The "Kickstart Default iPXE" now renders with duplicate kickstart URL entries in Satellite 6.11 and above

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • While submitting a host for build and trying to use the iPXE-based deployment methods, The iPXE template for the host is generated with duplicate kickstart URLs as displayed below:

    kernel http://satellite-fqdn/pulp/content/RedHat/Library/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7.9/x86_64/kickstart//images/pxeboot/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img ks=http://satellite-fqdn/unattended/provision?token=7d732ee3-22e5-476c-adaa-ee2eb32074f4  network ksdevice=bootif ks.device=bootif BOOTIF=01-00-50-56-b4-ea-34 ks=http://satellite-fqdn/unattended/provision?token=7d732ee3-22e5-476c-adaa-ee2eb32074f4 kssendmac ks.sendmac ip=dhcp
    
    or
    
    kernel http://satellite-fqdn/pulp/content/RedHat/QA/RHEL9/content/dist/rhel9/9.0/x86_64/baseos/kickstart//images/pxeboot/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img ks=http://satellite-fqdn/unattended/provision?token=887d2261-f47a-4196-957f-1bef01df0c13 net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 BOOTIF=01-00-11-22-33-55-66 inst.ks=http://satellite-fqdn/unattended/provision?token=887d2261-f47a-4196-957f-1bef01df0c13 inst.ks.sendmac ip=dhcp
    

 

  • Unable to build RHEL 9 systems due to the same issue as this results in a failure to reach Anaconda to proceed with the further installation.

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite

    • 6.11
    • 6.12.0
    • 6.12.1

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