Xiao thanks for the help.
This is the xCAT output from /var/log/messages after changing the template
reinstalling the node:
Apr 15 09:29:16 xcat xCAT[3613]: xCAT: Allowing nodeset to n1-n2
osimage=centos7-x86_64-install-compute for root from localhost
Apr 15 09:38:28 xcat xCAT[3801]: xCAT: Allowing getpostscript
Apr 15 09:38:42 xcat xCAT[3803]: xCAT: Allowing getpostscript
Apr 15 09:38:52 xcat xCAT[3805]: xCAT: Allowing getpostscript
Apr 15 09:39:02 xcat xCAT[3807]: xCAT: Allowing getpostscript
Apr 15 09:39:18 xcat xCAT[3817]: xCAT: Allowing getpostscript
Apr 15 09:39:29 xcat xCAT[3819]: xCAT: Allowing getpostscript
Apr 15 09:39:40 xcat xCAT[3822]: xCAT: Allowing getpostscript
Apr 15 09:39:55 xcat xCAT[3824]: xCAT: Allowing getpostscript
Apr 15 09:40:06 xcat xCAT[3839]: xCAT: Allowing getpostscript
Apr 15 09:40:23 xcat xCAT[3841]: xCAT: Allowing getpostscript
The node at that point is repeating a 'retrying flag update' message when I
switch to a different tty.
The hardware is Intel servers but we will be testing Supermicro servers as
well.
Thanks,
Chris
On 15 April 2015 at 09:00, Daniel Letai <[email protected]> wrote:
> What hardware are you using? for some pxe firmwares, in the past it was
> required to change the syslinux pxe conf
> use either
>
> LOCALBOOT 0
>
> or
>
> KERNEL chain.c32
> APPEND hd0
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 6:04 AM, Xiao Peng Wang <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> #1 Since we did not add the template files for CentOS7, you should
>> manually add the link of rhels7 from /opt/xcat/share/xcat/install/rh to
>> /opt/xcat/share/xcat/install/centos. Then run nodeset again, the correct
>> kickstart file will be generated.
>>
>> #2 Regarding the reinstall issue, you can try to get the information from
>> syslog. Search 'xCAT' keyword in the /var/log/messages during the OS
>> deployment phase and show it me.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Best Regards
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Wang Xiaopeng (王晓朋)
>> IBM China System Technology Laboratory
>> Tel: 86-10-82453455
>> Email: [email protected]
>> Address: 28,ZhongGuanCun Software Park,No.8 Dong Bei Wang West Road,
>> Haidian District Beijing P.R.China 100193
>>
>> [image: Inactive hide details for Chris Hadjigeorgiou ---2015/04/13
>> 19:55:45---Hi Wang, I managed to get past the initial discovery iss]Chris
>> Hadjigeorgiou ---2015/04/13 19:55:45---Hi Wang, I managed to get past the
>> initial discovery issue, I think it's because I
>>
>> From: Chris Hadjigeorgiou <[email protected]>
>> To: xCAT Users Mailing list <[email protected]>
>> Date: 2015/04/13 19:55
>> Subject: Re: [xcat-user] Node provisioning
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Wang,
>>
>> I managed to get past the initial discovery issue, I think it's because I
>> hadn't set a root password in the passwd table.
>> After that the systems got stuck due to wrong options in the kickstart
>> file which is not compatible with anaconda from CentOS 7.
>> I then used one of the template kickstarts which didn't have anything in
>> the preinstall or postinstall sections and commented/modified the
>> following options:
>> langsupport
>> mouse none
>> changed zerombr yes to just zerombr.
>>
>> I also had to add the %end directive to the %pre and %post sections and
>> move the %end for the %package section one line above %pre
>>
>> When everything was corrected node n1 installed but then went into a
>> reinstallation loop.
>> I then copied back the original kickstart which xcat created and did the
>> same modifications as above, then it complained about the following issues:
>>
>> - compat-libstdc++-33 is not available in the repo
>> - The following groups don't exist System Tools, Network Server and
>> Legacy Software Development
>>
>> At which point I chose to ignore the above package/groups and continue
>> installation.
>> Installation seemed to finish successfully but upon reboot the nodes
>> tried to install again.
>>
>> The output for the commands you requested:
>>
>> [root@xcat ~]# tabdump discoverydata
>>
>> #uuid,node,method,discoverytime,arch,cpucount,cputype,memory,mtm,serial,nicdriver,nicipv4,nichwaddr,nicpci,nicloc,niconboard,nicfirm,switchname,switchaddr,switchdesc,switchport,otherdata,comments,disable
>> "80828CCE-A61C-E211-AFE6-001E67245320",,"undef","04-10-2015
>> 12:48:12","x86_64","32","Genuine Intel(R) CPU @
>> 2.60GHz","32134MB",,"............","eth0!cxgb4,eth1!cxgb4,eth2!igb","eth2!
