[Users] Pxeboot

Fri Feb 10 12:26:16 UTC 2012

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 03:09, Mike Burns <mburns at redhat.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 17:05 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> > Mike,
> > Built it finally!
> > Thanks a lot!
>
> Woot!
>
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Mike Burns [mailto:mburns at redhat.com]
> > >Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 4:18 PM
> > >To: Li, David
> > >Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >
> > >On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 15:50 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> > >> MIke,
> > >>
> > >> Got something new this time in make publish:
> > >>
> > >> /bin/sh: -c: line 36: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
> > >> /bin/sh: -c: line 36: `)'
> > >> make[1]: *** [repos.ks] Error 1
> > >> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/lid/workspace/ovirt/node-archipel-
> > >2.2.2/ovirt-node/recipe'
> > >> make: *** [distdir] Error 1
> > >>
> > >> [lid at FC16-1 ovirt-node]$ echo $OVIRT_CACHE_DIR $OVIRT_LOCAL_REPO
> > >> /home/lid/ovirt-cache file:///home/lid/ovirt-cache/ovirt
> > >> [lid at FC16-1 ovirt-node]$
> > >
> > >Oops, bad merge on my part.
> > >
> > >$ git reset --hard origin/master  #sets you back to head of the master
> branch
> > >$ git fetch http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-noderefs/changes/38/1738/3 && git
> > >cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD # checks out the new version of the patch set.
> > >
> > >Mike
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> - David
> > >> ________________________________________
> > >> From: Mike Burns [mburns at redhat.com]
> > >> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 2:12 PM
> > >> To: Li, David
> > >> Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >> Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 13:34 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> > >> > Mike,
> > >> >
> > >> > It seems it needs couple vdsm pkgs:
> > >> >
> > >> > ./node-creator ovirt-node-image.ks
> > >> > Error creating Live CD : Failed to find package 'vdsm-cli' : No
> > >> > package(s) available to install mv ovirt-node-image.iso
> > >> > ovirt-node-image-2.2.3-0.1fc16.git16688ea.iso
> > >> > mv: cannot stat `ovirt-node-image.iso': No such file or directory
> > >> > make: *** [ovirt-node-image.iso] Error 1
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > can I remove them from ks files?
> > >>
> > >> Not if you want to use ovirt-node with ovirt-engine.  There was a bug
> > >> in that patch set that is fixed in patch set 2 (along with the bad
> > >> ===== package).  I hadn't pulled the patch set together and uploaded
> > >> to gerrit yet, but it's there now.
> > >>
> > >> git fetch http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node refs/changes/38/1738/2
> > >> && git checkout FETCH_HEAD
> > >>
> > >> This should fix the problem.
> > >>
> > >> Mike
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> > - David
> > >> > ________________________________________
> > >> > From: Mike Burns [mburns at redhat.com]
> > >> > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 12:07 PM
> > >> > To: Li, David
> > >> > Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >> > Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >> >
> > >> > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 11:52 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> > >> > > It's still the same error:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > [lid at FC16-1 ovirt-node]$ cd recipe/
> > >> > > [lid at FC16-1 recipe]$ make ovirt-node-image.iso ( \
> > >> > >     echo "PRODUCT='"oVirt Node Hypervisor"'" ;\
> > >> > >     echo "PRODUCT_SHORT='"oVirt Node Hypervisor"'" ;\
> > >> > >     echo "PACKAGE=ovirt-node-image" ;\
> > >> > >     echo "VERSION=2.2.3" ;\
> > >> > >     echo "RELEASE=0.1fc16.git16688ea" ;\
> > >> > > ) > version.ks
> > >> > > ./node-creator ovirt-node-image.ks Error creating Live CD : Failed
> > >> > > to find package '=======' : No package(s) available to install mv
> > >> > > ovirt-node-image.iso ovirt-node-image-2.2.3-0.1fc16.git16688ea.iso
> > >> > > mv: cannot stat `ovirt-node-image.iso': No such file or directory
> > >> > > make: *** [ovirt-node-image.iso] Error 1
> > >> > > [lid at FC16-1 recipe]$ echo $OVIRT_LOCAL_REPO
> > >> > > file:///home/lid/ovirt-cache/ovirt
> > >> > > [lid at FC16-1 recipe]$ ll /home/lid/ovirt-cache/ovirt/ total 12
> > >> > > drwxr-xr-x. 2 lid lid 4096 Feb  9 11:10 noarch drwxrwxr-x. 2 lid
> > >> > > lid 4096 Feb  9 11:10 repodata drwxrwxr-x. 2 lid lid 4096 Feb  9
> > >> > > 11:10 src
> > >> >
> > >> > That's a bug in the patch.  edit recipe/common-pkgs.ks and remove
> > >> > the last line which is "======="
> > >> >
> > >> > Mike
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Did make publish store the rpms in $OVIRT_LOCAL_REPO?
