Thanks to all that responded regarding the LDOM problem. The customer is
reviewing his setup and will follow up.
Regards,
Peter.
Mike Ramchand wrote:
> Ian Matchett wrote:
>> Side issue::
>>
>> Is there a better way to tell jumpstart we have a new MAC.
>>
>> The /etc/ethers file was good with physical MACs
>>
>> In this world of virtual MACs we need a new way of jumpstart getting
>> MACs
>> or have at least wild cards in the ethers file.
>>
>> When I was playing with LDoms and MACs I had the jumpstart admin
>> modifying the ethers file every day.
>>
>> IanM
>
> Well, from a jumpstart point of view, the MAC is the single unique
> identifier that it needs to map machines (which are discovering
> themselves on an ethernet network.). In short, if your MAC address
> changes dynamically, you're always going to have to tell your
> rarp/dhcp server about it. Now, you might be able to make that happen
> automagically by having your LDOM primary push this to the rarp
> server, but it's gotta be done somehow.
>
> I guess it is more possible to do generic installs using a dhcp server
> with a macro assigned to all machines on a network..., but I don't
> think you can do it if you are using bootp.
>
> Mike
>
>>
>> Janet Brevik wrote:
>>> 1) it doesn't appear he is trying the virtual network device ...
>>> do:
>>> ok> show-nets
>>> then select the virtual network device
>>>
>>> Example:
>>> {0} ok show-nets
>>> a) /virtual-devices at 100/channel-devices at 200/network at 0
>>> q) NO SELECTION Enter Selection, q to quit: a
>>> /virtual-devices at 100/channel-devices at 200/network at 0 has been
>>> selected.
>>> Type ^Y ( Control-Y ) to insert it in the command line. e.g. ok
>>> nvalias mydev ^Y for creating devalias mydev for
>>> /virtual-devices at 100/channel-devices at 200/network at 0
>>> {0} ok boot /virtual-devices at 100/channel-devices at 200/network at 0 -
>>> install
>>>
>>>
>>> 2) I believe the /etc/ethers entry for ldg1 is wrong:
>>>
>>> 00:14:4f:f8:8c:3d ldg1
>>>
>>> See the output for the vnet device in the ldm ls -l for ldg1:
>>>
>>> NETWORK
>>> NAME SERVICE DEVICE MAC
>>>
>>> vnet1 primary-vsw0 at primary network at 0
>>> 00:14:4f:fb:96:10
>>>
>>>
>>> Put 00:14:4f:fb:96:10 in /etc/ethers for ldg1 instead of
>>> 00:14:4f:f8:8c:3d
>>>
>>> janet
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Peter.Bourriague at Sun.COM wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello to all,
>>>> Customer working with LDOM 1.0.1. He is having a problem
>>>> jumpstarting guest LDOM. Gets error sequence below:
>>>>
>>>> Connecting to console "ldg1" in group "ldg1" ....
>>>> Press ~? for control options ..
>>>>
>>>> {0} ok boot net -v install
>>>> Boot device: /pci at 780/network at 1,1 File and args: -v install
>>>> ERROR: boot-read fail
>>>>
>>>> Can't locate boot device
>>>>
>>>> {0} ok
