Re: Help or support
Hello Dmitri, I have checked all your suggestion and it is all configured correctly and the ssh connections from my VCL node work properly, 'ssh -i /etc/vcl/vcl.key u804vmsrv' 'ssh -i /etc/vcl/vcl.key VMXP1' But I continue with the same problem and I can not create the image. I will try to find the problem in the scripts. Many thanks in avanced, Dmitri Chebotarov wrote: Juan Could you please check the following: - VMWARE host is added with following properties: State: vmhostinuse, Type: blade, Provisioning Engine: xCAT 2.x. You can check/change it under Manage Computers. - the VM you are trying to image (lets call it baseImage01) is added with following properties: State: available, Type: virtualmachine, Provisioning Engine: VMWare. - make sure that baseImage01 VM is assigned to VMWare host under Virtual Hosts, select your VM Host from the list and add baseImage01 to 'VMs assigned to host'; - from Linux server where you have VCLD make sure you can ssh to VMWare host using vcl.key: run 'ssh -i /etc/vcl/vcl.key vmwarehost' (I think name of the host in your case is u804vmsrv). You should login without a need to enter password. This implies that 'End Node SSH Identity Key Files:' is to /etc/vcl/vcl.key in management node configuration. - from Linux server where you have VCLD make sure you can ssh to baseImage01 VM using vcl.key: run 'ssh -i /etc/vcl/vcl.key baseImage01'. Once you checked/set all these, try to create image again. Thanks. On Nov 23, 2011, at 6:52 , Juanjo wrote: Many Thanks Josh and Juan Jose and others for your help, but I continue with problems to create image. I explain in below lines a little my problems. Josh Thompson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Juanjo, To have your system ready to capture your first base image, you need to have your vmhost and VMs added to VCL using the VCL website. The following page explains how to do that: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/VCL/VCL+2.2.1+-+Further+Steps+if+Using+VMware I already have done all of this page, but I continue with problems to create the image. Since you only have one vmhost server right now, you'll need to follow the sections titled Adding Individual VMware Servers, Adding Virtual Machines, and Assing a VM to a Virtual Host. Done. When creating your first base image, you don't use the VCL website; you use 'vcld -setup'. These are the instructions you should be using to create your initial base image: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/VCL/Create+a+Windows+Base+Image Until you have captured your first base image, you'll always receive the message You don't have access to any environments and, therefore, cannot make any reservations. on the New Reservations page because you don't have any images to have access to. I can launch the capture process with vlcd -setup, but when I have introduced all parameters and start the capture process I received some error messages that I show below: 2011-11-22 18:24:26|29632|1:1|image|Module.pm:new(200)|VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMware::VMware object created for computer VMXP1, address: 3484f58 2011-11-22 18:24:26|29632|1:1|image|VMware.pm:initialize(230)|initializing VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMware::VMware object |29632|1:1|image| WARNING |29632|1:1|image| 2011-11-22 18:24:26|29632|1:1|image|utils.pm:get_management_node_info(5966)|zero rows were returned from database select, image library functions will be disabled ... 2011-11-22 18:24:26|29632|1:1|image|VMware.pm:get_vmhost_datastructure(1190)|created DataStructure object for VM host: u804vmsrv 2011-11-22 18:24:26|29632|1:1|image|VMware.pm:initialize(249)|attempting to create OS object for the image currently loaded on the VM host: u804vmsrv |29632|1:1|image| image name: noimage |29632|1:1|image| OS module: VCL::Module::OS::Linux::UnixLab |29632|1:1|image| WARNING |29632|1:1|image| 2011-11-22 18:24:26|29632|1:1|image|utils.pm:get_management_node_info(5966)|zero rows were returned from database select, image library functions will be disabled ... 2011-11-22 18:24:27|29632|1:1|image|OS.pm:is_ssh_responding(401)|u804vmsrv is responding to SSH, port 22: open, port 24: closed 2011-11-22 18:24:27|29632|1:1|image|VMware.pm:initialize(254)|OS on VM host u804vmsrv will be controlled using a VCL::Module::OS::Linux::UnixLab OS object |29632|1:1|image| WARNING |29632|1:1|image| 2011-11-22 18:24:27|29632|1:1|image|utils.pm:get_management_node_info(5966)|zero rows were returned from database select, image library functions will be disabled ... 2011-11-22 18:24:27|29632|1:1|image|Module.pm:new(200)|VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMware::vSphere_SDK object created for computer VMXP1, address: 3c6e820 2011-11-22 18:24:27|29632|1:1|image|vSphere_SDK.pm:initialize(1826)|vSphere SDK for Perl does not appear to be installed on this managment
Re: Help or support
Juan Could you please check the following: - VMWARE host is added with following properties: State: vmhostinuse, Type: blade, Provisioning Engine: xCAT 2.x. You can check/change it under Manage Computers. - the VM you are trying to image (lets call it baseImage01) is added with following properties: State: available, Type: virtualmachine, Provisioning Engine: VMWare. - make sure that baseImage01 VM is assigned to VMWare host under Virtual Hosts, select your VM Host from the list and add baseImage01 to 'VMs assigned to host'; - from Linux server where you have VCLD make sure you can ssh to VMWare host using vcl.key: run 'ssh -i /etc/vcl/vcl.key vmwarehost' (I think name of the host in your case is u804vmsrv). You should login without a need to enter password. This implies that 'End Node SSH Identity Key Files:' is to /etc/vcl/vcl.key in management node configuration. - from Linux server where you have VCLD make sure you can ssh to baseImage01 VM using vcl.key: run 'ssh -i /etc/vcl/vcl.key baseImage01'. Once you checked/set all these, try to create image again. Thanks. On Nov 23, 2011, at 6:52 , Juanjo wrote: Many Thanks Josh and Juan Jose and others for your help, but I continue with problems to create image. I explain in below lines a little my problems. Josh Thompson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Juanjo, To have your system ready to capture your first base image, you need to have your vmhost and VMs added to VCL using the VCL website. The following page explains how to do that: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/VCL/VCL+2.2.1+-+Further+Steps+if+Using+VMware I already have done all of this page, but I continue with problems to create the image. Since you only have one vmhost server right now, you'll need to follow the sections titled Adding Individual VMware Servers, Adding Virtual Machines, and Assing a VM to a Virtual Host. Done. When creating your first base image, you don't use the VCL website; you use 'vcld -setup'. These are the instructions you should be using to create your initial base image: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/VCL/Create+a+Windows+Base+Image Until you have captured your first base image, you'll always receive the message You don't have access to any environments and, therefore, cannot make any reservations. on the New Reservations page because you don't have any images to have access to. I can launch the capture process with vlcd -setup, but when I have introduced all parameters and start the capture process I received some error messages that I show below: 2011-11-22 18:24:26|29632|1:1|image|Module.pm:new(200)|VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMware::VMware object created for computer VMXP1, address: 3484f58 2011-11-22 18:24:26|29632|1:1|image|VMware.pm:initialize(230)|initializing VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMware::VMware object |29632|1:1|image| WARNING |29632|1:1|image| 2011-11-22 18:24:26|29632|1:1|image|utils.pm:get_management_node_info(5966)|zero rows were returned from database select, image library functions will be disabled ... 2011-11-22 18:24:26|29632|1:1|image|VMware.pm:get_vmhost_datastructure(1190)|created DataStructure object for VM host: u804vmsrv 2011-11-22 18:24:26|29632|1:1|image|VMware.pm:initialize(249)|attempting to create OS object for the image currently loaded on the VM host: u804vmsrv |29632|1:1|image| image name: noimage |29632|1:1|image| OS module: VCL::Module::OS::Linux::UnixLab |29632|1:1|image| WARNING |29632|1:1|image| 2011-11-22 18:24:26|29632|1:1|image|utils.pm:get_management_node_info(5966)|zero rows were returned from database select, image library functions will be disabled ... 2011-11-22 18:24:27|29632|1:1|image|OS.pm:is_ssh_responding(401)|u804vmsrv is responding to SSH, port 22: open, port 24: closed 2011-11-22 18:24:27|29632|1:1|image|VMware.pm:initialize(254)|OS on VM host u804vmsrv will be controlled using a VCL::Module::OS::Linux::UnixLab OS object |29632|1:1|image| WARNING |29632|1:1|image| 2011-11-22 18:24:27|29632|1:1|image|utils.pm:get_management_node_info(5966)|zero rows were returned from database select, image library functions will be disabled ... 2011-11-22 18:24:27|29632|1:1|image|Module.pm:new(200)|VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMware::vSphere_SDK object created for computer VMXP1, address: 3c6e820 2011-11-22 18:24:27|29632|1:1|image|vSphere_SDK.pm:initialize(1826)|vSphere SDK for Perl does not appear to be installed on this managment node, unable to load VMware vSphere SDK Perl modules 2011-11-22 18:24:27|29632|1:1|image|VMware.pm:get_vmhost_api_object(1313)|API object could not be created: VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMware::vSphere_SDK |29632|1:1|image| WARNING |29632|1:1|image| 2011-11-22
Re: Help or support
First at all, many thanks Josh, As I said in my first mail, I have two machines or servers. One is a VCL node with all configuration as I have followed from VCL documentation. The other server i a Ubuntu 8.04 LTS with VMware Server 2.0. In this last server I have two virtual machines that I have added to VCL as documentation said. After that I have tried to add image from one of this virtual machines to VCL node with vcld -setup but I faced one message that it is impossible to create image because the machines are in maintanance mode, as documentation said. Thus I can not to advance in the configuration. Is it necessary to create image with vcld -setup from a physical machine? Many thank again in advance, Josh Thompson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Juanjo, Welcome to the VCL community! This is definitely the correct list to use for VCL (non-development) related questions. After you have imported the image using 'vcld -setup', you'll need to add the image to an image group. On the Privileges page, make sure there is a node with either your userid or a user group you are a member of granted the imageCheckOut permissions. Also, at the same node, make sure the image group you added the image to is granted the available attribute. Those two things should get you passed the You don't have access to any environments and, therefore, cannot make any reservations. error message. We also have a chat room on freenode (IRC) that you can join to get more real- time support - #asfvcl. Josh On Tuesday November 08, 2011, Juanjo wrote: Hello everybody, We are writing from Universitat Autònama de Barcelona Engineering School computer support department. We are trying to install one VCL node with a VMware Server Host as provisioning machine. I have followed the installation process specified in next URL: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/VCL/VCL+2.2.1+Installation I have two servers, one with Debian 6 with MySQL and the VCL package installed, apache-VCL-2.2.1-incubating.tar.bz2. Also I have another server with Ubuntu Server 8.04 LTS with VMware Server installed with two virtual machines. These virtual machines have Windows XP. I have followed all configuration process specified in the above URL but when I try to make a reservation, I viewed the message You don't have access to any environments and, therefore, cannot make any reservations.. I don't know if I am writing to the correct mail, but if it is not the correct place, please can you inform me about how I get support about this, I will be to much grateful about information. Many thanks in advance, - -- - --- Josh Thompson VCL Developer North Carolina State University my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk666sEACgkQV/LQcNdtPQNVoQCeLm8ItbIepHUMls9uQQ427rwE q1wAnR5b25K8l8iUQ1t2gWh/qX3N8Sd/ =XZSh -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- --- Juanjo Rodríguez Guerra SIEE - Escola d'Enginyeria - Edifici Q Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 08193 Bellaterra Cerdanyola del Vallès BARCELONA SPAIN E-Mail: juanjose.rodrigu...@uab.cat Telèfons: 93 581 34 89 ---
Re: Help or support