> > >> > >
> > >> > > - David
> > >> > > ________________________________________
> > >> > > From: Mike Burns [mburns at redhat.com]
> > >> > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:44 AM
> > >> > > To: Li, David
> > >> > > Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >> > > Subject: RE: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 11:40 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> > >> > > > The error seems a little stubborn.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > [lid at FC16-1 recipe]$ echo $OVIRT_LOCAL_REPO
> > >> > > > file://home/lid/ovirt-cache/ovirt
> > >> > >
> > >> > > You need 3 slashes.  file:///home/lid/ovirt-cache/ovirt
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > [lid at FC16-1 recipe]$ make ovirt-node-image.iso ( \
> > >> > > >     echo "PRODUCT='"oVirt Node Hypervisor"'" ;\
> > >> > > >     echo "PRODUCT_SHORT='"oVirt Node Hypervisor"'" ;\
> > >> > > >     echo "PACKAGE=ovirt-node-image" ;\
> > >> > > >     echo "VERSION=2.2.3" ;\
> > >> > > >     echo "RELEASE=0.1fc16.git16688ea" ;\
> > >> > > > ) > version.ks
> > >> > > > ./node-creator ovirt-node-image.ks Error creating Live CD :
> > >> > > > Unable to download from repo : Cannot retrieve repository
> > >> > > > metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: local. Please verify its
> > >> > > > path and try again mv ovirt-node-image.iso
> > >> > > > ovirt-node-image-2.2.3-0.1fc16.git16688ea.iso
> > >> > > > mv: cannot stat `ovirt-node-image.iso': No such file or
> > >> > > > directory
> > >> > > > make: *** [ovirt-node-image.iso] Error 1
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > There is also a pop-up window: Unable to open a folder for
> > >> > > > _ovirt-node-imag
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > maybe it's looking at the wrong place?
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > - David
> > >> > > > ________________________________________
> > >> > > > From: Mike Burns [mburns at redhat.com]
> > >> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:15 AM
> > >> > > > To: Li, David
> > >> > > > Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >> > > > Subject: RE: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 10:57 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> > >> > > > > ok, that's my bad:)
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Ran into error at the last iso build step:
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Start building ISO image....
> > >> > > > > ( \
> > >> > > > >     echo "PRODUCT='"oVirt Node Hypervisor"'" ;\
> > >> > > > >     echo "PRODUCT_SHORT='"oVirt Node Hypervisor"'" ;\
> > >> > > > >     echo "PACKAGE=ovirt-node-image" ;\
> > >> > > > >     echo "VERSION=2.2.3" ;\
> > >> > > > >     echo "RELEASE=0.1.fc16.git16688ea" ;\
> > >> > > > > ) > version.ks
> > >> > > > > ./node-creator ovirt-node-image.ks Error creating Live CD :
> > >> > > > > Unable to download from repo : Cannot retrieve repository
> > >> > > > > metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: local. Please verify its
> > >> > > > > path and try again mv ovirt-node-image.iso
> > >> > > > > ovirt-node-image-2.2.3-0.1.fc16.git16688ea.iso
> > >> > > > > mv: cannot stat `ovirt-node-image.iso': No such file or
> > >> > > > > directory
> > >> > > > > make: *** [ovirt-node-image.iso] Error 1
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > IIRC, this is usually because you have OVIRT_LOCAL_REPO defined,
> > >> > > > but not correctly.  It needs to be like this:
> > >> > > > file:///home/mburns/rpmbuild/RPMS
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Ok, I just looked at the Node Building page, and it needs some
> updates.
> > >> > > > Try this from the base directory of the git repo
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > $ export OVIRT_CACHE_DIR=${HOME}/ovirt-cache
> > >> > > > $ export OVIRT_LOCAL_REPO=file://${OVIRT_CACHE_DIR}/ovirt
> > >> > > > $ ./autogen.sh --with-image-minimizer $ make publish  #this
> > >> > > > builds the rpms and puts them in ${OVIRT_CACHE_DIR} $ cd recipe
> > >> > > > $ make ovirt-node-image.iso
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Mike
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > I wonder which repo my machine is lacking?
