Description of problem:
I'm testing RHEL5-U3 kickstarts (from Sat530) and to test
RHEL5-U3 FV XEN Guest KS, I have tried to provision one and on
the Host I have obtained traceback:


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Satellite 5.3.0 20090820.0 (updated to .1)


How reproducible:
2 of 2 attepts


Steps to Reproduce:
1. try to provision FV Xen guest


Actual results:
[root@dhcp-lab-126 ~]# rhn_check -vv
D: check_action {'action': "<?xml version='1.0'?>\n<methodCall>\n<methodName>packages.update</methodName>\n<params>\n<param>\n<value><array><data>\n<value><array><data>\n<value><string>spacewalk-koan</string></value>\n<value><string>0.1.11</string></value>\n<value><string>12.el5sat</string></value>\n<value><string></string></value>\n<value><string>noarch</string></value>\n</data></array></value>\n</data></array></value>\n</param>\n</params>\n</methodCall>\n", 'version': 2, 'id': 900}
updateLoginInfo() login info
D: login(forceUpdate=True) invoked
logging into up2date server
D: writeCachedLogin() invoked
D: Wrote pickled loginInfo at  1251741180.83  with expiration of  1251744780.83  seconds.
successfully retrieved authentication token from up2date server
D: logininfo: {'X-RHN-Server-Id': 1000010083, 'X-RHN-Auth-Server-Time': '1251719579.31', 'X-RHN-Auth': 'zWtTPWnHbHy4yL0r5L0m7A==', 'X-RHN-Auth-Channels': [['rhel-x86_64-server-5', '20090827083617', '1', '1'], ['rhel-x86_64-server-vt-5', '20090827071637', '0', '1'], ['rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-5', '20090826175051', '0', '1']], 'X-RHN-Auth-User-Id': '', 'X-RHN-Auth-Expire-Offset': '3600.0'}
D: handle_action {'action': "<?xml version='1.0'?>\n<methodCall>\n<methodName>packages.update</methodName>\n<params>\n<param>\n<value><array><data>\n<value><array><data>\n<value><string>spacewalk-koan</string></value>\n<value><string>0.1.11</string></value>\n<value><string>12.el5sat</string></value>\n<value><string></string></value>\n<value><string>noarch</string></value>\n</data></array></value>\n</data></array></value>\n</param>\n</params>\n</methodCall>\n", 'version': 2, 'id': 900}
D: handle_action actionid = 900, version = 2
D: do_call packages.update ([['spacewalk-koan', '0.1.11', '12.el5sat', '', 'noarch']],)
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin
D: Called update [['spacewalk-koan', '0.1.11', '12.el5sat', '', 'noarch']]
Package spacewalk-koan-0.1.11-12.el5sat.noarch already installed and latest version
D: Dependencies Resolved
D: Downloading Packages:
D: Running Transaction Test
D: Finished Transaction Test
D: Transaction Test Succeeded
D: Running Transaction
Updating package profile
D: Sending back response (0, 'Update Succeeded', {})
D: check_action {'action': "<?xml version='1.0'?>\n<methodCall>\n<methodName>kickstart_guest.initiate</methodName>\n<params>\n<param>\n<value><string>pipa02.englab.brq.redhat.com</string></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><string>MAT_dhcp-lab-126.englab.brq.redhat.com:2:el5FV</string></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><string>xenfv</string></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><int>161</int></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><string>el5FV</string></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><int>512</int></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><int>1</int></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><int>3</int></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><string>xenbr0</string></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><string>/var/lib/xen/images/el5FV</string></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><string> </string></value>\n</param>\n</params>\n</methodCall>\n", 'version': 2, 'id': 901}
updateLoginInfo() login info
D: login(forceUpdate=True) invoked
logging into up2date server
D: writeCachedLogin() invoked
D: Wrote pickled loginInfo at  1251741184.59  with expiration of  1251744784.59  seconds.
successfully retrieved authentication token from up2date server
D: logininfo: {'X-RHN-Server-Id': 1000010083, 'X-RHN-Auth-Server-Time': '1251719583.1', 'X-RHN-Auth': 'gNOpbkw8wQEcq1pTVN47ZA==', 'X-RHN-Auth-Channels': [['rhel-x86_64-server-5', '20090827083617', '1', '1'], ['rhel-x86_64-server-vt-5', '20090827071637', '0', '1'], ['rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-5', '20090826175051', '0', '1']], 'X-RHN-Auth-User-Id': '', 'X-RHN-Auth-Expire-Offset': '3600.0'}
D: handle_action {'action': "<?xml version='1.0'?>\n<methodCall>\n<methodName>kickstart_guest.initiate</methodName>\n<params>\n<param>\n<value><string>pipa02.englab.brq.redhat.com</string></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><string>MAT_dhcp-lab-126.englab.brq.redhat.com:2:el5FV</string></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><string>xenfv</string></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><int>161</int></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><string>el5FV</string></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><int>512</int></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><int>1</int></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><int>3</int></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><string>xenbr0</string></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><string>/var/lib/xen/images/el5FV</string></value>\n</param>\n<param>\n<value><string> </string></value>\n</param>\n</params>\n</methodCall>\n", 'version': 2, 'id': 901}
D: handle_action actionid = 901, version = 2
D: do_call kickstart_guest.initiate ('pipa02.englab.brq.redhat.com', 'MAT_dhcp-lab-126.englab.brq.redhat.com:2:el5FV', 'xenfv', 161, 'el5FV', 512, 1, 3, 'xenbr0', '/var/lib/xen/images/el5FV', ' ')
- looking for Cobbler at http://pipa02.englab.brq.redhat.com/cobbler_api
- reading URL: http://pipa02.englab.brq.redhat.com/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/MAT_dhcp-lab-126.englab.brq.redhat.com:2:el5FV
install_tree: http://pipa02.englab.brq.redhat.com/ty/8YChKAEM
libvirtd (pid  3227) is running...
exceptions.NameError
global name 'DistroManager' is not defined
  File "/usr/share/rhn/spacewalkkoan/spacewalkkoan.py", line 191, in initiate_guest
    k.run()
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 312, in run
    self.virt()
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 601, in virt
    return self.net_install(after_download)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 520, in net_install
    after_download(self, profile_data)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 599, in after_download
    self.virt_net_install(profile_data)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 1080, in virt_net_install
    virt_type     =  self.virt_type
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/xencreate.py", line 72, in start_install
    guest = virtinst.FullVirtGuest(installer=DistroManager.PXEInstaller())

D: Sending back response ((6,), 'Fatal error in Python code occured', {})
D: do_call packages.checkNeedUpdate ('rhnsd=1',)
D: local action status:  (0, 'rpm database not modified since last update (or package list recently updated)', {})


Expected results:
should work


Additional info:
Reporting to have this tracked in Bugzilla.

From recent email communication:

From: Pradeep Kilambi <pkilambi>
Subject: Re: traceback when provisioning FV XEN Guest
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:13:53 -0400

Looks like its koan related. koan is trying to access DistroManager  but 
as per the module there is no such thing. cc'ing mdehaan, may be its a 
known issue.

~ Prad