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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+# This script is used to configure the mics on the host. 
+# This script is run by xdsh from MN/SN to the host 
+# parameters
+#  -m xcatmaster 
+#  -p the path of the mic configuration file. Generally, it's /tftpboot/xcat/miccfg/miccfg.hostname
+
+use strict;
+use IO::Socket;
+
+use File::Path;
+use File::Copy;
+use Getopt::Long;
+
+# enable the autoflush of stdout
+select STDOUT;
+$| = 1;
+
+my $tmppath = "/tmp/mictmp";
+my $logpath = "/var/log/xcat/";
+my $logfile = "$logpath/configmic.log";
+my $micmnt = "/opt/intel/mic/mnt";
+
+mkpath $tmppath;
+mkpath $micmnt;
+#open the log file
+open (LOG, ">>$logfile") or die "Error: cannot open $logfile\n";
+print LOG "\n\n====================================================\nStart mic configuratoin: ".`date`."\n";
+
+my ($master, $cfgpath);
+GetOptions ('m=s'=>\$master, 'p=s'=>\$cfgpath);
+unless ($master && $cfgpath) {
+    outputmsg("Error: the -m master and -p path arguments must be specified for configmic.\n", 1);
+}
+
+# get the correct host name for the host
+my $nodename;
+my $masterip = `getent hosts $master | awk {'print \$1'}`;
+chomp($masterip);
+my $myip = `ip route get $masterip| head -n 1 | sed 's/^.*src//g' | awk {'print \$1'}`;
+my $myipinfo =`getent hosts $myip`;
+if ($myipinfo =~ /([^\s]+)\s+([^\s]+)\s+([^\s]+)/) {
+    my $n1 = $2;
+    my $n2 = $3;
+    if (length($n1) > length($n2)) {
+        $nodename = $n2;
+    } else {
+        $nodename = $n1;
+    }
+} elsif ($myipinfo =~ /([^\s]+)\s+([^\s]+)/) {
+    $nodename = $2;
+} else {
+    outputmsg("Error: cannot get the hostname of the host node\n", 2);
+}
+
+# download the mic configuration file from master
+my $cmd = "wget -N --waitretry=10 --random-wait -T 60 http://$master/$cfgpath/miccfg.$nodename  -P $tmppath";
+my ($rc, $output) = runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to download mic configuration file from $master\n", 3);
+
+unless (-r "$tmppath/miccfg.$nodename") {
+    runsyscmd ("Error: cannot get the mic configuration file from http://$master/$cfgpath/miccfg.$nodename\n", 4);
+}
+
+# parse the configuration file 
+unless (open (CFGFILE, "<$tmppath/miccfg.$nodename")) {
+    runsyscmd ("Error: cannot open $tmppath/miccfg.$nodename\n", 5);
+}
+
+# the configureation file should have the following format
+#miclist=mic0
+#0:ip=10.10.10.1|br=mybr0|name=host1-mic0|onboot=yes|vlog=no
+#imgpath=/install/mpss3.1
+#overlay=ol1
+
+my %miccfg;
+my $miclist;
+my $overlay;
+my $ospath;
+while (<CFGFILE>) {
+    if (/(\d+):(.*)/) {
+        my $deviceid = $1;
+        my @params = split (/\|/, $2);
+        foreach (@params) {
+            my ($n, $v) = split (/=/, $_);
+            $miccfg{$deviceid}{$n} = $v;
+        }
+    } elsif (/^miclist=(.*)/) {
+        $miclist = $1;
+    } elsif (/^overlay=(.*)/) {
+        $overlay = $1;
+    } elsif (/^imgpath=(.*)/) {
+        $ospath= $1;
+    }
+}
+close (CFGFILE);
+
+$miclist =~ s/,/ /g;
+
+# add the mount entry for mounting of root fs from master to /etc/fstab
+# e.g. mount $master:/install/mpss3 /opt/intel/mic/mnt
+$cmd = "grep $master:$ospath $micmnt /etc/fstab ";
+($rc, $output) = runsyscmd ($cmd);
+if ($rc) {
+    # not found the exact mount entry
+    $cmd = "grep $micmnt /etc/fstab";
+    ($rc, $output) = runsyscmd ($cmd);
+    if (!$rc) {
+        # found the mount to $micmnt with another master or directory, remove the entry and umount it
+        my $trans = $micmnt;
+        $trans =~ s/\//\\\//g;
+        $cmd = "sed \"/$trans/d\" /etc/fstab > $tmppath/fstab.tmp";
+        runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to configure fstab.\n", 6);
+        copy ("$tmppath/fstab.tmp", "/etc/fstab");
+        $cmd = "umount -l -f $micmnt";
+        runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to run umount -l -f $micmnt\n", 7);
+    }
+    $cmd = "echo \"$master:$ospath $micmnt nfs timeo=14,intr 1 2\" >>/etc/fstab";
+    runsyscmd ($cmd);
+    $cmd = "mount -a";
+    runsyscmd ($cmd);
+}
+
+# make sure the remote files are accessable 
+unless (-r "$micmnt/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/base.filelist") {
+    outputmsg("Error: cannot access the $micmnt/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/base.filelist\n", 8);
+}
+
+# start to configure the mic
+# stop the mpss service first
+$cmd = "service mpss stop";
+runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to stop mpss service.\n", 100);
+
+# make sute the mpss has been stopped
+my $i = 5;
