[Users] Pxeboot - pwd/login issue
Mike Burns
mburns at redhat.com
Fri Feb 10 18:53:23 UTC 2012
On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 13:47 -0500, Mike Burns wrote:
> 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.
So the good news is that the original stuff from the archipel group is
merged in. So you can rebase your repo back to the master branch.
The new patch that you care about is here:
http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#change,1807
Mike
>
> 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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