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<p dir="ltr">I booted the new node stateless. But how can connect to it from ovirt engine cli? The cli asks for three things: URL, user name and password. I am not sure how to put them on the kernel boot option line.</p>
<p dir="ltr">David<br>
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<td valign="top">Am Dienstag, den 10.12.2013, 16:00 -0800 schrieb David Li:<BR>> Hi Fabian,<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Does the stateless ovirt node have the VDSM built-in? <BR><BR>Hey David,<BR><BR>stateless is a feature or a special mode of oVirt Node which is also<BR>available on the "oVirt Node for oVirt Engine" image [1].<BR>But please note that you will have to approve the Node in Engine after<BR>each reboot if you use the stateless feature. This bug [2] might also<BR>tackle the problem of a stateless Node.<BR><BR>- fabian<BR><BR>--<BR>[1]<BR><a href="http://resources.ovirt.org/releases/3.3/iso/ovirt-node-iso-3.0.3-1.1.vdsm.fc19.iso" target=_blank >http://resources.ovirt.org/releases/3.3/iso/ovirt-node-iso-3.0.3-1.1.vdsm.fc19.iso</a><BR>[2] <a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875088" target=_blank >https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875088</a><BR><BR>> <BR>> David<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> ______________________________________________________________<BR>> From: Fabian Deutsch <<a ymailto="mailto:fabiand@redhat.com" href="javascript:return">fabiand@redhat.com</a>><BR>> To: David Li <<a ymailto="mailto:david_li@sbcglobal.net" href="javascript:return">david_li@sbcglobal.net</a>> <BR>> Cc: "<a ymailto="mailto:users@ovirt.org" href="javascript:return">users@ovirt.org</a>" <<a ymailto="mailto:users@ovirt.org" href="javascript:return">users@ovirt.org</a>> <BR>> Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 11:47 PM<BR>> Subject: Re: [Users] How to pxeboot ovrit node into memory<BR>> automatically?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
Am Donnerstag, den 05.12.2013, 16:30 -0800 schrieb David Li:<BR>> > Hi Fabian,<BR>> > <BR>> > I think the bad route is a link local route 169.254.0.0/16.<BR>> I am not quite sure if it's a real bug but in my case I have<BR>> to remove this route.<BR>> > Also I am using ramdisk based node without a local disk. Can<BR>> anything be persisted? <BR>> <BR>> Hey David,<BR>> <BR>> when you refer to stateless mode, then no, nothing can be<BR>> persisted.<BR>> Regarding the bug - Please provide the whole cmdline you are<BR>>
using to<BR>> boot the node, to give me a chance to reproduce it.<BR>> <BR>> - fabian<BR>> <BR>> > David<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > ----- Original Message -----<BR>> > > From: Fabian Deutsch <<a ymailto="mailto:fabiand@redhat.com" href="javascript:return">fabiand@redhat.com</a>><BR>> > > To: David Li <<a ymailto="mailto:david_li@sbcglobal.net" href="javascript:return">david_li@sbcglobal.net</a>><BR>> > > Cc: "<a ymailto="mailto:users@ovirt.org" href="javascript:return">users@ovirt.org</a>" <<a
ymailto="mailto:users@ovirt.org" href="javascript:return">users@ovirt.org</a>><BR>> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 11:17 AM<BR>> > > Subject: Re: [Users] How to pxeboot ovrit node into memory<BR>> automatically?<BR>> > > <BR>> > > Am Montag, den 02.12.2013, 13:53 -0800 schrieb David Li:<BR>> > >> Hi Fabian,<BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> Everytime the ovirt node boots up, it adds a route entry<BR>> that I have to <BR>> > > manually remove. Otherwise it messed up my routing. <BR>> > >> How do I modify the boot scripts to automatically