>>>>
>>>> I think it's a MAC address issue. Below output includes:
>>>>
>>>> ldm list-bindings
>>>> ldm ls -l
>>>> /etc/hosts
>>>> /etc/ethers
>>>>
>>>> =======================================================================
>>>>
>>>> gaxgpvw64xu# ldm list-bindings
>>>> NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
>>>> primary active -n-cv SP 4 4G 0.2% 30m
>>>>
>>>> MAC
>>>> 00:14:4f:7e:ba:64
>>>>
>>>> VCPU
>>>> VID PID UTIL STRAND
>>>> 0 0 0.4% 100%
>>>> 1 1 0.3% 100%
>>>> 2 2 0.2% 100%
>>>> 3 3 0.4% 100%
>>>>
>>>> MAU
>>>> CPUSET
>>>> (0, 1, 2, 3)
>>>>
>>>> MEMORY
>>>> RA PA SIZE
>>>> 0x8000000 0x8000000 4G
>>>>
>>>> VARIABLES
>>>> boot-device=/pci at 780/pci at 0/pci at 9/scsi at 0/disk at 0,0:a disk
>>>> net
>>>> local-mac-address?=false
>>>>
>>>> IO
>>>> DEVICE PSEUDONYM OPTIONS
>>>> pci at 780 bus_a
>>>> pci at 7c0 bus_b
>>>>
>>>> VDS
>>>> NAME VOLUME OPTIONS DEVICE
>>>> primary-vds0 vol1 /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s2
>>>> CLIENT VOLUME
>>>> vdisk1 at ldg1 vol1
>>>>
>>>> VCC
>>>> NAME PORT-RANGE
>>>> primary-vcc0 5000-5031
>>>> CLIENT PORT
>>>> ldg1 at ldg1 5000
>>>>
>>>> VSW
>>>> NAME MAC NET-DEV DEVICE MODE
>>>> primary-vsw0 00:14:4f:f8:d4:4b e1000g0 switch at 0
>>>> prog,promisc
>>>> PEER MAC
>>>> vnet1 at ldg1 00:14:4f:fb:96:10
>>>>
>>>> VCONS
>>>> NAME SERVICE PORT
>>>> SP
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> ------
>>>> NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
>>>> ldg1 active -t--- 5000 12 1G 8.3% 9s
>>>>
>>>> MAC
>>>> 00:14:4f:f8:8c:3d
>>>>
>>>> VCPU
>>>> VID PID UTIL STRAND
>>>> 0 4 100% 100%
>>>> 1 5 0.0% 100%
>>>> 2 6 0.0% 100%
>>>> 3 7 0.0% 100%
>>>> 4 8 0.0% 100%
>>>> 5 9 0.0% 100%
>>>> 6 10 0.0% 100%
>>>> 7 11 0.0% 100%
>>>> 8 12 0.0% 100%
>>>> 9 13 0.0% 100%
>>>> 10 14 0.0% 100%
>>>> 11 15 0.0% 100%
>>>>
>>>> MEMORY
>>>> RA PA SIZE
>>>> 0x8000000 0x108000000 1G
>>>>
>>>> VARIABLES
>>>> auto-boot?=false
>>>> boot-device=vdisk
>>>>
>>>> NETWORK
>>>> NAME SERVICE DEVICE MAC
>>>> vnet1 primary-vsw0 at primary network at 0
>>>> 00:14:4f:fb:96:10
>>>> PEER MAC
>>>> primary-vsw0 at primary 00:14:4f:f8:d4:4b
>>>>
>>>> DISK
>>>> NAME VOLUME TOUT DEVICE SERVER
>>>> vdisk1 vol1 at primary-vds0 disk at 0 primary
>>>>
>>>> VCONS
>>>> NAME SERVICE PORT
>>>> ldg1 primary-vcc0 at primary 5000
>>>>
>>>> gaxgpvw64xu#
>>>>
>>>> =======================================================================
>>>>
>>>> gaxgpvw64xu# ldm ls -l
>>>> NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
>>>> primary active -n-cv SP 4 4G 0.1% 24m
>>>>
>>>> SOFTSTATE
>>>> Solaris running
>>>>
>>>> VCPU
>>>> VID PID UTIL STRAND
>>>> 0 0 0.3% 100%
>>>> 1 1 0.1% 100%
>>>> 2 2 0.1% 100%
>>>> 3 3 0.1% 100%
>>>>
>>>> MAU
>>>> CPUSET
>>>> (0, 1, 2, 3)
>>>>
>>>> MEMORY
>>>> RA PA SIZE
>>>> 0x8000000 0x8000000 4G
>>>>
>>>> VARIABLES