+while ($i > 0) {
+   $cmd = "service mpss status";
+    ($rc, $output) = runsyscmd ($cmd);
+    if (grep /mpss is stopped/, @$output) {
+        last;
+    }
+    sleep 2;
+    $i--;
+}
+
+# remove the mic configuration file
+unlink ("/etc/sysconfig/mic/default.conf");
+foreach my $mic (split (/ /, $miclist)) {
+    unlink ("/etc/sysconfig/mic/$mic.conf");
+    unlink ("/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/$mic.filelist");
+    rmtree ("/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/$mic");
+}
+
+# reset the configuration to default
+$cmd = "micctrl --initdefaults $miclist";
+runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to initiate the mic devices.\n", 200);
+
+# configure the base dir
+$cmd = "micctrl --basedir=/opt/intel/mic/mnt/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/base --list=/opt/intel/mic/mnt/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/base.filelist $miclist";
+runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to change the base dir for mic file system..\n", 101);
+
+# configure the commondir
+$cmd = "micctrl --commondir=/opt/intel/mic/mnt/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/common --list=/opt/intel/mic/mnt/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/common.filelist $miclist";
+runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to change the common dir for mic file system.\n", 102);
+
+# configure the overlay
+my @ols = split (/,/, $overlay);
+foreach (@ols) {
+    $cmd = "micctrl --overlay=filelist --state=on --source=/opt/intel/mic/mnt/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/overlay/$_ --target=/opt/intel/mic/mnt/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/overlay/$_.filelist $miclist";
+    runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to change the overlay dir for mic file system.\n", 103);
+}
+
+# do the mic specific configuration
+$cmd = "ip -4 addr show";
+($rc, $output) = runsyscmd ($cmd);
+$cmd = "ip -4 route show";
+my ($rc2, $output2) = runsyscmd ($cmd);
+foreach my $micid (keys %miccfg) {
+    my $micname = $miccfg{$micid}{'name'};
+    # set the boot device to be staticramfs so that the osimage don't need to generated for every boot
+    $cmd = "micctrl --rootdev=StaticRamFS --target=/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/$micname.image mic$micid";
+    runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to set root image for mic.\n", 104);
+
+    # set the linux kernel location
+    $cmd = "micctrl --osimage=$micmnt/lib/firmware/mic/uos.img mic$micid";
+    runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to linux kernle location for mic.\n", 105);
+
+    # set the autoboot
+    if ($miccfg{$micid}{'onboot'} =~ /no/i) {
+        $cmd = "micctrl --autoboot=no mic$micid";
+    } elsif($miccfg{$micid}{'onboot'} =~ /yes/i) {
+        $cmd = "micctrl --autoboot=yes mic$micid";
+    }
+    runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to set the autoboot for mic.\n", 106);
+
+    # set the hostname
+    $cmd = "sed \"s/Hostname .*/Hostname \"$micname\"/\" /etc/sysconfig/mic/mic$micid.conf > $tmppath/mic$micid.conf";
+    runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to set hostname for mic.\n", 107);
+    copy ("$tmppath/mic$micid.conf", "/etc/sysconfig/mic/mic$micid.conf");
+
+    # configure the Verbose log
+    if ($miccfg{$micid}{'vlog'} =~ /yes/i) {
+        $cmd = "sed \"s/VerboseLogging .*/VerboseLogging \"Enabled\"/\" /etc/sysconfig/mic/mic$micid.conf > $tmppath/mic$micid.conf";
+        runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to set Verbose log for mic.\n", 108);
+        copy ("$tmppath/mic$micid.conf", "/etc/sysconfig/mic/mic$micid.conf");
+    }
+
+    # configure the bridge and ip for the mic
+    # get the ip of the bridge
+    my $brg = $miccfg{$micid}{br};
+    my ($brip, $netbit, $brc, $mtu);
+    foreach (@$output) {
+        if (/inet\s+([\d\.]+)\/(\d+)\s+brd\s+([\d\.]+) scope global $brg/) {
+            $brip = $1;
+            $netbit = $2;
+            $brc = $3;
+            last;
+        } elsif (/\d+:\s+$brg:.*mtu\s+(\d+)/) {
+            $mtu = $1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    unless ($brip && $netbit && $brc) {
+        outputmsg("Error: failed to get ip for the bridge $brg.\n", 110);
+    }
+
+    # add the bridge to mic configuration
+    # since the micctrl --addbridge=<brgname>  --type=external --ip=<ip of brg> --netbits=8 does not
+    # work with '--netbis=8', the bridge configuration has been done by changing cfg file directly.
