[xcat-user] Problem installing nodes

[Egan Ford]

What does nodestat nodename return?

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> [mailto:xcat-user-bounces at lists.xcat.org] On Behalf Of Bob Barton
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:30 PM
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> Subject: [xcat-user] Problem installing nodes
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> 
> I am working with Scientific Linux 4.4 and for some reason my 
> nodes have 
> quit installing. When I do an rinstall nodeXX it looks like 
> things work 
> fine until the kickstart file is activated then everything 
> hangs. I have 
> had it working just recently and I don't know what has happened.
> Here is the output from the system log
> Jul 11 15:53:07 masternode dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:0d:60:14:96:22 
> via eth1
> Jul 11 15:53:07 masternode dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.0.203 to 
> 00:0d:60:14:96:22 via eth1
> Jul 11 15:53:15 masternode dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.0.203 
> (192.168.0.196) from 00:0d:60:14:96:22 via eth1
> Jul 11 15:53:15 masternode dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.0.203 to 
> 00:0d:60:14:96:22 via eth1
> Jul 11 15:53:15 masternode tftpd[3729]: Serving 
> /tftpboot/pxelinux.0 to 
> 192.168.0.203:2070
> Jul 11 15:53:15 masternode tftpd[3729]: Serving 
> /tftpboot/pxelinux.0 to 
> 192.168.0.203:2071
> Jul 11 15:53:15 masternode tftpd[3729]: Serving 
> /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/01-00-0d-60-14-96-22 to 192.168.0.203:57089
> Jul 11 15:53:15 masternode tftpd[3729]: Serving 
> /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/C0A800CB to 192.168.0.203:57090
> Jul 11 15:53:15 masternode tftpd[3729]: Serving 
> /tftpboot/xcat/sl4/x86_64/installz to 192.168.0.203:57091
> Jul 11 15:53:16 masternode tftpd[3729]: Serving 
> /tftpboot/xcat/sl4/x86_64/install.gz to 192.168.0.203:57092
> Jul 11 15:53:46 masternode dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:0d:60:14:96:22 
> via eth1
> Jul 11 15:53:46 masternode dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.0.203 to 
> 00:0d:60:14:96:22 via eth1
> Jul 11 15:53:46 masternode dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:0d:60:14:96:22 
> via eth1
> Jul 11 15:53:46 masternode dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.0.203 to 
> 00:0d:60:14:96:22 via eth1
> Jul 11 15:53:46 masternode dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.0.203 
> (192.168.0.196) from 00:0d:60:14:96:22 via eth1
> Jul 11 15:53:46 masternode dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.0.203 to 
> 00:0d:60:14:96:22 via eth1
> Jul 11 15:53:46 masternode mountd[3659]: authenticated mount request 
> from node03:922 for /install/scripts/sl4/x86_64 (/install)
> 
> Things hang at this point and the client machine has the text install 
> type screen displaying. It has gone through the DHCP IP request and I 
> think it is waiting for the disk formatting to start.
> Any suggestions welcome.
> 
> -- 
> Bob Barton <bob.barton at ualberta.ca>
> Local Area Administrator (780) 492-5160
> 564B Chemical & Materials Engineering
> University of Alberta,
> Edmonton Alberta, T6G 2G6 
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