remove<BR>> it?<BR>> > > <BR>> > > Hey David,<BR>> > > <BR>> > > could you file a bug for that route problem?<BR>> > > <BR>> > > You can try the following workaround:<BR>> > > <BR>> > > # Create /etc/rc.d/rc.local with the commands to run<BR>> > > $ vi /etc/rc.d/rc.local<BR>> > > $ chmod a+x /etc/rc.d/rc.local<BR>> > > $ persist /etc/rc.d/rc.local<BR>> > > <BR>> > > /etc/rc.d/rc.local should then be run on every boot.<BR>>
> > <BR>> > > - fabian<BR>> > > <BR>> > >> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> > >> > From: Fabian Deutsch <<a ymailto="mailto:fabiand@redhat.com" href="javascript:return">fabiand@redhat.com</a>><BR>> > >> > To: David Li <<a ymailto="mailto:david_li@sbcglobal.net" href="javascript:return">david_li@sbcglobal.net</a>><BR>> > >> > Cc: "<a ymailto="mailto:users@ovirt.org" href="javascript:return">users@ovirt.org</a>" <<a ymailto="mailto:users@ovirt.org" href="javascript:return">users@ovirt.org</a>><BR>> > >> > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 7:45 AM<BR>> > >> > Subject:
Re: [Users] How to pxeboot ovrit node into<BR>> memory <BR>> > > automatically?<BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> > Am Montag, den 28.10.2013, 07:42 -0700 schrieb David<BR>> Li:<BR>> > >> >> <BR>> > >> >> Hi Fabian,<BR>> > >> >> <BR>> > >> >> Yes rootpwd worked too! Thanks.<BR>> > >> >> <BR>> > >> >> Two new problems:<BR>> > >> >> <BR>> > >>
>> But I found there is no networking for the stateless<BR>> node.<BR>> > >> >> What kernel boot options are used to either use DHCP<BR>> or <BR>> > > statically <BR>> > >> > configure the IP address for an interface on the node?<BR>> > >> >> <BR>> > >> >> I also need to have the sshd enabled. Is there a<BR>> kernel option <BR>> > > for that?<BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> > Hey David,<BR>> > >> > <BR>>
> >> > here you can find all the supported boot params in<BR>> ovirt node:<BR>> > >> > <BR>> > ><BR>> <a href="http://gerrit.ovirt.org/gitweb?p=ovirt-node.git;a=blob;f=scripts/ovirt-init-functions.sh.in;h=c4280caefb89c77afc1e8bec8c925aa7f3039733;hb=HEAD#l214" target=_blank >http://gerrit.ovirt.org/gitweb?p=ovirt-node.git;a=blob;f=scripts/ovirt-init-functions.sh.in;h=c4280caefb89c77afc1e8bec8c925aa7f3039733;hb=HEAD#l214</a><BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> > Greetings<BR>> > >> > fabian<BR>> > >> > <BR>> > >> >> David<BR>>
> >> >> <BR>> > >> >> <BR>> > >> >> <BR>> > >> >> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> > >> >> > From: Fabian Deutsch <<a ymailto="mailto:fabiand@redhat.com" href="javascript:return">fabiand@redhat.com</a>><BR>> > >> >> > To: David Li <<a ymailto="mailto:david_li@sbcglobal.net" href="javascript:return">david_li@sbcglobal.net</a>><BR>> > >> >> > Cc: "<a ymailto="mailto:users@ovirt.org" href="javascript:return">users@ovirt.org</a>" <<a ymailto="mailto:users@ovirt.org" href="javascript:return">users@ovirt.org</a>><BR>> >
