Re: [xcat-user] postscripts on CentOS 8

2020-09-04 Thread Nathan Harper
s we were doing, it would not be called research, > would it?" > --Albert Einstein > > > > [image: Inactive hide details for Nathan Harper ---09/04/2020 04:02:42 > AM---remoteshell is in the default postscripts in the postscript]Nathan > Harper ---09/04/2020 04:02:42 AM---

Re: [xcat-user] postscripts on CentOS 8

2020-09-04 Thread Nathan Harper
; "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, > would it?" > --Albert Einstein > > > > [image: Inactive hide details for Nathan Harper ---09/03/2020 12:04:57 > PM---As a bit more of a followup: No postscripts are running on]Nathan > H

Re: [xcat-user] postscripts on CentOS 8

2020-09-03 Thread Nathan Harper
H into the node without having to provide a password, and postscripts can be run via 'updatenode' On Thu, 3 Sep 2020 at 16:52, Nathan Harper wrote: > Version 2.16.1 (git commit aeaa863cb2712c9f7b4535656e980ffebaf1d19f, built > Wed Aug 26 00:38:39 EDT 2020) > > On Thu, 3 Se

Re: [xcat-user] postscripts on CentOS 8

2020-09-03 Thread Nathan Harper
;If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, > would it?" > --Albert Einstein > > > > [image: Inactive hide details for Nathan Harper ---09/03/2020 09:42:34 > AM---Hi, We've run into an issue with deploying CentOS 8.2 nodes]Nathan > Harper

[xcat-user] postscripts on CentOS 8

2020-09-03 Thread Nathan Harper
nning on a CentOS 8.2 system: ++ . /xcatpost/xcatlib.sh > +++ declare -a array_nic_params > +++ declare -a array_extra_param_names > +++ declare -a array_extra_param_values > ++ return_value=0 > ++ set +x and that's it. Any clues what might be wrong? -- *Nathan

Re: [xcat-user] genesis boot ac922 from x86 xCAT node

2020-01-14 Thread Nathan Harper
be the latest in the repo. On Tue, 14 Jan 2020 at 16:14, Nathan Harper wrote: > Did you run "mknb ppc64" on management node prior to booting Genesis ? > > > I did, and I've just tried doing so again to be doubly sure. I can see > the kernel and fs.gz being picked

Re: [xcat-user] genesis boot ac922 from x86 xCAT node

2020-01-14 Thread Nathan Harper
t; > --Albert Einstein > > > > [image: Inactive hide details for Nathan Harper ---01/14/2020 05:07:52 > AM---I am attempting to integrate a newly arrive AC922 node with]Nathan > Harper ---01/14/2020 05:07:52 AM---I am attempting to integrate a newly > arrive AC922 node with

[xcat-user] genesis boot ac922 from x86 xCAT node

2020-01-14 Thread Nathan Harper
c. In the interests of expediency, I went ahead and configured the node manually, and stateful installs, rpower etc all work correctly. Has anyone successfully genesis booted an AC922 from an x86 xCAT node? -- *Nathan Harper* ___ xCAT-user mailing list

Re: [xcat-user] Unrecognized directive (dest=) during nodediscovery

2019-05-28 Thread Nathan Harper
t;>>>> >>>>> xcat.genesis.doxcat: Received destiny= >>>>> xcat.genesis.doxcat: The destiny=, destiny parameters= >>>>> xcat.genesis.doxcat: Unrecognized directive (dest=) >>>>> xcat.genesis.doxcat: ... Will retry xCAT in 40 seconds >&

Re: [xcat-user] nodiscovery issues - please help!

2019-04-10 Thread Nathan Harper
> > _______ > xCAT-user mailing list > xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > > > > -- > Regards, > *Imam Toufique* > *213-700-5485* > > > > -- > Regards, &

Re: [xcat-user] Unrecognized directive (dest=)

2019-02-05 Thread Nathan Harper
cxh...@us.ibm.com > > > > [image: Inactive hide details for Nathan Harper ---02/04/2019 12:34:58 > PM---Hi, As requested, from cluster.log]Nathan Harper ---02/04/2019 > 12:34:58 PM---Hi, As requested, from cluster.log > > From: Nathan Harper > To: xCAT Users Mailing list &g

Re: [xcat-user] Unrecognized directive (dest=)

2019-02-04 Thread Nathan Harper
; > xcat.discovery.seqdiscovery > xcat.genesis.doxcat > xcat.discovery.aaadiscovery > > > Can u also try ip address instead of hostname? nodediscoverstart > noderange=172.19.24.12 -V > > > Thanks, > Casandra > > ....... >

Re: [xcat-user] Unrecognized directive (dest=)

2019-02-04 Thread Nathan Harper
or something to do. Can you pping/ssh to the nodes? > > *Ryan Bowen *| Integration Systems Engineer | *SHI International Corp* | > *C:* (609)619-2571 | *E:* ryan_bo...@shi.com > > *From:* Nathan Harper > *Sent:* Monday, February 4, 2019 4:44 AM > *To:* xCAT Users Mailing list &

