Thanks for the suggestion re network firmware. Unfortunately, it's a 1G card, not a 10G, and a firmware update didn't resolve the problem (timing out while trying to download binary efi file). So we're back to BIOS booting.
I'll check out the partition file as suggested. Sincerely, Calvin Dodge On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 5:31 PM <xcat-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Send xCAT-user mailing list submissions to > xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > xcat-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > xcat-user-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of xCAT-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. confignetwork and localhost hostname (Roosen, Nicolas) > 2. Deploying to Dell R740 (Calvin Dodge) > 3. Re: Deploying to Dell R740 (aaronhc...@gmail.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 12:33:18 +0000 > From: "Roosen, Nicolas" <nicolas.roo...@hpe.com> > To: "xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net" > <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: [xcat-user] confignetwork and localhost hostname > Message-ID: <145bfc17-9ded-063c-6c8a-06966265a...@hpe.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello, on xCAT 2.14.6 w/ RHEL 7.6, I have this weird issue: after > provisioning the hostname is not correctly set, it stays to "localhost". > > This happened since I added the "confignetwork" script to the node > definition (to setup bonded interfaces). > > Here are some details: > > lsdef -t node -o node1 > > Object name: node1 > arch=x86_64 > currchain=boot > currstate=install rhels7.6-x86_64-compute > groups=all > installnic=mac > ip=1.2.3.4 > mac=08:00:00:00:00:00 > mgt=none > netboot=xnba > nicdevices.bond0=enp195s0f0|enp195s0f1 > nicdevices.bond1=enP2p193s0|enP3p65s0 > nicextraparams.bond0=BONDING_OPTS=mode=2 > nicextraparams.bond1=MTU=9000 > nicips.bond0=1.2.3.4 > nicips.bond1=6.7.8.9 > nicnetworks.bond0=1_1_3_4-255_255_0_0 > nicnetworks.bond1=6_7_8_9-255_255_255_0 > nictypes.enP3p65s0=ethernet > nictypes.bond0=bond > nictypes.bond1=bond > nictypes.enp195s0f1=ethernet > nictypes.enP2p193s0=ethernet > nictypes.enp195s0f0=ethernet > os=rhels7.6 > postbootscripts=otherpkgs > postscripts=syslog,remoteshell,syncfiles,confignetwork > primarynic=mac > profile=compute > provmethod=rhels7.6-x86_64-install-node > routenames=defaultroute > status=booted > statustime=05-20-2019 17:42:15 > updatestatus=synced > updatestatustime=05-20-2019 14:31:18 > > > lsdef -t osimage -o rhels7.6-x86_64-install-node > > Object name: rhels7.6-x86_64-install-node > addkcmdline=earlyprintk=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200 > imagetype=linux > osarch=x86_64 > osdistroname=rhels7.6-x86_64 > osname=Linux > osvers=rhels7.6 > otherpkgdir=/install/post/otherpkgs/rhels7.6/x86_64 > otherpkglist=/install/custom/install/rh/sdflex.rhels7.otherpkgs.pkglist > partitionfile=/install/custom/install/rh/sdflexparitions > pkgdir=/install/rhels7.6/x86_64,/install/post/otherpkgs/rhels7.6/x86_64 > pkglist=/opt/xcat/share/xcat/install/rh/sdflex.rhels7.pkglist > profile=compute > provmethod=install > template=/install/custom/install/rh/sdflex.rhels7.tmpl > > -- > Nicolas > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 17:24:51 -0500 > From: Calvin Dodge <caldo...@gmail.com> > To: xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [xcat-user] Deploying to Dell R740 > Message-ID: > <CAMcRarYk+wU0NhOR77mW55BRm6OK70t2QP+FNYf_= > oy_4rv...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Has anyone successfully deployed xCAT to a Dell R740? > > The head node is running CentOS 7.6, and the xCAT version is 2.14.6. > > > In our case, PXE booting via UEFI failed after it loaded the binary elilo > image. We switched to BIOS booting, and the installer starts to run, but > then says "OS installation aborted" after a couple of seconds. > > /tmp/program.log consists of the following: > > 21:09:27,695 INFO program: Running... ipmitool event file /tmp/tmpSBo7uv > 21:09:27,821 INFO program: 0 | Pre-Init |0000000000| OS Boot | > Installation started | Asserted > 21:09:27,821 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > 21:09:28,095 INFO program: Running... losetup --list > 21:09:28,113 INFO program: Running... /sbin/auditd > 21:09:28,118 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > 21:09:28,119 INFO program: Running... udevadm control --env=ANACONDA=1 > 21:09:28,130 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > 21:09:28,151 INFO program: Running... /bin/sh /tmp/ks-script-l9VDut > 21:09:29,008 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > 21:09:29,219 INFO program: Running... udevadm trigger --action=change > --subsystem-match=block > 21:09:29,230 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > 21:09:29,230 INFO program: Running... udevadm settle --timeout=300 > 21:09:29,264 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > 21:09:29,265 