Re: [xcat-user] rcons not working on some nodes

Er Tao Zhao Thu, 09 Aug 2018 19:15:02 -0700

So, the xCAT2.8.5 doesn't write `console=ttyS0,115200` for RH7.4.

And my suggest is update xCAT to 2.14 which is officially support RH7.4.

Thx!

Best Regards,
-----------------------------------
Zhao Er Tao

IBM China System and Technology Laboratory, Beijing
Tel:(86-10)82450485
Email: erta...@cn.ibm.com
Address: 1/F, 28 Building,ZhongGuanCun Software Park,
No.8 DongBeiWang West Road, Haidian District,
Beijing, 100193, P.R.China

----- Original message -----
From: Rogie Pamintuan <rbpamint...@gmail.com>
To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
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Subject: Re: [xcat-user] rcons not working on some nodes
Date: Thu, Aug 9, 2018 11:38 PM

Just a small updates:

one of the other machines (same hardware has cloud-cm15, Lenovo System x3650 M4) is currently having the same issue after client rebuilt it to rhel 7.4 manually, built by booting it off a USB and installing the OS (since as another issue that remote xCat tools were failing).

But we’ve noticed that while the Machine is booting that the rcons session can see the boot process however once it’s at OS it is doing the same issue.

Tao also requested a copy of /proc/cmdline @ cloud-cm15.

#‌ cat /proc/cmdline

BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64 root=/dev/mapper/system-root ro crashkernel=auto vconsole.font=latarcyrheb-sun16 biosdevname=0 vconsole.keymap=us rd.lvm.lv=system/root rhgb quiet net.ifnames=0 LANG=en_US.UTF-8’'

———

* '/proc/cmdline’ don't have paramter like `console=ttyS0,115200`

———

* rcons NOT working on nodes running on x3650 M4 HW.

———

cloud-cm15 was built using the following commands:

nodeset cloud-cm15 osimage=rhels7.4-x86_64-stateful-cloud

rsetboot cloud-cm15 net

rpower cloud-cm15 boot

———

# tabdump chain | grep cloud-cm15

#node,currstate,currchain,chain,ondiscover,comments,disable

"cloud-cm15","shell","boot",,,,

———

#‌ cat /etc/conserver.cf | grep cloud-cm15

#‌xCAT BEGIN cloud-cm15 CONS

console cloud-cm15 {

exec /opt/xcat/share/xcat/cons/ipmi cloud-cm15;

#‌xCAT END cloud-cm15 CONS

———

# lsdef cloud-cm15 | grep serial

   serialport=0

   serialspeed=115200

Looping in jared per Tao suggestion.

Thank you.

On Jul 27, 2018, at 7:55 AM, Rogie Pamintuan <rbpamint...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Zhao Er Tao,

Result:

#‌ asu64 show --host 172.17.110.15 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD | egrep "DevicesandIOPorts.Com1ActiveAfterBoot|DevicesandIOPorts.SerialPortSharing|DevicesandIOPorts.SerialPortAccessMode|DevicesandIOPorts.RemoteConsole"

DevicesandIOPorts.RemoteConsole=Enable

DevicesandIOPorts.SerialPortSharing=Enable

DevicesandIOPorts.SerialPortAccessMode=Dedicated

DevicesandIOPorts.Com1ActiveAfterBoot=Enable

Thank you.

On Jul 26, 2018, at 1:54 AM, Er Tao Zhao <erta...@cn.ibm.com> wrote:

Will you pls try to check the parameter I list below with asu like this:

# /opt/lenovo/toolscenter/asu/asu64 show --host <IMM_IP> --user <IMM_USERNAME> --password <IMM_PASS> | egrep "DevicesandIOPorts.Com1ActiveAfterBoot|DevicesandIOPorts.SerialPortSharing|DevicesandIOPorts.SerialPortAccessMode|DevicesandIOPorts.RemoteConsole"
DevicesandIOPorts.RemoteConsole=Enable
DevicesandIOPorts.SerialPortSharing=Enable
DevicesandIOPorts.SerialPortAccessMode=Dedicated
DevicesandIOPorts.Com1ActiveAfterBoot=Enable

You can get asu from https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/DS504149

Pls let me know the checking result.

Thx!

Best Regards,
-----------------------------------
Zhao Er Tao

IBM China System and Technology Laboratory, Beijing
Tel:(86-10)82450485
Email: erta...@cn.ibm.com
Address: 1/F, 28 Building,ZhongGuanCun Software Park,
No.8 DongBeiWang West Road, Haidian District,
Beijing, 100193, P.R.China

----- Original message -----
From: Rogie Pamintuan <rbpamint...@gmail.com>
To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Cc:
Subject: Re: [xcat-user] rcons not working on some nodes
Date: Wed, Jul 25, 2018 11:28 PM

Thanks Zhao Er Tao.

Only some of the nodes have console output.

We’ve updated the IMM and rebooted a node having console issue, still unable to console into it. Thanks.

On Jul 24, 2018, at 11:29 PM, Er Tao Zhao <erta...@cn.ibm.com> wrote:

Only some of the node have no console output, or all of them?

If only some nodes have no console output issue, maybe you are try to reboot it and take a try.

If all of them have no console output, you may need to configure the following attribute with ASU(https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-asu):

set DevicesandIOPorts.Com1ActiveAfterBoot Enable

set DevicesandIOPorts.SerialPortSharing Enable

set DevicesandIOPorts.SerialPortAccessMode Dedicated

set DevicesandIOPorts.RemoteConsole Enable

Thx!

Best Regards,
-----------------------------------
Zhao Er Tao

IBM China System and Technology Laboratory, Beijing
Tel:(86-10)82450485
Email: erta...@cn.ibm.com
Address: 1/F, 28 Building,ZhongGuanCun Software Park,
No.8 DongBeiWang West Road, Haidian District,
Beijing, 100193, P.R.China

----- Original message -----
From: Rogie Pamintuan <rbpamint...@gmail.com>
To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Cc:
Subject: Re: [xcat-user] rcons not working on some nodes
Date: Wed, Jul 25, 2018 11:15 AM

Yes, ipmi password is correct.
No error message. console seems hangs where pressing anything does nothing.

cm-15 is up and running. Same on some nodes where console hangs.

Thank you.

On Jul 24, 2018, at 9:41 PM, Er Tao Zhao <erta...@cn.ibm.com> wrote:

So, the password is correct now, right?(The `ipmitool-xcat -H 172.17.110.15 -U USERID -P PASSWORD -I lanplus sol activate` shall not output error msg like `Error: Unable to establish IPMI v2 / RMCP+ session`)

If yes, pls check the power status of the node with command `rpower cloud-cm015 state`, make sure it is on.

Thx!

Best Regards,
-----------------------------------
Zhao Er Tao

IBM China System and Technology Laboratory, Beijing
Tel:(86-10)82450485
Email: erta...@cn.ibm.com
Address: 1/F, 28 Building,ZhongGuanCun Software Park,
No.8 DongBeiWang West Road, Haidian District,
Beijing, 100193, P.R.China

----- Original message -----
From: Rogie Pamintuan <rbpamint...@gmail.com>
To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Cc:
Subject: Re: [xcat-user] rcons not working on some nodes
Date: Tue, Jul 24, 2018 8:56 PM

Thanks Zhao Er Tao. Appreciate the response.

After running rcons cloud-cm015 > console seems hangs where pressing anything does nothing.

After trying and running 'ipmitool-xcat -H 172.17.110.15 -U USERID -P PASSW0RD -I lanplus sol activate’ > console still hangs.

Restarted conserver and the IMM on cloud-cm015 (via WebGUI), and still the terminal hangs after rcons.

#‌ cat /etc/conserver.cf | grep cloud-cm015

#‌xCAT BEGIN cloud-cm015 CONS

console cloud-cm015 {

exec /opt/xcat/share/xcat/cons/ipmi cloud-cm015;

#‌xCAT END cloud-cm015 CONS

#‌ rcons cloud-cm015

[Enter `^Ec?' for help]

[disconnect]

#‌ chdef cloud-cm015 cons=ipmi

1 object definitions have been created or modified.

#‌ rcons cloud-cm015

[Enter `^Ec?' for help]

[disconnect]

#‌ lsdef cloud-cm015 | grep cons

cons=ipmi

The console still hangs...

Thank you.

On Jul 23, 2018, at 10:02 PM, Er Tao Zhao <erta...@cn.ibm.com> wrote:

Hi, Rogie

Based on the output below, want you to make sure the IP,username,password is correct for BMC of cloud-cm015.

`#‌ ipmitool-xcat -H 172.17.110.15 -U USERID -P PASSWORD -I lanplus sol activate
Error: Unable to establish IPMI v2 / RMCP+ session
Error: No response activating SOL payload

` ==> Shall the password shall be 'PASSW0RD' (zero, not capital 'o')

Thx!

Best Regards,
-----------------------------------
Zhao Er Tao

IBM China System and Technology Laboratory, Beijing
Tel:(86-10)82450485
Email: erta...@cn.ibm.com
Address: 1/F, 28 Building,ZhongGuanCun Software Park,
No.8 DongBeiWang West Road, Haidian District,
Beijing, 100193, P.R.China

----- Original message -----
From: Rogie Pamintuan <rbpamint...@gmail.com>
To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
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Subject: [xcat-user] rcons not working on some nodes
Date: Mon, Jul 23, 2018 11:06 PM

Hi All,

How to properly troubleshot rcons issues?

Background: We’ve discovered that there are missing node(s) entries in conserver.cf. Rebuilt conserver.cf by adding serialport=0 and serialspeed=115200 and run makeconservercf. rcons works now on some nodes but still having issue with other nodes.

Environment:
OS: rhel6.10
HW: Lenovo Flex System x240 Compute Node & Lenovo System x3650 M4
XCAT: 2.8.5
IPMI-XCAT: ipmitool-xcat-1.8.11-3.x86_64

Firmware Levels:
system> vpd uefi
Type                    Version             BuildID         ReleaseDate
----                    -------             -------         -----------
UEFI(Active)            2.60                VVE158FUS       2018/02/23
UEFI(Primary)           2.60                VVE158FUS       2018/02/23
UEFI(Backup)            1.60                VVE136AUS       2013/12/12

system> vpd imm
Type                    Version             BuildID         ReleaseDate
----                    -------             -------         -----------
IMM2(Active)            6.60                1AOO82E         2018/01/17
IMM2(Primary)           6.60                1AOO82E         2018/01/17
IMM2(Backup)            6.60                1AOO82E         2018/01/17

[root@mgmt1 ~]#‌ rcons cloud-cm015
[Enter `^Ec?' for help]
> nothing for error
> There is no /var/log/consoles log on cloud-cm015

Used ipmitool-xcat to connect to sol on cloud-cm015:
#‌ ipmitool-xcat -H 172.17.110.15 -U USERID -P PASSWORD -I lanplus sol activate
Error: Unable to establish IPMI v2 / RMCP+ session
Error: No response activating SOL payload

Appreciate any help. Thank you.

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