Re: [xcat-user] Error: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt; nodehm.mgt

Fri, 24 Mar 2017 08:49:33 -0700

Thanks Mark - unfortunately not though. I can see the syslinux packages installed: 

root@xcat1:~# dpkg -l | grep syslinux
ii syslinux 3:6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1 amd64 collection of bootloaders (DOS FAT and NTFS bootloader) ii syslinux-common 3:6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1 all collection of bootloaders (common) ii syslinux-xcat 3.86-2 all SYSLINUX modules in /opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/syslinux, available for network booting 

And the files are indeed there:

root@xcat1:~# locate pxelinux.0
/install/ubuntu16.04.1/x86_64/install/netboot/pxelinux.0
/install/ubuntu16.04.1/x86_64/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/pxelinux.0
/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/syslinux/gpxelinux.0
/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/syslinux/pxelinux.0


Unfortunately strace doesn't give much away - I can see that rinstall 
runs nodeset, and nodeset runs the Tree.pm Perl module before issuing 
the error about finding pxelinux.0, but I can't see the root path it's 
searching:



stat("/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.22/XML/Parser/Style/Tree.pm", 
{st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=2213, ...}) = 0
open("/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.22/XML/Parser/Style/Tree.pm", 
O_RDONLY) = 4
ioctl(4, TCGETS, 0x7fffc693d160)        = -1 ENOTTY (Inappropriate ioctl 
for device)

lseek(4, 0, SEEK_CUR)                   = 0
read(4, "# $Id: Tree.pm,v 1.2 2003-07-31 "..., 8192) = 2213
brk(0x2eea000)                          = 0x2eea000
lseek(4, 898, SEEK_SET)                 = 898
lseek(4, 0, SEEK_CUR)                   = 898
close(4)                                = 0

write(2, "Error: Unable to find pxelinux.0"..., 34Error: Unable to find 
pxelinux.0



I see that nodeset references the noderes, site and nodetype tables so I 
presume I haven't set something correctly in one of them. However I 
can't spot what it is. My current guess is that there's a path not set 
correctly somewhere - but not clear which table entry I need to edit.


Any thoughts?

James


Mark Gurevich <mailto:gurev...@us.ibm.com>
23 March 2017 at 18:17
Maybe this will help:

http://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/advanced/mixed_cluster/power/diskless.html

Mark Gurevich
Poughkeepsie Development Lab
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From: James Freeman <ja...@quru.com>
To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: 03/23/2017 01:20 PM

Subject: Re: [xcat-user] Error: Unable to identify plugin for this 
command,        check relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt; nodehm.mgt

------------------------------------------------------------------------




Thanks all for your help - making some progress here. After some 
testing I established that I was missing the netboot initrd.gz image, 
so I fixed that:


cd /install/ubuntu16.04.1/x86_64/install/netboot/
mount -o loop /home/james/ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64.iso /mnt
cp /mnt/install/initrd.gz .
umount /mnt


Then I realised that I was also missing the netboot parameter for my 
node definition - this is the error that rinstall was throwing:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
Error: cn01: Missing the 'netboot' attribute.
Error: No available nodes for provision.


So I checked the valid definitions then added the one I wanted (I have 
PXE boot in my environment):


root@xcat1:~# tabdump -d noderes
node:           The node name or group name.
...
...


This shows us that for x86_64 (our architecture) we should be using 
pxe or xnba, so:


root@xcat1:~# chdef -t node -o cn01 netboot=pxe
root@xcat1:~# lsdef -t node -o cn01
Object name: cn01
    groups=compute,all
    installnic=mac
    mac=00:0c:29:67:6d:a1
    mgt=kvm
    netboot=pxe
    postbootscripts=otherpkgs
    postscripts=syslog,remoteshell,syncfiles
    primarynic=mac

Looks better, so I try rinstall again:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 
osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute -V

Error: cn01: 'arch' attribute not defined in 'nodetype' table.
Error: No available nodes for provision.


