OS Distribution Creation Fails With a Copying Files Error

If the creation of an OS distribution fails with a copying files error, check the size of the ISO image and ensure that it is not corrupted. You might see output similar to the following example in the job details:

bash-3.00# /opt/sun/n1gc/bin/n1sh show job 25
Job ID:   25
Date:     2005-07-20T14:28:43-0600
Type:     Create OS Distribution
Status:   Error (2005-07-20T14:29:08-0600)
Command:	 create os RedHat file /images/rhel-3-U4-i386-es-disc1.iso
Owner:    root
Errors:   1
Warnings: 0

Steps
ID     Type             Start
Completion                 Result
1      Acquire Host     2005-07-20T14:28:43-0600
2005-07-20T14:28:43-0600   Completed
2      Run Command      2005-07-20T14:28:43-0600
2005-07-20T14:28:43-0600   Completed
3      Acquire Host     2005-07-20T14:28:46-0600
2005-07-20T14:28:46-0600   Completed
4      Run Command      2005-07-20T14:28:46-0600
2005-07-20T14:29:06-0600   Error 1

Errors
Error 1:
Description: INFO   : Mounting /images/rhel-3-U4-i386-es-disc1.iso at
/mnt/loop23308
INFO   : Version is 3ES, disc is 1
INFO   : Version is 3ES, disc is 1
INFO   : type redhat ver: 3ES
cp: /var/opt/SUNWscs/data/allstart/image/3ES-bootdisk.img: Bad address
INFO   : Could not copy PXE file bootdisk.img
INFO   : umount_exit: mnt is: /mnt/loop23308
INFO   : ERROR: Could not add floppy to the Distro

Results
Result 1:
Server:   -
Status:   -1
Message:  Creating OS rh30u4-es failed.

In the above case, try copying a different set of distribution files to the management server. See To Copy an OS Distribution From CDs or a DVD in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Operating System Provisioning Guide or To Copy an OS Distribution From ISO Files in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Operating System Provisioning Guide.