Re: [sisuite-users] SystemConfigurator omits vital lines from grub.conf

2011-07-19 Thread Steven A. DuChene
iles you care about >should fix the issue. > >Respectfully, > >Seth > > >-Original Message- >From: Steven A. DuChene [mailto:linux-clust...@mindspring.com] >Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 7:30 PM >To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: [si

[sisuite-users] question about systemconfig.conf EXTRAS line in BOOT section of grub.conf

2011-07-18 Thread Steven A. DuChene
In the man page for systemconfig.conf in the [BOOT] section it says: EXTRAS This allows you to set any additional line you wish in the global section of the bootloader conf. (Note: Currently only works for lilo) Is this still the case or can I use this "EXTRAS" field to put the missing se

[sisuite-users] SystemConfigurator omits vital lines from grub.conf

2011-07-18 Thread Steven A. DuChene
After spending a week on trying to figure out why my nodes are not booting with some help from the hardware vendors support folks we finally figured out that SystemConfigurator removed two vital lines from the grub.conf file. The nodes I am dealing with are completely headless as in they have no V

Re: [sisuite-users] Not seeing boel messages on serial console - SOLVED

2011-07-18 Thread Steven A. DuChene
It urns out the reason my nodes would not boot is that SystemImager or SystemConfigurator removed the following two important lines from the grub.conf file that it creates. serial --unit=0 --speed=9600 terminal --timeout=5 serial console Once I mounted the drive on another system and added thes

Re: [sisuite-users] Not seeing boel messages on serial console

2011-07-14 Thread Steven A. DuChene
install has finished. -- Steven DuChene -Original Message- From: Tristam MacDonald Sent: Jul 13, 2011 8:59 PM To: "Steven A. DuChene" , sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] Not seeing boel messages on serial console On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:23 PM

Re: [sisuite-users] Not seeing boel messages on serial console

2011-07-13 Thread Steven A. DuChene
Thanks for the info and all the replies. I am using the latest 4.1.99 rpms from Bernard's release area. I was finally able to see what is going on using the si_monitortk application and captured a console log from a couple of my systems. I think the grub install is failing in some unusual way. Th

Re: [sisuite-users] Not seeing boel messages on serial console

2011-07-13 Thread Steven A. DuChene
't have the answer to your problemRegardsFranck- Original Message - From: "Steven A. DuChene" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:22 PMSubject: Re: [sisuite-users] Not seeing boel messages on serial console> Is this a dead mailing list or

Re: [sisuite-users] Not seeing boel messages on serial console

2011-07-13 Thread Steven A. DuChene
I tried adding a "ls /tmp > /my/nfs/mounted/directory" but I got nothing back. Nuts Off to think some more. >- Original Message - >From: "Steven A. DuChene" >To: >Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:22 PM >Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] Not

[sisuite-users] just a quick test

2011-07-13 Thread Steven A. DuChene
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Re: [sisuite-users] Not seeing boel messages on serial console

2011-07-13 Thread Steven A. DuChene
anything on specifically to get the system to write messages to log files in /tmp ? I see mention in the code of si.log as well as si_monitor.log but I am not sure if either are used by default. -- Steven DuChene -Original Message- >From: "Steven A. DuChene" >Sent: Jul 12,

Re: [sisuite-users] Not seeing boel messages on serial console

2011-07-12 Thread Steven A. DuChene
- >From: "Steven A. DuChene" >Sent: Jul 12, 2011 5:58 PM >To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: Not seeing boel messages on serial console > >In looking in the functions file in /etc/init.d of the initrd I see >it is also logging to /tmp/si.log > &g

Re: [sisuite-users] Not seeing boel messages on serial console

2011-07-12 Thread Steven A. DuChene
In looking in the functions file in /etc/init.d of the initrd I see it is also logging to /tmp/si.log Can anyone suggest a way that I can somehow have that file transferred back to my install server just before the node reboots? -- Steven DuChene -Original Message- >From: "

[sisuite-users] No seeing boel messages on serial console

2011-07-12 Thread Steven A. DuChene
I am trying to boot a bunch of nodes in a special microserver blade chassis where the nodes do not have a traditional vga or graphics console. The only console they have were I can see the progress or lack there-of is a serial console. Also the only installation method is via pxe boot. I have passe

Re: [sisuite-users] can systemimager be a image backup server

2009-11-15 Thread Steven A. DuChene
Most systemimager disk captures set the final partition on the disk as "grow-able" so yes it can indeed expand to fill the drive. Most of the systemimager rpms are noarch so they should work on your x86_64 system. Just make sure you install the systemimager-x86_64initrd_template-4.1.6-1.noarch.rpm

