Yes you are right there is a known issue with the mac address length in IB cards. IIRC there was a hardware vendor who was working on a patch to extend the length and add the appropriate validation. Dead Horse <deadhorseconsulting(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: When attempting to activate/add a host with Infiniband cards present: vdsm.log Thread-14::DEBUG::2012-09-13 16:16:29,306::BindingXMLRPC::884::vds::(wrapper) return getCapabilities with {'status': {'message': 'Done', 'code': 0}, 'info': {'HBAInventory': {'iSCSI': [{'InitiatorName': 'iqn.2012-09.net.azeroth:kezan'}], 'FC': []}, 'packages2': {'kernel': {'release': '200.29.3.el6uek.x86_64', 'buildtime': 1346177011.0, 'version': '2.6.39'}, 'spice-server': {'release': '10.el6', 'buildtime': 1340343617L, 'version': '0.10.1'}, 'vdsm': {'release': '435.el6', 'buildtime': 1347508928L, 'version': '4.10.0'}, 'qemu-kvm': {'release': '2.295.el6_3.2', 'buildtime': 1346867328L, 'version': '0.12.1.2'}, 'libvirt': {'release': '21.el6_3.4', 'buildtime': 1345740034L, 'version': '0.9.10'}, 'qemu-img': {'release': '2.295.el6_3.2', 'buildtime': 1346867328L, 'version': '0.12.1.2'}}, 'cpuModel': 'Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5540 @ 2.53GHz', 'hooks': {}, 'vmTypes': ['kvm'], 'supportedProtocols': ['2.2', '2.3'], 'networks': {'ovirtmgmt': {'iface': 'ovirtmgmt', 'addr': '3.57.111.31', 'cfg': {'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'IPADDR': '3.57.111.31', 'DELAY': '0', 'PREFIX': '22', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'STP': 'off', 'DEVICE': 'ovirtmgmt', 'TYPE': 'Bridge', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '255.255.252.0', 'stp': 'off', 'bridged': True, 'gateway': '0.0.0.0', 'ports': ['bond2']}, 'maelstrom': {'iface': 'maelstrom', 'addr': '', 'cfg': {'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'DELAY': '0', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'STP': 'off', 'DEVICE': 'maelstrom', 'TYPE': 'Bridge', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '', 'stp': 'off', 'bridged': True, 'gateway': '0.0.0.0', 'ports': ['bond0']}, 'twistingnether': {'iface': 'twistingnether', 'addr': '3.70.204.31', 'cfg': {'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'IPADDR': '3.70.204.31', 'DELAY': '0', 'PREFIX': '22', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'STP': 'off', 'DEVICE': 'twistingnether', 'TYPE': 'Bridge', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '255.255.252.0', 'stp': 'off', 'bridged': True, 'gateway': '3.70.204.254', 'ports': ['bond1']}}, 'bridges': {'ovirtmgmt': {'addr': '3.57.111.31', 'cfg': {'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'IPADDR': '3.57.111.31', 'DELAY': '0', 'PREFIX': '22', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'STP': 'off', 'DEVICE': 'ovirtmgmt', 'TYPE': 'Bridge', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '255.255.252.0', 'stp': 'off', 'ports': ['bond2']}, 'maelstrom': {'addr': '', 'cfg': {'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'DELAY': '0', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'STP': 'off', 'DEVICE': 'maelstrom', 'TYPE': 'Bridge', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '', 'stp': 'off', 'ports': ['bond0']}, 'twistingnether': {'addr': '3.70.204.31', 'cfg': {'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'IPADDR': '3.70.204.31', 'DELAY': '0', 'PREFIX': '22', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'STP': 'off', 'DEVICE': 'twistingnether', 'TYPE': 'Bridge', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '255.255.252.0', 'stp': 'off', 'ports': ['bond1']}}, 'uuid': 'FF200008-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-00212883CE4C_00:15:17:00:10:0a', 'lastClientIface': 'twistingnether', 'nics': {'ib0': {'addr': '192.168.1.1', 'cfg': {'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'IPADDR': '192.168.1.1', 