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > - David
> > >> > > > > ________________________________________
> > >> > > > > From: Mike Burns [mburns at redhat.com]
> > >> > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:02 AM
> > >> > > > > To: Li, David
> > >> > > > > Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >> > > > > Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 09:47 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> > >> > > > > > Got an error:
> > >> > > > > > [lid at FC16-1 ovirt-node]$ git fetch http://gerrit.ovirt.org/
> > >> > > > > > refs/changes/38/1738/1&&git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD
> > >> > > > > > fatal: http://gerrit.ovirt.org/info/refs not found: did
> you run git
> > >update-server-info on the server?
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Bad copy/paste:
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > git fetch http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node
> > >> > > > > refs/changes/38/1738/1 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > any ideas?
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > - David
> > >> > > > > > ________________________________________
> > >> > > > > > From: Mike Burns [mburns at redhat.com]
> > >> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 8:37 AM
> > >> > > > > > To: Li, David
> > >> > > > > > Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 08:30 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > Mike,
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > Two quick questions before I kick off a build:
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > 1. Git errors. Do they matter?
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > [lid at FC16-1 node-archipel-2.2.2]$ git clone
> > >> > > > > > > http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node.git
> > >refs/changes/38/1738/1&&git checkout FETCH_HEAD Cloning into
> > >refs/changes/38/1738/1...
> > >> > > > > > > remote: Counting objects: 14791, done
> > >> > > > > > > remote: Finding sources: 100% (14791/14791)
> > >> > > > > > > remote: Total 14791 (delta 10855), reused 14778 (delta
> > >> > > > > > > 10855) Receiving objects: 100% (14791/14791), 16.92 MiB |
> 154
> > >KiB/s, done.
> > >> > > > > > > Resolving deltas: 100% (10855/10855), done.
> > >> > > > > > > fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent
> > >> > > > > > > directories): .git
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > try this instead:
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > git clone http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node.git
> > >> > > > > > cd ovirt-node
> > >> > > > > > git fetch http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node
> > >> > > > > > refs/changes/38/1738/1 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > 2. Build machine.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > I am using a x86_64 FC16 VM as the build machine. My
> target is
> > >x86_64 Intel board. Is this ok?
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Should be fine.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Mike
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > - David
> > >> > > > > > > ________________________________________
> > >> > > > > > > From: Mike Burns [mburns at redhat.com]
> > >> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 8:16 AM
> > >> > > > > > > To: Li, David
> > >> > > > > > > Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >> > > > > > > Subject: RE: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 08:10 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > Not sure where the boot log is since I can't login.
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > I got the source from
> > >> > > > > > > > https://github.com/primalmotion/archipel-node and
> > >> > > > > > > > followed the build instructions in
> > >> > > > > > > > http://ovirt.org/wiki/Node_Building
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > maybe I should rebuild the iso from the ovirt node
> source tree
> > >as you have pulled in archipel changes yesterday. How do I do that?
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > git fetch http://gerrit.ovirt.org/p/ovirt-node
> > >> > > > > > > refs/changes/38/1738/1 && git checkout FETCH_HEAD
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > That command will checkout the current version of the
> > >> > > > > > > archipel-node changes.  Then you can just follow the
> > >> > > > > > > Node_Building process.  Note that the changes aren't
> > >> > > > > > > merged into master yet.  I'm still in the process of
> reviewing them.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > Mike
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > - David
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > >> > > > > > > > >From: Mike Burns [mailto:mburns at redhat.com]
> > >> > > > > > > > >Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 7:22 AM
> > >> > > > > > > > >To: Li, David
> > >> > > > > > > > >Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >> > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > >On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 07:06 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >> Mike,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> I added adminpw as a kernel option. After boot, I
> tried
> > >"admin/abc123"
> > >> > > > > > > > >> and "root/abc123" but not able to login.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> Any idea?
> > >> > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > >Are there any errors in your build or boot logs?
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > >Mike
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> David
> > >> > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >From: Mike Burns [mailto:mburns at redhat.com]
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 6:53 PM
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >To: Li, David
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 17:11 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> Ok, I built an iso out of archipel and pxebooted
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> it with stateless option.  Now
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >I got a "localhost" login prompt.  Any idea what
> should I put
> > >in as user/pwd?