>> *192.168.1.4/16*
>> <http://192.168.1.4/16>","eth0!00:07:43:11:5A:90,eth1!00:07:43:11:5A:98,eth2!00:1E:67:24:53:20","eth0!0000:02:00.4,eth1!0000:02:00.4,eth2!0000:06:00.0","eth2!Onboard
>> Ethernet 1","eth2!1","eth2!PowerVille","eth0!Agent instance for device not
>> found ,eth1!Agent instance for device not found ",,"eth0!Agent instance for
>> device not found ,eth1!Agent instance for device not found
>> ,eth2!MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDwbwQN+Od8RurHCczzo8LcWWN5tKrbe8CbjGTHI719YrJqo20J8Ft8mYLuoN9p9oabKL/zCtKzSuYzqxyiiq8G5wwvdqfCDZ/a5+ojDggE+O47hMR8o+461CL081AaQVoCmXaPc/fOA3bQD00jQmFlsTXeIePeHdlVhB/ITWDSuQIDAQAB","eth0!Agent
>> instance for device not found ,eth1!Agent instance for device not found
>> ","<discoveryotherdata>
>> <disksize></disksize>
>> <mac>cxgb4|eth0|00:07:43:11:5A:90|</mac>
>> <mac>cxgb4|eth1|00:07:43:11:5A:98|</mac>
>> <mac>igb|eth2|00:1E:67:24:53:20|*192.168.1.4/16*
>> <http://192.168.1.4/16></mac>
>> <sha512sig>
>> N899GFpdHSwTf5WIKXkU4JVd3peux57kKlL3ZHxhrm7EeKZMawgtVaOomy1RoF4e
>> 7rAQega7sEMgFTcdMWWEczaQ8js/HGBc8yUpGZA30jXaeCB4Y12fPQnjwlzYEAzG
>> HXNtRv49v1TBxDssojZzm/WU5BEOEyi3SG2KKiPKx+I=
>> </sha512sig>
>>
>> <xcatpubkey>MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCgE/dsB38ppb1h8xXRCvPJylh5Nw68l2wabfXbQAzQcU0RO3UiMNv6fF15QsxGujG5bLUH/FfD61nfM12e4uqr4+s5Q+dKGgXFyBfHUApSRk/i9YRQHMEktv3dgYjB+XVJI01Q5IkYrqgOTpz62/8RTDfG6uxG3dVPcUsbZduZSwIDAQAB</xcatpubkey>
>> </discoveryotherdata>
>> ",,
>> "8069638D-121B-E211-8919-001E67245878",,"undef","04-10-2015
>> 16:57:19","x86_64","24","Genuine Intel(R) CPU @
>> 2.00GHz","32134MB",,"............","eth0!igb,eth1!igb","eth0!
>> *192.168.1.6/16*
>> <http://192.168.1.6/16>","eth0!00:1E:67:24:58:78,eth1!00:1E:67:24:58:79","eth0!0000:06:00.0,eth1!0000:06:00.1","eth0!Onboard
>> Ethernet 1,eth1!Onboard Ethernet
>> 2","eth0!1,eth1!2","eth0!PowerVille,eth1!PowerVille","eth1!Agent instance
>> for device not found ",,"eth1!Agent instance for device not found
>> ","eth1!Agent instance for device not found ","<discoveryotherdata>
>> <disksize></disksize>
>> <mac>igb|eth0|00:1E:67:24:58:78|*192.168.1.6/16*
>> <http://192.168.1.6/16></mac>
>> <mac>igb|eth1|00:1E:67:24:58:79|</mac>
>> <sha512sig>
>> SeRy+hFsDWxVhfKmnM2lI2eq0QJNBkYXWKnauW+6dyGjp//q1aWsv0cYl7V9H1lr
>> qfDvvPypeyFLSp9sXyhEPmKXu94mSm2jGQOiSbF6J2RLGV0Vqj4K2oKhiFcJnL3F
>> nlZ5VZ4LXQwRD2mypzdF41slSFGygoXY0bJlR25FgYA=
>> </sha512sig>
>>
>> <xcatpubkey>MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQC9WoGQewdd0WGQBK2IRAag++ZDHWm8WZjZqhDnoID+TDH/lMCx1/jAKP5EciW/yfwm+LLP1bkDMNC98+g7CD9KtWMoBGpYs6PVsX7zJSjUwvCX53bIEfho8SWM+jsMkcl+OEsWOv9zXy5l4DBymo0MkXiTuMeWQl82cW0TFukR+wIDAQAB</xcatpubkey>
>> </discoveryotherdata>
>> ",,
>>
>> [root@xcat ~]# lsdef n1-n2
>> Object name: n1
>> arch=x86_64
>> cpucount=32
>> cputype=Genuine Intel(R) CPU @ 2.60GHz
>> currchain=boot
>> currstate=install centos7-x86_64-compute
>> groups=compute,all
>> initrd=xcat/osimage/centos7-x86_64-install-compute/initrd.img
>> kcmdline=quiet repo=http://!myipfn!:80/install/centos7/x86_64
>> ks=http://!myipfn!:80/install/autoinst/n1 ksdevice=00:1e:67:24:53:20
>> kernel=xcat/osimage/centos7-x86_64-install-compute/vmlinuz
>> mac=00:1e:67:24:53:20
>> memory=32134MB
>> mgt=ipmi
>> netboot=xnba
>> os=centos7
>> postbootscripts=otherpkgs
>> postscripts=syslog,remoteshell,syncfiles
>> profile=compute
>> provmethod=centos7-x86_64-install-compute
>> serial=............
