[et-mgmt-tools] network configuration - Cobbler add versus ksmeta

[Tom Brown]

> You should just use the variables that are part of the interface since 
> they are already made available for that purpose. 
> As for why that is not working for you, a good place to start looking 
> is at /var/www/cobbler/profiles/$name and 
> /var/www/cobbler/systems/$name for a file that shows you all the 
> variables expanded, just like they would be available in your templates.
>
> Then make sure you are using those same variables in your templates.
>
> Also look at the rendered kickstarts in 
> /var/www/cobbler/kickstarts/$name and 
> /var/www/cobbler/kickstarts_sys/$name and compare those to the 
> templates you are using.
>
> Make sure that they look like you want in both cases.
>
> By looking at what variables you have available to use, and seeing how 
> the kickstarts are actually rendered, it will become much more clear 
> what is going on.
>
> You shouldn't have to do an install to debug the kickstart.
>
> Try "cobbler validateks" first, which will do a quick scan of your 
> rendered kickstarts to see if they have the right syntax.
>
> After that, look at them manually and compare the two, to understand 
> what cobbler is generating from the templates.


thanks - below is what the rendered kix looks like for that system from 
the /var/www/cobbler/systems/<systemname>

to me that looks correct as in the template the variables used are

network --bootproto=static --device=eth0 --onboot=on --ip=$ip_address  
--netmask=$netmask  --gateway=$gateway --nameserver=$nameserver 
--hostname=$hostname

and the rendered kix looks like the below - is there anything else i can 
check ?

arch: x86
bootloaders:
    ia64: /var/lib/cobbler/elilo-3.6-ia64.efi
    standard: /usr/lib/syslinux/pxelinux.0
breed: redhat
default_kickstart: /etc/cobbler/default.ks
default_virt_bridge: xenbr0
default_virt_type: auto
depth: 2
dhcp_tag: default
dhcp_tag_intf0: ''
dhcpd_bin: /usr/sbin/dhcpd
dhcpd_conf: /etc/dhcpd.conf
distro: CentOS-4.5-i386
dnsmasq_bin: /usr/sbin/dnsmasq
dnsmasq_conf: /etc/dnsmasq.conf
gateway: '192.168.10.1'
gateway_intf0: '192.168.10.1'
hostname: box-2
hostname_intf0: box-2
httpd_bin: /usr/sbin/httpd
initrd: /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-4.5-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
interfaces:
    intf0:
        dhcp_tag: ''
        gateway: '192.168.10.1'
        hostname: box-2
        ip_address: '192.168.10.20'
        mac_address: '00:0C:29:71:D7:4D'
        subnet: '255.255.255.0'
        virt_bridge: ''
ip_address: '192.168.10.20'
ip_address_intf0: '192.168.10.20'
kernel: /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-4.5-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
kernel_options: 'ksdevice=eth0 lang=  kssendmac 
syslog=192.168.10.4:25150 text '
kickstart: /etc/cobbler/kickstart_CentOS-4.5-i386.ks
ks_meta: 'nameserver=192.168.10.4 
tree=http://@@server@@/cblr/links/CentOS-4.5-i386 '
mac_address: '00:0C:29:71:D7:4D'
mac_address_intf0: '00:0C:29:71:D7:4D'
manage_dhcp: 1
manage_dhcp_mode: isc
name: box-2
netboot_enabled: True
next_server: '192.168.10.4'
parent: ''
profile: CentOS-4.5-i386
pxe_just_once: 0
repos: ''
server: '192.168.10.4'
snippetsdir: /var/lib/cobbler/snippets
source_repos:
    -
        - 
'http://192.168.10.4/cobbler/ks_mirror/config/CentOS-4.5-i386-0.repo'
        - 'http://192.168.10.4/cobbler/ks_mirror/CentOS-4.5-i386/CentOS'
subnet: '255.255.255.0'
subnet_intf0: '255.255.255.0'
syslog_port: 25150
tftpboot: /tftpboot
tftpd_bin: /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
tftpd_conf: /etc/xinetd.d/tftp
virt_bridge: xenbr0
virt_bridge_intf0: ''
virt_cpus: 1
virt_file_size: 5
virt_path: ''
virt_ram: 512
virt_type: auto
webdir: /var/www/cobbler
xmlrpc_port: 25151
xmlrpc_rw_enabled: 1
xmlrpc_rw_port: 25152
yum_post_install_mirror: 0
yumdownloader_flags: -resolve