Document URL: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.1/installing/installing_bare_metal/installing-bare-metal.html#installation-user-infra-machines-pxe_installing-bare-metal Section Number and Name: iPXE kernel arguments Describe the issue: During the bootstrapping from iPXE to RHCOS, an error message is shown such as: Failed to open file: http:\\the-server:8080\rhcos-4.1.0-x86_64-installer-initramfs.img Suggestions for improvement: The `initrd` argument is treated as a file and not a URL. iPXE has already downloaded rhcos-4.1.0-x86_64-installer-initramfs.img. Setting `initrd=rhcos-4.1.0-x86_64-installer-initramfs.img` allows the installation to progress. Additional information: [not working] - kernel http://the-server:8080/rhcos-4.1.0-x86_64-installer-kernel ip=dhcp rd.neednet=1 initrd=http://the-server:8080/rhcos-4.1.0-x86_64-installer-initramfs.img console=tty0 console=ttyS0 coreos.inst=yes coreos.inst.install_dev=sda coreos.inst.image_url=http://the-server:8080/rhcos-4.1.0-x86_64-metal-uefi.raw.gz coreos.inst.ignition_url=http://the-server:8080/dist/rhcos/ign/bootstrap.ign initrd http://the-server:8080/rhcos-4.1.0-x86_64-installer-initramfs.img [working] - kernel http://the-server:8080/rhcos-4.1.0-x86_64-installer-kernel ip=dhcp rd.neednet=1 initrd=rhcos-4.1.0-x86_64-installer-initramfs.img console=tty0 console=ttyS0 coreos.inst=yes coreos.inst.install_dev=sda coreos.inst.image_url=http://the-server:8080/rhcos-4.1.0-x86_64-metal-uefi.raw.gz coreos.inst.ignition_url=http://the-server:8080/dist/rhcos/ign/bootstrap.ign initrd http://the-server:8080/rhcos-4.1.0-x86_64-installer-initramfs.img
Work in progress: https://github.com/openshift/openshift-docs/pull/17561
QE approved in the PR
The updates are now published: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/openshift_container_platform/4.2/html/installing/installing-on-bare-metal#creating-machines-bare-metal-network-customization