>>>> boot-device=/pci at 780/pci at 0/pci at 9/scsi at 0/disk at 0,0:a disk
>>>> net
>>>> local-mac-address?=false
>>>>
>>>> IO
>>>> DEVICE PSEUDONYM OPTIONS
>>>> pci at 780 bus_a
>>>> pci at 7c0 bus_b
>>>>
>>>> VDS
>>>> NAME VOLUME OPTIONS DEVICE
>>>> primary-vds0 vol1 /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s2
>>>>
>>>> VCC
>>>> NAME PORT-RANGE
>>>> primary-vcc0 5000-5031
>>>>
>>>> VSW
>>>> NAME MAC NET-DEV DEVICE MODE
>>>> primary-vsw0 00:14:4f:f8:d4:4b e1000g0 switch at 0
>>>> prog,promisc
>>>>
>>>> VCONS
>>>> NAME SERVICE PORT
>>>> SP
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> ------
>>>> NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
>>>> ldg1 inactive ----- 12 1G
>>>>
>>>> VARIABLES
>>>> auto-boot?=false
>>>> boot-device=vdisk
>>>>
>>>> NETWORK
>>>> NAME SERVICE DEVICE MAC
>>>> vnet1 primary-vsw0 network at 0
>>>> 00:14:4f:fb:96:10
>>>>
>>>> DISK
>>>> NAME VOLUME TOUT DEVICE SERVER
>>>> vdisk1 vol1 at primary-vds0 disk at 0
>>>>
>>>> gaxgpvw64xu#
>>>> =======================================================================
>>>>
>>>> gaxgpvw64xu# cat hosts
>>>> #
>>>> # Internet host table
>>>> #
>>>>
>>>> #
>>>> # Merged entries from ipnodes into hosts on <Tue Feb 12 09:19:28 EST
>>>> 2008>
>>>> # Backup files saved in /etc/inet/ directory: hosts.premerge,
>>>> ipnodes.premerge
>>>> #
>>>> 127.0.0.1 localhost loghost
>>>> 146.126.226.77 gaxgpvw64xu.southernco.com gaxgpvw64xu
>>>> gaxgpvw64xu#
>>>> =======================================================================
>>>>
>>>> gaxgpvw64xu# cat ethers
>>>>
>>>> 0:14:4f:22:89:ac scmdg1
>>>> 0:14:4f:22:8e:c4 scmdg2
>>>> 0:14:4f:22:8e:f2 scmdg3
>>>> 0:14:4f:22:89:9e scmdg4
>>>> 0:14:4f:22:83:6 scmdg5
>>>> 0:14:4f:22:8e:98 scmdg6
>>>> 0:14:4f:22:89:e0 scmdg7
>>>> 0:14:4f:22:8f:68 scmdg8
>>>> 0:14:4f:22:89:c8 scmdg9
>>>> 0:14:4f:58:5:4c scmdga
>>>> 0:14:4f:2b:ed:f2 sbkxgp02snew
>>>> 8:0:20:c7:9e:5f svxgpit30ts01
>>>> 8:0:20:c7:9e:6b svxgpit30ts02
>>>> 0:14:4f:4a:d8:56 svxgpor04pr04
>>>> 0:3:ba:68:f4:54 sclxgp141s
>>>> 0:3:ba:68:f4:62 sclxgp142s
>>>> 0:14:4f:3e:96:20 svxgpor04pr02
>>>> 0:3:ba:15:d:10 sixgp12w
>>>> 0:14:4f:9b:83:d2 gaxgpit01xw
>>>> 0:14:4f:22:8e:fe scmbowspr
>>>> 0:14:4f:4e:4e:c1 snmxgp112snew
>>>> 0:14:4f:7e:69:f6 gaxgpap10xs
>>>> 0:14:4f:90:c2:c0 snmxgp108s
>>>> 00:50:56:BC:49:EF gaxgpap56xs
>>>> 8:0:20:d1:b0:b3 gaxgplab02xd
>>>> 0:14:4f:a2:e9:50 sinxgp119snew
>>>> 0:14:4f:85:e9:94 svxgpor31pr01
>>>> 0:14:4f:3e:b2:8 svxgpor40pr01
>>>> 0:14:4f:85:e0:6a svxgpor31pr02
>>>> 0:14:4f:3b:27:83 svxgpor40pr02
>>>> 0:14:4f:7d:a4:78 gaxgpnm18xs
>>>> 0:14:4f:7e:ba:64 gaxgpvw64xu
>>>> 0:14:4f:a1:a:90 sbkxgp177snew
>>>> 00:14:4f:f8:8c:3d ldg1
>>>> gaxgpop02xs:/jumpstart#
>>>> gaxgpop02xs:/jumpstart#
>>>>
>>>> Please help.
>>>> TIA,
>>>> Peter.
>>>>
>>>>
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