On 11/11/2009 07:10 PM, Mykel Alvis wrote:
> Hi All,
> I have an odd problem on VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 build-35703, and was
> wondering if anyone else had this issue.
> I have created a new VM with 1G of ram and 8G of disk space, using the
> LSILogic SCSI controller with virtual bus sharing.
>
> When I import the Centos 5.3 i386 DVD iso into Cobbler and do an PXE
> install with that imported distro, the system installs (with one slight
> problem) and then reboots. When it reboots after installation, it gets
> to a point where the remote console tells me :
>
> ...
> mptbase: ioc0: Initiating bringup
> ioc0: LIS53C1030 B0: Capabilities={Initiator}
>
> and then there's a popup dialog that says the following:
> VMware ESX Server unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0)
> NOT_IMPLEMENTED F(5411):3237
> Please request support and include the contents of the log file:
> "/root/vmware/linux/vmware.log". We will respond on the basis of your
> support entitlement.
>
>
> When I look in the aforementioned file, it tells me something that seems
> important:
>
> Nov 11 16:51:19: vcpu-0| LSILogic: Adapter 0 Port 0 Operational.
> Nov 11 16:51:19: vcpu-0| LSILogic: LSILogicProcessSDRMessage: Unhandled
> Message Function 0x7
> Nov 11 16:51:19: vcpu-0| NOT_IMPLEMENTED F(5411):3237
>
> The LSILogic SCSI adapter is the only one that Centos will use from my
> vast list of two (vmxlsilogic and vmxbuslogic). The vmxbuslogic doesn't
> produce visible partitions when installing so it's not particularly
> usefule. The LSILogic install completes, but with the above symptoms
> after the post-install reboot.
>
> Now for the weirdish part:
> When I mount the iso the Centos 5.3 DVD as a DVD ISO device on the same
> VM and install from virtual DVD, the system seems to work rather well.
> It installs and reboots and comes up (eventually, after running
> firstboot) to a login prompt.
>
> I've spent the last couple of hours searching the interwebs about such
> things. I would (and will) send my request to the vmware communities,
> but since the disparity seems to be between Cobbler and a regular DVD
> install, I figured I'd try here first and see if anyone had similar
> experiences. Could this be an issue around the create-repo issue that
> is supposed to be solved in Cobbler 2.0? That appears to be the only
> difference between the two installs (i.e. the state of the repo at
> install time).
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Mykel
>
>
>
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I have not heard or personally seen anything like this. My first guess
would be that the kernel options for cobbler and the DVD are different
enough to cause this behavior.
I would suggest gathering the output of `cat /proc/cmdline` on the VMs
during the following points:
1. During the installation while using PXE
2. During the installation while using DVD
3. After the installation (post-reboot) while using PXE
4. After the installation (post-reboot) while using DVD
There may be an obvious difference.
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