On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 10:49 -0800, Li, David wrote: > Mike, > I think I got a glimpse of the error message - something like "persistent > storage not available" after I tried to login with the new passwd. > Does this make sense?
Try this patch with the other one I just sent: http://gerrit.ovirt.org/1808 Mike > > David > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Mike Burns [mailto:[email protected]] > >Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 7:37 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/listinf > >> >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> o/u > >> >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> ser > >> >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> s > >> >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> > >> 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