xCAT assigns IP addresses as DHCP reservations, rather than as actual
static IP addresses.
Take a look in the /var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases file; that's where the xCAT
puts the reservations.
On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 11:30 AM, Imam Toufique <techie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
>
> Thanks for sharing your node config. So, I was able to build the node
> finally, I had to do 'nodediscoverdef -u 4C4C4544-0039-3110-804A-B6C04F544B31
> -n n02' . When you say, 'assign an IP address..." did you mean assigning a
> BMC IP? Also, I don't fully understand the chain concept yet, as I have
> not read much about it. I will start reading about. But you know, my
> builds are stateful as this time, so I am not sure if chain will help me
> with anything.
>
> I do have another issue that I just noticed with the imaged node. the
> node that I built, I set up a static IP for it in the /etc/hosts file.
>
> here is my /etc/hosts file:
>
> 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4
> localhost4.localdomain4
> ::1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6
> localhost6.localdomain6
> 10.1.1.20 xcatmaster xcatmaster.localdomain
> #
> 10.1.1.81 n01 n01.localdomain
> *10.1.1.82 n02 n02.localdomain*
> 10.1.1.83 n03 n03.localdomain
>
> so, on n02, when it was built, /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> file has the following:
>
> DEVICE="eth0"
> *BOOTPROTO="dhcp"*
> HWADDR="00:24:E8:36:AD:95"
> NM_CONTROLLED="yes"
> ONBOOT="yes"
> TYPE="Ethernet"
> UUID="3e48a0e7-0691-4fb8-b921-727ebe37f257"
>
> Note, BOOTPROTO is set to 'DHCP', I thought xcat will add 10.1.1.82 as a
> static IP(?). I am sure that I am missing something, just don't know yet
> what I am doing wrong here.
>
> --imam
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 10:40 AM, Kevin Keane <kke...@sandiego.edu> wrote:
>
>> By coincidence, I am actually working on a similar issue right now,
>> although I'm trying to get netboot to work.
>>
>> I don't have a complete answer, but I can point you to a few things:
>>
>> - You probably would want to assign an IP address as well.
>> - You may want to check out the chain attribute as well (note: I know
>> that my chain is not correct, so don't just copy that!)
>>
>> Here is my node definition - it isn't working, either, but I think I
>> might be a few steps ahead of you, so you may still get some ideas from it:
>>
>> Object name: hpccn-001
>> arch=x86_64
>> chain=runimage=http://192.168.101.1/tftpboot/xcat/osimage/rh
>> els7.4-x86_64-netboot-hpccn/initrd-stateless.gz
>> groups=compute,all
>> installnic=mac
>> ip=192.168.101.3
>> mac=52:54:00:f2:e6:39
>> netboot=xbna
>> nichostnamesuffixes.eth2=-imm
>> nichostnamesuffixes.eth0=-compute
>> nicips.eth2=192.168.101.3
>> nicips.eth0=192.168.100.3
>> os=rhels7.4
>> postbootscripts=otherpkgs
>> postscripts=syslog,remoteshell,syncfiles,setupntp
>> primarynic=mac
>> profile=hpccn
>> provmethod=netboot
>> serialport=0
>> serialspeed=115200
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 10:27 AM, Imam Toufique <techie...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> We are trying to test xcat out in our cluster and I need some help.
>>>
>>> Here is the issue I have:
>>>
>>> I have followed the following document to setup the environment:
>>>
>>> https://sourceforge.net/p/xcat/wiki/XCAT_iDataPlex_Cluster_Quick_Start/
>>>
>>> I added my first node manually, as I did not want auto discovery. Here
>>> is my
>>>
>>> [root@xcatmaster xcat]# lsdef n02
>>> Object name: n02
>>> arch=x86_64
>>> groups=compute
>>> installnic=mac
>>> mac=00:24:E8:36:AD:95
>>> netboot=xnba
>>> os=centos6.9
>>> postbootscripts=otherpkgs
>>> postscripts=syslog,remoteshell,syncfiles
>>> primarynic=mac
>>> profile=compute
>>> provmethod=centos6.9-x86_64-install-compute
>>>
>>> The node above does not have BMC, it is a standard PC. when I power on
>>> the node, i see the following messages in syslog:
>>>
>>> Oct 24 10:16:20 10.1.1.61 (none) xcat.genesis.dodiscovery: Beginning
>>> echo information to discovery packet file...
>>> Oct 24 10:16:20 10.1.1.61 (none) xcat.genesis.dodiscovery: Discovery
>>> packet file is ready.
>>> Oct 24 10:16:20 10.1.1.61 (none) xcat.genesis.dodiscovery: Sending the
>>> discovery packet to xCAT (10.1.1.20:3001)...
>>> Oct 24 10:16:20 10.1.1.61 (none) xcat.genesis.dodiscovery: Sleeping 5
>>> seconds...
>>> Oct 24 10:16:21 10.1.1.63 (none) xcat.genesis.dodiscovery: Couldn't
>>> find MTM information in FRU, falling back to DMI (MTMS-based discovery may
>>> fail)
>>> Oct 24 10:16:21 10.1.1.63 (none) xcat.genesis.dodiscovery: Beginning
>>> echo information to discovery packet file...
>>> ^C
>>> [root@xcatmaster xcat]# tail -f computes.log
>>> Oct 24 10:17:41 10.1.1.63 (none) xcat.genesis.dodiscovery: Couldn't
>>> find MTM information in FRU, falling back to DMI (MTMS-based discovery may
>>> fail)
>>> Oct 24 10:17:41 10.1.1.63 (none) xcat.genesis.dodiscovery: Beginning
>>> echo information to discovery packet file...
>>> Oct 24 10:17:42 10.1.1.63 (none) xcat.genesis.dodiscovery: Discovery
>>> packet file is ready.
>>> Oct 24 10:17:42 10.1.1.63 (none) xcat.genesis.dodiscovery: Sending the
>>> discovery packet to xCAT (10.1.1.20:3001)...
>>> Oct 24 10:17:42 10.1.1.63 (none) xcat.genesis.dodiscovery: Sleeping 5
>>> seconds...
>>>
>>> I think it is trying to look for BMC and not finding it, therefore, it
>>> just keep looking for it? I am no expert in xcat, but is there a way to
>>> disable BMC discovery in xcat for nodes that do not have BMC?
>>>
>>> Please help, I need to get this thing up and going.
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot!
>>>
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>>
>>
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