Evan, Would definitely need to have a look at the exact default.xml manifest being used. I just tried pinging 10.6.167.126 and it's failing for me at the moment.
Do you have a copy ? cheers Matt On 03/ 9/10 03:35 PM, Evan Layton wrote: > Anyone have any ideas on what the problem is here? > > thanks, > > -evan > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Deleting partitions using the manifest file > Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:33:42 -0800 > From: mary ding <Mary.Ding at Sun.COM> > Reply-To: Mary.Ding at Sun.COM > Organization: Sun Microsystems > To: Anna Pereira <Anna.Pereira at Sun.COM> > CC: install-poc at sun.com <install-poc at Sun.COM> > > William and Evan: > > Can one of you take a look to see how this fails > You can ssh into > 10.6.167.126 as anna/abc123 and look at /test/default.xml > > anna at solerator:/test$ pfexec installadm add -m /test/default.xml -n dev133 > Error: File /test/default.xml failed validation: > Element ai_criteria_manifest failed to validate content > anna at solerator:/test$ > > > > It did not say what fails to validate and the error message is not > helpful at all. > > > > > On 03/08/10 19:11, Anna Pereira wrote: >> Hi Mary, >> >> Sorry Mary,I happened to move the manifest file to /test directory. >> The pxe clients I tried to install on had SP ip's:10.6.73.126 & >> 10.6.239.123. >> >> Thanks >> Anna >> >> >> >> On Mar 8, 2010, at 6:29 PM, mary ding <Mary.Ding at Sun.COM> wrote: >> >>> Anna: >>> >>> It is a bad idea to use /tmp/default.xml and I cannot find it on >>> 10.6.157.126. The xml should be stored in a permanent location, >>> otherwise you will lose it during reboot. I still cannot find the >>> default.xml that you try to add in your server under /tmp. >>> >>> >>> >>> I had never seen the problem you described about install takes a long >>> time at the gateway message. I am not sure how your network is setup >>> and I had never seen this in our 10.6.35 and 10.6.68 subnet. >>> >>> Can you provide access to the client you want to install ??? We need >>> to examine what is currently on the disk. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> about hanging. >>> On 03/08/10 17:58, Anna Pereira wrote: >>>> Hi Mary, >>>> >>>> The OS build is also dev133. >>>> You can definately take a look at the system: >>>> Solerator SP IP: 10.6.157.131 root/changeme >>>> Host IP: 10.6.157.126 anna/abc123 >>>> >>>> Another thing I noticed was: >>>> Once the GRUB boot menu is loaded, and the entry is selected to >>>> initiate >>>> the auto-installation, the install hangs for a long time (probably >>>> around 20 minutes) at the gateway message (pls. see screenshot )....it >>>> eventually finds the boot program and the install proceeds. >>>> Have you seen this? I tried specifying the IP of the repository and >>>> also >>>> using a local repository on the pxe server itself, but that did not >>>> make >>>> any difference. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Anna >>>> >>>> >>>> On 3/8/2010 5:47 PM, mary ding wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Anna: >>>>> >>>>> What is os build your AI server is running ??? >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible for us to get access to solerator and take a look ??? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 03/08/10 17:40, Anna Pereira wrote: >>>>>> Hi Mary, >>>>>> >>>>>> I was searching for a way to delete non-Solaris partitions on the web >>>>>> and came across one of your replies on Open Solaris forum....I hope >>>>>> you >>>>>> can help me. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am trying to setup pxe install of Open Solaris dev 133. I am >>>>>> trying to >>>>>> modify the manifest file default.xml to delete existing partitions >>>>>> (non-Solaris) on pxe clients as follows: >>>>>> >>>>>> <ai_device_partitioning> >>>>>> <partition_action>delete</partition_action> >>>>>> <partition_number>1</partition_number> >>>>>> </ai_device_partitioning> >>>>>> >>>>>> But I keep getting the following error: >>>>>> >>>>>> root at solerator:/var/svc/manifest# installadm add -m >>>>>> /tmp/default.xml -n >>>>>> dev133 >>>>>> Error: File /tmp/default.xml failed validation: >>>>>> Element ai_criteria_manifest failed to validate content >>>>>> >>>>>> The docs say that this should be possible for x86 clients, so am I >>>>>> missing something? How else can I delete existing partitions? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> Anna >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >
