Remote PXE server used for imaging...

JeffreyJRiggs · 03-26-2009, 04:31 PM

Ok so need some help... firm and token replacement is not working on imaging...

so here is the laydown..
I have my altiris server at site 1
it has DS, PXE on it.. and images great.
At site 2 I installed a PXE server and pointed it to DS server.

I can now pxe boot....
I took our image and copied it out to the site and renamed it so I can make sure my image is truely from there..

ok that part works too...
on my pxe server I have the directory structure as follows...

\
---Builds
-----|
---------Drivers
---------Images
---------Scripts
---------Sysprep
---------Utils

now this is linux so in the boot disk it is set as..

//ServerSite1/eXpress /mnt/ds
//ServerSite2/Images /mnt/s2ds

so for my site 2 imaging the job points to
/mnt/s2ds/Builds/Images/HII/S2HII_Gold.img

this works... so the mount point is working...

nothing else works....
trying to firm a file over, sysprep or drivers doesnt work...

but if I pull them from site 1 it works... anyone have any experience with this and what to try?

thanks
Jeff

I have a thought in the back of my head so off to try....

jharings · 03-26-2009, 04:55 PM

What does your firm script look like? You may need to explicitly define the path, or at least provide a placeholder.

JeffreyJRiggs · 03-27-2009, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jharings

What does your firm script look like? You may need to explicitly define the path, or at least provide a placeholder.

well I did that... I even thought I saw it as I had a path statement pointing back to the first server.... so now it has both..

here is what I have... .(modified only to remove server info)

image works
/mnt/ptds/Builds/Images/HII/PTHII_Gold.img

this does not work...

Code:

# File Injection Script
export PATH=$PATH:/mnt/ds/RDeploy/Linux:/mnt/ptds/RDeploy/Linux
# Token Replacement Task for Sysprep.inf
# ReplaceTokens /mnt/ptds/Builds/Sysprep/SYSPREP_HII.INF /mnt/ptds/temp/%COMPNAME%.inf 
Firm Copy "/mnt/ptds/temp/%COMPNAME%.inf" "prod:/sysprep/sysprep.inf"
#Firm Delete "/mnt/ds/temp/%COMPNAME%.inf"
echo 'sysprep.inf' injected ... > /dev/tty1
# Copy Aclient to machine for DS Agent install
Firm Copy "/mnt/ptds/Builds/Utils/aclient.inp" "prod:/Temp/aclient.inp"
Firm copy "/mnt/ptds/Builds/Utils/altiris-aclient-6.9.366.X86.exe" "prod:/Temp/aclient.exe"
echo AClient injected ... > /dev/tty1
 
# Set MODEL variable to product name
MODEL="%#!computer@prod_name%"
echo The Computer model for this machine is "$MODEL" > /dev/tty1
case "$MODEL" in
'OptiPlex GX620')
echo Copying Drivers for OptiPlex GX620... > /dev/tty1
Firm -recurse Copy "/mnt/ptds/Builds/Drivers/Opti_620/DRIVERS" "prod:/drivers" > /dev/tty1
;;
'OptiPlex 745')
echo Copying drivers for OptiPlex 745 ... > /dev/tty1
Firm -recurse Copy "/mnt/ptds/Builds/Drivers/Opti_745/DRIVERS" "prod:/drivers" > /dev/tty1
;;
'OptiPlex 755')
echo Copying Drivers for OptiPlex 755... > /dev/tty1
Firm -recurse Copy "/mnt/ptds/Builds/Drivers/Opti_755/DRIVERS" "prod:/drivers" > /dev/tty1
;;
'17097HU')
echo Copying Drivers for IBM X60... > /dev/tty1
firm -recurse copy "/mnt/ptds/Builds/Drivers/IBM_X60/Drivers" "prod:/Drivers" > /dev/tty1
;;
'63717DU')
echo Copying Drivers for IBM T60... > /dev/tty1
firm -recurse copy "/mnt/ptds/Builds/Drivers/IBM_T60/Drivers" "prod:/Drivers" > /dev/tty1
;;
'889703U')
echo Copying Drivers for IBM T61... > /dev/tty1
firm -recurse copy "/mnt/ptds/Builds/Drivers/IBM_T60/Drivers" "prod:/Drivers" > /dev/tty1
;;
'HP Compaq 6510b (RM333UT#ABA)')
echo Copying Drivers for HP 6510b Laptop... > /dev/tty1
Firm -recurse Copy "/mnt/ptds/Builds/Drivers/HP6510b/Drivers" "prod:/Drivers" > /dev/tty1
;;
'HP Compaq 6530b (KR978UT#ABA)')
echo Copying Drivers for HP 6510b Laptop... > /dev/tty1
Firm -recurse Copy "/mnt/ptds/Builds/Drivers/HP6530b/Drivers" "prod:/Drivers" > /dev/tty1
;;
*)
echo This model is currently not supported by the standard image. > /dev/tty1
sleep 30
;;
esac
echo Driver injection complete, Exiting... > /dev/tty1
exit 0

now if I leave the /mnt/ds instead of /mnt/ptds the drivers work just fine.... but I want to pull the drivers local to that site.... i can understand if the image didnt work either.... but it does so the linux boot disk is mounting the correct location and all...

gonna call altiris in a few....

JeffreyJRiggs · 03-27-2009, 12:53 PM

well the altiris guy told me that since we only have 1 ds...

we have to allow the token replacement to happen on the main DS... and it is also easier for the main ds to firm in the drivers too... we setup this and it is working great... Was hoping to get it all done remotely but not gonna happen.....

oh well....