This is odd. I thought SSH only returned 255 if an error occurred causing the
command to fail entirely.
The winxp_blade.key being used in the command is an artifact from some old code.
It's coming from the IDENTITY_* lines in /etc/vcl/vcld.conf. The keys were
originally specified in this file but are now stored in the database. Change
these lines to the path of the key you're using. Also, check the "End Node SSH
Identity Key Files" setting for your management node via the "Management Nodes"
--> "Edit Management Node Information". The database setting should match
what's set in vcld.conf.
The problem could be the incorrect key you noticed. Try running the command
from the management node with the correct key then check the exit status
(assuming the key you created on the management node is /etc/vcl/vcl.key):
/usr/bin/ssh -i /etc/vcl/vcl.key -l root -p 22 -x 128.164.136.154 'ls -1
/vmfs/volumes/44c1b66e-aa8ab5d0/golden 2>&1'
echo $?
If the exit status is 0 (output from 'echo $?') then the changes to vcld.conf
should fix the problem.
Hope this helps,
Andy
On 2/23/2010 10:12 AM, Ryan Johnson wrote:
I was trying to capture Vista image using the instructions for creating a
windows base image and got the error below.
Has anyone ever seen this before, usually there is some output which more
specifically highlights the problem, but not in this case.
I have gotten permission denied in the past, but I fixed that by adding the
public keys of the management node and the vcl service and I am able to ssh
from the command line into
the ESX server without having to enter a password. Any help with this would
be greatly appreciated.
2010-02-23 10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|esx.pm:initialize(140)|vmware ESX module
initialized
2010-02-23
10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|State.pm:initialize(127)|VCL::Module::Provisioning::esx
module loaded
2010-02-23 10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|Module.pm:new(132)|constructor called,
class=VCL::Module::Provisioning::esx
2010-02-23
10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|Module.pm:new(154)|VCL::Module::Provisioning::esx
object created
2010-02-23 10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|esx.pm:initialize(138)|esx vmware
toolkit root path found: /usr/lib/vmware-viperl/apps
2010-02-23 10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|esx.pm:initialize(140)|vmware ESX module
initialized
2010-02-23
10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|State.pm:initialize(131)|VCL::Module::Provisioning::esx
provisioner object created
2010-02-23 10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|State.pm:initialize(145)|attempting to
load OS module: VCL::Module::OS::Windows::Version_6::Vista
2010-02-23
10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|State.pm:initialize(151)|VCL::Module::OS::Windows::Version_6::Vista
module loaded
2010-02-23 10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|Module.pm:new(132)|constructor called,
class=VCL::Module::OS::Windows::Version_6::Vista
2010-02-23
10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|Module.pm:new(154)|VCL::Module::OS::Windows::Version_6::Vista
object created
2010-02-23
10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|State.pm:initialize(154)|VCL::Module::OS::Windows::Version_6::Vista
OS object created
2010-02-23 10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|State.pm:initialize(169)|returning 1
2010-02-23 10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|vcld:make_new_child(591)|VCL::image
object created and initialized
2010-02-23 10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|utils.pm:mail(1348)|SUCCESS -- Sending
mail To: , VCL IMAGE Creation Started: vmwarewinvista-base7-v1
2010-02-23 10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|utils.pm:run_ssh_command(6180)|executing
SSH command on 128.164.136.154:
|16801|1:4|image| /usr/bin/ssh -i /etc/vcl/winxp_blade.key -l root -p 22 -x
128.164.136.154 'ls -1 /vmfs/volumes/44c1b66e-aa8ab5d0/golden 2>&1' 2>&1
|16801|1:4|image| ---- WARNING ----
|16801|1:4|image| 2010-02-23
10:04:44|16801|1:4|image|utils.pm:run_ssh_command(6252)|attempt
1/3: failed to execute SSH command on 128.164.136.154: ls -1
/vmfs/volumes/44c1b66e-aa8ab5d0/golden 2>&1, exit status: 255, SSH exits
with the exit status of the remote command or with 255 if an error occurred,
output:
|16801|1:4|image| ssh output (ls -1 /vmf...): Vista-VCL
|16801|1:4|image| ssh output (ls -1 /vmf...): vmwarewinvista-base7-v1
|16801|1:4|image| ( 0) utils.pm, notify (line: 737)
|16801|1:4|image| (-1) utils.pm, run_ssh_command (line: 6252)
|16801|1:4|image| (-2) esx.pm, does_image_exist (line: 910)
|16801|1:4|image| (-3) image.pm, process (line: 135)
|16801|1:4|image| (-4) vcld, make_new_child (line: 594)
|16801|1:4|image| (-5) vcld, main (line: 341)
