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1: ==Build 44==
2: 
3: There is a bug related to network installations in this build:
4: 
5: {{{
6:     6453083  rmclient bug fix causes regression in addclient and removes /etc/ethers entry in snv_43 and snv44
7: }}}
8: 
9: There is a Workaround for the bug, please see section after description below.
10: 
11: ===Description===
12: 
13: On our install server ins3525-svr, the /etc/ethers is a local file and we do not use NIS administer this.  We usually will update the /etc/ethers whenever we had new systems in the lab.
14: 
15: {{{
16:     If I do this on the ins3525-svr to add PXE client from any snv_43 or snv_44 images, it removes the ethernet address of the client:  
17:     root@ins3525-svr# pwd
18:     /export/nv/solarisdvd.nvx_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Tools
19:     root@ins3525-svr#
20:     root@ins3525-svr# ls
21:     Boot                  addclient.sparc       rmclient
22:     Installers            addclient.x86         rmclient.sparc
23:     add_install_client    dial                  rmclient.x86
24:     addclient             rm_install_client     setup_install_server
25:     root@ins3525-svr# grep line3-colfax2 /etc/ethers
26:     00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 line3-colfax2
27:     root@ins3525-svr# ./addclient -d -e 00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 i86pc
28:     cleaning up preexisting install client "00:e0:81:2a:a0:38"
29:     cleaning /etc/ethers
30:     removing 00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 from ethers  
31:     To disable 00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 in the DHCP server, remove the entry with Client ID 0100E0812AA038
32:     copying boot file to /tftpboot/pxegrub.I86PC.Solaris_11-11  
33:     If not already configured, enable PXE boot by creating a macro named 0100E0812AA038 with:
34:       Boot server IP (BootSrvA) : 10.6.35.8
35:       Boot file      (BootFile) : 0100E0812AA038  
36:     root@ins3525-svr# grep line3-colfax2 /etc/ethers
37:     root@ins3525-svr# 
38: }}}
39: 
40: With the rm_install_client fix, we forget that addclient will call rmclient first and then call addclient.  Then the ethers entry for the client will be gone forever.  This causes corruption in the /etc/ethers and is a major headache for system administer.  I will replace the rm_install_client with the one from snv_42 until this problem is looked at.
41: 
42: This regression was caused by the fix to rmclient by bugid 4638062.
43: 
44: ===Workaround===
45: {{{
46:     I use setup_install_server to setup an image for testing purpose:  
47:     root@ins3525-svr# pwd
48:     /export/nv/solarisdvd.nvx_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Tools
49:     root@ins3525-svr# cd /export/nv/dvdx
50:     root@ins3525-svr# ls
51:     28         32         36         40         42a       44jato
52:     29         33         37         41         43         jan_38
53:     30         34         38         41_test  44         latest
54:     31         35         39         42         44_vulcan
55:     root@ins3525-svr# cd latest 
56:     root@ins3525-svr# cd So///To//
57:     root@ins3525-svr# ./setup_install_server /export/nv/dvdx/44_rmclient
58:     Verifying target directory...
59:     Calculating the required disk space for the Solaris_11 product
60:     Calculating space required for the installation boot image
61:     Copying the CD image to disk...
62:     Copying Install Boot Image hierarchy...
63:     Copying /boot x86 netboot hierarchy...
64:     Install Server setup complete
65:     you have mail
66:     root@ins3525-svr# 
67:     root@ins3525-svr# diff /etc/ethers.orig /etc/ethers
68:     5d4
69:     < 00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 line3-colfax2
70:     root@ins3525-svr# 
71:     grep line3-colfax2 /etc/ethers
72:     00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 line3-colfax2
73:     root@ins3525-svr# ./addclient -d -e 00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 i86pc
74:     cleaning up preexisting install client "00:e0:81:2a:a0:38"
75:     cleaning /etc/ethers
76:     removing 00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 from ethers  
77:     To disable 00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 in the DHCP server, remove the entry with Client ID 0100E0812AA038
78: }}}
79: 
80: {{{
81:     If not already configured, enable PXE boot by creating a macro named 0100E0812AA038 with:
82:       Boot server IP (BootSrvA) : 10.6.35.8
83:       Boot file      (BootFile) : 0100E0812AA038  
84:     root@ins3525-svr# grep line3-colfax /etc/ethers
85:     root@ins3525-svr#   
86:     Then replace /etc/ethers and rm_install_client from build 42 (or a previous build) of SXCR.  
87:     root@ins3525-svr# cp /etc/ethers.orig /etc/ethers
88:     root@ins3525-svr# ls
89:     Boot                  addclient.sparc       rmclient
90:     Installers            addclient.x86         rmclient.sparc
91:     add_install_client    dial                  rmclient.x86
92:     addclient             rm_install_client     setup_install_server
93:     root@ins3525-svr# cp rm_install_client rm_install_client.44
94:     root@ins3525-svr# cp /export/nv/dvdx/42/So///To///rm_install_client rm_install_client.42
95:     root@ins3525-svr# ls
96:     Boot                  addclient.x86         rmclient
97:     Installers            dial                  rmclient.sparc
98:     add_install_client    rm_install_client     rmclient.x86
99:     addclient             rm_install_client.42  setup_install_server
100:     addclient.sparc       rm_install_client.44
101:     root@ins3525-svr# cp rm_install_client.42 rm_install_client
102:     root@ins3525-svr# grep line3-colfax2 /etc/ethers
103:     00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 line3-colfax2
104:     root@ins3525-svr# ./addclient -d -e 00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 i86pc
105:     cleaning up preexisting install client "00:e0:81:2a:a0:38"  
106:     To disable 00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 in the DHCP server, remove the entry with Client ID 0100E0812AA038  
107:     If not already configured, enable PXE boot by creating a macro named 0100E0812AA038 with:
108:       Boot server IP (BootSrvA) : 10.6.35.8
109:       Boot file      (BootFile) : 0100E0812AA038  
110:     root@ins3525-svr# grep line3-colfax2 /etc/ethers
111:     00:e0:81:2a:a0:38 line3-colfax2
112:     root@ins3525-svr#
113: }}}
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