INFO program: Running... modprobe fcoe > 21:09:29,327 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > 21:09:29,329 INFO program: Running... /usr/libexec/fcoe/fcoe_edd.sh -i > 21:09:29,336 INFO program: No FCoE boot disk information is found in EDD! > 21:09:29,337 DEBUG program: Return code: 1 > 21:09:29,341 INFO program: Running... udevadm settle --timeout=300 > 21:09:29,350 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > 21:09:29,353 INFO program: Running... udevadm settle --timeout=300 > 21:09:29,362 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > 21:09:29,364 INFO program: Running... udevadm settle --timeout=300 > 21:09:29,373 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > 21:09:29,379 INFO program: Running... ipmitool event file /tmp/tmpT0H9KJ > 21:09:29,462 INFO program: 0 | Pre-Init |0000000000| OS Boot | > Installation aborted | Asserted > 21:09:29,462 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > > We specified a custom partition file creation script, but it appears it's > not being used. > > Got any clues for me? What other information should I post? > > Calvin Dodge > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 15:31:04 -0700 > From: aaronhc...@gmail.com > To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [xcat-user] Deploying to Dell R740 > Message-ID: > < > canyxmsqjdurdth-26qve9lwgh0_24nh5mtd2xpzcgn9gxsf...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Are you booting 1Gb or 10Gb? > > I ask because I recently saw a case where booting over 10Gb (broadcom > netxtreme) would freeze after loading no more than 27% of the kernel. A > firmware update released last week solved that. > > For the partitioning, I used this guide: > https://sourceforge.net/p/xcat/wiki/Installing_Stateful_Linux_Nodes/ > > > Important bits: > Assign file to the osimage you're using > > chdef -t osimage <osimagename> partitionfile=/install/custom/my-partitions > > vi the file and make whatever changes you need. > > > # Uncomment this efi line for x86_64 servers > #part /boot/efi --size 50 --ondisk /dev/sda --fstype efi > part /boot --size 256 --fstype ext4 > part swap --recommended --ondisk sda > > part / --size 1 --grow --fstype ext4 --ondisk sda > > > On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 3:25 PM Calvin Dodge <caldo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Has anyone successfully deployed xCAT to a Dell R740? > > > > The head node is running CentOS 7.6, and the xCAT version is 2.14.6. > > > > > > In our case, PXE booting via UEFI failed after it loaded the binary elilo > > image. We switched to BIOS booting, and the installer starts to run, but > > then says "OS installation aborted" after a couple of seconds. > > > > /tmp/program.log consists of the following: > > > > 21:09:27,695 INFO program: Running... ipmitool event file /tmp/tmpSBo7uv > > 21:09:27,821 INFO program: 0 | Pre-Init |0000000000| OS Boot | > > Installation started | Asserted > > 21:09:27,821 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > > 21:09:28,095 INFO program: Running... losetup --list > > 21:09:28,113 INFO program: Running... /sbin/auditd > > 21:09:28,118 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > > 21:09:28,119 INFO program: Running... udevadm control --env=ANACONDA=1 > > 21:09:28,130 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > > 21:09:28,151 INFO program: Running... /bin/sh /tmp/ks-script-l9VDut > > 21:09:29,008 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > > 21:09:29,219 INFO program: Running... udevadm trigger --action=change > > --subsystem-match=block > > 21:09:29,230 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > > 21:09:29,230 INFO program: Running... udevadm settle --timeout=300 > > 21:09:29,264 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > > 21:09:29,265 INFO program: Running... modprobe fcoe > > 21:09:29,327 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > > 21:09:29,329 INFO program: Running... /usr/libexec/fcoe/fcoe_edd.sh -i > > 21:09:29,336 INFO program: No FCoE boot disk information is found in EDD! > > 21:09:29,337 DEBUG program: Return code: 1 > > 21:09:29,341 INFO program: Running... udevadm settle --timeout=300 > > 21:09:29,350 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > > 21:09:29,353 INFO program: Running... udevadm settle --timeout=300 > > 21:09:29,362 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > > 21:09:29,364 INFO program: Running... udevadm settle --timeout=300 > > 21:09:29,373 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > > 21:09:29,379 INFO program: Running... ipmitool event file /tmp/tmpT0H9KJ > > 21:09:29,462 INFO program: 0 | Pre-Init |0000000000| OS Boot | > > Installation aborted | Asserted > > 21:09:29,462 DEBUG program: Return code: 0 > > > > We specified a custom partition file creation script, but it appears it's > > not being used. > > > > Got any clues for me? 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