Thanks Joe for your response, The new client nodes have SATA drives, no RAID , there isnt anything that appears that it would detect anything other than /dev/sda. Any thoughts on what I else I could do?
Thanks -Rich On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 oscar-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > Send Oscar-users mailing list submissions to > oscar-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > oscar-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > oscar-users-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Oscar-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Error:could not stat device /dev/sda - no such fileor > directory (Greenseid, Joseph M.) > 2. XPBS not showing both computers > (servicedeskseat...@messier-dowty.com) > 3. Re: OSCAR-6.0 is out (Chris Stevenson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:37:25 -0600 > From: "Greenseid, Joseph M." <joseph.greens...@ngc.com> > Subject: Re: [Oscar-users] Error:could not stat device /dev/sda - no > such fileor directory > To: <oscar-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: > <d089b7b0c0fbcd498494b5a0aa74827ddb3...@xmbil112.northgrum.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Do these new servers have SCSI or SATA hard drives? Is there any type of > raid or something such that the disk may not detect as /dev/hda, but maybe > something like /dev/cciss/c0d0, etc? > > --Joe > > ________________________________ > > From: RICHARD GREEN [mailto:gree...@u.washington.edu] > Sent: Thu 1/15/2009 12:01 PM > To: oscar-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Oscar-users] Error:could not stat device /dev/sda - no such fileor > directory > > > > Morning Oscar users, > > I have been running an Oscar5.0 installation for about a year. The Golden > Node/head node is running RHEL4 with 5 updates i386. > A year ago a colleague and I created an image (the same as the golden node) > and pushed it to two compute nodes. The system > has been running fine since. Recently I obtained 10 new nodes and I would > like to create a RHEL5 64 bit image to push down to them. > I know from the docs that RHEL5 is supported, but wasn't sure how to create a > whole new 64bit image. So far this is what I did. > > I created a new directory: > > /tftpboot/distro/redhat-el-ws-5-x86_64 > > The previous directory is: > > /tftpboot/distro/redhat-el-ws-4-i386 > > and I copied all the rpms off all my RHEL64 discs into the directory: > /tftpboot/distro/redhat-el-ws-5-x86_64 > > I made sure permissions were o.k. and then I pulled up the oscar create > client image tool. I made sure to specify the new directory with rpms in the > package file. > I created a new image name. Iclicked on build image and at the end I > receieved a green light, it said it created an image successfully. > > I went ahead to the next step and defined my new oscar clients, I submitted > a listed on mac addresses, made sure all new nodes were set to PXE boot and > then began to reboot the system. > As the nodes began to boot up I see dhcp server coming on and it assigns them > addresses. Then it fails. The failure happens with SI and reads: > > Partitioning /dev/sda > old partition table for /dev/sda > Error:could not stat device /dev/sda - no such file or directory > > I can ping these machines, but I have a feeling there is no boot kernel for > the 64 bit image in /tftpboot I see: > > distro install-initrd-rhel-4-i386.img kernel memtest86 > pxelinux.0 > initrd.img install-kernel-i386 kernel-x > memtest86+-1.26 pxelinux.cfg > install-initrd-i386.img install-kernel-rhel-4-i386 localboot oscar > rpm > > After it fails the screen goes to busy box. > > Can anyone suggest what steps I should take (or that I am missing) in > creating the necessary 64 bit image for my nodes? Any advice you can provide > is muchly appreciated. > > Thanks > -Rich > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-users mailing list > Oscar-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/ms-tnef > Size: 6062 bytes > Desc: not available > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:15:16 -0000 > From: <servicedeskseat...@messier-dowty.com> > Subject: [Oscar-users] XPBS not showing both computers > To: <oscar-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: > > <2140508204d3044280c5f432f38da1e4549...@glo-exmbxsea-01.seattle.mdi.messier-dowty.snecma> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I setup Oscar successfully, ganglia shows both the head node and compute > node, and I can run a ~16 CPU job, but when I go into xpbs on the head > node it does not show the compute node. Any ideas? > > Devin Fisher > Network Administrator > Messier-Dowty (USA), Inc. > (253) 867-5555 x1346 (office) > (206) 349-4780 (mobile) > devin.fis...@messier-dowty.com > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:36:54 -0330 (NST) > From: Chris Stevenson <cste...@mun.ca> > Subject: Re: [Oscar-users] OSCAR-6.0 is out > To: oscar-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <pine.lnx.4.60.0901151612130.16...@kelvin.physics.mun.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="x-unknown" > > > Hi Geoffroy/Henrique, > > Checking the list, and getting back to my attempts with OSCAR-6.0. I just > thought I'd mention that in the contents of > > http://www.csm.ornl.gov/srt/downloads/oscar/6.0/supported_distros.txt > > (which is downloaded at step 5. in the RepoTesting instructions at > http://svn.oscar.openclustergroup.org/trac/oscar/wiki/repoTesting - what > you point to below), the [unstable] block is an exact copy of the [6.0] > block; that is, nowhere in this whole file is an unstable repo actually > specified. Was this intended? Also, in the repo files linked-to at the > top of the page (note that "* On x86 systems:" should be corrected to "* > On x86_64 systems:", and vice versa), word "unstable" also doesn't occur. > SO perhaps Henrique's not using the unstable repo is not unexpected? > > I'm assuming we are to make manual changes in these files while > experimenting with the trunk, to explicitly point to > the unstable repos in all instances. > Ie., for my OS (CentOS 5.2/x86_64), wherever it says > > http://bear.csm.ornl.gov/repos/rhel-5-x86_64 > > it should say > > http://bear.csm.ornl.gov/repos/unstable/rhel-5-x86_64 > > Correct? (Am I misunderstanding something?) > Thanks, > Chris > > > > On Thu, 15 Jan > 2009 > geoffroy.val...