Hi folks. I'd like to know if someone already installed beowulf cluster with HP Proliant DL360 machines using FAI, because I've had difficulties to install the operational system in the client stations. I'm using testing version of debian and I've got to install the FAI server without bigger difficulties, selecting the msdos signature type during the HD partitioning. However, when I try to install in the stations the process always is cancelled during the formatting of the HD, with the following error message:
----------------------#----------------------#---------------------------- Partitioning local harddisks setup_harddisks version 0.40fai Probing disks: /dev/cciss/c0d0 Disks found:Disk /dev/cciss/c0d0: cannot get geometry sfdisk: ERROR: sector 0 does not have an msdos signature /dev/cciss/c0d0: unrecognized partition table type No partitions found Using config file: /var/lib/fai/config/disk_config/FAIBASE ERROR: could not read device /dev/cciss/c0d0 Mapping disk name disk1 to cciss/c0d0 setup_harddisks version 0.40fai Probing disks: /dev/cciss/c0d0 Disks found: Using config file: /var/lib/fai/config/disk_config/FAIBASE Mapping disk name disk1 to cciss/c0d0 ----------------------#----------------------#--------------------------- As you can see in the 20-hwdetect.source attached archive, I modified that to add modules evdev, cciss, scsi_mod, piix and tg3, during boot of kernel 2.6.18-fai-kernels. I'm sending also the fai.log archive to assist in the troubleshooting. Thanks in advance. PS: Sorry for my poor english. Best, Marcelo
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Fully Automatic Installation - FAI
FAI 3.1.2, 27 Nov 2006 Copyright (c) 1999-2006
Thomas Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Calling task_confdir
Kernel parameters: ip=dhcp FAI_ACTION=install root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=/srv/fai/nfsroot,v3,tcp,rsize=32768,wsize=32768 FAI_FLAGS=verbose,sshd,createvt BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz-install
Reading /var/log/fai/current/boot.log
FAI_FLAGS: verbose sshd createvt
Configuration space atom00:/srv/fai/config mounted to /var/lib/fai/config
Can't connect to monserver on atom00 port 4711. Monitoring disabled.
Calling task_setup
FAI_FLAGS: verbose sshd createvt
rdate: connect: Connection refused
15 Jan 17:07:45 ntpdate[1825]: step time server 192.168.10.250 offset -210.951272 sec
Press ctrl-c to interrupt FAI and to get a shell
Calling task_defclass
/usr/bin/fai-class: Defining classes.
Executing /var/lib/fai/config/class/10-base-classes.
10-base-classes OK.
Executing /var/lib/fai/config/class/20-hwdetect.source.
loading kernel module rtc
loading kernel module floppy
loading kernel module usbkbd
loading kernel module ide-disk
loading kernel module ide-cd
loading kernel module evdev
loading kernel module tg3
loading kernel module cciss
loading kernel module scsi_mod
loading kernel module ehci-hcd
loading kernel module ohci-hcd
loading kernel module uhci-hcd
loading kernel module usbhid
loading kernel module ide-generic
loading kernel module generic
loading kernel module piix
[33m*[39;49m Skipping Module ehci-hcd. It's already loaded.
[33m*[39;49m Skipping Module piix. It's already loaded.
[33m*[39;49m Skipping Module cciss. It's already loaded.
Video card detected: ati
20-hwdetect.source OK.
Executing /var/lib/fai/config/class/50-host-classes.
50-host-classes OK.
List of all classes: DEFAULT LINUX I386 FAIBASE DHCPC DEMO GRUB atom01 LAST
Calling task_defvar
Executing FAIBASE.var
++ FAI_ALLOW_UNSIGNED=1
++ CONSOLEFONT=
++ KEYMAP=us-intl.iso01
++ UTC=no
++ TIMEZONE=America/Recife
++ ROOTPW='$1$kBnWcO.E$djxB128U7dMkrltJHPf6d1'
++ MODULESLIST='ehci-hcd ohci-hcd uhci-hcd usbhid psmouse'
++ VIDEODRIVER=ati
Loading keymap(s) us-intl.iso01 ...done.
Calling task_action
FAI_ACTION: install
Performing FAI installation. All data may be overwritten!
Calling task_install
Calling task_partition
Partitioning local harddisks
setup_harddisks version 0.40fai
Probing disks: /dev/cciss/c0d0
Disks found:Disk /dev/cciss/c0d0: cannot get geometry
sfdisk: ERROR: sector 0 does not have an msdos signature
/dev/cciss/c0d0: unrecognized partition table type
No partitions found
Using config file: /var/lib/fai/config/disk_config/FAIBASE
Mapping disk name disk1 to cciss/c0d0
ERROR: could not read device /dev/cciss/c0d0
setup_harddisks version 0.40fai
Probing disks: /dev/cciss/c0d0
Disks found:
Using config file: /var/lib/fai/config/disk_config/FAIBASE
Mapping disk name disk1 to cciss/c0d0
Save log files via rsh to [EMAIL PROTECTED]:atom01/install-20070115_170745
20-hwdetect.source
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