'MTU': '65520', 'PREFIX': '16', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'CONNECTED_MODE': 'yes', 'DEVICE': 'ib0', 'TYPE': 'Infiniband', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '65520', 'netmask': '255.255.0.0', 'hwaddr': '80:00:04:04:fe:80:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:12:79:ff:ff:b5:b0:f1', 'speed': 0}, 'ib1': {'addr': '', 'cfg': {'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'MTU': '65520', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'CONNECTED_MODE': 'yes', 'DEVICE': 'ib1', 'TYPE': 'Infiniband', 'ONBOOT': 'no'}, 'mtu': '2044', 'netmask': '', 'hwaddr': '80:00:04:05:fe:80:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:12:79:ff:ff:b5:b0:f2', 'speed': 0}, 'eth5': {'permhwaddr': '00:15:17:00:10:0B', 'addr': '', 'cfg': {'SLAVE': 'yes', 'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'HWADDR': '00:15:17:00:10:0B', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'MASTER': 'bond2', 'DEVICE': 'eth5', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '', 'hwaddr': '00:15:17:00:10:0a', 'speed': 1000}, 'eth4': {'permhwaddr': '00:15:17:00:10:0A', 'addr': '', 'cfg': {'SLAVE': 'yes', 'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'HWADDR': '00:15:17:00:10:0A', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'MASTER': 'bond2', 'DEVICE': 'eth4', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '', 'hwaddr': '00:15:17:00:10:0a', 'speed': 1000}, 'eth3': {'permhwaddr': '00:21:28:83:CE:4B', 'addr': '', 'cfg': {'SLAVE': 'yes', 'HWADDR': '00:21:28:83:CE:4B', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'MASTER': 'bond1', 'DEVICE': 'eth3', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '', 'hwaddr': '00:21:28:83:ce:4a', 'speed': 1000}, 'eth2': {'permhwaddr': '00:21:28:83:CE:4A', 'addr': '', 'cfg': {'SLAVE': 'yes', 'HWADDR': '00:21:28:83:CE:4A', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'MASTER': 'bond1', 'DEVICE': 'eth2', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '', 'hwaddr': '00:21:28:83:ce:4a', 'speed': 1000}, 'eth1': {'permhwaddr': '00:21:28:83:CE:49', 'addr': '', 'cfg': {'SLAVE': 'yes', 'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'HWADDR': '00:21:28:83:CE:49', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'MASTER': 'bond0', 'DEVICE': 'eth1', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '', 'hwaddr': '00:21:28:83:ce:48', 'speed': 1000}, 'eth0': {'permhwaddr': '00:21:28:83:CE:48', 'addr': '', 'cfg': {'SLAVE': 'yes', 'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'HWADDR': '00:21:28:83:CE:48', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'MASTER': 'bond0', 'DEVICE': 'eth0', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '', 'hwaddr': '00:21:28:83:ce:48', 'speed': 1000}}, 'software_revision': '435', 'management_ip': '3.57.111.31', 'clusterLevels': ['3.0', '3.1', '3.2'], 'cpuFlags': u'fpu,vme,de,pse,tsc,msr,pae,mce,cx8,apic,sep,mtrr,pge,mca,cmov,pat,pse36,clflush,dts,acpi,mmx,fxsr,sse,sse2,ss,ht,tm,pbe,syscall,nx,rdtscp,lm,constant_tsc,arch_perfmon,pebs,bts,rep_good,nopl,xtopology,nonstop_tsc,aperfmperf,pni,dtes64,monitor,ds_cpl,vmx,est,tm2,ssse3,cx16,xtpr,pdcm,dca,sse4_1,sse4_2,popcnt,lahf_lm,ida,dts,tpr_shadow,vnmi,flexpriority,ept,vpid,model_Nehalem,model_Conroe,model_Penryn', 'ISCSIInitiatorName': 'iqn.2012-09.net.azeroth:kezan', 'netConfigDirty': 'False', 'memSize': '36272', 'reservedMem': '321', 'bondings': {'bond4': {'addr': '', 'cfg': {}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '', 'slaves': [], 'hwaddr': '00:00:00:00:00:00'}, 'bond0': {'addr': '', 'cfg': {'BRIDGE': 'maelstrom', 'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'BONDING_OPTS': 'mode=4 miimon=250 xmit_hash_policy=layer2+3', 'DEVICE': 'bond0', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '', 'slaves': ['eth0', 'eth1'], 'hwaddr': '00:21:28:83:ce:48'}, 'bond1': {'addr': '', 