So now it looks like I'm missing an entry in my nodetype table - 
tabdump shows:


root@xcat1:~# tabdump nodetype
#node,os,arch,profile,provmethod,supportedarchs,nodetype,comments,disable


So I tried populating the nodetype table manually - using "tabdump -d 
nodetype" as my guide I populated the values as follows. There are a 
couple I'm not sure about - for example there is no specific reference 
to ubuntu in the definitions for the os column, so I set it to boottarget:


root@xcat1:~# tabdump nodetype
#node,os,arch,profile,provmethod,supportedarchs,nodetype,comments,disable
"cn01","boottarget","x86_64",,"netboot","x86_64","vm",,

Now I try rinstall again:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 
osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute -V

Provision node(s): cn01
Run command: nodeset cn01 osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
Unable to find pxelinux.0
Unable to find pxelinux.0
Error: failed to run 'nodeset' against the following nodes: cn01

If I look for pxelinux.0 on my filesystem, I get the following:

root@xcat1:~# locate pxelinux.0
/install/ubuntu16.04.1/x86_64/install/netboot/pxelinux.0
/install/ubuntu16.04.1/x86_64/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/pxelinux.0
/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/syslinux/gpxelinux.0
/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/syslinux/pxelinux.0


Any ideas how I tie all this together? I'm not sure where I'm supposed 
to place pxelinux.0, or which table needs reference to it.


Kind regards,

James
Mark Gurevich <mailto:gurev...@us.ibm.com>
23 March 2017 at 13:17

James,

Here is a link to the instructions for managing VMs:
_
__http://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guides/admin-guides/manage_clusters/ppc64le/virtual_machines/manage_vms.html_


At one point in that document it will say to do "rpower vm1 on", use 
"rinstall <your cn name> osimage=<your image name>" instead.


There is also a section for troubleshooting:
_
__http://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guides/admin-guides/manage_clusters/ppc64le/virtual_machines/FAQ.html_

Mark Gurevich
Poughkeepsie Development Lab
HPC Software Development - xCAT


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From: James Freeman _<ja...@quru.com>_ <mailto:ja...@quru.com>

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Date: 03/23/2017 09:05 AM

Subject: Re: [xcat-user] Error: Unable to identify plugin for this 
command,        check relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt; nodehm.mgt

------------------------------------------------------------------------



Hi there,


Yes I realised my mistake after running the "boot" command first - 
however the rinstall command still won't run - please see the output 
below:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
Error: cn01: Missing the 'netboot' attribute.
Error: No available nodes for provision.

I think I have still missed something during the setup phase?

Kind regards,

James_
__Xiao Peng Wang_ <mailto:w...@cn.ibm.com>
23 March 2017 at 12:51


The manpage said: *rinstall*_noderange_*osimage*=_imagename_


So you should use 'rinstall cn01 
osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute'


Thanks
Best Regards
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Thank you guys for all your help so far - is there a guide I can 
follow for VM related installed? I am struggling a little with this - 
I tried rinstall as requested but get the following results:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 boot
Provision node(s): cn01

cn01: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check relevant 
tables: noderes.netboot

Error: failed to run 'nodeset' against the following nodes: cn01
root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
Error: cn01: 'provmethod' attribute not defined in 'nodetype' table.
Error: No available nodes for provision.
root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-netboot-compute
Error: cn01: 'provmethod' attribute not defined in 'nodetype' table.
Error: No available nodes for provision.

Kind regards,

James


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23 March 2017 at 00:37


James,

If you are trying to boot a VM, there is no need to use "rsetboot".

Use "rinstall" command instead. It will do "nodeset", "rsetboot" (if 
needed) and "rpower" for you.


Mark Gurevich
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From: James Freeman _<ja...@quru.com>_ <mailto:ja...@quru.com>

To: xCAT Users Mailing list _<xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>_ 
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Date: 03/22/2017 06:16 PM

Subject: Re: [xcat-user] Error: Unable to identify plugin for this 
command,        check relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt; nodehm.mgt

------------------------------------------------------------------------



Hi there,

Thanks for your quick reply - I tried that definition:

root@xcat1:~# chdef cn01 mgt=kvm
1 object definitions have been created or modified.
root@xcat1:~# tabdump nodehm
#node,power,mgt,cons,termserver,termport,conserver,serialport,serialspeed,serialflow,getmac,cmdmapping,consoleondemand,comments,disable
"cn01",,"kvm",,,,,,,,,,,,

but I still get the following:

root@xcat1:~# rsetboot cn01 net

cn01: Error: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check 
relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt;nodehm.mgt


Is there something else I need to set?

Kind regards,

James

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Hi there,

Thanks for your quick reply - I tried that definition:

root@xcat1:~# chdef cn01 mgt=kvm
1 object definitions have been created or modified.
root@xcat1:~# tabdump nodehm
#node,power,mgt,cons,termserver,termport,conserver,serialport,serialspeed,serialflow,getmac,cmdmapping,consoleondemand,comments,disable
"cn01",,"kvm",,,,,,,,,,,,

but I still get the following:

root@xcat1:~# rsetboot cn01 net

cn01: Error: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check 
relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt;nodehm.mgt


Is there something else I need to set?

