rPath appliance setup

If like us you don't have a DHCP server running at your datacentres, then an rPath appliance can be tricky to setup.

Easiest thing to do is edit these files at the console to get a static IP assigned.

vi /etc/sysconfig/network
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=xxxxx
GATEWAY=1.2.3.4

vi /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 1.2.3.4
nameserver 4.3.2.1

vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=static
BROADCAST=1.2.3.255
IPADDR=1.2.3.4
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=1.2.3.0
ONBOOT=yes
TYPE=Ethernet

Restart networking and then you can get to the appliance config screen with your static IP.

Also the admin is usually out of date so as root you'll need to do a conary updateall and a restart to get all the latest updates.