[Users] Pxeboot - pwd/login issue
Mike Burns
mburns at redhat.com
Fri Feb 10 19:01:04 UTC 2012
On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 10:49 -0800, Li, David wrote:
> Mike,
> I think I got a glimpse of the error message - something like "persistent storage not available" after I tried to login with the new passwd.
> Does this make sense?
Try this patch with the other one I just sent:
http://gerrit.ovirt.org/1808
Mike
>
> David
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Mike Burns [mailto:mburns at redhat.com]
> >Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 7:37 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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> >> >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >
> >> >> >> > > > > > > > >> >>
> >> >> >> > > > > > > > >> >>
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