[Users] Node installation dialog

Jakub Bittner j.bittner at nbu.cz
Tue Jul 23 03:45:46 EDT 2013


Dne 23.7.2013 07:56, Jakub Bittner napsal(a):
> Dne 23.7.2013 00:19, Mike Burns napsal(a):
>> On 07/22/2013 10:44 AM, Jakub Bittner wrote:
>>> Dne 22.7.2013 16:03, Mike Burns napsal(a):
>>>> On 07/22/2013 10:01 AM, Jakub Bittner wrote:
>>>>> Dne 22.7.2013 15:17, Mike Burns napsal(a):
>>>>>> On 07/22/2013 06:43 AM, Jakub Bittner wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have problems with installing ovirt node (2.6.1). I think, it 
>>>>>>> fails
>>>>>>> during grub install. The only ERROR in ovirt.log is "Root partition
>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>> found". I booted to live-cd and running from it fine, but I want to
>>>>>>> try
>>>>>>> to run installation, but I dont know which command to run to 
>>>>>>> install.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can you walk me through the process you went through to install?
>>>>>> Booting from cd should give you the installer.  Once it installs,
>>>>>> there should be logs in either /var/log/ovirt*log and possibly in
>>>>>> /tmp/ovirt*log.  If you can get those, then that will help 
>>>>>> debugging.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do anybody know?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>> Jakub Bittner
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>>>>>>
>>>>> Hello Mike,
>>>>>
>>>>> last time it was little weird for me.... I put install cd and booted
>>>>> ovirt 2.6.1 and choosed install in low graphics mode.
>>>>> It went ok, i typed password and so, but it failed on 85% (I think
>>>>> during grub install).
>>>>> Then I switched booting mode from BIOS to UEFI, booted same iso and
>>>>> strange grub dialog occurs (with only boot oVirt 3.2.1 ), so I 
>>>>> choose it
>>>>> and then the CD booted into shell with admin login.
>>>>> I tryed password from failed installation and it works. Thats little
>>>>> strange. That is why I want to run install dialog to get some 
>>>>> errors log
>>>>> from failed install. I have been looking on failed install logs, but
>>>>> only error was like can not find root partition.
>>>>
>>>> Can you try booting in EFI mode again, but choose reinstall (or simply
>>>> add reinstall to the default command line)?
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>> Hello Mike,
>>>
>>> I did boot in EFI again with reinstall and I got blue console screen
>>> with login (localhost login:)
>>
>> can you boot with rootpw=<hashed_passwd> ?
>>
>> <hashed_passwd> can be generated with
>>
>> openssl passwd.
>>
>> After you get to the login prompt, you can login as root with your 
>> password.  Then, can you capture the log files I mentioned above?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Mike
>
>
> I did.
>
> /var/log/ovirt.log is here http://pastebin.com/SdrixevG
> /tmp/ovirt.log is here http://pastebin.com/0b0Fj1sD
> and
> /tmp/ovirt.debug.log is here http://pastebin.com/YSjcxpDf
>
> If there will be nothing, I can change boot from EFI to BIOS and post 
> logs from failed installation.
>
> Thank you.
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In meantime I ran ovirt-node-iso in BIOS mode on same testing server and 
uploaded logs with failure. If you need more info or logs, this server 
is still booted, so I can send it. Here is the log: 
http://pastebin.com/hCkCVdTL (3 logs /tmp/ovirt.log and 
/var/log/vdsm/vdsm.log and /var/log/libvirt.log)


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