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• If the hardware address you entered is correct, deregister and reregister
the existing client (in this example, albany).
• If the existing client is not registered, contact your RIS system
administrator.
8.4.3 Cloned Client Registration
A CDF is created during a Full Installation. To use the CDF for Installation
Cloning, the hardware configuration and the software subsets to load must
be substantially similar. Before specifying a CDF for client Installation
Cloning, RIS attempts to verify that the subsets specified in the CDF exist in
the RIS area that the user has selected. If they do not match, the CDF is
rejected. This error can occur if the version numbers of the subset do not
match (for example, OSFBASE400 and OSFBASE505).
• The CDF can be used for Installation Cloning of a system that is
registered to a different RIS area. In this first case, it is possible that the
subsets contained in these RIS areas are different.
• The version of the operating system served by the RIS area can be
different from the version specified in the CDF. In this second case, there
would be many missing subsets because none of the subsets specified in
the CDF would be present in the RIS area.
In the event that a CDF is specified that contains the name of a software
subset that is not present in the selected RIS area, you see output similar to
the following example:
Enter a set name or press <Return> to exit set selection: rz26.cdf
The selected CDF, rz26.cdf, specifies software subsets that are not
present in the selected RIS environment. The missing software subsets are:
OSFSERPC505
Please select a different set.
8.4.4 Client Registered on Multiple RIS Servers
If the system will not boot or the system boots but is not able to mount
the root file system, you should check to ensure that the RIS client is not
registered for BOOTP service on multiple RIS or DMS servers. In order
for the BOOTP protocol to work properly, it is important that the client be
registered for BOOTP service on only one server. The client is registered for
BOOTP service when it is registered for an operating system base product or
when it is registered as a DMS client.
It is possible for a RIS client to be registered to two RIS servers at the
same time, given they are not both registered for the operating system base
product on both servers and attempt to boot their systems using BOOTP.
8–4 Troubleshooting RIS