FYI, the approach I prefer is to sunset the use of elilo: https://github.com/xcat2/xcat-core/commit/097f9cc50aad495b89db9298838015234644c01e https://github.com/xcat2/xcat-core/commit/6888cad66d104366a01e656e38fabff1ca270dd2 https://github.com/xcat2/xcat-core/commit/f750c06bb101389608c6a0733fdd25658aa54b2f
For older kernels, continue using elilo, but for any kernel bearing efi stub signature, elilo is not needed anymore. -----Original Message----- From: Jean-Baptiste Denis <jbde...@pasteur.fr> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2020 6:02 AM To: xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [External] Re: [xcat-user] Redhat 8.2.2004 / CentOS 8.2.2004 UEFI boot It works with the rpm mentionned by @cxhong: https://github.com/xcat2/xcat-dep/blob/master/elilo/elilo-xcat-3.14-5.noarch.rpm Corresponding issue is here: https://github.com/xcat2/xcat-core/issues/6742 Great ;) Jean-Baptiste On 7/18/20 11:39 AM, Jean-Baptiste Denis wrote: > "elilo-xcat-3.14-4.noarch can't netboot a kernel >8MB" > > 8.1.1911 is < 8 MB, which is not the case for 8.2.2004 kernel. > > Details in https://github.com/xcat2/xcat-dep/pull/39. > > I'm gonna test it and give you some feedback. > > Jean-Baptiste > > On 7/18/20 12:25 AM, Jean-Baptiste Denis wrote: >> Hello, >> >> is there, by any chance, someone with a rhel/centos 8.2.2004 (using >> kernel version 4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2.x86_64) successfully booting in UEFI >> mode ? I'm running xcat 2.16. >> >> I'm using 4.18.0-147.8.1 from CentOS 8.1.1911: >> >> /tftpboot/xcat/osimage/netboot-cpu-centos8.1/kernel: Linux kernel x86 >> boot executable bzImage, version >> 4.18.0-147.8.1.el8_1.x86_64 (mockbu...@kbuilder.bsys.centos.org) #1 >> SMP Thu Apr 9 13:49:54 UTC , RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x7, Normal VGA >> >> and 4.18.0-193.6.3 from CentOS 8.2.2004: >> >> /tftpboot/xcat/osimage/netboot-cpu-centos8.2/kernel: Linux kernel x86 >> boot executable bzImage, version >> 4.18.0-193.6.3.el8_2.x86_64 (mockbu...@kbuilder.bsys.centos.org) #1 >> SMP Wed Jun 10 11:09:32 UTC, RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x8, Normal VGA >> >> Here is what I've got using 8.2.2004 during the initial PXE phase: >> >> ============================== >> xCAT Network Boot Agent >> iPXE 1.0.3-131028 (d603e) -- Open Source Network Boot Firmware -- >> http://ipxe.org >> Features: HTTP HTTPS iSCSI DNS TFTP EFI >> net0: ac:1f:6b:c8:ee:10 using <NULL> on EFI SNP (open) >> [Link:up, TX:0 TXE:0 RX:0 RXE:0] >> DHCP (net0 ac:1f:6b:c8:ee:10)... ok >> net0: 192.168.152.2/255.255.240.0 gw 192.168.144.1 Next server: >> 192.168.148.10 >> Filename: >> http://192.168.148.10:80/tftpboot/xcat/xnba/nodes/maestro-1000.uefi >> http://192.168.148.10:80/tftpboot/xcat/xnba/nodes/maestro-1000.uefi.. >> . ok http://192.168.148.10:80/tftpboot/xcat/elilo-x64.efi... ok ELILO >> v3.14 for EFI/x86_64 Loading kernel >> /tftpboot/xcat/osimage/netboot-cpu-centos8.2/kernel... done Loading >> file >> /tftpboot/xcat/osimage/netboot-cpu-centos8.2/initrd-stateless.gz...do >> ne >> ============================== >> >> It stops here, and it reboots. >> >> Here is the xcatprobe corresponding output: >> >> ============================== >> [maestro-1000] 00:15:07 Via HTTP get >> /tftpboot/xcat/xnba/nodes/maestro-1000.uefi >> [maestro-1000] 00:15:08 Via HTTP get /tftpboot/xcat/elilo-x64.efi >> [maestro-1000] 00:15:08 Via HTTP get >> /tftpboot/xcat/xnba/nodes/maestro-1000.elilo >> [maestro-1000] 00:15:08 Via HTTP get >> /tftpboot/xcat/osimage/netboot-cpu-centos8.2/kernel >> [maestro-1000] 00:15:08 Via HTTP get >> /tftpboot/xcat/osimage/netboot-cpu-centos8.2/initrd-stateless.gz >> ============================== >> >> If I replace the kernel >> (/tftpboot/xcat/osimage/netboot-cpu-centos8.2/kernel) with the kernel >> from 8.1 >> (/tftpboot/xcat/osimage/netboot-cpu-centos8.1/kernel) using cp, it boots. >> >> Does it ring a bell to somebody ? We are using Supermicro AS-2124BT-HNTR >> with 2 x AMD EPYC 7552 48-Core Processor. >> >> Any suggestions on where to start to debug the problem ? >> >> Thank you for your help, >> >> Jean-Baptiste >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> xCAT-user mailing list >> xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user >> > _______________________________________________ xCAT-user mailing list xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user _______________________________________________ xCAT-user mailing list xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user