[sisuite-users] systemconfigurator and sc-initrd

2007-09-17 Thread Steven A. DuChene
I have installed some nodes using an image captured from a pre-existing system and during the install systemconfigurator keeps creating an initrd file called sc-initrd-2.6.9-55.ELsmp.gz and this does not work out because the correct modules do not get included in this initrd and the resulting syste

Re: [sisuite-users] systemconfigurator and bogus sc-initrd

2007-09-14 Thread Steven A. DuChene
10:07 AM >To: "Steven A. DuChene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] systemconfigurator and bogus sc-initrd > > >d00de.. just write a post-install script that >copies over a known good working grub.conf >file as the last thing to do after imagi

[sisuite-users] systemconfigurator and bogus sc-initrd

2007-09-14 Thread Steven A. DuChene
I am trying to install some nodes using an image captured from a pre-existing system and during the install systemconfigurator keeps creating an initrd file called sc-initrd-2.6.9-55.ELsmp.gz and this does not work out because the correct modules do not get included in this initrd and the resulting

Re: [Sisuite-users] SystemImager 3.7.4 RPMs

2006-08-07 Thread Steven A. DuChene
BTW, I see a CHANGE.LOG file in the cvs/subversion trunk for a 3.7.4 version but the changes recorded there stop at 3.6.3 Is that file no longer maintained? -Original Message- >From: Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Aug 7, 2006 6:08 PM >To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject

Re: [Sisuite-users] SystemImager 3.7.4 RPMs

2006-08-07 Thread Steven A. DuChene
Bernard: Is there any sort of changelog available for the major changes incorperated into the various releases? -Original Message- >From: Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Aug 7, 2006 6:08 PM >To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: [Sisuite-users] SystemImager 3.7.4 RPMs > >

[Sisuite-users] Re: Is there a SystemImager kernel for x86_64 containing Broadcom drivers ?

2006-04-25 Thread Steven A. DuChene
TFTP server has SystemImager 3.5.2, >but that should be unimportant for serving the kernel+initrd.img by TFTP. > >We really need to get this IBM node going with SystemImager, >so I wonder what the next thing to try out may be ? > >Thanks a lot, >Ole > >Steven A. DuChen

[Sisuite-users] systemimager and reiserfs?

2006-04-21 Thread Steven A. DuChene
Do current or newer versions of systemimager support clients with reiserfs as a root file system? This question came up in a meeting I had this afternoon and I did not know the answer. Can anyone confirm one way or the other? -- Steve --- Using

RE: [Sisuite-users] Is there a SystemImager kernel for x86_64 containing Broadcom drivers ?

2006-04-20 Thread Steven A. DuChene
Ole: I have used systemimager 3.6.3 to image some of our IBM e326m nodes here and I used the funtionality of the UYOK stuff to boot with the kernel already being used on the systems to boot to the systemimager install. Once you pull the image in /var/lib/systemimager/images/YOUR_IMAGE_NAME/etc/sys

Re: [Oscar-devel] RE: [Sisuite-users] UYOK in 3.6.3 does not have /dev entries for second scsi disk

2006-04-20 Thread Steven A. DuChene
When I started up the systeminstaller-x11 client tksis from the old version the other day, it did not indicate that it had found any pre-existing images on my image server which is incorrect. Are you certain that the old version of systeminstaller knows anything about the command renaming from lsim

RE: [Sisuite-users] UYOK in 3.6.3 does not have /dev entries for second scsi disk

2006-04-20 Thread Steven A. DuChene
need that, do you? > >Cheers, > >Bernard > >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of Steven A. DuChene >> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 12:09 >> To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >&

RE: [Sisuite-users] UYOK in 3.6.3 does not have /dev entries for second scsi disk

2006-04-20 Thread Steven A. DuChene
Just an FYI. When I try to update to the 3.7.3 stuff in the directory below on my SuSE-10.0 imagerserver, it tells me I need packman-depman rpm as a depandancy for the systeminstaller-oscar-2.2.2-1.noarch.rpm Is packman-depman an oscar specific rpm? From the research I have done on google that i

RE: [Sisuite-users] UYOK in 3.6.3 does not have /dev entries for second scsi disk

2006-04-20 Thread Steven A. DuChene
Are there RPMs somewhere for 3.7.3 ? -Original Message- >From: Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Apr 20, 2006 10:52 AM >To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [Sisuite-users] UYOK in 3.6.3 does not have /dev entries for >second scsi disk > >Hi St

RE: [Sisuite-users] UYOK in 3.6.3 does not have /dev entries for second scsi disk

2006-04-20 Thread Steven A. DuChene
time being you can just manually modify the MAKEDEV line to suit your >needs. > >Cheers, > >Bernard > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Steven A. DuChene >Sent: Mon 17/04/2006 18:45 >To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >

RE: [Sisuite-users] UYOK in 3.6.3 does not have /dev entries for second scsi disk

