Hmm, so strange. You could remove quiet to see if there's more of a clue... I am surprised you don't get more output on rcons than you do as it stands...
-----Original Message----- From: Nicolas Roosen <nicolas.roo...@hpe.com> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 10:37 AM To: xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [xcat-user] [External] HP DL380 Gen9 and xCat On 06/08/2018 04:19 PM, Jarrod Johnson wrote: > What do the contents of /tftpboot/xcat/xnba/nodes/s001-clu look like on the > management node? > # cat /tftpboot/xcat/xnba/nodes/s001-clu #!gpxe #install centos7.3-x86_64-centos7.3-nastran imgfetch -n kernel http://${next-server}/tftpboot/xcat/osimage/centos7.3-x86_64-nastran/vmlinuz imgload kernel imgargs kernel quiet inst.repo=http://*.*.*.1:80/install/centos7.3/x86_64 inst.ks=http://*.*.*.1:80/install/autoinst/spiro-s001-clu ip=dhcp inst.loglevel=debug inst.syslog=*.*.*.1 inst.cmdline console=tty0 console=ttyS1,115200n8r BOOTIF=01-${netX/machyp} imgfetch http://${next-server}/tftpboot/xcat/osimage/centos7.3-x86_64-nastran/initrd.img imgexec kernel The HTTPD logs: *.*.*.181 - - [08/Jun/2018:16:28:13 +0200] "GET /tftpboot/xcat/xnba/nodes/s001-clu HTTP/1.1" 200 535 "-" "iPXE/1.0.3-131028 (d603e)" *.*.*.181 - - [08/Jun/2018:16:28:13 +0200] "GET /tftpboot/xcat/osimage/centos7.3-x86_64-nastran/vmlinuz HTTP/1.1" 200 5392080 "-" "iPXE/1.0.3-131028 (d603e) " *.*.*.181 - - [08/Jun/2018:16:28:14 +0200] "GET /tftpboot/xcat/osimage/centos7.3-x86_64-nastran/initrd.img HTTP/1.1" 200 43372552 "-" "iPXE/1.0.3-131028 (d6 03e)" *.*.*.181 - - [08/Jun/2018:16:28:47 +0200] "GET /install/centos7.3/x86_64/.treeinfo HTTP/1.1" 200 366 "-" "curl/7.29.0" *.*.*.181 - - [08/Jun/2018:16:28:47 +0200] "GET /install/centos7.3/x86_64/LiveOS/squashfs.img HTTP/1.1" 200 332746752 "-" "curl/7.29.0" *.*.*.181 - - [08/Jun/2018:16:28:50 +0200] "GET /install/centos7.3/x86_64/images/updates.img HTTP/1.1" 404 241 "-" "curl/7.29.0" *.*.*.181 - - [08/Jun/2018:16:28:50 +0200] "GET /install/centos7.3/x86_64/images/product.img HTTP/1.1" 404 241 "-" "curl/7.29.0" *.*.*.181 - - [08/Jun/2018:16:28:51 +0200] "GET /install/autoinst/s001-clu HTTP/1.1" 200 145156 "-" "curl/7.29.0" > -----Original Message----- > From: Nicolas Roosen <nicolas.roo...@hpe.com> > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 10:12 AM > To: xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [xcat-user] [External] HP DL380 Gen9 and xCat > > On 06/08/2018 03:57 PM, Jarrod Johnson wrote: >> When you see nothing, is this the video or the serial terminal seeing >> nothing? >> > > The serial terminal, I'm doing the installation remotely. > > And I do see some messages right after the boot, but then, nothing > else > > I've enclosed a log of the boot process taken from the serial console. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Nicolas Roosen <nicolas.roo...@hpe.com> >> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 9:53 AM >> To: xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [xcat-user] [External] HP DL380 Gen9 and xCat >> >> Peter, >> >> On 06/08/2018 03:35 PM, peter CZ1 Peng wrote: >>> Hi ,Nicolas >>> I see that the message output with the driver ,so question >>> here >>> >>> 1: do you have any GPU install in this server >> >> indeed there are two Nvidia GPU installed. >> >>> 2: can you try to disable the nouveau on os install ? >>> >> >> In fact I already tried that, the messages disappears on the console, but >> still the server doesn't boot further. >> >> And also, the first time I somehow managed to install the server, I did it >> without changing the default kernel options. >> >> The "rcons" console supposedly works because I can use it if I boot the >> server on the local drives (it has been installed once using xcat). >> >> I suspect I might have hanged something inadvertently, but cannot find what >> causes the server not to boot further when re-installing it ... >> >> I recall there is maybe a way to "ssh" into the server while it is >> installing, but couldn't make it work (it is CentOS 7.3). >> >> >>> Method to disable the dirver >>> R::rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau R::nouveau.modeset=0 Example for >>> node01 [root@mgt ~]# tabdump bootparams >>> #node,kernel,initrd,kcmdline,addkcmdline,dhcpstatements,adddhcpstate >>> m >>> ents,comments,disable >>> "node01","xcat/osimage/rhels7.2-x86_64-install-compute/vmlinuz","xca >>> t /osimage/rhels7.2-x86_64-install-compute/initrd.img","quiet >>> inst.repo=http://172.20.0.1:80/install/rhels7.2/x86_64 >>> inst.ks=http://172.20.0.1:80/install/autoinst/node01 ip=dhcp inst.cmdline >>> console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8r","R::rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau >>> R::nouveau.modeset=0",,,, [root@mgt ~]# [root@mgt ~]# lsdef node01 | grep >>> addkcmdline >>> addkcmdline=R::rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau >>> R::nouveau.modeset=0 >>> >>> >>> hope this help >>> >>> Peter CZ peng >>> Department :Complex Solution Rack TE >>> Address:ISH3 Shenzhen >>> Lenovo China >>> +86 86361590 >>> +86 18129979128 >>> 609 1590 >>> peng...@lenovo.com >>> >>> >>> Lenovo.com /www.lenovo.com >>> Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Blogs | Forums >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Nicolas Roosen <nicolas.roo...@hpe.com> >>> Sent: Friday, June 8, 2018 9:21 PM >>> To: xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Subject: [External] [xcat-user] HP DL380 Gen9 and xCat >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm trying to install a HP Proliant DL380 Gen9, in "Legacy BIOS" mode. >>> >>> The server has been integrated into xcat, but every time I try to install >>> it (nodeset osimage), the server boots, download the initrd, and nothing >>> happens. >>> >>> When I launch the console (rcons), it looks like "stuck", without any >>> messages beside these: >>> >>> [ 21.550488] nouveau 0000:08:00.0: DRM: Pointer to flat panel table >>> invalid >>> [Thu Jun 7 17:49:30 2018][ 21.988127] nouveau 0000:08:00.0: priv: >>> GPC0: 419df4 00000000 (1940820e) >>> [Thu Jun 7 17:49:30 2018][ 22.019890] nouveau 0000:08:00.0: priv: >>> GPC1: 419df4 00000000 (1940820e) >>> [Thu Jun 7 17:49:30 2018][ 22.051407] nouveau 0000:08:00.0: priv: >>> GPC2: 419df4 00000000 (1940820e) >>> [Thu Jun 7 17:49:30 2018][ 22.083623] nouveau 0000:08:00.0: priv: >>> GPC3: 419df4 00000000 (1940820e) >>> [Thu Jun 7 17:49:37 2018][ 22.284643] nouveau 0000:84:00.0: DRM: >>> Pointer to flat panel table invalid >>> [Thu Jun 7 17:49:37 2018][ 22.732089nouveau 0000:84:00.0: priv: GPC0: >>> 419df4 00000000 (1d40820e) >>> [Thu Jun 7 17:49:38 2018][ 22.763476] nouveau 0000:84:00.0: priv: >>> GPC1: 419df4 00000000 (1d40820e) >>> [Thu Jun 7 17:49:38 2018][ 22.794649] nouveau 0000:84:00.0: priv: >>> GPC2: 419df4 00000000 (1d40820e) >>> [Thu Jun 7 17:49:38 2018][ 22.825464] nouveau 0000:84:00.0: priv: >>> GPC3: 419df4 00000000 (1d40820e) >>> >>> I know this has worked, because the server could be installed once. >>> But now I try to re-install it, and nothing happens. >>> >>> I setup xcat in debug mode (1), but there are no specific messages into the >>> logs. >>> >>> What could I look for in order to debug this installation? >>> >>> >>> Thanks. >>> -- >>> Nicolas >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - >>> --------- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's >>> most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>> _______________________________________________ >>> xCAT-user mailing list >>> xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - >>> --------- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's >>> most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>> _______________________________________________ >>> xCAT-user mailing list >>> xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user >>> >> > > -- > Nicolas > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's > most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > -- Nicolas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ xCAT-user mailing list xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ xCAT-user mailing list xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user
