Michael, thank you for the quick help. So "cobbler repo add" is for the case where the repo is on the cobbler server. But don't I need to "cobbler import --available-as=ftp://server:/path ? Thanks, -Mike --- Michael DeHaan <mdehaan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Michael Harrison wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've just added cobbler to an existing, working pxe server with the > > expectation that it will handle the ks, dhcp, and tftp > configuration > > with one interface. Am I on the right track understanding what > cobbler > > does ? > > > Yes. > > This pxe server has dhcp / tftp / ks files, as I mentioned. The > distro > > bits come from another server via ftp and http, so distros are not > kept > > on the pxe server. > > > > A "cobbler check" comes back with the following: > > > > reposync is not installed, need for cobbler reposync, > install/upgrade > > yum-utils? > > > > yumdownloader is not installed, needed for cobbler repo add with > > --rpm-list parameter, install/upgrade yum-utils? > > > > In my setup, as described above, do I need to install reposync and > > yumdownloader ? By name they seem to be useful only if I served the > > distros from the pxe / cobbler server. > > > > Createrepo should be installed if you want to use "cobbler repo add" > or > "cobbler import". > > See also: http://cobbler.et.redhat.com/cobbler-repos.php > > > Cheers. > > -Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > > > _______________________________________________ > > et-mgmt-tools mailing list > > et-mgmt-tools@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools > > > > _______________________________________________ > et-mgmt-tools mailing list > et-mgmt-tools@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ et-mgmt-tools mailing list et-mgmt-tools@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools
