this?

'cobbler distro report --name=WindowsXP-i386' returns - 

 distro               : WindowsXP-i386
architecture         : i386
breed                : windows
created              : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
comment              : 
initrd               :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/setupldr.ex_
kernel               :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/startrom.n1_
kernel options       : {}
ks metadata          : {}
tree build time      : Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
modified             : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
mgmt classes         : []
os version           : 
owners               : ['admin']
post kernel options  : {}
redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
template files       : {}

Thanks!
Anu

Window install with Cobbler 1.7

[Michael DeHaan]

Anu Ramachandra wrote:
>  Hello,
>
>  I am setting up Windows install with cobbler 1.7. In the pxe menu, when
>  I select the Windows option, nothing happens. 
>  Please suggest where I should start looking to debug this?
>
>  'cobbler distro report --name=WindowsXP-i386' returns - 
>
>   distro               : WindowsXP-i386
>  architecture         : i386
>  breed                : windows
>  created              : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
>  comment              : 
>  initrd               :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/setupldr.ex_
>  kernel               :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/startrom.n1_
>  kernel options       : {}
>  ks metadata          : {}
>  tree build time      : Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
>  modified             : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
>  mgmt classes         : []
>  os version           : 
>  owners               : ['admin']
>  post kernel options  : {}
>  redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
>  redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
>  template files       : {}
>
>  Thanks!
>  Anu
>
>  _______________________________________________
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I don't expect this feature to work at this point.

Unless you are intent on helping develop it, I wouldn't try it just yet.

--Michael

Window install with Cobbler 1.7

[James Cammarata]

On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:40:17 -0400, Michael DeHaan <mdehaan(a)redhat.com&gt;
wrote:
>  Anu Ramachandra wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am setting up Windows install with cobbler 1.7. In the pxe menu, when
> > I select the Windows option, nothing happens. 
> > Please suggest where I should start looking to debug this?
> >
> > 'cobbler distro report --name=WindowsXP-i386' returns - 
> >
> >  distro               : WindowsXP-i386
> > architecture         : i386
> > breed                : windows
> > created              : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
> > comment              : 
> > initrd               :
> > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/setupldr.ex_
> > kernel               :
> > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/startrom.n1_
> > kernel options       : {}
> > ks metadata          : {}
> > tree build time      : Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
> > modified             : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
> > mgmt classes         : []
> > os version           : 
> > owners               : ['admin']
> > post kernel options  : {}
> > redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
> > redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
> > template files       : {}
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Anu
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > cobbler mailing list
> > cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
> >   
>  
>  I don't expect this feature to work at this point.
>  
>  Unless you are intent on helping develop it, I wouldn't try it just yet.
>  
>  --Michael
>  
>  
>  _______________________________________________
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I'm taking this off list.  I sent him a reply saying that this feature was
pretty much for developers only right now, but still having someone try out
this code will help me refine things.  I did tell him this was not ready
for general use yet though, and not to expect much from it.

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Window install with Cobbler 1.7

[James Cammarata]

On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:12:09 -0500, James Cammarata <jimi(a)sngx.net&gt; wrote:
>  On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:40:17 -0400, Michael DeHaan
> <mdehaan(a)redhat.com&gt;
>  wrote:
> > Anu Ramachandra wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I am setting up Windows install with cobbler 1.7. In the pxe menu, when
> >> I select the Windows option, nothing happens. 
> >> Please suggest where I should start looking to debug this?
> >>
> >> 'cobbler distro report --name=WindowsXP-i386' returns - 
> >>
> >>  distro               : WindowsXP-i386
> >> architecture         : i386
> >> breed                : windows
> >> created              : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
> >> comment              : 
> >> initrd               :
> >> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/setupldr.ex_
> >> kernel               :
> >> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/startrom.n1_
> >> kernel options       : {}
> >> ks metadata          : {}
> >> tree build time      : Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
> >> modified             : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
> >> mgmt classes         : []
> >> os version           : 
> >> owners               : ['admin']
> >> post kernel options  : {}
> >> redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
> >> redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
> >> template files       : {}
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> Anu
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> cobbler mailing list
> >> cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> >> https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
> >>   
> > 
> > I don't expect this feature to work at this point.
> > 
> > Unless you are intent on helping develop it, I wouldn't try it just yet.
> > 
> > --Michael
> > 
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > cobbler mailing list
> > cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
>  
>  I'm taking this off list.  I sent him a reply saying that this feature 
was
>  pretty much for developers only right now, but still having someone
> try 
out
>  this code will help me refine things.  I did tell him this was not
> ready
>  for general use yet though, and not to expect much from it. 
Hehe... that's what I get for not looking at who I'm replying to...  glad I
didn't say anything embarassing ^_^