@free.fr wrote: > >> Hi, > > I released a new version of ODA and PackMan, it is supposed to fix the > problem. The packages are available via our "unstable" repositories > (repositories used for the preparation of oscar-6.0.1, which should be fairly > stable today). > > Henrique, i think your system configuration does not use the unstable > repositories: you are using http://bear.csm.ornl.gov/repos/rhel-5-i386, > instead of http://bear.csm.ornl.gov/repos/unstable/rhel-5-i386. If you > want to use the unstable repository, refer to > http://svn.oscar.openclustergroup.org/trac/oscar/wiki/repoTesting. > > Regards, > > > ----- Mail Original ----- > De: "Henrique Baggio" <hnrqbag...@gmail.com> > ??: "geoffroy vallee" <geoffroy.val...@free.fr> > Cc: oscar-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Envoy??: Mercredi 14 Janvier 2009 15:04:44 GMT -05:00 USA/Canada - ??tats de > l'Est > Objet: Re: [Oscar-users] OSCAR-6.0 is out > > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 12:51 PM, < geoffroy.val...@free.fr > wrote: > > > Henrique, > > I never saw that error, so could you, please, set PACKMAN_VERBOSE (e.g., > "export PACKMAN_VERBOSE=1") and re-run "oscar-config --bootstrap"? With that > i hope having more information so i will be able to fix the problem. > > Thanks, > > Hi, Geoffroy, > > I set the PACKMAN_VERBOSE=1, but did not hear significant output change. Even > so, I'm sending the output. > > > ----------------------- > > [r...@head ~]# oscar-config --bootstrap > OSCAR bootstrap > install_prereq found: /usr/bin/install_prereq > Dealing with Prereq AppConfig ( /usr/share/oscar/prereqs/AppConfig, > check_and_fix) > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/AppConfig): > perl-AppConfig: already installed > > > AppConfig is already installed, nothing to do. > INFO: the /tftpboot/oscar/rhel-5-i386.url already exists, we do nothing at > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/OSCAR/PackagePath.pm line 840. > INFO: the /tftpboot/distro/centos-5-i386.url file already exists, we do > nothing at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/OSCAR/PackagePath.pm line 882. > Dealing with Prereq packman (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/packman, check_and_fix) > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/packman): > packman: already installed > > > packman is already installed, nothing to do. > Loading "fastestmirror" plugin > Cleaning up Everything > Cleaning up list of fastest mirrors > Dealing with Prereq yume (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/yume, check_and_fix) > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/yume): > perl-IO-Tty: already installed > python-urlgrabber: already installed > python-elementtree: already installed > yum: already installed > createrepo: already installed > yume: already installed > > > yume is already installed, nothing to do. > Pools to prepare for distro centos-5-i386: > [ http://bear.csm.ornl.gov/repos/rhel-5-i386 > http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/ ] > Array: 2 element(s) > Preparing pools: http://bear.csm.ornl.gov/repos/rhel-5-i386 > http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/ > Pool: http://bear.csm.ornl.gov/repos/rhel-5-i386 > Pool: http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/ > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/ORM): > orm: already installed > > > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/OSCAR-Database): > oda: already installed > > > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/Selector): > oscar-selector: already installed > > > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/base): > dhcp: already installed > gd: already installed > nfs-utils: already installed > openssh: already installed > openssh-clients: already installed > openssh-server: already installed > openssl: already installed > tcpdump: already installed > xinetd: already installed > httpd: already installed > php: already installed > expat: already installed > python: already installed > zlib: already installed > zlib-devel: already installed > shadow-utils: already installed > libcap: already installed > ntp: already installed > tftp-server.i?86: already removed > lam: already removed > > > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/perl-XML-Parser): > perl-XML-Parser: already installed > > > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/perl-XML-Simple): > perl-XML-Simple: already installed > > > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/perl-HTML-Tree): > perl-HTML-Tree: already installed > > > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/perl-Tk): > perl-Tk: already installed > > > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/perl-Qt): > perl-Qt: already installed > > > Executing: /usr/bin/oda --init mysql > Initializing ODA: mysql > Prereq status for centos, 5, i386 > Prereqs status (/usr/share/oscar/prereqs/oda): > mysql: already installed > perl-DBD-MySQL: already installed > perl-DBI: already installed > mysql-server: already installed > > > Database Initialization > > ================================================================ > Your MySQL has already setup the root password. > To proceed, please enter your root password of MySQL: > ================================================================ > > Database_status: 0 > Checking for ODA database password file ... not found. > Generating a random password for the OSCAR database. > saved. > --> Password ok, now creating the database > > ================================================================ > Your MySQL has already setup the root password. > To proceed, please enter your root password of MySQL: > ================================================================ > > Starting the mysqld database server ... > /etc/init.d/mysqld start > Starting MySQL: [ OK ] > Making