2006-04-17 Thread Steven A. DuChene
ly modify the MAKEDEV line to suit your >needs. > >Cheers, > >Bernard > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Steven A. DuChene >Sent: Mon 17/04/2006 18:45 >To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: [Sisuite-users] UYOK in 3.6.3 does not have /dev e

[Sisuite-users] UYOK in 3.6.3 does not have /dev entries for second scsi disk

2006-04-17 Thread Steven A. DuChene
So I finally was able to get past my "not finding master script" issues by fixing some naming convention issues here. I am now booting the system I am trying to install but it halts at the root prompt in the /scripts/pre-install directory. It seems that the initrd.img created during the UYOK proce

RE: [Sisuite-users] systemimager master image script not found

2006-04-13 Thread Steven A. DuChene
towards where to look next? I have been talking up how great systemimager/sisuite is here but it is starting to drag me down. -Original Message- >From: Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Apr 12, 2006 6:52 PM >To: "Steven A. DuChene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >s

RE: [Sisuite-users] systemimager master image script not found

2006-04-12 Thread Steven A. DuChene
> >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of Steven A. DuChene >> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 12:56 >> To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: RE: [Sisuite-users] systemimager mast

RE: [Sisuite-users] systemimager master image script not found

2006-04-10 Thread Steven A. DuChene
; >Cheers, > >Bernard > >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of Steven A. DuChene >> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 15:48 >> To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [Sisui

RE: [Sisuite-users] systemimager master image script not found

2006-04-06 Thread Steven A. DuChene
h_nodes_02132006.master -Original Message- >From: Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Apr 6, 2006 6:55 PM >To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: RE: [Sisuite-users] systemimager master image script not found > >Can you post: > >/etc/systemimager/rsyncd.

[Sisuite-users] systemimager master image script not found

2006-04-06 Thread Steven A. DuChene
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RE: [Sisuite-users] systemimager boot kernel not seeing network

2006-04-04 Thread Steven A. DuChene
t;Cheers, > >Bernard > >> -Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of Steven A. DuChene >> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 16:30 >> To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: RE: [Sisuite-use

RE: [Sisuite-users] systemimager boot kernel not seeing network

2006-04-03 Thread Steven A. DuChene
apter still cannot be recognized? > >Cheers, > >Bernard > >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of Steven A. DuChene >> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 15:01 >> To: sisuite-users@lists.sour

RE: [Sisuite-users] systemimager boot kernel not seeing network

2006-04-03 Thread Steven A. DuChene
erated from your current >OS) in /etc/systemimager/boot which you can then use to PXE-boot. > >This is the new UseYourOwnKernel functionality in SystemImager. > >Cheers, > >Bernard > >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL

[Sisuite-users] systemimager boot kernel not seeing network

2006-03-30 Thread Steven A. DuChene
modules to a kernel within the BOEL kernels or replacing BOEL kernel with one that might work for my hardware? -- Steven A. DuChene --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web

RE: [Sisuite-users] si_imagemanip can't locate Config/Simple.pm

2006-03-24 Thread Steven A. DuChene
Config/Simple.pm > >Try the ones from DAG/Dries and see if they work. I won't be surprised >if they are (already) included in the SuSE distribution. > >Cheers, > >Bernard > >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL P

RE: [Sisuite-users] si_imagemanip can't locate Config/Simple.pm

2006-03-24 Thread Steven A. DuChene
st si_imagemanip to see if it works properly after the >2 RPMs are installed? > >Cheers, > >Bernard > >____________ > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Steven A. DuChene >Sent: Fri 10/03/2006 13:36 >To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net

[Sisuite-users] content of pxelinux.cfg/default for install booting?

2006-03-21 Thread Steven A. DuChene
stall from this image I have pulled from my golden-client? -- Steven A. DuChene --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and

Re: [Sisuite-users] si_imagemanip can't locate Config/Simple.pm

2006-03-10 Thread Steven A. DuChene
OK, but why isn't this a dependancy in one of the systemimager rpm files? -Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Mar 10, 2006 1:58 PM >To: sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: [Sisuite-users] si_imagemanip can't locate Config/Simple.pm > >In this case it's referrin

[Sisuite-users] si_imagemanip can't locate Config/Simple.pm

2006-03-10 Thread Steven A. DuChene
line 18. I have done a find on the system to look for a Simple.pm in a directory called Config but this does not seem to exist. What's up doc? I can provide a list of the various RPMs I have installed if necessary. -- Steven A. DuChene --

[Sisuite-users] lvm or not to lvm

2006-01-01 Thread Steven A. DuChene
I applogize in advance if this is a well known thing but I tried searching through the various Wiki pages for Sisuite but was not able to find an answer. Is a lvm based system supported as a golden client? I.E. can clients be built from a system where the main file system is lvm based? I had so