Kickstart installation fails with Error downloading HTTP response code said error

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Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 5.7

Issue

  • Kickstart installation fails with error HTTP response code said error
 http://<satellite_fqdn>/ks/distr//images/updates.img:: HTTP response code said error

Resolution

  • It is not possible to use Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 installation boos.iso and pass Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 installation kickstart file as a parameter since there differences between the installers prerequisites for each version.
  • Always use the same major version of DVD/boot.iso installer as the kickstart you intend to use. This error is generic error message referring to unavailability of updates.img file and can also indicate other issues.

Root Cause

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 boot.iso was used to kickstart the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 server.

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