Bugs item #845179, was opened at 2003-11-19 07:12 Message generated for change (Settings changed) made by bernardli You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=109368&aid=845179&group_id=9368
Category: Installation >Group: 4.1 Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Jeff Squyres (jsquyres) >Assigned to: Bernard Li (bernardli) Summary: ntpconfig assumes internet connectivity Initial Comment: The install scripts for ntpconfig assume that the OSCAR cluster is connected to the greater internet. For example, it assumes that the following public NTP servers can be reached: ntp-1.cso.uiuc.edu ntp0.cornell.edu ntp.cmr.gov If you are installing OSCAR on a disconnected network (say, for a demo at SC2003) where such machines are not available, it causes lengthy timeouts during multiple phases of the OSCAR installation (where ntp is stopped/started and the presence of the /etc/ntp/step-tickers file makes ntp try to sync with an available time server). The scripts should check for connectivity to these servers (e.g., a DNS resolve and/or a ping) before assuming anything. Failing connectivity, they should not be added to step-tickers file. In a worst case scenario, only 127.0.0.1 should be in step-tickers so that the clients can time sync to the head node so that NFS activity will be kosher. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Jeff Squyres (jsquyres) Date: 2003-11-22 05:43 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=11722 Everything you say makes perfect sense. I guess my point is that it would be nice to be automatic. Perhaps if ping fails to turn up a valid NTP server, then perhaps we can try an ntp sync with various servers and see if that works. I understand that this would move the delay to the install process (vs. the boot process), but this would actually be preferable, particularly if the user can somehow be told what is happening (probably initially via a log message in the text/output window, but eventually via a nice popup window saying "I'm looking for a valid NTP server -- this may take a few seconds..."). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Terry Fleury (tfleury) Date: 2003-11-19 12:22 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=116599 Since you can't deselect ntpconfig for installation, this is rather annoying. If I can add ntp to the base rpm list (so that you can deselect ntp), the user could avoid the waits by deselecting ntpconfig. ntp would still be installed, but ntp is not started by default. The other easy solution is to go into the Configurator for ntpconfig, uncheck the three default servers, and then enter 127.0.0.1 into the 'extra ntp servers' textbox. That was one reason ntpconfig was created in the first place. Relying on some method to check for the presence of the servers (such as ping) is not guaranteed to give you correct results. For example, my home cable modem company has disabled pinging from home, but I can use the school's ntp server without any problem. I believe there is an ntp utility that allows you to check for the presence of a given ntp server, but that requires that ntp be installed already. Besides, checking for an ntpserver early on only moves the delay you see to an earlier time. The best/easiest solution I see now is to either (a) not install ntpconfig (which will be able to occur once ntp is added to the base RPM list) or (b) configure ntpconfig to use 127.0.0.1 as the only ntp server. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=109368&aid=845179&group_id=9368 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ Oscar-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel
