FWIW, that problem is tracked by https://smartos.org/bugview/OS-6579.
On Jan 30, 2018, at 8:58 AM, Julien Gilli <[email protected]> wrote: > Looking at the smbios data file, I can confirm the presence of the control > character that was causing JSON parsing problems: > > [root@headnode (coal) ~]# smbios -t SMB_TYPE_SYSTEM /var/tmp/chad-smbios.data > | cat -ve > ID SIZE TYPE$ > 256 107 SMB_TYPE_SYSTEM (type 1) (system information)$ > $ > Manufacturer: HP$ > Product: ProLiant DL360 G5$ > Serial Number: ^Q $ > $ > UUID: 00000000-0000-1100-0000-000000000000$ > Wake-Up Event: 0x6 (power switch)$ > SKU Number: $ > Family: ProLiant$ > $ > [root@headnode (coal) ~]# > > > It seems you were able to change that serial number to a JSON-parsable value > though. Did it fix the original problem you had with that server? > > Julien > > On Jan 25, 2018, at 4:59 AM, Chad M Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Perhaps this machine is on its way out, this morning I noticed that GRUB >> isn’t automatically booting, rather waiting for me to press enter. Strange >> behavior, the same CDROM worked yesterday. (Perhaps the temperature swings >> of my garages is taking its toll. For about 4 years the server was in a >> garage in TX where it could reach ~ 114 in the summer months, now its ~ 20 >> in my garage as I’m no longer in TX.) During the boot process I saw an >> error about the clock, so perhaps the battery has died on the motherboard. >> >> The file is at >> https://play.ourspace.io/s/yoP76pDXgYKcFoj/download?path=%2F&files=smbios.data >> >> I suspect I might be able to change the serial number in the BIOS, something >> I’ll try later, else this box just became spare parts for the other machines >> in my rack. >> >> Thank you again for your help! >> >> >> -Chad >> >>> On Jan 24, 2018, at 9:36 PM, Julien Gilli <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Chad, >>> >>> Yes, that would be helpful. Can you actually run the following command in >>> that malfunctioning server’s GZ: >>> >>> $ smbios -w /var/tmp/smbios.data >>> >>> and upload the /var/tmp/smbios.data file somewhere? This way anyone will be >>> able to re-run smbios any number of time with any command line option using >>> that data file and reproduce what happens on that machine. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Julien >>> >>> On Jan 24, 2018, at 6:31 PM, Chad M Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I didn’t see your message, before I suspected a hardware issue (wasn’t >>>> sure exactly what) and swapped the memory and disks to another server. Of >>>> course no issue on using the different hardware. Reading your message I >>>> now see why. I very much appreciate your time and effort looking into >>>> this issue. If it would be helpful to you (and the greater SmartOS >>>> community I can revive the server with the problematic serial number and >>>> get the output for you. >>>> >>>> Thank you again, >>>> Chad >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jan 24, 2018, at 7:08 PM, Julien Gilli <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The sysinfo.json file you uploaded contains a control character (\x011, >>>>> ^Q or XON) in the “Serial Number” string value which is not escaped, and >>>>> thus invalid in a JSON string. >>>>> What is the output on that server for the following command: >>>>> >>>>> smbios -t SMB_TYPE_SYSTEM | grep Serial >>>>> >>>>> ? >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 24, 2018, at 12:21 PM, Chad M Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Julien, >>>>>> >>>>>> Sorry about the wrong core dump, imgadm core now at the same URL along >>>>>> with gzip’d versions of the sysinfo files from /tmp. I compressed the >>>>>> sysinfo files so hopefully nothing in the path will modify the content. >>>>>> When I cat the file in my terminal there is no trailing characters. >>>>>> This is a strange issue, I have a handful of servers that are all about >>>>>> the same age and configuration and only this one is showing this >>>>>> behavior. It is possible this box has previously run SmartOS just fine. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <PastedGraphic-1.png> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you for your help with this. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -Chad >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> smartos-discuss | Archives | Modify Your Subscription >> >> > ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
