From: Beat Jucker (bj+sunmanagers@glue.ch)
Date: Tue Aug 12 2003 - 11:14:51 EDT
Hello all
Question: how to debug flash archive installation ...?
I have a simple network:
+-------------+
| DNS-Server |----+
+-------------+ |
+-------------+ |
| BOOT-Server |----+
+-------------+ | +-+
+-------------+ | |S|
| Flash-Server|----+ |w|
+-------------+ +-----+i|
+-------------+ | |t|
| Appl01Server|----+ |c|
+-------------+ | |h|
+-------------+ | +-+
| ApplxxServer|----+
+-------------+ |
+-------------+ |
| Appl03Server|----+
+-------------+
All Servers (Sun Fire V100) already installed by Flash Archive
and the same procedure. After installing the current patches to
the Bootserver the flash installation fails (interactive
"Solaris Installation Program" Screen ... ?)
I have a script which will prepare all the needed files for flush
installation. All appl servers got installed by the same steps
- booting from bootserver
- loading sysidcfg from bootserver
- loading flash archive from flash server
Now I can't use flash archive install anymore. I tried to use
Appl03Server instead of the original BootServer and installation is
working ... but I can't see any difference between the original
Bootserver and Appl03Server except BootServer has all current patches
installed and Appl03Server not yet.
--> jumpstart finds the sysidcfg file
--> sysidcfg on BootServer and Appl03Server are identical
Here I have the failed install tracefile:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sun Fire V100 (UltraSPARC-IIe 500MHz), No Keyboard
OpenBoot 4.0, 512 MB memory installed, Serial #51963085.
Ethernet address 0:3:ba:18:e4:cd, Host ID: 8318e4cd.
Executing last command: boot net - install nfs://193.72.194.119/var/jumpstart/config.tar nowin
Boot device: /pci@1f,0/ethernet@c File and args: - install nfs://193.72.194.119/var/jumpstart/config.tar nowin
SunOS Release 5.9 Version Generic 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
whoami: no domain name
Configuring /dev and /devices
Using RPC Bootparams for network configuration information.
Skipping interface dmfe1
Configured interface dmfe0
Searching for configuration file(s)...
Downloading configuration file(s) from nfs://193.72.194.119/var/jumpstart/config.tar
Found sysid configuration file at nfs://193.72.194.119/var/jumpstart/config.tar
Search complete.
The system is coming up. Please wait.
Begin system identification...
Starting remote procedure call (RPC) services: sysidns done.
System identification complete.
Generating software table of contents [this may take a few minutes...]
+ The Solaris Installation Program ------------------------------------------
The Solaris installation program is divided into a series of short sections
where you'll be prompted to provide information for the installation. At
the end of each section, you'll be able to change the selections you've
made before continuing.
...
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Patches on BootServer (uptodate):
OK: patch level
Missing patches on Appl03Server:
Missing Security Patches for Solaris9
112233-07 SunOS 5.9: Kernel Patch
112808-04 OpenWindows 3.6.3: Tooltalk patch
112817-09 SunOS 5.9: Sun GigaSwift Ethernet 1.0 driver patch
112904-07 * SunOS 5.9: tcp Patch
112963-09 SunOS 5.9: linker patch
113240-05 CDE 1.5: dtsession patch
114049-03 * SunOS 5.9: Netscape Portable Runtime(4.1.4)/Network Security System(3.3.4)
114875-01 * SunOS 5.9: XML library source patch
Missing Recommended Patches for Solaris9
112233-07 SunOS 5.9: Kernel Patch
112808-04 OpenWindows 3.6.3: Tooltalk patch
112817-09 SunOS 5.9: Sun GigaSwift Ethernet 1.0 driver patch
112963-09 SunOS 5.9: linker patch
113026-10 SunOS 5.9: /kernel/drv/md Patch
113040-05 SunOS 5.9: fctl/fp/fcp driver patch
113240-05 CDE 1.5: dtsession patch
113277-12 SunOS 5.9: sd and ssd Patch
113573-02 SunOS 5.9: libpsvc Patch
113574-03 SunOS 5.9: SUNW,Sun-Fire-880 libpsvc Patch
114332-06 SunOS 5.9: c2audit & *libbsm.so.1 Patch
114375-06 SunOS 5.9: Enchilada/Stiletto - PICL & FRUID
114482-02 SunOS 5.9: Product Registry CLI Revision
114864-02 SunOS 5.9: Sun-Fire-480R libpsvcpolicy_psr.so.1 Patch
After spending hours(days) any hints welcome ... ;-)
What kind of problem do I have?
How can I debug this installation problem (phase between "Starting
remote procedure call (RPC) services: sysidns done" and "System
identification complete")? I have extracted all files in config.tar
(rules.ok, profile, finish, sysidcfg) and they are all identical
on BootServer and Appl03Server!
I already tried to debug with snoop but I couldn't see anything special.
I could try to reinstall the BootServer but I'd like to know the source
of this nasty problem!
Best regards
-- Beat
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