Why does Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 stop and Kickstart profile doesn't get loaded when static IP addresses are provided on command line?
Issue
- Doing kickstart installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3.
- Kickstart profile is located in a network location. i.e.
http://192.168.0.254/ks.cfg - When system is booted with minimal boot media, and the following command line parameters are passed at
boot:prompt, the anaconda fails to download kickstart file from the network location and halts the installation. - Steps to reproduce:
1.Boot using RHEL 6.3 DVD ISO image.
2.On boot screen, pressto access the Boot:prompt.
3.At the boot prompt, enter the following:
boot: linux ks=http://192.168.0.254/ks.cfg ksdevice=link ip=192.168.0.1 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.0.254 dns=192.168.0.254 text noipv6
or alternatively
boot: linux ks=http://192.168.0.254/ks.cfg asknetwork text noipv6
4. Hit Enter and kickstart will fail.
5. The boot parameters ksdevice=<MAC> linksleep=60 nicdelay=60 are also verified. The issue persists on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
6. This doesn't happen on Dynamic IP addresses.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
- Kickstart installation with Static IP address set in command-line
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