In order to build an x86_64 image, I believe you need to have an x86_64 OS on the head node. It can build the i386 images too, but not the other way.
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Christophe Trophime <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have installed oscar 5.1b1 on a small cluster with > FC8 on both headnode (eth0: private and eth1 public, i386) and clients > (i386). During the installation > we ran into several problems : > > 1/ We would like to build an heterogeneous cluster > with both i386 and x86_64 clients. Following the installation guide > we have created to remote repositories in /tftpboot/distro (one for i386 > and 1 for x86_64). > In this case the installation fails when trying to build "Oscar Clients > Image". > > If we remove one of the remote repositories then the "Build Oscar client > Image" step runs smoothly. > > If there a way to have several remote repositories in /tftpboot/distro > for different arch and likely distributions? > > 2/ We have notice some errors during the creation of the images : > > ============================================================================= > == Running step 4 of the OSCAR wizard: Build OSCAR client image > ============================================================================= > > ... > Installing: pvm #################### [ 75/364] > Installing: pvm ##################### [ 75/364] > /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.2575: line 1: chown: command not found > error: %post(pvm-3.4.5+6-2.i686) scriptlet failed, exit status 127 > > ... > Installing: torque [175/364] > Installing: torque ##################### [175/364] > /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.70649: line 4: cat: command not found > error: %post(torque-2.1.8-3oscar.i686) scriptlet failed, exit status 127 > > and a lot of error like this one > > ... > Installing: xorg-x11-filesystem ############## [176/364] > Installing: xorg-x11-filesystem > could not open ts_done file: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: > '/var/lib/systemimager/images/fc8-i386/var/lib/yum/transaction-done.2008-03-26.12:38.30' > > --> Step 4: Running: post_binary_package_install (fc8-i386, eth0) > ... > Analysing configurator.html for sis > Can't call method "Busy" without a package or object reference at > /opt/oscar/lib/OSCAR/Configbox.pm line 613. > Script /var/lib/oscar/packages/sis/api-post-image exitted badly with exit > code '11' at /opt/oscar/scripts/post_rpm_install line 85 > Couldn't run post_rpm_nochroot for sis at > /opt/oscar/scripts/post_rpm_install line 86 > --> About to run /var/lib/oscar/packages/sync-files/post_rpm_nochroot for > sync-files > Created templates for image fc8-i386 in > /opt/sync_files/templates/image/fc8-i386 > Make sure these files do not contain any user accounts. > Only system account IDs should be included! > --> About to run /var/lib/oscar/packages/torque/client-post_install for > torque > There were errors running post_rpm_install scripts. Please check your logs. > at /opt/oscar/scripts/post_rpm_install line 91 > Bad file descriptor at ./oscar_wizard line 535 > --> Marking installed bit in ODA for client binary packages > ... > > >> Evaluating initrd size to be added in the kernel boot options > >> (e.g. /etc/systemimager/pxelinux.cfg/syslinux.cfg): > >> suggested value -> ramdisk_size=59728 > > cat: write error: Broken pipe > cat: write error: Broken pipe > >>> Using kernel from: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24.3-34.fc8 > >> ls -l /etc/systemimager/boot/kernel > ... > Automatically create configuration file for systemconfigurator: > >> /etc/systemconfig/systemconfig.conf > cat: write error: Broken pipe > cat: write error: Broken pipe > cat: write error: Broken pipe > --> Step 6: Successfully enabled UYOK > > These errors seems not to prevent the cluster from working > but we would like to be sure of that. And eventually to fix them if > possible. > > 3/ Finally within the post_install script we run into some problems > > img_datasources: images: /var/lib/oscar/packages/ganglia/.configs/fc8-i386 > finding gmetad config for image fc8-i386 > [ganglia] configurator values for image fc8-i386 not found! > [ganglia] Ganglia gmetad configuration file modified, re-starting daemon... > ... > > --> About to run /var/lib/oscar/packages/opium/api-post-deploy for opium > image: > $VAR1 = 'fc8-i386'; > --------------- > gexec_cluster() XML_ParseBuffer() error at line 1: > no element found > > We have no ideas of whats going on here... > > The configuration of torque also lead to some problems : > > --> About to run /var/lib/oscar/packages/torque/api-post-deploy for torque > [torque] Updating pbs_server nodes > /opt/pbs/bin/pbsnodes: Server has no node list MSG=node list is empty > qmgr obj=oscarnode1.lcmi.local svr=default: Unauthorized Request > create node oscarnode1.lcmi.local np = 1 , properties = all > qmgr obj=oscarnode2.lcmi.local svr=default: Unauthorized Request > create node oscarnode2.lcmi.local np = 1 , properties = all > Shutting down TORQUE Server: [OK] > Starting TORQUE Server: [OK] > [torque] Creating TORQUE workq queue... > Max open servers: 4 > qmgr obj=workq svr=default: Unauthorized Request > create queue workq > Configuration of TORQUE queues failed... > > We have managed to fix this last issue. In our configuration > the headnode has two nic (eth0 : private, eth1: public). > If we put the DNS name of the headnode within > the /var/spool/pbs/server_name we are able to configure properly torque. > Could this be managed automatically when multiple NIC are detected? > > We have enable the headnode to be "part of the cluster" by > checking the "Run batch system client (pbs_mom) on head node" within the > torque configuration. Why the "headnode" is not part of the pbs_server > nodes then? > > 4/ At last the tests performed well except for the Ganglia setup test > which reports using 3 nodes instead of 2! I suppose this is connected > with the fact for the "headnode" should be part of the pbs nodes (see > above). > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-users mailing list > Oscar-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. 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