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Window install with Cobbler 1.7

[James Cammarata]

On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:34:20 -0500, "Anu Ramachandra"
<anu(a)molecularimprints.com&gt; wrote:
>  Hello,
>  
>  I am setting up Windows install with cobbler 1.7. In the pxe menu, when
>  I select the Windows option, nothing happens. 
>  Please suggest where I should start looking to debug this?
>  
>  'cobbler distro report --name=WindowsXP-i386' returns - 
>  
>   distro               : WindowsXP-i386
>  architecture         : i386
>  breed                : windows
>  created              : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
>  comment              : 
>  initrd               :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/setupldr.ex_
>  kernel               :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/startrom.n1_
>  kernel options       : {}
>  ks metadata          : {}
>  tree build time      : Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
>  modified             : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
>  mgmt classes         : []
>  os version           : 
>  owners               : ['admin']
>  post kernel options  : {}
>  redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
>  redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
>  template files       : {}
>  
>  Thanks!
>  Anu
>  
>  _______________________________________________
>  cobbler mailing list
>  cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>  https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler 
If you'd like, I can try and help you with this, but like Michael said this
is pretty much for developers only right now.  It is not stable enough or
robust enough for general usage, and I definitely would not recommend
trying to use this for any production purposes.

But, saying that, if you'd like to help debug this, I'd be more than happy
to help you out off list.  We have decided not to release this with 1.6
yet, so it will remain available in the devel branch only.

Execute the following as well:

cobbler profile report --name=WindowsXP-i386

And if you could send me the file
/var/lib/cobbler/config/profiles.d/WindowsXP-i386 as an attachment, that
would allow me to test the exact object you are using.

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Window install with Cobbler 1.7

[Martial Paupe]

Hi,

I'm interrested to follow and maybe debug as well this future feature. May I 
suggest to switch over the new cobbler-devel mailling list instead of "private 
mail"?

Cheers,
babatoko


On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:11:07 James Cammarata wrote:
>  On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:34:20 -0500, "Anu Ramachandra"
>
>  <anu(a)molecularimprints.com&gt; wrote:
>  > Hello,
>  >
>  > I am setting up Windows install with cobbler 1.7. In the pxe menu, when
>  > I select the Windows option, nothing happens.
>  > Please suggest where I should start looking to debug this?
>  >
>  > 'cobbler distro report --name=WindowsXP-i386' returns -
>  >
>  >  distro               : WindowsXP-i386
>  > architecture         : i386
>  > breed                : windows
>  > created              : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
>  > comment              :
>  > initrd               :
>  > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/setupldr.ex_
>  > kernel               :
>  > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/startrom.n1_
>  > kernel options       : {}
>  > ks metadata          : {}
>  > tree build time      : Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
>  > modified             : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
>  > mgmt classes         : []
>  > os version           :
>  > owners               : ['admin']
>  > post kernel options  : {}
>  > redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
>  > redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
>  > template files       : {}
>  >
>  > Thanks!
>  > Anu
>  >
>  > _______________________________________________
>  > cobbler mailing list
>  > cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>  > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
>
>  If you'd like, I can try and help you with this, but like Michael said this
>  is pretty much for developers only right now.  It is not stable enough or
>  robust enough for general usage, and I definitely would not recommend
>  trying to use this for any production purposes.
>
>  But, saying that, if you'd like to help debug this, I'd be more than happy
>  to help you out off list.  We have decided not to release this with 1.6
>  yet, so it will remain available in the devel branch only.
>
>  Execute the following as well:
>
>  cobbler profile report --name=WindowsXP-i386
>
>  And if you could send me the file
>  /var/lib/cobbler/config/profiles.d/WindowsXP-i386 as an attachment, that
>  would allow me to test the exact object you are using.

Window install with Cobbler 1.7

[James Cammarata]

On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:53:58 +1300, Martial Paupe <martial(a)paupe.name&gt;
wrote:
>  Hi,
>  
>  I'm interrested to follow and maybe debug as well this future feature. 
May
>  I 
>  suggest to switch over the new cobbler-devel mailling list instead of
>  "private 
>  mail"?
>  
>  Cheers,
>  babatoko 
Absolutely.  I'm also available on IRC more over the weekends than during
the week days.