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> David
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >You will need to pass a password in on the command
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >line as well
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >adminpw=<hashed_password>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >You can generate the hashed password using:
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >$ openssl passwd
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >Assuming the password was abc123
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >$ openssl passwd abc123
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >tKrQfufCbosr6
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >adminpw=tKrQfufCbosr6
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >Mike
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >From: Mike Burns [mailto:mburns at redhat.com]
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 4:31 PM
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >To: Li, David
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >Subject: RE: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 15:43 -0800, Li, David
> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> Ok, I think we are on the same page now
> regarding
> > >stateless node.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> It looks like the achipel diff you just pulled
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> in might be able to do this. But I can't quite
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> make it out what the kernel option should
> > >> > > > > > > > >be.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> Is it "stateless=1"?
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >stateless=1 or just stateless, both will work.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> David
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >From: Mike Burns [mailto:mburns at redhat.com]
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 3:27 PM
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >To: Li, David
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 15:19 -0800, Li, David
> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> Perry,
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> I am glad you brought this up.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> I 'd be perfectly happy to run the root fs
> entirely in
> > >RAM.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> In fact that would
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >be ideal for me. It's just I am not quite sure
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >how to use pxeboot to achieve this.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> I am doing a test now using the tftpboot
> files
> > >created from the iso.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> As far as I see, the kernel boot options
> > >(pxelinux.cfg/default) has:
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> root=live:/ovirt-node-image-2.2.2-1.1.fc16.i
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> so
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> With this I can only pxeboot to the intall
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> screen.  What should I use to let the
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >kernel mount the root fs in memory? Something
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >like
> > >> > > > > > > > >root=/dev/ram0?
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> David
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >It's not currently possible with ovirt-node.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >That's the whole stateless feature that we
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >outlined.  Once we actually have it
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >implemented, it will be something along the
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >lines of adding "stateless" to
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >the kernel commandline.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >Mike
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >From: Perry Myers
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >[mailto:pmyers at redhat.com]
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 2:54 PM
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >To: Mike Burns
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >Cc: Li, David; users at ovirt.org
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >On 02/08/2012 05:03 PM, Mike Burns wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 13:46 -0800, Li,
> David
> > >wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> Mike,
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> If I understand this correctly, today I
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> should be able to pxeboot and nfs mount
> the
> > >root fs from a remote server.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> Apart from setting up the pxe stuff, I
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> 'd have to populate the ovirt node root
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> fs on the server
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> - perhaps steal it from a disk install.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> In other words I am concerned about the
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> point from which the kernel starts to
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>> execute /init script (in the initramfs)
> to the
> > >point /init is able to mount the final root fs from a remote server.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> No, there is no way to set this up
> currently in
> > >ovirt-node.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> You could install using a remote iscsi
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> lun if you have a hardware iscsi HBA, but
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> there isn't a way to mount a remote nfs
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> share as the
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >root fs.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> Supporting a remote NFS share as the root
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> fs isn't even something that requested as
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> an RFE at this point or on the roadmap
> as far as
> > >I'm aware.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> It sounds like what you're really looking
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> for is a shared root fs that multiple
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> hosts could use.  This is something that
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> we will probably look into eventually,
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> but it's not on the immediate
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >roadmap.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >Given that the rootfs of oVirt Node is
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >fairly small and in a truly stateless
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >environment would just run out of system
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >RAM, there's no real reason to try to do a
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >shared NFS based
> > >> > > > > > > > >rootfs.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >It's an unnecessary complication I think,
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >if the end goal is to move to truly
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >stateless.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >For larger systems where the rootfs is on
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >the order of GB's, shared root may make
> more
> > >sense.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >>
> > >____________________________________________
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> ___ Users mailing list Users at ovirt.org
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >>
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> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> s
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >>
> > >_______________________________________________
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> > >> > > > > > > > >> >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> > >> > > > > > > > >> >
> > >> > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>
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> > >> > > > > > > > >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> > >> > > > > > > > >
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> > >> > > > > > > Users mailing list
> > >> > > > > > > Users at ovirt.org
> > >> > > > > > > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________
> > >> > > > > > Users mailing list
> > >> > > > > > Users at ovirt.org
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> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > >
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> > >> > > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > _______________________________________________
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> > >> > > Users at ovirt.org
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> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > _______________________________________________
> > >> > Users mailing list
> > >> > Users at ovirt.org
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> > >>
> > >>
> > >> _______________________________________________
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Latest git has an error in Makefile: at line 471 it should be
elif [ -n "$(FEDORA)" ]; then \
  instead of
if [ -n "$(FEDORA)" ]; then \

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