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Are you talking about the vmhost or the VM being in the maintenance state? vcld -setup definitely won't capture the image when the VM is in the maintenance state, but I'm not sure what it would do if the vmhost was in the maintenance state. Josh On Thursday November 10, 2011, James O'Dell wrote: It sounded to me like he was trying to create the initial image (vcld -setup). In the past, I've run into what sounded like the same problem. I typically build the initial image as a vmware guest(the vmware guest uses the target ip configuration, cygwin added, etc), and then I use 'vcld -setup' to create the initial image. I have run into the situation where the 'vcld -setup' would start the image creation process, abort, and complain the host was in 'maintenance'. It wouldn't work until I changed the state to 'available' I figured that he followed the instructions, and already linked the vmware guest to the vmware host, and he was trying to create an initial image from the vmware guest On 11/10/2011 8:53 AM, Josh Thompson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Actually, you don't want to put the vmhost machine into the available state. It needs to be in the vmhostinuse state. The VMs on your vmhost server need to be assigned to the vmhost. To do this, go to Virtual Hosts, select your vmhost, and click Configure Host. After that, you should see your VMs in the list of unassigned VMs. Select the VMs, and click the-Add button to add them to your vmhost. Josh On Thursday November 10, 2011, James O'Dell wrote: It's not necessary to create an image from a physical machine (probably won't work for a vmguest anyway). But, the vcl manager must think the vcl computer is 'available' Here's how to change a computer's state to 'available' Manage Computers = [X] Computer Utilities Submit = [X] vmhostname1 Change state of or delete selected computers[available] Confirm Change = __Jim On 11/10/2011 7:14 AM, Juanjo wrote: First at all, many thanks Josh, As I said in my first mail, I have two machines or servers. One is a VCL node with all configuration as I have followed from VCL documentation. The other server i a Ubuntu 8.04 LTS with VMware Server 2.0. In this last server I have two virtual machines that I have added to VCL as documentation said. After that I have tried to add image from one of this virtual machines to VCL node with vcld -setup but I faced one message that it is impossible to create image because the machines are in maintanance mode, as documentation said. Thus I can not to advance in the configuration. Is it necessary to create image with vcld -setup from a physical machine? Many thank again in advance, Josh Thompson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Juanjo, Welcome to the VCL community! This is definitely the correct list to use for VCL (non-development) related questions. After you have imported the image using 'vcld -setup', you'll need to add the image to an image group. On the Privileges page, make sure there is a node with either your userid or a user group you are a member of granted theimageCheckOut permissions. Also, at the same node, make sure the image group you added the image to is granted theavailable attribute. Those two things should get you passed theYou don't have access to any environments and, therefore, cannot make any reservations. error message. We also have a chat room on freenode (IRC) that you can join to get more real- time support - #asfvcl. Josh On Tuesday November 08, 2011, Juanjo wrote: Hello everybody, We are writing from Universitat Autònama de Barcelona Engineering School computer support department. We are trying to install one VCL node with a VMware Server Host as provisioning machine. I have followed the installation process specified in next URL: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/VCL/VCL+2.2.1+Installatio n I have two servers, one with Debian 6 with MySQL and the VCL package installed, apache-VCL-2.2.1-incubating.tar.bz2. Also I have another server with Ubuntu Server 8.04 LTS with VMware Server installed with two virtual machines. These virtual machines have Windows XP. I have followed all configuration process specified in the above URL but when I try to make a reservation, I viewed the messageYou don't have access to any environments and, therefore, cannot make any reservations.. I don't know if I am writing to the correct mail, but if it is not the correct place, please can you inform me about how I get support about this, I will be to much grateful about information. Many thanks in advance, - -- - --- Josh Thompson VCL Developer North