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[Anu Ramachandra]

Thanks for working on this.

Attached are the files - first one is the output of 'cobbler profile
report --name=WindowsXP-i386'
The second file is /var/lib/cobbler/config/profiles.d/WindowsXP-i386.

Thanks,
Anu


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Subject: Re: Window install with Cobbler 1.7


On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:34:20 -0500, "Anu Ramachandra"
<anu(a)molecularimprints.com&gt; wrote:
>  Hello,
>  
>  I am setting up Windows install with cobbler 1.7. In the pxe menu, 
when
>  I select the Windows option, nothing happens. 
>  Please suggest where I should start looking to debug this?
>  
>  'cobbler distro report --name=WindowsXP-i386' returns - 
>  
>   distro               : WindowsXP-i386
>  architecture         : i386
>  breed                : windows
>  created              : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
>  comment              : 
>  initrd               :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/setupldr.ex_
>  kernel               :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/startrom.n1_
>  kernel options       : {}
>  ks metadata          : {}
>  tree build time      : Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
>  modified             : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
>  mgmt classes         : []
>  os version           : 
>  owners               : ['admin']
>  post kernel options  : {}
>  redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
>  redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
>  template files       : {}
>  
>  Thanks!
>  Anu
>  
>  _______________________________________________
>  cobbler mailing list
>  cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>  https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler 
If you'd like, I can try and help you with this, but like Michael said
this
is pretty much for developers only right now.  It is not stable enough
or
robust enough for general usage, and I definitely would not recommend
trying to use this for any production purposes.

But, saying that, if you'd like to help debug this, I'd be more than
happy
to help you out off list.  We have decided not to release this with 1.6
yet, so it will remain available in the devel branch only.

Execute the following as well:

cobbler profile report --name=WindowsXP-i386

And if you could send me the file
/var/lib/cobbler/config/profiles.d/WindowsXP-i386 as an attachment, that
would allow me to test the exact object you are using.

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Window install with Cobbler 1.7

[James Cammarata]

Ok, here is what I had to do to get your profile to RIS:

1) The kickstart specified in the profile is a Red Hat kickstart:
/etc/cobbler/default.ks.  Change this with the following command:

"cobbler profile edit --name=WindowsXP-i386
--kickstart=/var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/winxp-default.sif"

And sync:

"cobbler sync"

To create all the correct files.  Currently the default kickstart is used,
which is the default.ks on a new installation.  If you want all new windows
profiles/systems to use the .sif file above, specify that in
/etc/cobbler/settings and re-sync.


2) Verify that either the directory holding the imported Windows files in
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror is named WindowsXP-i386, or you have created a
symlink to it in that same directory.  For example, my profile is named
winxp-i386 and my imported folder is winxp, so my ks_mirror/ directory
looks like this:

# ll /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/
total 40
drwxr-xr-x 8 apache root 4096 Jun 18  2008 centos5.2-i386
drwxr-xr-x 2 apache root 4096 Mar 13 06:32 config
drwxr-xr-x 7 apache root 4096 Mar 13 06:38 F10-i386
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root   root    5 Mar 16 19:45 WindowsXP-i386 -> winxp
dr-xr-xr-x 8 root   root 4096 Mar 15 23:05 winxp
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root   root   32 Mar 15 23:36 winxp-i386 ->
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/winxp

Note that I created a symlink for your profile name too.  This is noted in
my "pitfalls" section on the RIS wiki page, and could most likely be
avoided by changing the .SIF (kickstart) file to NOT use the full profile
name.  Instead, it should figure out the directory named probably based on
the location of the kernel/initrd files (setupldr/startrom for windows).


3) Verify that you have bind-mounted the folder in ks_mirror (the real one,
not the symlinked one) to a directory in the TFTP root.  For example, my
TFTP root is /tftpboot, and the profile is named WindowsXP-i386, so I
executed the following commands:

# mkdir /tftpboot/WindowsXP-i386
# mount --bind /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/winxp /tftpboot/WindowsXP-i386


After doing these three things, I was able to pxe a windows vm with no
issues.