Re: [xcat-user] Unrecognized directive (dest=)

2019-02-04 Thread Nathan Harper
t; Thanks, > Casandra > > > ... > Casandra Hong Qiu > Phone: (845) 433-9291, t/l 293-9291 > Office: Building 8, 3-B-04 > cxh...@us.ibm.com > > > > [image: Inactive hide details for Nathan Harper ---01/31/2019 12:36:00 > PM---Hi all, We're in the process of sett

Re: [xcat-user] Unrecognized directive (dest=)

2019-02-01 Thread Nathan Harper
(845) 433-9291, t/l 293-9291 > Office: Building 8, 3-B-04 > cxh...@us.ibm.com > > > > Nathan Harper ---01/31/2019 12:36:00 PM---Hi all, We're in the > process of setting up two new xCAT systems. As it's a small > > From: Nathan Harper > To: xCAT User

[xcat-user] Unrecognized directive (dest=)

2019-01-31 Thread Nathan Harper
Hi all, We're in the process of setting up two new xCAT systems. As it's a small number of nodes we're just doing sequential discovery, and on the first system (done 2 weeks ago) the node discovery works as expected. However, on the next one (today), the systems will boot into the genesis image

Re: [xcat-user] Confignetworks and default route

2018-01-10 Thread Nathan Harper
gnetworks and default route > Date: Wed, Jan 10, 2018 8:28 AM > > The gateway field should be used to set the default route. Make sure > there's just one gateway set if you use multiple nics, otherwise the last > one will win. > > On Jan 9, 2018 12:16 PM, Nathan Harper wrote

[xcat-user] Confignetworks and default route

2018-01-09 Thread Nathan Harper
Hi, We've been using confignetworks post OS install to take the installnic and bond it with another interface. As the default gateway is set by DHCP, is there some config I'm missing in the nics table to get it to set the default gateway? -- *Nathan Harper* // IT Systems Lead *e: *

Re: [xcat-user] update xCAT genesis kernel

2017-11-10 Thread Nathan Harper
e the boot mode as they can't boot from the Mellanox cards in UEFI mode anyway! -- *Nathan Harper* // IT Systems Lead *e: * nathan.har...@cfms.org.uk // *t: * 0117 906 1104 // *m: * 07875 510891 // *w: * www.cfms.org.uk <http://www.cfms.org.uk%22> // CFMS Services Ltd // Bristol &am

Re: [xcat-user] update xCAT genesis kernel

2017-11-10 Thread Nathan Harper
Hi, Ok - any workarounds in the meantime? -- *Nathan Harper* // IT Systems Lead *e: * nathan.har...@cfms.org.uk // *t: * 0117 906 1104 // *m: * 07875 510891 // *w: * www.cfms.org.uk <http://www.cfms.org.uk%22> // CFMS Services Ltd // Bristol & Bath Science Park // Dirac Crescent /

[xcat-user] update xCAT genesis kernel

2017-11-09 Thread Nathan Harper
a CentOS 7 genesis image ( https://github.com/xcat2/xcat-core/issues/2258) Did this ever make it's way in? Alternatively, is there a simple way to give an upgraded kernel? -- *Nathan Harper* // IT Systems Lead *e: * nathan.har...@cfms.org.uk // *t: * 0117 906 1104 // *m: * 078

Re: [xcat-user] NextScale nodes not booting from the disk

2017-05-12 Thread Nathan Harper
I have a similar issue with some non-IBM/Lenovo equipment. Old dx360s work, other new equipment boots, installs but when instructed by PXE to boot locally, you get no more. I have had to work around by setting boot order to HDD post install. Regards, Nathan > On 12 May 2017, at 17:06, Gilad B

Re: [xcat-user] Nodes stuck on 'Running post-installation scripts"

2016-09-27 Thread Nathan Harper
perfect - somewhere along the road something went awry with the name resolution for the management node. Problem solved! -- ___ xCAT-user mailing list xCAT-user@lists.sourceforg

[xcat-user] Nodes stuck on 'Running post-installation scripts"

2016-09-27 Thread Nathan Harper
We've got a new xCAT MN running CentOS 7 and xCAT 2.11. It was running happily for a while with a few nodes hanging off it. Fast forward a few months upgrade to xCAT 2.12, and add a few more old iDataPlex nodes, and node discovery/bmcsetup doesn't work. PXEboots fine, but just never quite finis

Re: [xcat-user] mirror of xCAT repo

2015-07-22 Thread Nathan Harper
Are you talking about the yum repos? We use reposync to keep local copies of yum repos. -- *Nathan Harper* // IT Systems Architect *e: * nathan.har...@cfms.org.uk // *t: * 0117 906 1104 // *m: * 07875 510891 // *w: * www.cfms.org.uk <http://www.cfms.org.uk%22> // [image: Linkedin gre

Re: [xcat-user] Move package repositories?

