On 06/17/2015 10:34 AM, Jarrod Johnson wrote: > No problem, just buy some Lenovo E7 boxes next time ;)
;-) Unfortunately we have over 20 different machine types from at least 5 different vendors - Including IBM/Lenovo - we just ordered a couple thousand core nx360 core cluster - I love the NextScale clusters - good stuff for sure ;-) Thanks again for your assistance! Rich > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Sudlow [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 10:28 AM > To: xCAT Users Mailing list > Subject: Re: [xcat-user] Installing a machine using xnba > > On 06/17/2015 10:03 AM, Jarrod Johnson wrote: >> echo "part /boot --size 256 --fstype $BOOTFSTYPE --ondisk $instdisk" >>>> /tmp/partitioning >> >> Is in pre.rh as well. >> >> EFI install is very particular about /boot and /boot/efi and how they must >> be together on the same disk and such. > > Thanks for your assistance Jarrod! > > As you may have deduced we are using older template files which did not > include /tmp/partitioning - what was necessary was the inclusion of /boot as > you noted above - the partitioning which is working is > >> part /boot --size 256 --ondisk sda --fstype ext3 part /boot/efi --size >> 50 --ondisk sda --fstype vfat part swap --recommended --ondisk sda >> part / --size 1 --grow --fstype ext4 --ondisk sda > > (with rhels6.6) > > Thanks for your kind assistance!! > > Rich > > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rich Sudlow [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 10:00 AM >> To: Rich Sudlow; xCAT Users Mailing list >> Subject: Re: [xcat-user] Installing a machine using xnba >> >> On 06/17/2015 09:35 AM, Rich Sudlow wrote: >>> On 06/17/2015 09:20 AM, Jarrod Johnson wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jarrod >>>> Interesting, what distro and profile? Do you have a custom profile >>>> or custom partitioning? >>>> >>> Using RHELS 6.6 - No just a single / partition >>> >>>> The need for /boot/efi should be autodetected and put into the >>>> automatic partition plan by one of the following snippets of code >>>> (depending on >>>> distro/profile): >>>> # grep '/boot/efi' /opt/xcat/share/xcat/install/scripts/pre.* >>>> /opt/xcat/share/xcat/install/scripts/pre.rh: echo 'part /boot/efi >>>> --size 50 >>>> --ondisk '$instdisk' --fstype $EFIFSTYPE' >> /tmp/partitioning >>>> /opt/xcat/share/xcat/install/scripts/pre.rh.rhel7: echo 'part >>>> /boot/efi >>>> --size 50 --ondisk '$instdisk' --fstype '$EFIFSTYPE >> >>>> /tmp/partitioning >>>> /opt/xcat/share/xcat/install/scripts/pre.sles: sed -e >>>> 's!<device>XCATPARTITIONHOOK</device>!<device>'$instdisk'</device><p >>>> a rtitions config:type="list"><partition><filesystem >>>> config:type="symbol">vfat</filesystem><mount>/boot/efi</mount><size>128mb</size></partition><partition><mount>swap</mount><size>auto</size></partition><partition><mount>/</mount><size>auto</size></partition></partitions>!' >>>> /tmp/profile/autoinst.xml > /tmp/profile/modified.xml [root@odin >>>> scripts]# >>> >>> I see >>> >>>> [root@opt-mgmt scripts]# grep '/boot/efi' pre.rh >>>> echo 'part /boot/efi --size 50 --ondisk '$instdisk' --fstype >>>> vfat' >> /tmp/partitioning >>> >>> The only partition in my template file (compute.rhels6.x86_64.tmpl) >>> is >>> >>> part / --size 1 --grow --fstype ext4 --ondisk sda >>> >>> where does $instdisk come from? >>> >>> Rich >>> >>> P.S. I'll create another template with /boot/efi in it and see if >>> that works while waiting for your response - unfortunately this >>> machine has >>> 3 TB of RAM so it takes a while to reboot. >> >> Surprisingly - This seemed to fail too >> >> The following errors occurred with your partitioning: >> >> /boot must be less than 2TB. Shrink / or create a separate /boot partition. >> >> This can happen if there is not enough space on your hard drive(s) for the >> installation. >> >> I'm also attaching my /install/autoinst/daccssfe file >> >> >> Rich >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Rich Sudlow [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 9:03 AM >>>> To: xCAT Users Mailing list >>>> Subject: [xcat-user] Installing a machine using xnba >>>> >>>> I'm new to using uefi so this is a naive question. >>>> >>>> I'm using xcat version 2.8.3 trying to install a Dell R920 using >>>> uefi as I'd like to install using a singe > 5 TB RAID virtual disk - >>>> >>>> I'm using xnba which seems to work fine until I hit >>>> >>>> You have not created a /boot/efi partition - >>>> >>>> Is this something I should be doing manually prior to install? >>>> Any help would be appreciated. >>>> >>>> Rich >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Here are more details. >>>> ***************************** >>>> waiting for hardware to initialize... >>>> Retrieving http://10.32.64.2:80/install/autoinst/daccssfe... >>>> Waiting for NetworkManager to configure p9p1. >>>> Retrieving http://10.32.64.2/install/rhels6.6/x86_64/images/updates.img... >>>> Retrieving http://10.32.64.2/install/rhels6.6/x86_64/images/product.img... >>>> Retrieving http://10.32.64.2/install/rhels6.6/x86_64/images/install.img... >>>> Running anaconda 13.21.229, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux system >>>> installer - please wait. >>>> Examining storage devices >>>> In progress >>>> >>>> The following errors occurred with your partitioning: >>>> >>>> You have not created a /boot/efi partition. >>>> >>>> This can happen if there is not enough space on your hard drive(s) >>>> for the installation. >>>> >>>> Press 'OK' to exit the installer. >>>> The system will now reboot. >>>> terminating anaconda...done >>>> sending termination signals...done >>>> sending kill signals...done >>>> disabling swap... >>>> unmounting filesystems... >>>> /mnt/runtime done >>>> disabling /dev/loop0 >>>> /dev/pts done >>>> /selinux done >>>> waiting for mdraid sets to become clean... >>>> rebooting system >>>> *************************** >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Rich Sudlow >>>> University of Notre Dame >>>> Center for Research Computing - Union Station >>>> 506 W. 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