[Users] Pxeboot - pwd/login issue

Fri Feb 10 18:47:40 UTC 2012

On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 10:38 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> Mike,
> 
> ssh_pwauth=1 didn't work. The boot dropped into the dracut shell. I attached a snapshot so you can see the error.
> BOOTIF worked. I could ping the node but ssh was rejected.

Ok, yeah, there is a bug there.  I'll get a patch written and posted
shortly for you to try.

Mike
> 
> - David
> ________________________________________
> From: Mike Burns [mburns at redhat.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 7:36 AM
> To: Li, David
> Cc: users at ovirt.org
> Subject: RE: [Users] Pxeboot - pwd/login issue
> 
> On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 07:17 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > I ran into the login/pwd problem again with this new build. Kernel
> > option adminpw worked but only for a short time. I was asked to change
> > pwd immediately after login but then rejected again after I did that.
> > There was an short-lived error message on the screen but I wasn't able
> > to capture it.
> 
> You can try booting with "BOOTIF=eth0 ssh_pwauth=1" in the command line.
> This will configure networking and enable SSH password authentication.
> Then you can ssh admin@<your host> and it will show you the error.
> 
> >
> > I tried the latest from archipel source and it worked without password
> > issue.  I pulled it from:
> >
> > git clone https://github.com/primalmotion/Archipel.git
> 
> I'm using git://github.com/primalmotion/Node.git
> 
> The only differences I see between the 2 are some minor formatting and
> conditional changes in recipe/Makefile.am and a couple patches that were
> pushed since the github repo was updated.  These patches are all on the
> gerrit.ovirt.org side.
> 
> Note:  there is an incompatible change that was merged into master this
> morning.  I'm working on a rebase of the archipel stuff now to include
> it.
> 
> Mike
> 
> >
> > There might be a few updates right after you pulled it last time.
> >
> > Would you mind merge the new updates into ovirt node again?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Mike Burns [mailto:mburns at redhat.com]
> > >Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 5:10 PM
> > >To: Li, David
> > >Cc: Perry Myers; users at ovirt.org
> > >Subject: Re: [Users] Pxeboot
> > >
> > >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-node
> > >> >refs/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.fc1
> > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> 6.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.
> > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >____________________________________________
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> > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/u
> > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> ser
> > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> s
> > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >>
> > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >>
> > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >>
> > >> >_______________________________________________
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> > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >
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