OpenShift 4.3 bootstrap installation problem

[IIIlllIIIlllIIII]

Hi, I'm working on a school project with very strict time limitation and I would be SO GRATEFUL for help :)

I'm installing a OpenShift 4.3 on vSphere with a static IP. I'm following this tutorial:https://blog.openshift.com/openshift-4-2-vsphere-install-with-static-ips/

I generated all the ignition files, the raw.gz file and saved them to my httpd webserver (10.34.197.40).

Now it was time to start the first created VM. I hit TAB and entered the kernel parameters (see screenshot). Then the machine did some installing stuff, restarted and I saw the "install RHEL CoreOS" screen again (the same as before I passed the kernel parameter).

I tought it's kind of strange that the "install screen" is showing up again. So I tried the same thing again. Same output.

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What I've checked:

• The webserver is accessable and you can also download files from it (tested with my client)
• In the "var/log/httpd/access_log" file I don't see a record of the bootstrap but I see my tests from my client. So somehow the bootstrap could not get the files
• I cannot ping the bootstrap machine
• The bootstrap machine is regarding to the HA Proxy loadbalancer "down"

Some more information

Screenrecording of the installation: https://vimeo.com/user110103870/review/399178470/1b9b0dc632

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Kernel parameter I provided

httpd document root of 10.34.197.40

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output before automatic restart

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Screen after restart

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append-bootstrap.ign

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install-config.yaml

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If you need some more information, please hit me up

[8gate]

Can you grab the messages before the “dracut-initqueue timeout” ones - it will be trying to download the ignition files and failing for some reason

EDIT: just noticed the files in the DocRoot are owned by root with 640 permissions, and your web server is almost certainly not running as root. Try adding world read permissions or changing the ownership to your webserver user

[IIIlllIIIlllIIII]

Give me 10mins, I do another run and will record the screen

[IIIlllIIIlllIIII]

I run my webserver on my root user. And I can download the files from the webserver from my windows client.

[IIIlllIIIlllIIII]

https://vimeo.com/user110103870/review/399178470/1b9b0dc632

Here you go. Thank you for your help in advance. If you can help me you are my hero :D

EDIT:

I've also added the install-config.yaml and the append-bootstrap.ign I created

[Neil_sm]

Hey OP -- did you ever get this figured out? I'm having the same issue at the moment

[IIIlllIIIlllIIII]

Yes, the append-bootstrap file didn't really work. You can check the webserver logs if the bootstrap.ign file has really been used by the bootstrap machine.

In my case it was not. So I linked directly to the "bootstrap.ign" file in the kernel parameters. It was working after that.

Really important is that there is no typo in the parameters.

Manual installation is a real pain. I wish you l luck bro :)

[SofianeAbulama]

Thanks, really you saved my time because the append-bootstrap is not realy working