>> >> > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 9:10 AM<BR>> > >> >> > Subject: Re: [Users] How to pxeboot ovrit node<BR>> into memory <BR>> > >> > automatically?<BR>> > >> >> > <BR>> > >> >> > Am Freitag, den 25.10.2013, 08:57 -0700 schrieb<BR>> David Li:<BR>> > >> >> >> Hi Fabian,<BR>> > >> >> >> <BR>> > >> >> >> That kernel option worked for me! The node is<BR>> booted <BR>>
> > up in RAM. <BR>> > >> > Thanks!<BR>> > >> >> >> <BR>> > >> >> >> My next question is:<BR>> > >> >> >> How do I specify the root login and passwd as<BR>> boot <BR>> > > parameters? <BR>> > >> >> > <BR>> > >> >> > Hey David.<BR>> > >> >> > <BR>> > >> >> > Nice that it worked! Were you able to register to<BR>> the <BR>> > >
Engine?<BR>> > >> >> > <BR>> > >> >> > You can use the adminpw= and rootpw= kernel<BR>> arguments to set <BR>> > > <BR>> > >> > passwords.<BR>> > >> >> > use<BR>> > >> >> > $ openssl passwd -salt 42<BR>> > >> >> > to create one or two passwords<BR>> > >> >> > <BR>> > >> >> > Greetings<BR>> > >> >> > fabian<BR>> >
>> >> > <BR>> > >> >> >> David<BR>> > >> >> >> <BR>> > >> >> >> <BR>> > >> >> >> <BR>> > >> >> >> <BR>> > >> >> >> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> > >> >> >> > From: Fabian Deutsch <<a ymailto="mailto:fabiand@redhat.com" href="javascript:return">fabiand@redhat.com</a>><BR>> > >> >> >> > To: David Li <<a ymailto="mailto:david_li@sbcglobal.net"
href="javascript:return">david_li@sbcglobal.net</a>><BR>> > >> >> >> > Cc: "<a ymailto="mailto:users@ovirt.org" href="javascript:return">users@ovirt.org</a>" <BR>> > > <<a ymailto="mailto:users@ovirt.org" href="javascript:return">users@ovirt.org</a>><BR>> > >> >> >> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:47 PM<BR>> > >> >> >> > Subject: Re: [Users] How to pxeboot ovrit<BR>> node <BR>> > > into memory <BR>> > >> >> > automatically?<BR>> > >> >> >> > <BR>> >
>> >> >> > Am Donnerstag, den 24.10.2013, 16:26 -0700<BR>> schrieb <BR>> > > David Li:<BR>> > >> >> >> >> Hi,<BR>> > >> >> >> >> <BR>> > >> >> >> >> I was following the instructions at <BR>> > >> >> > <a href="http://www.ovirt.org/Node_PXE" target=_blank >http://www.ovirt.org/Node_PXE</a>. My goal <BR>> > >> >> >> > is to use pxeboot (iPXE) to boot the node<BR>> entirely <BR>> > > into RAM <BR>>
> >> > with <BR>> > >> >> > rootfs. What I <BR>> > >> >> >> > got now is an installation screen which<BR>> requires a <BR>> > > local <BR>> > >> > storage. My <BR>> > >> >> > system has <BR>> > >> >> >> > no disk and this doesn't quite work for me. <BR>> > >> >> >> >> <BR>> > >> >> >> >> What's are the kernel parameters I need <BR>> > > to use to
<BR>> > >> > boot the <BR>> > >> >> > node into <BR>> > >> >> >> > RAM automatically? I am OK as the first step<BR>> with <BR>> > > a <BR>> > >> > stateless node. <BR>> > >> >> >> > <BR>> > >> >> >> > Hey David,<BR>> > >> >> >> > <BR>> > >> >> >> > the stateless mode is currently not<BR>> completely <BR>>
> > working with <BR>> > >> > oVirt<BR>> > >> >> >> > Engine. That means a Node needs to be<BR>> approved <BR>> > > each time it <BR>> > >> > boots into<BR>> > >> >> >> > the stateless mode.<BR>> > >> >> >> > The stateless mode can be entered by<BR>> appending <BR>> > > stateless to <BR>> > >> > the <BR>> > >> >> > default<BR>> > >> >>
>> > kernel arguments.<BR>> > >> >> >> > <BR>> > >> >> >> > Greetings<BR>> > >> >> >> > fabian<BR>> > >> >> >> > <BR>> > >> >> > <BR>> > >> > <BR>> > > <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR><BR></td>
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