2015-06-16 Thread Nathan Harper
Based on the shady behaviour from Sourceforge recently, it's probably worth thinking of moving sooner rather than later! -- *Nathan Harper* // IT Systems Architect *e: * nathan.har...@cfms.org.uk // *t: * 0117 906 1104 // *m: * 07875 510891 // *w: * www.cfms.org.uk <http://www.cfms.o

Re: [xcat-user] Problem with configfpc

2014-04-30 Thread Nathan Harper
(responding on Josh's behalf) lsxcatd -v Version 2.8.3 (built Tue Nov 12 23:16:15 EST 2013) and we followed through the nextscale documentation (but applying to an existing cluster, rather than new from scratch) -- *Nathan Harper* // IT Systems Architect *e: * nathan.har...@cfms.org.uk

Re: [xcat-user] osimage provisioning and postscripts

2013-08-15 Thread Nathan Harper
/xcatpost/mypostscript either. Regards, Nathan Nathan Harper CFMS IT Systems Architect 07875510891 01179061104 On 08/15/2013 03:58 PM, Lissa Valletta wrote: You will not see them listed on the lsdef of the node.  Only on the lsdef of the image.  That w

Re: [xcat-user] osimage provisioning and postscripts

2013-08-15 Thread Nathan Harper
after reading that, I still wasn't clear: # lsdef -t osimage postscripts= but after #nodeset n1 osimage= #lsdef n1 postscripts= Regards, Nathan Nathan Harper CFMS IT Systems Architect 07875510891 011790

Re: [xcat-user] osimage provisioning and postscripts

2013-08-15 Thread Nathan Harper
n1 osimage= postscripts= so xCAT isn't even trying to run the postscripts. Regards, Nathan Nathan Harper CFMS IT Systems Architect 07875510891 01179061104 On 08/15/2013 01:06 PM, Lissa Valletta wrote: When you run nodeset   do you

[xcat-user] osimage provisioning and postscripts

2013-08-15 Thread Nathan Harper
was previously provisioned under the old method, the install works, but the postscripts aren't applied, and its only picking up the xcatdefaults. Is there something that I'm missing, some old bit of config which is overriding it? -- Regards, Nathan Nathan Harper CFMS IT Syst

[xcat-user] AUTO: Nathan Harper is away from his computer (returning 25/02/2013)

2013-02-15 Thread Nathan Harper
I am out of the office until 25/02/2013. I am out of the office on a training course, and so wil have only sporadic access to email. In my absence, support at CFMS will be handled by Lawrence Cooper (01179589114 or coope...@ie.ibm.com). For any general operational issues, please contact ASRC O

[xcat-user] AUTO: Nathan Harper is away from his computer (returning 04/12/2012)

2012-12-03 Thread Nathan Harper
I am out of the office until 04/12/2012. I am out of the office on a training course, and so wil have only sporadic access to email. In my absence, support at the ASRC will be handled by my colleage David Rajendra (01179589114 or qu...@uk.ibm.com). For any general operational issues, please co

[xcat-user] AUTO: Nathan Harper is away from his computer (returning 12/11/2012)

2012-11-03 Thread Nathan Harper
I am out of the office until 12/11/2012. I will be out of the office, and will reply to any messages on my return. In my absence, support at the ASRC will be handled by my colleage David Rajendra (01179589114 or qu...@uk.ibm.com). For any general operational issues, please contact ASRC Operati

[xcat-user] AUTO: Nathan Harper is away from his computer (returning 24/09/2012)

2012-09-14 Thread Nathan Harper
I am out of the office until 24/09/2012. In my absence, HPC support at the ASRC will be handled by my colleage Adam Parker (01179589114 or park...@uk.ibm.com). For any general operational issues, please contact ASRC Operations and Facilities Manager, Paul Edwards (paul.edwa...@cfms.org.uk) Not

[xcat-user] AUTO: Nathan Harper is away from his computer (returning 12/06/2012)

2012-06-04 Thread Nathan Harper
I am out of the office until 12/06/2012. In my absence, HPC support at the ASRC will be handled by my colleage Lawrence Cooper (coope...@ie.ibm.com). For any general operational issues, please contact ASRC Operations and Facilities Manager, Paul Edwards (paul.edwa...@cfms.org.uk) Note: This is

[xcat-user] AUTO: Nathan Harper is away from his computer (returning 09/03/2012)

2012-02-15 Thread Nathan Harper
I am out of the office until 09/03/2012. In my absence, HPC support at the ASRC will be handled by my colleage Lawrence Cooper (coope...@ie.ibm.com). For any general operational issues, please contact ASRC Operations and Facilities Manager, Paul Edwards (paul.edwa...@cfms.org.uk) Note: This is

[xcat-user] AUTO: Nathan Harper is away from his computer (returning 06/12/2011)

2011-12-05 Thread Nathan Harper
I am out of the office until 06/12/2011. I will be away from my computer for much of today, with limited email and phone access. I will be checking my emails sporadically, and will reply when I get an opportunity Note: This is an automated response to your message "Re: [xcat-user] Upgrade fro