On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 10:38 -0800, Li, David wrote: > Mike, > > ssh_pwauth=1 didn't work. The boot dropped into the dracut shell. I attached > a snapshot so you can see the error. > BOOTIF worked. I could ping the node but ssh was rejected.
Ok, yeah, there is a bug there. I'll get a patch written and posted shortly for you to try. Mike > > - David > ________________________________________ > From: Mike Burns [[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 7:36 AM > To: Li, David > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Users] Pxeboot - pwd/login issue > > On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 07:17 -0800, Li, David wrote: > > Hi Mike, > > > > I ran into the login/pwd problem again with this new build. Kernel > > option adminpw worked but only for a short time. I was asked to change > > pwd immediately after login but then rejected again after I did that. > > There was an short-lived error message on the screen but I wasn't able > > to capture it. > > You can try booting with "BOOTIF=eth0 ssh_pwauth=1" in the command line. > This will configure networking and enable SSH password authentication. > Then you can ssh admin@<your host> and it will show you the error. > > > > > I tried the latest from archipel source and it worked without password > > issue. I pulled it from: > > > > git clone https://github.com/primalmotion/Archipel.git > > I'm using git://github.com/primalmotion/Node.git > > The only differences I see between the 2 are some minor formatting and > conditional changes in recipe/Makefile.am and a couple patches that were > pushed since the github repo was updated. These patches are all on the > gerrit.ovirt.org side. > > Note: there is an incompatible change that was merged into master this > morning. I'm working on a rebase of the archipel stuff now to include > it. > > Mike > > > > > There might be a few updates right after you pulled it last time. > > > > Would you mind merge the new updates into ovirt node again? > > > > Thanks. > > > > David > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Mike Burns [mailto:[email protected]] > > >Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 5:10 PM > > >To: Li, David > > >Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot > > > > > >On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 17:05 -0800, Li, David wrote: > > >> Mike, > > >> Built it finally! > > >> Thanks a lot! > > > > > >Woot! > > > > > >> > > >> >-----Original Message----- > > >> >From: Mike Burns [mailto:[email protected]] > > >> >Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 4:18 PM > > >> >To: Li, David > > >> >Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >> >Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> > > > >> >On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 15:50 -0800, Li, David wrote: > > >> >> MIke, > > >> >> > > >> >> Got something new this time in make publish: > > >> >> > > >> >> /bin/sh: -c: line 36: syntax error near unexpected token `)' > > >> >> /bin/sh: -c: line 36: `)' > > >> >> make[1]: *** [repos.ks] Error 1 > > >> >> make[1]: Leaving directory > > >> >> `/home/lid/workspace/ovirt/node-archipel- > > >> >2.2.2/ovirt-node/recipe' > > >> >> make: *** [distdir] Error 1 > > >> >> > > >> >> [lid@FC16-1 ovirt-node]$ echo $OVIRT_CACHE_DIR > > >$OVIRT_LOCAL_REPO > > >> >> /home/lid/ovirt-cache file:///home/lid/ovirt-cache/ovirt > > >> >> [lid@FC16-1 ovirt-node]$ > > >> > > > >> >Oops, bad merge on my part. > > >> > > > >> >$ git reset --hard origin/master #sets you back to head of the > > >> >master branch $ git fetch http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node > > >> >refs/changes/38/1738/3 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD # checks out the > > >new version of the patch set. > > >> > > > >> >Mike > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> - David > > >> >> ________________________________________ > > >> >> From: Mike Burns [[email protected]] > > >> >> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 2:12 PM > > >> >> To: Li, David > > >> >> Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >> >> Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> >> > > >> >> On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 13:34 -0800, Li, David wrote: > > >> >> > Mike, > > >> >> > > > >> >> > It seems it needs couple vdsm pkgs: > > >> >> > > > >> >> > ./node-creator ovirt-node-image.ks Error creating Live CD : > > >> >> > Failed to find package 'vdsm-cli' : No > > >> >> > package(s) available to install mv ovirt-node-image.iso > > >> >> > ovirt-node-image-2.2.3-0.1fc16.git16688ea.iso > > >> >> > mv: cannot stat `ovirt-node-image.iso': No such file or directory > > >> >> > make: *** [ovirt-node-image.iso] Error 1 > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > can I remove them from ks files? > > >> >> > > >> >> Not if you want to use ovirt-node with ovirt-engine. There was a > > >> >> bug in that patch set that is fixed in patch set 2 (along with the > > >> >> bad ===== package). I hadn't pulled the patch set together and > > >> >> uploaded to gerrit yet, but it's there now. > > >> >> > > >> >> git fetch http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node > > >> >> refs/changes/38/1738/2 && git checkout FETCH_HEAD > > >> >> > > >> >> This should fix the problem. > > >> >> > > >> >> Mike > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> > - David > > >> >> > ________________________________________ > > >> >> > From: Mike Burns [[email protected]] > > >> >> > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 12:07 PM > > >> >> > To: Li, David > > >> >> > Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >> >> > Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> >> > > > >> >> > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 11:52 -0800, Li, David