Description of problem: Provisioning of RHEL-7.1/s390x using Satellite 5.7 fails when the installation is starting. The installation fails because of wrong parameters on the kernel command line: 1) "ip" "ip" without any value is refused by dracut 2) "root=/dev/ram0" this parameter must not be present on the kernel command line when installing RHEL-7 on s390x. Created boot record in /etc/zipl.conf contains: [kick1425568199] image=/boot/kernel.img ramdisk=/boot/initrd.img parameters="ksdevice=link lang= CMSDASD=191 ip RUNKS=1 root=/dev/ram0 ks=http://something1.redhat.com/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/something2.redhat.com:1 ramdisk_size=40000 CMSCONFFILE=r7.conf text vnc ro kssendmac " Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Red Hat Satellite release 5.7.0 How reproducible: always on s390x Steps to Reproduce: 1. create a kickstart for provisioning RHEL-7.1 2. enter "CMSDASD=191 CMSCONFFILE=r7.conf" to the "Kernel Options" field under Kickstart Details -> Details (this is where the network and disk configuration is stored on our systems) 3. provision an s390x system using the kickstart Actual results: wrong kernel command line, system fails to install Expected results: successful installation, "ip" and "root=/dev/ram0" are not present on the installation kernel command line Additional info: * "root=/dev/ram0" has been removed from the installation kernel command line in RHEL-7.0, see bug 796572 * "root=/dev/ram0" is a valid parameter for RHEL-6 and earlier
Workaround is to remove "ip" and "root=/dev/ram0" from /etc/zipl.conf and run "zipl" before rebooting to start the installation.
removed in spacewalk master: da2cf6dd0d69acbf45afc73272b2073691651c03
fixed in spacewalk master: dca931ce2792c1da2f5dd49c9f859cf148c1feb7
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-1891.html