'cfg': {'BRIDGE': 'twistingnether', 'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'BONDING_OPTS': 'mode=4 miimon=250 xmit_hash_policy=layer2+3', 'DEVICE': 'bond1', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '', 'slaves': ['eth2', 'eth3'], 'hwaddr': '00:21:28:83:ce:4a'}, 'bond2': {'addr': '', 'cfg': {'BRIDGE': 'ovirtmgmt', 'IPV6INIT': 'no', 'BOOTPROTO': 'none', 'BONDING_OPTS': 'mode=4 miimon=250 xmit_hash_policy=layer2+3', 'DEVICE': 'bond2', 'ONBOOT': 'yes'}, 'mtu': '1500', 'netmask': '', 'slaves': ['eth4', 'eth5'], 'hwaddr': '00:15:17:00:10:0a'}}, 'software_version': '4.10', 'cpuSpeed': '2527.246', 'cpuSockets': '2', 'vlans': {}, 'cpuCores': '8', 'kvmEnabled': 'true', 'guestOverhead': '65', 'supportedRHEVMs': ['3.0', '3.1'], 'version_name': 'Snow Man', 'emulatedMachines': [u'rhel6.3.0', u'pc', u'rhel6.2.0', u'rhel6.1.0', u'rhel6.0.0', u'rhel5.5.0', u'rhel5.4.4', u'rhel5.4.0'], 'operatingSystem': {'release': '1', 'version': '6.3', 'name': 'RHEL'}, 'lastClient': '0.0.0.0'}} engine.log: 2012-09-13 16:16:28,559 INFO [org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.ActivateVdsVDSCommand] (pool-3-thread-50) [21c70ebd] START, ActivateVdsVDSCommand(vdsId = 1a3d06a8-fde1-11e1-a02d-00151712f280), log id: 4483b716 2012-09-13 16:16:29,339 INFO [org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.VdsManager] (pool-3-thread-50) [21c70ebd] ResourceManager::activateVds - failed to get VDS = 1a3d06a8-fde1-11e1-a02d-00151712f280 capabilities with error: CallableStatementCallback; SQL [{call insertvds_interface(?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)}]; ERROR: value too long for type character varying(20) Where: SQL statement "INSERT INTO vds_interface(addr, bond_name, bond_type, gateway, id, is_bond, bond_opts, mac_addr, name, network_name, speed, subnet, boot_protocol, type, VDS_ID, vlan_id, mtu, bridged) VALUES(v_addr, v_bond_name, v_bond_type, v_gateway, v_id, v_is_bond, v_bond_opts, v_mac_addr, v_name, v_network_name, v_speed, v_subnet, v_boot_protocol, v_type, v_vds_id, v_vlan_id, v_mtu, v_bridged)" PL/pgSQL function "insertvds_interface" line 3 at SQL statement; nested exception is org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: value too long for type character varying(20) Where: SQL statement "INSERT INTO vds_interface(addr, bond_name, bond_type, gateway, id, is_bond, bond_opts, mac_addr, name, network_name, speed, subnet, boot_protocol, type, VDS_ID, vlan_id, mtu, bridged) VALUES(v_addr, v_bond_name, v_bond_type, v_gateway, v_id, v_is_bond, v_bond_opts, v_mac_addr, v_name, v_network_name, v_speed, v_subnet, v_boot_protocol, v_type, v_vds_id, v_vlan_id, v_mtu, v_bridged)" PL/pgSQL function "insertvds_interface" line 3 at SQL statement. 2012-09-13 16:16:29,342 INFO [org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.VdsManager] (pool-3-thread-50) [21c70ebd] ResourceManager::activateVds - failed to activate VDS = 1a3d06a8-fde1-11e1-a02d-00151712f280 2012-09-13 16:16:29,344 ERROR [org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.VDSCommandBase] (pool-3-thread-50) [21c70ebd] Command ActivateVdsVDS execution failed. Exception: UncategorizedSQLException: CallableStatementCallback; uncategorized SQLException for SQL [{call updatevdsdynamic(?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)}]; SQL state [25P02]; error code [0]; ERROR: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end of transaction block; nested exception is org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end of transaction block 2012-09-13 16:16:29,345 INFO [org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.ActivateVdsVDSCommand] (pool-3-thread-50) [21c70ebd] FINISH, ActivateVdsVDSCommand, log id: 4483b716 NOTE the length of the Infiniband card "hwaddr" perhaps a clue to the above engine DB insert barf? --> (ERROR: value too long for type character varying(20)) - DHC