On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:59:04 -0500, "Anu Ramachandra"
<anu(a)molecularimprints.com&gt; wrote:
>  Thanks for working on this.
>  
>  Attached are the files - first one is the output of 'cobbler profile
>  report --name=WindowsXP-i386'
>  The second file is /var/lib/cobbler/config/profiles.d/WindowsXP-i386.
>  
>  Thanks,
>  Anu
>  
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: cobbler-bounces(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>  [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of James
>  Cammarata
>  Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 7:11 AM
>  To: cobbler mailing list
>  Subject: Re: Window install with Cobbler 1.7
>  
>  
>  On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:34:20 -0500, "Anu Ramachandra"
>  <anu(a)molecularimprints.com&gt; wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I am setting up Windows install with cobbler 1.7. In the pxe menu,
>  when
> > I select the Windows option, nothing happens. 
> > Please suggest where I should start looking to debug this?
> > 
> > 'cobbler distro report --name=WindowsXP-i386' returns - 
> > 
> >  distro               : WindowsXP-i386
> > architecture         : i386
> > breed                : windows
> > created              : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
> > comment              : 
> > initrd               :
> > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/setupldr.ex_
> > kernel               :
> > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/startrom.n1_
> > kernel options       : {}
> > ks metadata          : {}
> > tree build time      : Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
> > modified             : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
> > mgmt classes         : []
> > os version           : 
> > owners               : ['admin']
> > post kernel options  : {}
> > redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
> > redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
> > template files       : {}
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > Anu
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
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>  
>  If you'd like, I can try and help you with this, but like Michael said
>  this
>  is pretty much for developers only right now.  It is not stable enough
>  or
>  robust enough for general usage, and I definitely would not recommend
>  trying to use this for any production purposes.
>  
>  But, saying that, if you'd like to help debug this, I'd be more than
>  happy
>  to help you out off list.  We have decided not to release this with 1.6
>  yet, so it will remain available in the devel branch only.
>  
>  Execute the following as well:
>  
>  cobbler profile report --name=WindowsXP-i386
>  
>  And if you could send me the file
>  /var/lib/cobbler/config/profiles.d/WindowsXP-i386 as an attachment, that
>  would allow me to test the exact object you are using.
>  
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Window install with Cobbler 1.7

[Michael DeHaan]

James Cammarata wrote:
>  Ok, here is what I had to do to get your profile to RIS:
>     
Let's take this discussion over to the devel list.

RIS is not going to be a 1.6 feature, so we are probably looking at 
minimum 6 weeks before this is released.

