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and then rerun the
installnode
command. If the install still cycles then edit the
/csminstall/Linux/SIS/scripts/<hostname>.sh file and comment out the shutdown line
near the bottom of the file. Now using the console watch the boot and the error
messages should be on the console when the process has completed.
Q: Why do SUSE/SLES installs take forever?
A: Issue the installnode command and then on the management node
immediately edit the / tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/AC* files. Take out console= portion from
the APPEND line. Now all messages will go to the KVM console and the install will
be quicker.
Q: Why do SUSE/SLES installs fail but issue no error message?
A: Modify the /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/*.sis file for the node you are trying to install and
remove the console=ttyS0,9600 line. Then use the KVM and switch to that node
and you can see the error msg.
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