Hello All,
Do I really need to add the install server name in the /etc/hosts file? Why do we need to add? If I don't add it is not working. Isn't it only arp/rarp works here? I thought it works in mac address level. thanks in advance.
rarp maps mac to hostname, hosts maps hostname to ip address. You need an ip address in order to jumpstart.
If the IP is in DNS, do I still need to add the entery in /etc/hosts file? I already have the setup in /etc/nsswitch.com file as below
hosts file dns nis
Thanks in advance.
Yes. In order to get an ipaddress the server has to provide
mac -> hostname -> ip
You need a hostname not a fully qualified name which is what you get if you don't specify it in the hosts file.