On Wed, 31 Jul 2019 at 13:01, Martha McConaghy <martha.mccona...@marist.edu> wrote:
> Thanks for all the suggestions so far. I have tried it with both an > EDEV minidisk and ECKD minidisk, same problem on each. I've got a > couple of people looking at the RDSOS file, so perhaps that will get me > somewhere. Oh, and its an 8G machine, not 3G as I first > mentioned...typo'd it. I am wondering about the ISO I'm using for the > install, so am checking into that too. (Someone supplied it to me, not > sure where they got it.) > > The only thing I find really weird in the rdsos file is that iscsid > keeps showing up. Not sure why for a RAM disk install, with a target on > a ECKD disk. But there are a bunch of iscsid errors just before the > initqueue timeout errors start. So, just wondering if that is a > coincidence or cause/effect. > > I am expecting that it is coincidence as iscsi warnings seem to happen no matter the architecture. However it would be good to figure out what the job that is timeing out is (it could be any of the ones above). On x86_64/ppc I normally make sure the install has any rhgb or quiet removed at the 'grub' boot prompt but I do not know how s390x boots enough to know if those are a factor. > Martha > > Ý 6.220883+ localhost systemdÝ1+: Starting dracut initqueue hook... > Ý 6.220921+ localhost systemdÝ1+: Reached target System Initialization. > Ý 6.220949+ localhost systemdÝ1+: Reached target Basic System. > Ý 6.257287+ localhost systemdÝ1+: Reloading. > Ý 6.343912+ localhost dracut-initqueueÝ932+: RTNETLINK answers: File > exists > Ý 7.192756+ localhost iscsidÝ922+: can't open InitiatorName > configuration file /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi > Ý 7.193054+ localhost iscsidÝ922+: Warning: InitiatorName file > /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi does not exist or does not contain > a properly formatted InitiatorName. If using software iscsi (iscsi_tcp > or ib_iser) or partial offlo > ad (bnx2i or cxgbi iscsi), you may not be able to log into or > Ý 7.193067+ localhost iscsidÝ922+: can't open InitiatorAlias > configuration file /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi > Ý 80.870229+ localhost kernel: random: crng init done > Ý 80.870238+ localhost kernel: random: 7 urandom warning(s) missed due > to ratelimiting > Ý 143.692051+ localhost dracut-initqueueÝ932+: Warning: > dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts > Ý 144.281868+ localhost dracut-initqueueÝ932+: Warning: > dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts > Ý 144.841835+ localhost dracut-initqueueÝ932+: Warning: > dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts > Ý 145.403541+ localhost dracut-initqueueÝ932+: Warning: > dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts > Ý 145.971745+ localhost dracut-initqueueÝ932+: Warning: > dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts > Ý 146.531609+ localhost dracut-initqueueÝ932+: Warning: > dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts > Ý 147.091997+ localhost dracut-initqueueÝ932+: Warning: > dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts > Ý 147.661643+ localhost dracut-initqueueÝ932+: Warning: > dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts > Ý 148.223507+ localhost dracut-initqueueÝ932+: Warning: > dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts > Ý 148.792142+ localhost dracut-initqueueÝ932+: Warning: > dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts > > On 7/31/2019 5:52 AM, Rinaldo wrote: > > Hi Martha! > > > > If you are installing RHEL 8 in EDEV disk, there is an issue, the > > install fail. > > > > I opened a ticket to RedHat and they told me installation will fail if > > it is a FBA type disk. They provided a fix until they correct the ISO > > file. > > > > Basically, they provided me a "updates.img" and I added in the boot > > parameter "inst.update=ftp://<...>/updates.img" > > > > If you are interested, I can send you the file. Or you can open a case > > in RedHat support. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Rinaldo Akio Uehara > > Serviço Federal de Processamento de Dados (SERPRO) > > tel: (11) 2173-3228 > > e-mail: rinaldo.ueh...@serpro.gov.br > > > > Em 30/07/2019 23:52, Martha McConaghy escreveu: > >> Has anyone run into problems getting RHEL 8 to install on Z? I've run > >> into a weird problem. Two different experienced Linux guys have > >> looked at it, and we are all stumped. > >> > >> Background: > >> > >> The install is being done in a 3G virtual machine on z/VM 6.4 on a > >> LinuxOne (z13 generation). We have lots of different versions of > >> Linux running on the same system, including RHEL 7, CentOS, Ubuntu 18 > >> and SLES 15. So, I don't think its a kernel/cpu type problem. > >> > >> Problem: > >> > >> When I run the REDHAT exec to bring up the install kernel, it starts > >> booting and things look like they will be OK. Until it gets to the > >> point where "dracut initqueue" starts. There is a message "7 urandom > >> warnings(s) missed due to ratelimiting". It then pauses for a couple > >> of minutes, followed by a series of messages, "dracut-initqueue > >> timeout - starting timeout scripts". Eventually, it ends up in dracut > >> in emergency mode. The install process never starts. I've changed > >> numerous parameters, even changed what type of disk I'm using for the > >> install. It doesn't matter, its exactly the same problem each time. > >> > >> Really scratching my head on this one. > >> > >> Martha > >> > >> Ý"Ý0;32m OK "Ý0m+ Reached target Local File Systems."" > >> Starting Create Volatile Files and Directories..."" > >> Starting Open-iSCSI..."" > >> Ý"Ý0;32m OK "Ý0m+ Started Open-iSCSI."" > >> Ý"Ý0;32m OK "Ý0m+ Started Create Volatile Files and Directories."" > >> Ý"Ý0;32m OK "Ý0m+ Reached target System Initialization."" > >> Ý"Ý0;32m OK "Ý0m+ Reached target Basic System."" > >> Starting dracut initqueue hook..."" > >> Ý 6.306800+ dracut-initqueueÝ929+: RTNETLINK answers: File exists"" > >> Ý 84.168981+ random: crng init done > >> Ý 84.168992+ random: 7 urandom warning(s) missed due to ratelimiting > >> Ý 142.340863+ dracut-initqueueÝ929+: Warning: dracut-initqueue > >> timeout - starting timeout scripts"" > >> Ý 142.931884+ dracut-initqueueÝ929+: Warning: dracut-initqueue > >> timeout - starting timeout scripts"" > >> Ý 143.490965+ dracut-initqueueÝ929+: Warning: dracut-initqueue > >> timeout - starting timeout scripts"" > >> Ý 144.080845+ dracut-initqueueÝ929+: Warning: dracut-initqueue > >> timeout - starting timeout scripts"" > >> ........ > >> 209.140407+ dracut-initqueueÝ929+: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout > >> - starting timeout scripts"" > >> Ý 209.700768+ dracut-initqueueÝ929+: Warning: dracut-initqueue > >> timeout - starting timeout scripts"" > >> Ý 210.270398+ dracut-initqueueÝ929+: Warning: dracut-initqueue > >> timeout - starting timeout scripts"" > >> Ý 210.270531+ dracut-initqueueÝ929+: Warning: Could not boot."" > >> Starting Setup Virtual Console..."" > >> Ý"Ý0;32m OK "Ý0m+ Started Setup Virtual Console."" > >> Starting Dracut Emergency Shell..."" > >> Warning: /dev/root does not exist > >> > >> Generating "/run/initramfs/rdsosreport.txt" > >> > > > > - > > > > > > "Esta mensagem do SERVIÇO FEDERAL DE PROCESSAMENTO DE DADOS (SERPRO), > > empresa pública federal regida pelo disposto na Lei Federal nº 5.615, > > é enviada exclusivamente a seu destinatário e pode conter informações > > confidenciais, protegidas por sigilo profissional. 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