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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The plot thickens… I removed BOOTIF and used IPAPPEND 2 directive which per the documentation does automatic append of BOOTIF parameter using the MAC of the adapter that PXE used, and received the DHCPOFFER… then the automated installation worked as the documentation suggests. Does this make sense, or is this some type of odd quirk or bug?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Does not work… (FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF is not the real MAC used, just redacted the real MAC)…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>KERNEL images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/vmlinuz0<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>APPEND rootflags=loop initrd=images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/initrd0.img root=live:/ovirt-node-iso-2.5.5-0.1.fc17.iso rootfstype=auto ro liveimg check rootflags=ro crashkernel=512M-2G:64M,2G-:128M elevator=deadline rd_NO_LVM rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 storage_init=/dev/sda BOOTIF=<FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Works…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>KERNEL images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/vmlinuz0<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>IPAPPEND 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>APPEND rootflags=loop initrd=images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/initrd0.img root=live:/ovirt-node-iso-2.5.5-0.1.fc17.iso rootfstype=auto ro liveimg check rootflags=ro crashkernel=512M-2G:64M,2G-:128M elevator=deadline rd_NO_LVM rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 storage_init=/dev/sda<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> users-bounces@ovirt.org [mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Schorschi<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 02, 2013 20:07<br><b>To:</b> users@ovirt.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Users] Ovirt Node Automated Installation... full unattended installation?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ok, reading the RHEV-H node automated installation, given the oVirt documentation states the same automated installation parameters are supported, I can’t see to resolve one key issue…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>First boot of PXE configuration does an ‘uninstall’ to ensure no past installation of oVirt node exists… this works 100% unattended. However using install or reinstall or local_boot (a.k.a. upgrade) or even firstboot option, and even no option, on the APPEND command line via PXE, the automated installation stops. Waiting for interactive response? Is this the expected behavior? Even just using init_storage and BOOTIF, the only two required parameters, the automated process stops for interactive input? So how do you do a completely automated installation with zero human interactive action required?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Uninstall… This works as expected…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>KERNEL images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/vmlinuz0<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>APPEND rootflags=loop initrd=images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/initrd0.img root=live:/ovirt-node-iso-2.5.5-0.1.fc17.iso rootfstype=auto ro liveimg check rootflags=ro crashkernel=512M-2G:64M,2G-:128M elevator=deadline uninstall<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Install… This does not work as expected, per how the documentation implies it should?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>KERNEL images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/vmlinuz0<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>APPEND rootflags=loop initrd=images/oVirt/2.5.5-0.1/initrd0.img root=live:/ovirt-node-iso-2.5.5-0.1.fc17.iso rootfstype=auto ro liveimg check rootflags=ro crashkernel=512M-2G:64M,2G-:128M elevator=deadline rd_NO_LVM rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 storage_init=/dev/sda BOOTIF=<FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>