Kind regards,

James

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22 March 2017 at 19:11

u need to define mgt in the node definition. use
chdef cn01 mgt=kvm


Thanks,
Casandra
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From: James Freeman _<ja...@quru.com>_ <mailto:ja...@quru.com>

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Date: 03/22/2017 02:45 PM

Subject: [xcat-user] Error: Unable to identify plugin for this 
command, check relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt; nodehm.mgt


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Hi all,

I am in the process of setting up xCAT to deploy some Ubuntu hosts -
right now I am testing in a VMware ESXi environment with PXE boot
enabled, but once I've got things working this will be rolled out beyond
this.

I have deployed xCAT on Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS using "go-xcat" - no errors
were seen during install and here is the version detail:

root@xcat1:~# lsxcatd -a
Version 2.13.2 (git commit dab564dd7f23cb8bc46119f11d235de33c57802a,
built Wed Feb 22 22:44:48 EST 2017)
This is a Management Node
dbengine=SQLite

I have been following the guide here: _
__https://sourceforge.net/p/xcat/wiki/Ubuntu_Quick_Start_
to get my off the ground and running - the only difference is I am using
Ubuntu 16.04 so I've substituted that where applicable. All steps in the
guide I have completed with no issues or errors up until the point where
I am trying to build cn01 (I've kept my test system names the same for
ease - again this will be extended in the future). When I try to ready
the system for build, I get the following:

root@xcat1:~# rsetboot cn01 net
cn01: Error: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check relevant
tables: nodehm.power,mgt;nodehm.mgt
root@xcat1:~# nodeset cn01 osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
cn01: Error: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check relevant
tables: noderes.netboot=(grub2[-]?.*);nodehm.mgt

I note that the nodehm table has nothing in it:

root@xcat1:~# tabdump nodehm
#node,power,mgt,cons,termserver,termport,conserver,serialport,serialspeed,serialflow,getmac,cmdmapping,consoleondemand,comments,disable

However I don't believe I have skipped any steps. Have I missed
something fundamental, or is there something I can do to rectify this?
At this stage I don't want to worry about hardware management - I have
no IPMI or HMC right now - I just want to network boot my servers from
xCAT. Again in future IPMI will be added, but that's to come.

Please can someone help me work out how to proceed?

Thanks in advance,

James
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23 March 2017 at 13:03

Hi there,


Yes I realised my mistake after running the "boot" command first - 
however the rinstall command still won't run - please see the output 
below:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
Error: cn01: Missing the 'netboot' attribute.
Error: No available nodes for provision.

I think I have still missed something during the setup phase?

Kind regards,

James

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23 March 2017 at 12:51

The manpage said: *rinstall*_noderange_ *osimage*=_imagename_


So you should use 'rinstall cn01 
osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute'


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Thank you guys for all your help so far - is there a guide I can 
follow for VM related installed? I am struggling a little with this - 
I tried rinstall as requested but get the following results:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 boot
Provision node(s): cn01

cn01: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check relevant 
tables: noderes.netboot

Error: failed to run 'nodeset' against the following nodes: cn01
root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
Error: cn01: 'provmethod' attribute not defined in 'nodetype' table.
Error: No available nodes for provision.
root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-netboot-compute
Error: cn01: 'provmethod' attribute not defined in 'nodetype' table.
Error: No available nodes for provision.

Kind regards,

James


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23 March 2017 at 00:37

James,

If you are trying to boot a VM, there is no need to use "rsetboot".

Use "rinstall" command instead. It will do "nodeset", "rsetboot" (if 
needed) and "rpower" for you.


Mark Gurevich
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From: James Freeman _<ja...@quru.com>_ <mailto:ja...@quru.com>

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Date: 03/22/2017 06:16 PM

Subject: Re: [xcat-user] Error: Unable to identify plugin for this 
command,        check relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt; nodehm.mgt

------------------------------------------------------------------------



Hi there,

Thanks for your quick reply - I tried that definition:

root@xcat1:~# chdef cn01 mgt=kvm
1 object definitions have been created or modified.
root@xcat1:~# tabdump nodehm
#node,power,mgt,cons,termserver,termport,conserver,serialport,serialspeed,serialflow,getmac,cmdmapping,consoleondemand,comments,disable
"cn01",,"kvm",,,,,,,,,,,,

but I still get the following:

root@xcat1:~# rsetboot cn01 net

cn01: Error: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check 
relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt;nodehm.mgt


Is there something else I need to set?