wrote: > > >> >> > > It's still the same error: > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > [lid@FC16-1 ovirt-node]$ cd recipe/ > > >> >> > > [lid@FC16-1 recipe]$ make ovirt-node-image.iso ( \ > > >> >> > > echo "PRODUCT='"oVirt Node Hypervisor"'" ;\ > > >> >> > > echo "PRODUCT_SHORT='"oVirt Node Hypervisor"'" ;\ > > >> >> > > echo "PACKAGE=ovirt-node-image" ;\ > > >> >> > > echo "VERSION=2.2.3" ;\ > > >> >> > > echo "RELEASE=0.1fc16.git16688ea" ;\ > > >> >> > > ) > version.ks > > >> >> > > ./node-creator ovirt-node-image.ks Error creating Live CD : > > >> >> > > Failed to find package '=======' : No package(s) available to > > >> >> > > install mv ovirt-node-image.iso > > >> >> > > ovirt-node-image-2.2.3-0.1fc16.git16688ea.iso > > >> >> > > mv: cannot stat `ovirt-node-image.iso': No such file or > > >> >> > > directory > > >> >> > > make: *** [ovirt-node-image.iso] Error 1 > > >> >> > > [lid@FC16-1 recipe]$ echo $OVIRT_LOCAL_REPO > > >> >> > > file:///home/lid/ovirt-cache/ovirt > > >> >> > > [lid@FC16-1 recipe]$ ll /home/lid/ovirt-cache/ovirt/ total 12 > > >> >> > > drwxr-xr-x. 2 lid lid 4096 Feb 9 11:10 noarch drwxrwxr-x. 2 > > >> >> > > lid lid 4096 Feb 9 11:10 repodata drwxrwxr-x. 2 lid lid 4096 > > >> >> > > Feb 9 > > >> >> > > 11:10 src > > >> >> > > > >> >> > That's a bug in the patch. edit recipe/common-pkgs.ks and remove > > >> >> > the last line which is "=======" > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Mike > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > Did make publish store the rpms in $OVIRT_LOCAL_REPO? > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > - David > > >> >> > > ________________________________________ > > >> >> > > From: Mike Burns [[email protected]] > > >> >> > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:44 AM > > >> >> > > To: Li, David > > >> >> > > Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >> >> > > Subject: RE: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 11:40 -0800, Li, David wrote: > > >> >> > > > The error seems a little stubborn. > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > [lid@FC16-1 recipe]$ echo $OVIRT_LOCAL_REPO > > >> >> > > > file://home/lid/ovirt-cache/ovirt > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > You need 3 slashes. file:///home/lid/ovirt-cache/ovirt > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > [lid@FC16-1 recipe]$ make ovirt-node-image.iso ( \ > > >> >> > > > echo "PRODUCT='"oVirt Node Hypervisor"'" ;\ > > >> >> > > > echo "PRODUCT_SHORT='"oVirt Node Hypervisor"'" ;\ > > >> >> > > > echo "PACKAGE=ovirt-node-image" ;\ > > >> >> > > > echo "VERSION=2.2.3" ;\ > > >> >> > > > echo "RELEASE=0.1fc16.git16688ea" ;\ > > >> >> > > > ) > version.ks > > >> >> > > > ./node-creator ovirt-node-image.ks Error creating Live CD : > > >> >> > > > Unable to download from repo : Cannot retrieve repository > > >> >> > > > metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: local. Please verify > > >> >> > > > its path and try again mv ovirt-node-image.iso > > >> >> > > > ovirt-node-image-2.2.3-0.1fc16.git16688ea.iso > > >> >> > > > mv: cannot stat `ovirt-node-image.iso': No such file or > > >> >> > > > directory > > >> >> > > > make: *** [ovirt-node-image.iso] Error 1 > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > There is also a pop-up window: Unable to open a folder for > > >> >> > > > _ovirt-node-imag > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > maybe it's looking at the wrong place? > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > - David > > >> >> > > > ________________________________________ > > >> >> > > > From: Mike Burns [[email protected]] > > >> >> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:15 AM > > >> >> > > > To: Li, David > > >> >> > > > Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >> >> > > > Subject: RE: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 10:57 -0800, Li, David wrote: > > >> >> > > > > ok, that's my bad:) > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > Ran into error at the last iso build step: > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > Start building ISO image.... > > >> >> > > > > ( \ > > >> >> > > > > echo "PRODUCT='"oVirt Node Hypervisor"'" ;\ > > >> >> > > > > echo "PRODUCT_SHORT='"oVirt Node Hypervisor"'" ;\ > > >> >> > > > > echo "PACKAGE=ovirt-node-image" ;\ > > >> >> > > > > echo "VERSION=2.2.3" ;\ > > >> >> > > > > echo "RELEASE=0.1.fc16.git16688ea" ;\ > > >> >> > > > > ) > version.ks > > >> >> > > > > ./node-creator ovirt-node-image.ks Error creating Live CD : > > >> >> > > > > Unable to download from repo : Cannot retrieve repository > > >> >> > > > > metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: local. Please verify > > >> >> > > > > its path and try again mv ovirt-node-image.iso > > >> >> > > > > ovirt-node-image-2.2.3-0.1.fc16.git16688ea.iso > > >> >> > > > > mv: cannot stat `ovirt-node-image.iso': No such file or > > >> >> > > > > directory > > >> >> > > > > make: *** [ovirt-node-image.iso] Error 1 > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > IIRC, this is usually because you have OVIRT_LOCAL_REPO > > >> >> > > > defined, but not correctly. It needs to be like this: > > >> >> > > > file:///home/mburns/rpmbuild/RPMS > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > Ok, I just looked at the Node Building page, and it needs some > > >updates. > > >> >> > > > Try this from the base directory of the git repo > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > $ export OVIRT_CACHE_DIR=${HOME}/ovirt-cache > > >> >> > > > $ export OVIRT_LOCAL_REPO=file://${OVIRT_CACHE_DIR}/ovirt > > >> >> > > > $ ./autogen.sh --with-image-minimizer $ make publish #this > > >> >> > > > builds the rpms and puts them in ${OVIRT_CACHE_DIR} $ cd > > >> >> > > > recipe $ make ovirt-node-image.iso > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > Mike > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > I wonder which repo my machine is lacking? > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > - David > > >> >> > > > > ________________________________________ > > >> >> > > > > From: Mike Burns [[email protected]] > > >> >> > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:02 AM > > >> >> > > > > To: Li, David > > >> >> > > > > Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 09:47 -0800, Li, David wrote: > > >> >> > > > > > Got an error: > > >> >> > > > > > [lid@FC16-1 ovirt-node]$ git fetch > > >> >> > > > > > http://gerrit.ovirt.org/ refs/changes/38/1738/1&&git > > >> >> > > > > > cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD > > >> >> > > > > > fatal: http://gerrit.ovirt.org/info/refs not found: did > > >> >> > > > > > you run git > > >> >update-server-info on the server? > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > Bad copy/paste: > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > git fetch http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node > > >> >> > > > > refs/changes/38/1738/1 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > any ideas? > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > - David > > >> >> > > > > > ________________________________________ > > >> >> > > > > > From: Mike Burns [[email protected]] > > >> >> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 8:37 AM > > >> >> > > > > > To: Li, David > > >> >> > > > > > Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 08:30 -0800, Li, David wrote: > > >> >> > > > > > > Mike, > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > Two quick questions before I kick off a build: > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > 1. Git errors. Do they matter? > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > [lid@FC16-1 node-archipel-2.2.2]$ git clone > > >> >> > > > > > > http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node.git > > >> >refs/changes/38/1738/1&&git checkout FETCH_HEAD Cloning into > > >> >refs/changes/38/1738/1... > > >> >> > > > > > > remote: Counting objects: 14791, done > > >> >> > > > > > > remote: Finding sources: 100% (14791/14791) > > >> >> > > > > > > remote: Total 14791 (delta 10855), reused 14778 (delta > > >> >> > > > > > > 10855) Receiving objects: 100% (14791/14791), 16.92 MiB > > >> >> > > > > > > | 154 > > >> >KiB/s, done. > > >> >> > > > > > > Resolving deltas: 100% (10855/10855), done. > > >> >> > > > > > > fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent > > >> >> > > > > > > directories): .git > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > try this instead: > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > git clone http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node.git > > >> >> > > > > > cd ovirt-node > > >> >> > > > > > git fetch http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node > > >> >> > > > > > refs/changes/38/1738/1 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > 2. Build machine. > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > I am using a x86_64 FC16 VM as the build machine. My > > >> >> > > > > > > target is > > >> >x86_64 Intel board. Is this ok? > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > Should be fine. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > Mike > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > - David > > >> >> > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > >> >> > > > > > > From: Mike Burns [[email protected]] > > >> >> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 8:16 AM > > >> >> > > > > > > To: Li, David > > >> >> > > > > > > Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > > > Subject: RE: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 08:10 -0800, Li, David wrote: > > >> >> > > > > > > > Not sure where the boot log is since I can't login. > > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > I got the source from > > >> >> > > > > > > > https://github.com/primalmotion/archipel-node and > > >> >> > > > > > > > followed the build instructions in > > >> >> > > > > > > > http://ovirt.org/wiki/Node_Building > > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > maybe I should rebuild the iso from the ovirt node > > >> >> > > > > > > > source tree > > >> >as you have pulled in archipel changes yesterday. How do I do that? > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > git fetch http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node > > >> >> > > > > > > refs/changes/38/1738/1 && git checkout FETCH_HEAD > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > That command will checkout the current version of the > > >> >> > > > > > > archipel-node changes. Then you can just follow the > > >> >> > > > > > > Node_Building process. Note that the changes aren't > > >> >> > > > > > > merged into master yet. I'm still in the process of > > >> >> > > > > > > reviewing > > >them. > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > Mike > > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > - David > > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >> >> > > > > > > > >From: Mike Burns [mailto:[email protected]] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 7:22 AM > > >> >> > > > > > > > >To: Li, David > > >> >> > > > > > > > >Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> >> > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 07:06 -0800, Li, David wrote: > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> Mike, > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> I added adminpw as a kernel option. After boot, I > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> tried > > >> >"admin/abc123" > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> and "root/abc123" but not able to login. