Problems using dbprofiles on 11.23

[likid0]

Hy, I have configured dbprofiles on my hpvm to boot from ignite because we have a windows dhcp server on the same subnet, this is what I did:


Client IP: 10.10.10.100/24
Gateway: 10.10.10.1
IP ignite: 192.168.100.10

Shell> dbprofile -dn test -sip 192.168.100.10 -cip 10.10.10.100 -gip 10.10.10.1 -m 255.255.255.0 -b "/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi"
Shell> lanboot select -dn test
Shell> dbprofile
Profile List

Profile Name: test
Network Type: IPv4
Server IP address: 192.168.100.10
Client IP address: 10.10.10.100
Gateway IP address: 10.10.10.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.252.0
Boot File: /opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi
Optional Data:


the problem is when i boot it doesn't go to my ignite server, it keeps going to the dhcp windows server so I have to be doing something wrong:

Shell> lanboot -dn vm1
Select Desired LAN: 01
Selected Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|0)/Mac(EA947EB73CE2)

Running LoadFile()

CLIENT MAC ADDR: EA 94 7E B7 3C EE
CLIENT IP: 10.1.1.159 MASK: 255.255.252.0
DHCP IP: 10.1.1.83 PROXY IP: 10.1.1.2
GATEWAY IP: 10.1.1.4

TSize..
PXE-E23: Client received TFTP error from server.
PXE-E98: Code: 1h File not found
Exit status code: Invalid Parameter

It's not using the dbprofile info a configured, it goes directly to the windows dhcp server..

Any idea?

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

You are creating a profile "test" but using a profile "vm1"?
Do you have this profile too?

[likid0]

Sorry its a typo, i changed all the info when i was making the post, the real name of the dbprofile is vm1.

Sorry, for that.

[Torsten.]

Hard to suggest something because of all the changed values.

Some doesn't fit together at all, for example the MAC addresses during the boot.

Check all the settings again!

"PXE-E98: Code: 1h File not found" - Check this.

I noticed a missing line during boot too:

BOOTP Server IP Address: ...

[Torsten.]

forgot to add - watch the syslog of the ignite server. You will likely find more info there.

[likid0]

I redid the config again, but the same problem:

Shell> dbprofile
Profile List

Profile Name: prueba
Network Type: IPv4
Server IP address: 10.1.117.132
Client IP address: 10.1.117.253
Gateway IP address: 10.1.117.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.252.0
Boot File: /opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi
Optional Data:

But it doesn't reach the ignite server it goes to the windows server directly, it still uses dhcp.., the mac is OK its a HPvirtual machine

Shell> lanboot select -dn prueba
01 Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(0|0)/Mac(BE45BA690E98)
Select Desired LAN: 01
Selected Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(0|0)/Mac(BE45BA690E98)

Running LoadFile()

CLIENT MAC ADDR: BE 45 BA 69 0E 98
CLIENT IP: 10.1.115.204 MASK: 255.255.252.0
DHCP IP: 10.1.115.8 PROXY IP: 10.1.115.22
GATEWAY IP: 10.1.115.1

TSize..
PXE-E23: Client received TFTP error from server.
PXE-E98: Code: 1h File not found
Exit status code: Invalid Parameter

I don't get any output from the ignite server because i don't even reach it, instead of using the profile it keeps going to the dhcp server..


I get the same answer if a I use direct lan boot:

Shell> lanboot
Select Desired LAN: 01
Selected Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(0|0)/Mac(BE45BA690E98)

Running LoadFile()

CLIENT MAC ADDR: BE 45 BA 69 0E 98
CLIENT IP: 10.1.115.204 MASK: 255.255.252.0
DHCP IP: 10.7.115.8 PROXY IP: 10.7.115.22
GATEWAY IP: 10.1.115.1

TSize..
PXE-E23: Client received TFTP error from server.
PXE-E98: Code: 1h File not found
Exit status code: Invalid Parameter

[likid0]

anybody knoes if it could have something to do with Virtual machines?, beacause when I do exactly de same on a Npar it works fine...

[likid0]

I found out in the release notes, that dbprofiles and virtual machines don't work well..

So I will make a boot from DVd..