>> supportedarchs=x86,x86_64
>> Object name: n2
>> arch=x86_64
>> cpucount=24
>> cputype=Genuine Intel(R) CPU @ 2.00GHz
>> currchain=boot
>> currstate=install centos7-x86_64-compute
>> groups=compute,all
>> initrd=xcat/osimage/centos7-x86_64-install-compute/initrd.img
>> kcmdline=quiet repo=http://!myipfn!:80/install/centos7/x86_64
>> ks=http://!myipfn!:80/install/autoinst/n2 ksdevice=00:1e:67:24:58:78
>> kernel=xcat/osimage/centos7-x86_64-install-compute/vmlinuz
>> mac=00:1e:67:24:58:78
>> memory=32134MB
>> mgt=ipmi
>> netboot=xnba
>> os=centos7
>> postbootscripts=otherpkgs
>> postscripts=syslog,remoteshell,syncfiles
>> profile=compute
>> provmethod=centos7-x86_64-install-compute
>> serial=............
>> status=installing
>> statustime=04-13-2015 11:25:45
>> supportedarchs=x86,x86_64
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> On 13 April 2015 at 09:27, Xiao Peng Wang <*[email protected]*
>> <[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>> Could you show me the output of commands:
>>
>> 1. tabdump discoverydata
>> 2. lsdef n1
>>
>> Thanks
>> Best Regards
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Wang Xiaopeng (王晓朋)
>> IBM China System Technology Laboratory
>> Tel: 86-10-82453455
>> Email: *[email protected]* <[email protected]>
>> Address: 28,ZhongGuanCun Software Park,No.8 Dong Bei Wang West Road,
>> Haidian District Beijing P.R.China 100193
>>
>> [image: Inactive hide details for Chris Hadjigeorgiou ---2015/04/10
>> 19:11:57---Hi all, I'm trying to set up xCAT 2.9 on some Intel x86_]Chris
>> Hadjigeorgiou ---2015/04/10 19:11:57---Hi all, I'm trying to set up xCAT
>> 2.9 on some Intel x86_64 nodes with CentOS 7 and
>>
>> From: Chris Hadjigeorgiou <*[email protected]* <[email protected]>>
>> To: *[email protected]*
>> <[email protected]>
>> Date: 2015/04/10 19:11
>> Subject: [xcat-user] Node provisioning
>> ------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm trying to set up xCAT 2.9 on some Intel x86_64 nodes with CentOS
>> 7 and I've come across a few obstacles.
>> Firstly, I've been following the idataplex quick start guide to set
>> up xCAT.
>> I've reached the step of adding a dynamic range to the cluster
>> network:
>>
>> [root@xcat templates]# lsdef -t network -o 192_168_0_0-255_255_0_0
>> Object name: 192_168_0_0-255_255_0_0
>> dhcpserver=192.168.1.1
>> dynamicrange=192.168.1.2-192.168.1.128
>> gateway=<xcatmaster>
>> mask=255.255.0.0
>> mgtifname=eth0
>> net=192.168.0.0
>> tftpserver=192.168.1.1
>>
>> Next the guide goes into using the idataplex templates which some are
>> not available in the e1350 folder,ie compute. Thus I tried to manually add
>> the node attributes as shown in the advanced guide, which won't work when
>> defining specific node attributes since it requires the nodes MAC
>> addresses.
>>
>> I did create a compute group with the following:
>> Object name: compute
>>
>>
>> members=n1,n10,n11,n12,n13,n14,n15,n16,n17,n18,n19,n2,n20,n3,n4,n5,n6,n7,n8,n9
>> provmethod=centos7-x86_64-install-compute
>>
>> In the end when I tried to do the node discovery I ended up with the
>> following undefined node:
>>
>> [root@xcat ~]# nodediscoverls
>> UUID NODE
>> METHOD MTM SERIAL
>> 80828CCE-A61C-E211-AFE6-001E67245320 undef
>> undef ........
>>
>> And when I try to define it I get:
>>
>> [root@xcat ~]# nodediscoverdef -u
>> 80828CCE-A61C-E211-AFE6-001E67245320 -n n1
>> Error: The node [n1] should have a correct IP address which belongs
>> to the management network.
>>
>> Then the node is stuck with the 'commencing transmit of packages'
>> message.
>> If anyone can provide some help it would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Chris
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