--Michael


>  1) The kickstart specified in the profile is a Red Hat kickstart:
>  /etc/cobbler/default.ks.  Change this with the following command:
>
>  "cobbler profile edit --name=WindowsXP-i386
>  --kickstart=/var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/winxp-default.sif"
>
>  And sync:
>
>  "cobbler sync"
>
>  To create all the correct files.  Currently the default kickstart is used,
>  which is the default.ks on a new installation.  If you want all new windows
>  profiles/systems to use the .sif file above, specify that in
>  /etc/cobbler/settings and re-sync.
>
>
>  2) Verify that either the directory holding the imported Windows files in
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror is named WindowsXP-i386, or you have created a
>  symlink to it in that same directory.  For example, my profile is named
>  winxp-i386 and my imported folder is winxp, so my ks_mirror/ directory
>  looks like this:
>
>  # ll /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/
>  total 40
>  drwxr-xr-x 8 apache root 4096 Jun 18  2008 centos5.2-i386
>  drwxr-xr-x 2 apache root 4096 Mar 13 06:32 config
>  drwxr-xr-x 7 apache root 4096 Mar 13 06:38 F10-i386
>  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root   root    5 Mar 16 19:45 WindowsXP-i386 -> winxp
>  dr-xr-xr-x 8 root   root 4096 Mar 15 23:05 winxp
>  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root   root   32 Mar 15 23:36 winxp-i386 ->
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/winxp
>
>  Note that I created a symlink for your profile name too.  This is noted in
>  my "pitfalls" section on the RIS wiki page, and could most likely be
>  avoided by changing the .SIF (kickstart) file to NOT use the full profile
>  name.  Instead, it should figure out the directory named probably based on
>  the location of the kernel/initrd files (setupldr/startrom for windows).
>
>
>  3) Verify that you have bind-mounted the folder in ks_mirror (the real one,
>  not the symlinked one) to a directory in the TFTP root.  For example, my
>  TFTP root is /tftpboot, and the profile is named WindowsXP-i386, so I
>  executed the following commands:
>
>  # mkdir /tftpboot/WindowsXP-i386
>  # mount --bind /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/winxp /tftpboot/WindowsXP-i386
>
>
>  After doing these three things, I was able to pxe a windows vm with no
>  issues.
>
>
>  On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:59:04 -0500, "Anu Ramachandra"
>  <anu(a)molecularimprints.com&gt; wrote:
>    
> > Thanks for working on this.
> >
> > Attached are the files - first one is the output of 'cobbler profile
> > report --name=WindowsXP-i386'
> > The second file is /var/lib/cobbler/config/profiles.d/WindowsXP-i386.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Anu
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cobbler-bounces(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> > [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of James
> > Cammarata
> > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 7:11 AM
> > To: cobbler mailing list
> > Subject: Re: Window install with Cobbler 1.7
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:34:20 -0500, "Anu Ramachandra"
> > <anu(a)molecularimprints.com&gt; wrote:
> >     
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I am setting up Windows install with cobbler 1.7. In the pxe menu,
> >>       
> > when
> >     
> >> I select the Windows option, nothing happens. 
> >> Please suggest where I should start looking to debug this?
> >>
> >> 'cobbler distro report --name=WindowsXP-i386' returns - 
> >>
> >>  distro               : WindowsXP-i386
> >> architecture         : i386
> >> breed                : windows
> >> created              : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
> >> comment              : 
> >> initrd               :
> >> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/setupldr.ex_
> >> kernel               :
> >> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/WindowsXP-i386/i386/startrom.n1_
> >> kernel options       : {}
> >> ks metadata          : {}
> >> tree build time      : Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
> >> modified             : Tue Mar 10 14:55:10 2009
> >> mgmt classes         : []
> >> os version           : 
> >> owners               : ['admin']
> >> post kernel options  : {}
> >> redhat mgmt key      : <<inherit>>
> >> redhat mgmt server   : <<inherit>>
> >> template files       : {}
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> Anu
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> cobbler mailing list
> >> cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> >> https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
> >>       
> > If you'd like, I can try and help you with this, but like Michael said
> > this
> > is pretty much for developers only right now.  It is not stable enough
> > or
> > robust enough for general usage, and I definitely would not recommend
> > trying to use this for any production purposes.
> >
> > But, saying that, if you'd like to help debug this, I'd be more than
> > happy
> > to help you out off list.  We have decided not to release this with 1.6
> > yet, so it will remain available in the devel branch only.
> >
> > Execute the following as well:
> >
> > cobbler profile report --name=WindowsXP-i386
> >
> > And if you could send me the file
> > /var/lib/cobbler/config/profiles.d/WindowsXP-i386 as an attachment, that
> > would allow me to test the exact object you are using.
> >
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>
>

[Gennadiy Nerubayev]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Gennadiy Nerubayev <parakie(a)gmail.com&gt;wrote:

>  This particular snippet is giving me issues in that it's
> apparently not
>  templating at all. All other snippets are working fine. The rendered
>  kickstart for a system that was only created with a name, still contains:
>
>  $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config')
>
>  If I look at the rendered view for the profile, it returns the following,
>  as it should:
>
>  # Start post_install_network_config generated code
>  # End post_install_network_config generated code
>
>  This is regardless if I use my custom kickstart template or sample.ks, on
>  v1.4.2. There are no apparent errors in the logs - is there anything I can
>  do to debug this further? 


Well, two steps forward, one step back; installing the cobbler from current
git now makes that particular snippet parse properly for systems, but on the
other hand the webui no longer works :(

Mod_python error: "PythonHandler index"

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 299, in
HandlerDispatch
    result = object(req)

  File "/var/www/cobbler/web/index.py", line 130, in handler
    content = func( **form )

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/webui/CobblerWeb.py", line
125, in index
    vdata =self.remote.extended_version()

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/xmlrpclib.py", line 1096, in __call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/xmlrpclib.py", line 1383, in __request
    verbose=self.__verbose

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/xmlrpclib.py", line 1147, in request
    return self._parse_response(h.getfile(), sock)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/xmlrpclib.py", line 1286, in _parse_response
    return u.close()

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/xmlrpclib.py", line 744, in close
    raise Fault(**self._stack[0])

Fault: <Fault 1: 'exceptions.TypeError:cannot marshal None unless allow_none
is enabled'>


Thanks,

-Gennadiy