The NIC is cycled 3 times, the first is during the PXEBoot process, and is done by the system. The second is done by the boot kernel, and is done to get the kickstart file, the third is to actually build the system. Every time, the system reloads the drivers. This allows using different NIC's or different IP's for different purposes if necessary. It is an incredible annoyance when you have to deal with spanning tree, but there have been options added in later versions that allow delays to compensate for this. Chip -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray Van Dolson Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:49 PM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: confusion of installation process On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 01:49:00PM -0700, Harner Keith-FKH006 wrote: > > Yes it is a pretty good guide > I was looking for something as bit more detailed. > > A low level explanation of the kickstart process. > What files contain what > The order they are accessed > Etc... > Ah, my bad. That's what I get for jumping into the middle of a thread. :) I'd be interested in something like this as well. I'm especially puzzed as to why anaconda brings the network interface up and down a few times after the initial acquisition of an IP address. Very annoying on switches with STP enabled where we need 30 second delays to get an IP address every time. :) Ray _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
