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| 14:05 BScherrer | Hi there. Is htere someone who could guide a bit through setting up a network install server? I followed the guide on the homepage, but the install client just reacts as if there would be no install server. |
| 14:06 BScherrer | There are a few special things here: We have a proxy and a dhcp server. The install client recognizes them, get's an IP and a TFTP response and then gets stuck |
| 14:12 oz_ | can you tell if the nfsroot is monted? |
| 14:12 oz_ | mounted, even |
| 14:14 BScherrer | oz_: how can I figure this out? |
| 14:15 oz_ | the client should tell you... |
| 14:17 BScherrer | oz_: ah ok, no, the client doesn't say anything about it; it doesn't say anything different than it says when my faiserver is shut down... |
| 14:18 oz_ | what is the client telling you? |
| 14:19 BScherrer | ERROR: The server did not respond as requested in time. |
| 14:19 BScherrer | ERROR: No response from port map service |
| 14:26 oz_ | ist nfs and portmap active on the server? |
| 14:27 oz_ | can you mount the nfsroot manually |
| 14:27 oz_ | ? |
| 14:31 BScherrer | nfs-common and portmap are active; mount the nfsroot manually? I can't do anything on the client |
| 14:34 BScherrer | I might have been misleading - the client gets a dhcp and tftp responce, but not from the FAI server |
| 14:39 oz_ | ah |
| 14:40 oz_ | so either switch off the other dhcp/tftp servers or config the to you fai needs |
| 14:42 BScherrer | oz_: is there no other possiblity? We are here in a university network and can't switch off the dhcp server nor do we want to install fai on this main dhcp server |
| 14:44 oz_ | use a fai-cd then |
| 14:46 BScherrer | oz_: hm ok... thank you very much, I thought it would be possible the way I wanted to do it; this knowledge saves me time now :) |
| 14:47 oz_ | BScherrer: you give up quite fast, but well :) |
| 14:48 BScherrer | oz_: hah, so it is still possible? |
| 14:49 BScherrer | oz_: I set up a fai-cd, and now my boss wanted an install server, but apart from the main (dhcp) server |
| 14:51 BScherrer | oz_: there a some computers in different buildings who need a debian installation. Instead of changing the cd from time to time, we thought it would be nice to have a server |
| 14:51 BScherrer | also for 32bit and 64bit installations (as far as I understood it, we would need 2 CDs for that) |
| 14:52 Mrfai | BScherrer: if you can't control the other dhcp server, then you can boot from a small CD, which only contains the kernel and a initrd which points to your install server. Then all other things are received via network. |
| 14:52 BScherrer | Mrfai: sounds difficult, but interesting |
| 14:53 Mrfai | BScherrer: the only bad thing is if the other DHCP has the option allow unkown-clients. If you can disable this, the two dhcp server are fine. But it seems that the have onable this option on their server |
| 14:53 BScherrer | Mrfai: Is this something like "4.3 Creating a boo floppy " in the fai-guide? |
| 14:53 Mrfai | BScherrer: creating such a CD is not difficult |
| 14:54 Mrfai | No it's more like using fai-cd with an empty nfsroot an an empty mirror. Then you have only the menu.lst and the klernel and initrd on your CD. |
| 14:55 BScherrer | Mrfai: hm, the other DHCP server has allow unknown-clients enabled, and we cannot change this (or we'll get some angry calls tomorrow) |
| 14:55 Mrfai | ok |
| 14:55 Mrfai | then try this minimal CD |
| 14:55 Mrfai | or usb stick :-) |
| 14:56 oz_ | BScherrer: it's strange... |
| 14:56 BScherrer | Mrfai: that's cool, cause I already changed the fai-cd so far that the mirror is empty and the debian internet server is used ;) |
| 14:56 oz_ | I had good experience with setting up my own dhcp with all the ethernet addresses of my install clients... |
| 14:57 BScherrer | Mrfai: so I use the menu.lst to point to the server, or...? |
| 14:57 Mrfai | BScherrer: I think oz_ is also working in Freiburg :-) If you need help from a local guy... |
| 14:57 oz_ | if you out that server in the right place of your network, it should be faster than the other one ;) |
| 14:57 oz_ | I did this sucessfully in some universities |
| 14:58 BScherrer | oz_: haha, so where do you work? |
| 14:58 oz_ | not at university anymore ;) |
| 14:59 Mrfai | BScherrer: I think you need the options root=/dev/nfs boot-live ip=...., maybe nfsroot=1.2.3.4:/src/fai/nfsroot |
| 14:59 BScherrer | and I'm talking english all the time... hopefully some english speaking audience listens to this conversations and can use the information :) |
| 15:02 BScherrer | Mrfai: Cool, I'll check that out. Don't know if there's enough time today, but next week for sure (I only work here as a WiHi) |
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| 15:04 Mrfai | BScherrer: please remember to fill out the questionnaire later when you have installed your machines with fai |
| 15:06 BScherrer | Mrfai: Yes, you sent me this via e-mail, I'll do it when we're finished or actively using fai |
| 15:09 Mrfai | fine |
| 15:11 BScherrer | Thanks guys, I'm leaving - see you next week :) |
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| 19:36 FBI | fai: 3 mt committed revision 5218 to 7 fai: bugfix of bugfix, thanks to Jens Rosenboom |
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| 20:30 rgsteele||work | Anybody know if FAI has trouble partitioning devices that are really big (like, > 4TB), or with xfs? |
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