sure that the mysqld database server starts on subsequent boots ... > chkconfig mysqld on > > ================================================================ > Your MySQL has already setup the root password. > To proceed, please enter your root password of MySQL: > ================================================================ > > Checking for database existence of node oscar_server ... > Updating the hostname field in the oscar_server node to <head.centoscluster> > ... > DB_DEBUG>/usr/bin/create_and_populate_basic_node_info: > ====> in Database::update_table SQL: UPDATE Nodes SET > hostname='head.centoscluster' WHERE name='oscar_server' > Updating the dns_domain field in the oscar_server node to <centoscluster> > DB_DEBUG>/usr/bin/create_and_populate_basic_node_info: > ====> in Database::update_table SQL: UPDATE Nodes SET > dns_domain='centoscluster' WHERE name='oscar_server' > > ============================================================================= > == Creating node group all ... > ============================================================================= > > > ============================================================================= > == Creating node group Default_node ... > ============================================================================= > > Detecting local distro... > Connecting to ODA... > Creating the list of packages to delete... > Getting info on all opkgs available in the passed OS repositories... > ERROR: Cannot recognized the OS at > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi/OSCAR/RepositoryManager.pm > line 135 > > [INFO] Querying for available OSCAR packages. That may take a while, please > be patient... > > Command to execute: /usr/bin/ptty_try yume --repo > http://bear.csm.ornl.gov/repos/rhel-5-i386 --repo > http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/ search ^opkg-.*-server > [ ] > Array: 0 element(s) > > [INFO] Querying details for all OPKGs we found... > > DEBUG>/usr/bin/populate_oda_packages_table: > ====>print_hash > -- OPKGs data: -> > Checking for existence of package set <Default> > Initializing package set <Default> > > Successfully initialized ODA > > Database Initialization > > ================================================================ > Your MySQL has already setup the root password. > To proceed, please enter your root password of MySQL: > ================================================================ > > Database_status: 1 > New interface: eth0 > > ============================================================================= > == >/usr/bin/set_node_nics: Connecting to the database... > ============================================================================= > > > ============================================================================= > == >/usr/bin/set_node_nics: Connecting to the database... > ============================================================================= > > > ============================================================================= > == Installing server core packages > ============================================================================= > > Identified core packages: yume sync-files switcher sis selinux sc3 rapt oda > c3 base apitest[ yume sync-files switcher sis selinux sc3 rapt oda c3 base > apitest ] > Array: 11 element(s) > Preparing pools: http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/ > http://bear.csm.ornl.gov/repos/rhel-5-i386 > Pool: http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/ > Pool: http://bear.csm.ornl.gov/repos/rhel-5-i386 > Need to install the following packages: opkg-yume-server.noarch, > opkg-sync-files-server.noarch, opkg-switcher-server.noarch, > opkg-sis-server.noarch, opkg-selinux-server.noarch, opkg-sc3-server.noarch, > opkg-rapt-server.noarch, opkg-oda-server.noarch, opkg-c3-server.noarch, > opkg-base-server.noarch, opkg-apitest-server.noarch > Command to execute: /usr/bin/ptty_try yume --repo > http://bear.csm.ornl.gov/repos/rhel-5-i386 --repo > http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/ -y install > opkg-yume-server.noarch opkg-sync-files-server.noarch > opkg-switcher-server.noarch opkg-sis-server.noarch opkg-selinux-server.noarch > opkg-sc3-server.noarch opkg-rapt-server.noarch opkg-oda-server.noarch > opkg-c3-server.noarch opkg-base-server.noarch opkg-apitest-server.noarch > Marking core packages as always selected... > > > > > > > [r...@head ~]# oscar_wizard install > Can't locate SystemInstaller/Tk/Common.pm in @INC (@INC contains: > /usr/lib/systemconfig /usr/lib/systeminstaller /usr/lib/systemimager/perl > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7 > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5 > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7 > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5 > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .) at /usr/lib/perl5/vend! or! > _perl/5.8.8/OSCAR/AddNode.pm line 34. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/OSCAR/AddNode.pm line 34. > Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/oscar_wizard line 51. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/oscar_wizard line 51. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-users mailing list > Oscar-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > > ====================================================================== > Christopher C Stevenson, C4063 office: (709) 737-2624 > Dept. of Physics & Physical Oceanography fax: (709) 737-8739 > Memorial University of Newfoundland > St. John's, NL, CANADA A1B 3X7 > URL: http://www.physics.mun.ca/~csteven > ====================================================================== > "We are all in the gutter, > but some of us are looking at the stars." - Oscar Wilde > > ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-users mailing list > Oscar-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > > > End of Oscar-users Digest, Vol 32, Issue 12 > ******************************************* > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Oscar-users mailing list Oscar-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users
