Re: [xcat-user] Network boot Memtest with xCAT

2023-02-17 Thread Ryan Novosielski 
I very recently booted a machine into both the RHEL install disc and 
SystemRescue using the “sanboot” option from iPXE. Here was my example iPXE 
config file:

#!ipxe

set base http://192.168.1.116/install
sanboot ${base}/isos/rhel-server-7.9-x86_64-dvd.iso
#sanboot ${base}/isos/systemrescue-9.06-amd64.iso

Looks reasonably similar to the iPXE steps for memtest below, if more 
complicated.

I can’t for the life of me figure out why all of the documentation for doing 
something like this seems so terrible. It’s very easy to boot a bootable ISO, 
but most of them have you mucking around with all manner of other stuff as well.

Less sure of how to integrate that with xCAT. I was using a Warewulf-based 
system, but even then, I manually messed with the iPXE config after WW had 
written it.

HTH,
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On Feb 17, 2023, at 11:12, Vinícius Ferrão via xCAT-user 
 wrote:

There’s a reemerged version of Memtest that allows UEFI network booting and PXE 
chainloading. So I might try it.

It’s available on memtest.org (it’s no longer the same as memtest.com; they 
diverged).

I will take a look and report back. Let’s see…

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On 17 Feb 2023, at 13:08, Nathan A Besaw  wrote:


Hi Vinícius,

There is no built in feature in xCAT to boot Memtest.

I tried to get it to boot by manually copying files into tftpboot and modifying 
the boot file for my test machine,
following roughly the steps described here:
https://sourceforge.net/p/xcat/mailman/message/34425131/
But I had the same results as desribed in that thread. Maybe something to do 
with the graphics mode? I'm not sure.

The next thing I would suggest to try is to roughly follow these steps 
described for iPXE:
https://ipxe.org/appnote/memtest

xNBA is based on iPXE, so the same process should work, but those instructions 
are from 2015, so they might not be complete in 2023.

If you get a chance to try it out, report back on how it goes.


From: Vinícius Ferrão via xCAT-user 
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [xcat-user] Network boot Memtest with xCAT

Hello, I was wondering is theres a way to easily boot Memtest (https: //www. 
memtest. org/) from xCAT. Someone already achieved this? Is there any ideia on 
how to do this? Theoretically I should use something like: netboot=memtest; but 
that's
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Someone already achieved this?

Is there any ideia on how to do this? Theoretically I should use something 
like: netboot=memtest; but that's probably unspecified.

Thanks.

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Re: [xcat-user] Network boot Memtest with xCAT

2023-02-17 Thread Vinícius Ferrão via xCAT-user 
There’s a reemerged version of Memtest that allows UEFI network booting and PXE 
chainloading. So I might try it.

It’s available on memtest.org (it’s no longer the same as memtest.com; they 
diverged).

I will take a look and report back. Let’s see…

Sent from my iPhone

On 17 Feb 2023, at 13:08, Nathan A Besaw  wrote:


Hi Vinícius,

There is no built in feature in xCAT to boot Memtest.

I tried to get it to boot by manually copying files into tftpboot and modifying 
the boot file for my test machine,
following roughly the steps described here:
https://sourceforge.net/p/xcat/mailman/message/34425131/
But I had the same results as desribed in that thread. Maybe something to do 
with the graphics mode? I'm not sure.

The next thing I would suggest to try is to roughly follow these steps 
described for iPXE:
https://ipxe.org/appnote/memtest

xNBA is based on iPXE, so the same process should work, but those instructions 
are from 2015, so they might not be complete in 2023.

If you get a chance to try it out, report back on how it goes.


From: Vinícius Ferrão via xCAT-user 
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2023 10:42 AM
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Cc: Vinícius Ferrão 
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [xcat-user] Network boot Memtest with xCAT

Hello, I was wondering is theres a way to easily boot Memtest (https: //www. 
memtest. org/) from xCAT. Someone already achieved this? Is there any ideia on 
how to do this? Theoretically I should use something like: netboot=memtest; but 
that's
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(https://www.memtest.org/) from xCAT.

Someone already achieved this?

Is there any ideia on how to do this? Theoretically I should use something 
like: netboot=memtest; but that's probably unspecified.

Thanks.

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Re: [xcat-user] Network boot Memtest with xCAT

2023-02-17 Thread Nathan A Besaw via xCAT-user 
Hi Vinícius,

There is no built in feature in xCAT to boot Memtest.

I tried to get it to boot by manually copying files into tftpboot and modifying 
the boot file for my test machine,
following roughly the steps described here:
https://sourceforge.net/p/xcat/mailman/message/34425131/
But I had the same results as desribed in that thread. Maybe something to do 
with the graphics mode? I'm not sure.

The next thing I would suggest to try is to roughly follow these steps 
described for iPXE:
https://ipxe.org/appnote/memtest

xNBA is based on iPXE, so the same process should work, but those instructions 
are from 2015, so they might not be complete in 2023.

If you get a chance to try it out, report back on how it goes.


From: Vinícius Ferrão via xCAT-user 
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2023 10:42 AM
To: xCAT Users Mailing list 
Cc: Vinícius Ferrão 
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [xcat-user] Network boot Memtest with xCAT

Hello, I was wondering is theres a way to easily boot Memtest (https: //www. 
memtest. org/) from xCAT. Someone already achieved this? Is there any ideia on 
how to do this? Theoretically I should use something like: netboot=memtest; but 
that's
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Someone already achieved this?

Is there any ideia on how to do this? Theoretically I should use something 
like: netboot=memtest; but that's probably unspecified.

Thanks.

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