Kind regards,

James

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23 March 2017 at 17:19

Thanks all for your help - making some progress here. After some 
testing I established that I was missing the netboot initrd.gz image, 
so I fixed that:


cd /install/ubuntu16.04.1/x86_64/install/netboot/
mount -o loop /home/james/ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64.iso /mnt
cp /mnt/install/initrd.gz .
umount /mnt


Then I realised that I was also missing the netboot parameter for my 
node definition - this is the error that rinstall was throwing:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
Error: cn01: Missing the 'netboot' attribute.
Error: No available nodes for provision.


So I checked the valid definitions then added the one I wanted (I have 
PXE boot in my environment):


root@xcat1:~# tabdump -d noderes
node:           The node name or group name.
...
...


This shows us that for x86_64 (our architecture) we should be using 
pxe or xnba, so:


root@xcat1:~# chdef -t node -o cn01 netboot=pxe
root@xcat1:~# lsdef -t node -o cn01
Object name: cn01
    groups=compute,all
    installnic=mac
    mac=00:0c:29:67:6d:a1
    mgt=kvm
    netboot=pxe
    postbootscripts=otherpkgs
    postscripts=syslog,remoteshell,syncfiles
    primarynic=mac

Looks better, so I try rinstall again:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 
osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute -V

Error: cn01: 'arch' attribute not defined in 'nodetype' table.
Error: No available nodes for provision.


So now it looks like I'm missing an entry in my nodetype table - 
tabdump shows:


root@xcat1:~# tabdump nodetype
#node,os,arch,profile,provmethod,supportedarchs,nodetype,comments,disable


So I tried populating the nodetype table manually - using "tabdump -d 
nodetype" as my guide I populated the values as follows. There are a 
couple I'm not sure about - for example there is no specific reference 
to ubuntu in the definitions for the os column, so I set it to boottarget:


root@xcat1:~# tabdump nodetype
#node,os,arch,profile,provmethod,supportedarchs,nodetype,comments,disable
"cn01","boottarget","x86_64",,"netboot","x86_64","vm",,

Now I try rinstall again:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 
osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute -V

Provision node(s): cn01
Run command: nodeset cn01 osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
Unable to find pxelinux.0
Unable to find pxelinux.0
Error: failed to run 'nodeset' against the following nodes: cn01

If I look for pxelinux.0 on my filesystem, I get the following:

root@xcat1:~# locate pxelinux.0
/install/ubuntu16.04.1/x86_64/install/netboot/pxelinux.0
/install/ubuntu16.04.1/x86_64/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/pxelinux.0
/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/syslinux/gpxelinux.0
/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/syslinux/pxelinux.0


Any ideas how I tie all this together? I'm not sure where I'm supposed 
to place pxelinux.0, or which table needs reference to it.


Kind regards,

James

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23 March 2017 at 13:17
James,

Here is a link to the instructions for managing VMs:

http://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guides/admin-guides/manage_clusters/ppc64le/virtual_machines/manage_vms.html


At one point in that document it will say to do "rpower vm1 on", use 
"rinstall <your cn name> osimage=<your image name>" instead.


There is also a section for troubleshooting:

http://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guides/admin-guides/manage_clusters/ppc64le/virtual_machines/FAQ.html

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From: James Freeman <ja...@quru.com>
To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: 03/23/2017 09:05 AM

Subject: Re: [xcat-user] Error: Unable to identify plugin for this 
command,        check relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt; nodehm.mgt

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Hi there,


Yes I realised my mistake after running the "boot" command first - 
however the rinstall command still won't run - please see the output 
below:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
Error: cn01: Missing the 'netboot' attribute.
Error: No available nodes for provision.

I think I have still missed something during the setup phase?

Kind regards,

James
Xiao Peng Wang <mailto:w...@cn.ibm.com>
23 March 2017 at 12:51

The manpage said: *rinstall*_noderange_ *osimage*=_imagename_


So you should use 'rinstall cn01 
osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute'


Thanks
Best Regards
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Email: _...@cn.ibm.com_ <mailto:w...@cn.ibm.com>

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23 March 2017 at 10:21


Thank you guys for all your help so far - is there a guide I can 
follow for VM related installed? I am struggling a little with this - 
I tried rinstall as requested but get the following results:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 boot
Provision node(s): cn01

cn01: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check relevant 
tables: noderes.netboot

Error: failed to run 'nodeset' against the following nodes: cn01
root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
Error: cn01: 'provmethod' attribute not defined in 'nodetype' table.
Error: No available nodes for provision.
root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-netboot-compute
Error: cn01: 'provmethod' attribute not defined in 'nodetype' table.
Error: No available nodes for provision.

Kind regards,

James


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23 March 2017 at 00:37

James,

If you are trying to boot a VM, there is no need to use "rsetboot".

