Thanks, Jarrod.
Jean: Did u verify Jarrod's fixes ? I can merge Jarrod's PR if you
already verified.
Thanks,
Casandra Qiu
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From: Jean-Baptiste Denis <jbde...@pasteur.fr>
To: xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Date: 07/18/2020 07:01 AM
Subject: Re: [xcat-user] [External] Re: Redhat 8.2.2004 / CentOS
8.2.2004 UEFI boot
Looks cleaner indeed.
If I understand correctly, this has not been integrated yet ?
On 7/18/20 12:35 PM, Jarrod Johnson wrote:
> FYI, the approach I prefer is to sunset the use of elilo:
>
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_xcat2_xcat-2Dcore_commit_097f9cc50aad495b89db9298838015234644c01e&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=n1LR_Py9TQX0dVqfGTbLHUMGx25-C8VtBDS0nCzyNXY&m=6pzPOKwSI2ssQTC-tT-WG9YqvtiCt1ESPlKS8uQVNmM&s=Z3bKQepF5okG38zUozVM-QpJY-4e3aEUZ35hpYAUFho&e=
>
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_xcat2_xcat-2Dcore_commit_6888cad66d104366a01e656e38fabff1ca270dd2&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=n1LR_Py9TQX0dVqfGTbLHUMGx25-C8VtBDS0nCzyNXY&m=6pzPOKwSI2ssQTC-tT-WG9YqvtiCt1ESPlKS8uQVNmM&s=C6Pitu45lyRfE8iHIQjUFMwEyqru644i77aYw84mOdk&e=
>
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_xcat2_xcat-2Dcore_commit_f750c06bb101389608c6a0733fdd25658aa54b2f&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=n1LR_Py9TQX0dVqfGTbLHUMGx25-C8VtBDS0nCzyNXY&m=6pzPOKwSI2ssQTC-tT-WG9YqvtiCt1ESPlKS8uQVNmM&s=HjosUfaiYJiyPkp4VaL3ZSHXX1Um-DxEMPV78XhS9h0&e=
>
> 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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_xcat2_xcat-2Ddep_blob_master_elilo_elilo-2Dxcat-2D3.14-2D5.noarch.rpm&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=n1LR_Py9TQX0dVqfGTbLHUMGx25-C8VtBDS0nCzyNXY&m=6pzPOKwSI2ssQTC-tT-WG9YqvtiCt1ESPlKS8uQVNmM&s=KnCYRP2KRxf-sy66_mFJoy6hxSDRGq03jMYNbOZoBG0&e=
>
> Corresponding issue is here:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_xcat2_xcat-2Dcore_issues_6742&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=n1LR_Py9TQX0dVqfGTbLHUMGx25-C8VtBDS0nCzyNXY&m=6pzPOKwSI2ssQTC-tT-WG9YqvtiCt1ESPlKS8uQVNmM&s=W0NlUYv73c1Ybt_PRTo5EAkjrck78n_MsUFoR6ohaoY&e=
>
> 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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_xcat2_xcat-2Ddep_pull_39&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=n1LR_Py9TQX0dVqfGTbLHUMGx25-C8VtBDS0nCzyNXY&m=6pzPOKwSI2ssQTC-tT-WG9YqvtiCt1ESPlKS8uQVNmM&s=TZ-QpUfkQ55mMSQGtSdpi6jIq6v1vmK2IcLjIEGXRaA&e=
.
>>
>> 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 --
>>>
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ipxe.org&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=n1LR_Py9TQX0dVqfGTbLHUMGx25-C8VtBDS0nCzyNXY&m=6pzPOKwSI2ssQTC-tT-WG9YqvtiCt1ESPlKS8uQVNmM&s=jWphCmoSv8oQGVgBvugRJFUmOlgXDQwWN9i3sZ4Rze0&e=
>>> 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:
>>>
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__192.168.148.10-3A80_tftpboot_xcat_xnba_nodes_maestro-2D1000.uefi&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=n1LR_Py9TQX0dVqfGTbLHUMGx25-C8VtBDS0nCzyNXY&m=6pzPOKwSI2ssQTC-tT-WG9YqvtiCt1ESPlKS8uQVNmM&s=WbrugbKQktpQhhZ59tPEZcekqLovfWpO0aZWjIxc2sI&e=
>>>
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__192.168.148.10-3A80_tftpboot_xcat_xnba_nodes_maestro-2D1000.uefi&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=n1LR_Py9TQX0dVqfGTbLHUMGx25-C8VtBDS0nCzyNXY&m=6pzPOKwSI2ssQTC-tT-WG9YqvtiCt1ESPlKS8uQVNmM&s=WbrugbKQktpQhhZ59tPEZcekqLovfWpO0aZWjIxc2sI&e=
..
>>> . ok
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__192.168.148.10-3A80_tftpboot_xcat_elilo-2Dx64.efi&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=n1LR_Py9TQX0dVqfGTbLHUMGx25-C8VtBDS0nCzyNXY&m=6pzPOKwSI2ssQTC-tT-WG9YqvtiCt1ESPlKS8uQVNmM&s=NY_Xqs_CKsn1U0oHPKnlv1JC2a0MbkQVADbW2GbnG7o&e=
... 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
>>>
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