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> Any idea? > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >Are there any errors in your build or boot logs? > > >> >> > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >Mike > > >> >> > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> David > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >-----Original Message----- > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >From: Mike Burns [mailto:[email protected]] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 6:53 PM > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >To: Li, David > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 17:11 -0800, Li, David wrote: > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> Ok, I built an iso out of archipel and > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> pxebooted it with stateless option. Now > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >I got a "localhost" login prompt. Any idea what > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >should I put > > >> >in as user/pwd? > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> David > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >You will need to pass a password in on the > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >command line as well > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >adminpw=<hashed_password> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >You can generate the hashed password using: > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >$ openssl passwd > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >Assuming the password was abc123 > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >$ openssl passwd abc123 > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >tKrQfufCbosr6 > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >adminpw=tKrQfufCbosr6 > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >Mike > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >-----Original Message----- > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >From: Mike Burns [mailto:[email protected]] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 4:31 PM > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >To: Li, David > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >Subject: RE: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 15:43 -0800, Li, David > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >wrote: > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> Ok, I think we are on the same page now > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> regarding > > >> >stateless node. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> It looks like the achipel diff you just > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> pulled in might be able to do this. But I > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> can't quite make it out what the kernel > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> option should > > >> >> > > > > > > > >be. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> Is it "stateless=1"? > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >stateless=1 or just stateless, both will work. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> David > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >From: Mike Burns [mailto:[email protected]] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 3:27 PM > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >To: Li, David > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >Cc: Perry Myers; [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 15:19 -0800, Li, David > > >wrote: > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> Perry, > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> I am glad you brought this up. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> I 'd be perfectly happy to run the root > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> fs entirely in > > >> >RAM. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> In fact that would > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >be ideal for me. It's just I am not quite > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >sure how to use pxeboot to achieve this. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> I am doing a test now using the tftpboot > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> files > > >> >created from the iso. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> As far as I see, the kernel boot options > > >> >(pxelinux.cfg/default) has: > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> root=live:/ovirt-node-image-2.2.2-1.1.fc1 > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> 6.i > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> so > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> With this I can only pxeboot to the > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> intall screen. What should I use to let > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> the > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >kernel mount the root fs in memory? > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >Something like > > >> >> > > > > > > > >root=/dev/ram0? > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> David > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >It's not currently possible with ovirt-node. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >That's the whole stateless feature that we > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >outlined. Once we actually have it > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >implemented, it will be something along the > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >lines of adding "stateless" to > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >the kernel commandline. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >Mike > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >From: Perry Myers > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >[mailto:[email protected]] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 2:54 > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >PM > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >To: Mike Burns > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >Cc: Li, David; [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >On 02/08/2012 05:03 PM, Mike Burns wrote: > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 13:46 -0800, Li, > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> David > > >> >wrote: > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> Mike, > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> If I understand this correctly, today > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> I should be able to pxeboot and nfs > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> mount the > > >> >root fs from a remote server. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> Apart from setting up the pxe stuff, > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> I 'd have to populate the ovirt node > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> root fs on the server > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> - perhaps steal it from a disk install. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> In other words I am concerned about > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> the point from which the kernel > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> starts to execute /init script (in > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> the initramfs) to the > > >> >point /init is able to mount the final root fs from a remote server. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> No, there is no way to set this up > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> currently in > > >> >ovirt-node. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> You could install using a remote iscsi > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> lun if you have a hardware iscsi HBA, > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> but there isn't a way to mount a > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> remote nfs share as the > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >root fs. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> Supporting a remote NFS share as the > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> root fs isn't even something that > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> requested as an RFE at this point or > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> on the roadmap as far as > > >> >I'm aware. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> It sounds like what you're really > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> looking for is a shared root fs that > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> multiple hosts could use. This is > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> something that we will probably look > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> into eventually, but it's not on the > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> immediate > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >roadmap. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >Given that the rootfs of oVirt Node is > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >fairly small and in a truly stateless > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >environment would just run out of system > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >RAM, there's no real reason to try to do > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >a shared NFS based > > >> >> > > > > > > > >rootfs. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >It's an unnecessary complication I > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >think, if the end goal is to move to > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >truly > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >stateless. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >For larger systems where the rootfs is > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >on the order of GB's, shared root may > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >make more > > >> >sense. > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >____________________________________________ > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> ___ Users mailing list [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/u > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> ser > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> s > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> Users mailing list [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> Users mailing list [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > >> >> > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > >> >> > > > > > > Users mailing list > > >> >> > > > > > > [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > > > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > >> >> > > > > > Users mailing list > > >> >> > > > > > [email protected] > > >> >> > > > > > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > >> >> > > Users mailing list > > >> >> > > [email protected] > > >> >> > > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > >> >> > Users mailing list > > >> >> > [email protected] > > >> >> > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> _______________________________________________ > > >> >> Users mailing list > > >> >> [email protected] > > >> >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > >> > > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Users mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