Use "rinstall" command instead. It will do "nodeset", "rsetboot" (if 
needed) and "rpower" for you.


Mark Gurevich
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From: James Freeman _<ja...@quru.com>_ <mailto:ja...@quru.com>

To: xCAT Users Mailing list _<xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>_ 
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Date: 03/22/2017 06:16 PM

Subject: Re: [xcat-user] Error: Unable to identify plugin for this 
command,        check relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt; nodehm.mgt

------------------------------------------------------------------------



Hi there,

Thanks for your quick reply - I tried that definition:

root@xcat1:~# chdef cn01 mgt=kvm
1 object definitions have been created or modified.
root@xcat1:~# tabdump nodehm
#node,power,mgt,cons,termserver,termport,conserver,serialport,serialspeed,serialflow,getmac,cmdmapping,consoleondemand,comments,disable
"cn01",,"kvm",,,,,,,,,,,,

but I still get the following:

root@xcat1:~# rsetboot cn01 net

cn01: Error: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check 
relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt;nodehm.mgt


Is there something else I need to set?

Kind regards,

James

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Hi there,

Thanks for your quick reply - I tried that definition:

root@xcat1:~# chdef cn01 mgt=kvm
1 object definitions have been created or modified.
root@xcat1:~# tabdump nodehm
#node,power,mgt,cons,termserver,termport,conserver,serialport,serialspeed,serialflow,getmac,cmdmapping,consoleondemand,comments,disable
"cn01",,"kvm",,,,,,,,,,,,

but I still get the following:

root@xcat1:~# rsetboot cn01 net

cn01: Error: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check 
relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt;nodehm.mgt


Is there something else I need to set?

Kind regards,

James

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22 March 2017 at 19:11

u need to define mgt in the node definition. use
chdef cn01 mgt=kvm


Thanks,
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From: James Freeman _<ja...@quru.com>_ <mailto:ja...@quru.com>

To: _xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net_ 
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Date: 03/22/2017 02:45 PM

Subject: [xcat-user] Error: Unable to identify plugin for this 
command, check relevant tables: nodehm.power,mgt; nodehm.mgt


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Hi all,

I am in the process of setting up xCAT to deploy some Ubuntu hosts -
right now I am testing in a VMware ESXi environment with PXE boot
enabled, but once I've got things working this will be rolled out beyond
this.

I have deployed xCAT on Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS using "go-xcat" - no errors
were seen during install and here is the version detail:

root@xcat1:~# lsxcatd -a
Version 2.13.2 (git commit dab564dd7f23cb8bc46119f11d235de33c57802a,
built Wed Feb 22 22:44:48 EST 2017)
This is a Management Node
dbengine=SQLite

I have been following the guide here: _
__https://sourceforge.net/p/xcat/wiki/Ubuntu_Quick_Start_
to get my off the ground and running - the only difference is I am using
Ubuntu 16.04 so I've substituted that where applicable. All steps in the
guide I have completed with no issues or errors up until the point where
I am trying to build cn01 (I've kept my test system names the same for
ease - again this will be extended in the future). When I try to ready
the system for build, I get the following:

root@xcat1:~# rsetboot cn01 net
cn01: Error: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check relevant
tables: nodehm.power,mgt;nodehm.mgt
root@xcat1:~# nodeset cn01 osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
cn01: Error: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check relevant
tables: noderes.netboot=(grub2[-]?.*);nodehm.mgt

I note that the nodehm table has nothing in it:

root@xcat1:~# tabdump nodehm
#node,power,mgt,cons,termserver,termport,conserver,serialport,serialspeed,serialflow,getmac,cmdmapping,consoleondemand,comments,disable

However I don't believe I have skipped any steps. Have I missed
something fundamental, or is there something I can do to rectify this?
At this stage I don't want to worry about hardware management - I have
no IPMI or HMC right now - I just want to network boot my servers from
xCAT. Again in future IPMI will be added, but that's to come.

Please can someone help me work out how to proceed?

Thanks in advance,

James
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Hi there,


Yes I realised my mistake after running the "boot" command first - 
however the rinstall command still won't run - please see the output 
below:


root@xcat1:~# rinstall cn01 osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute
Error: cn01: Missing the 'netboot' attribute.
Error: No available nodes for provision.

I think I have still missed something during the setup phase?

Kind regards,

James

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23 March 2017 at 12:51
The manpage said: *rinstall*noderange*osimage*=imagename

So you should use 'rinstall cn01 
osimage=ubuntu16.04.1-x86_64-install-compute'


Thanks
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