I am fairly new to crowbar .. Thanks to the team for such a great concept ..
I have been working on getting an ubuntu based build of roxy built, and installed in a lab setup. Building roxy was not too challenging, with the guides .. However, getting the built ISO to install an admin node was the first major challenge I faced. Seems the ubuntu folks decided to hard code /dev/sda (first scsi device) via preseed files. Changing from that required modifying the preseed files and rebuilding. Additionally, and contrary to all widely available docs and blogs on assumptions made by the admin server in terms of network, ubuntu folks also hardcoded a network of 192.168.1.0 (instead of 192.168.124.0) .. and again, this created issues with bringing up an admin node VM .. I eventually got to the point where I have been able to bring up the admin node, and run the crowbar installation .. However, all attempts to get crowbar installed have failed part way, even though the crowbar web UI as well as chef server are up and running and accessible .. Some of the expected functionality is missing: notably, dns, dhcp server, and most of the other expected functionality under the 'provisioner' barclamp. Logging into the web Ui and submitting proposals just keeps the led flashing but nothing happens (even after a day .. yeah, left it running for a day just to be sure) .. I have repeated the process of build ISO --> deploy admin --> install crowbar on admin several times, but I am still unable to get a fully functional admin node at the end of the process. The worst thing is not even being sure how to troubleshoot this effectively .. Being more a puppet (rather than chef) user has not helped me either. My question is: -- Is there a wiki somewhere about troubleshooting/debugging steps for a deployed crowban admin ? I mean basic information like: -- stopping/starting elements that make up the system .. (bluepill does not even seem to be able to stop processes its managing) -- proposals that are expected to have been applied to a fully functional admin node -- removing, adding and re-installing barclamps that make up the admin node .. Thanks in advance for any suggestions ..
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