+    $cmd = "echo \"Bridge $brg External $brip $netbit $mtu\" >> /etc/sysconfig/mic/default.conf";
+    runsyscmd ($cmd);
+
+    # configre network for each mic
+    $cmd = "micctrl --network=static --bridge=".$brg." --ip=".$miccfg{$micid}{ip}." mic$micid";
+    runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to generate IP configuration for mic.\n", 104);
+
+    # take the configuration to effect
+    $cmd = "micctrl --resetconfig mic$micid";
+    runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to spread the configuration.\n", 201);
+
+    # get the gateway of the bridge
+    my $netmask = 2**$netbit - 1 << (32 - $netbit);
+    my $brnet = unpack("N", inet_aton($brip));
+    $brnet &= $netmask;
+    $brnet = inet_ntoa(pack("N", $brnet));
+    my $brgw;
+    foreach (@$output2) {
+        if (/$brnet\/$netbit\s+dev\s+$brg.*src\s+([\d\.]+)/) {
+            $brgw = $1;
+            last;
+        }
+    }
+
+    # configure the mic interface to the real interface cfg file instead of mic cfg file
+    # this also because the defect of intel tool so that we have to do it separated
+    my @ifcfg = ("IPADDR=$miccfg{$micid}{ip}\n", "GATEWAY=$brgw\n", "PREFIX=$netbit\n");
+    unless (open (IFCFG, ">/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/mic$micid/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-mic0")) {
+        outputmsg ("Error: cannot open ifcfg-mic$micid\n", 111);
+    }
+    print IFCFG @ifcfg;
+    close (IFCFG);
+
+    # copy the system files which generated by genimage to the micdir
+    # e.g. /etc/hosts /etc/passwd ...
+    my $src = "$micmnt/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/overlay/system/*";
+    my $dst = "/opt/intel/mic/filesystem/mic$micid";
+    $cmd = "/bin/cp -rf $src $dst";
+    runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to copy the overlay dir.\n", 300);
+
+    # generate the static root file system in ramdisk format
+    $cmd = "micctrl --updateramfs mic$micid";
+    runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to generate the static ramfs.\n", 301);
+}
+
+# start the mpss service after the configuration
+$cmd = "service mpss start >/dev/null 2>&1";
+system($cmd);
+
+$i = 5;
+while ($i > 0) {
+   $cmd = "service mpss status";
+    ($rc, $output) = runsyscmd ($cmd, "Error: failed to get the status of mpss.\n", 100);
+    if (grep /mpss is running/, @$output) {
+        last;
+    }
+    sleep 2;
+    $i--;
+}
+
+# notice nodeset command, the configuratoin has been done
+foreach my $micid (keys %miccfg) {
+    outputmsg ("MICMSG:$miccfg{$micid}{'name'}: Done\n");
+}
+
+print LOG "mpss has been started\n";
+print LOG "\nFinish the mic configuratoin: ".`date`."====================================================\n";
+
+close (LOG);
+
+# since the start of mpss service created a new process and for some reason the process caused the hang of
+# sshd root@notty on the host (that means the xdsh cannot get connection closed from host), a work around 
+# is to kill the sshd connection by force
+$cmd = "ps -ef | grep sshd | grep notty |awk -F\' \' \'{print \$2}\'";
+($rc, $output) = runsyscmd ($cmd);
+foreach (@$output) {
+    kill 15, $_;
+}
+
+exit 0;
+
+# run command
+sub runsyscmd {
+    my $cmd = shift;
+    my $errmsg = shift;
+    my $rc = shift;
+
+    print LOG "---------------------------------------------\n";
+    print LOG "Run command: $cmd\n";
+
+    if (!($cmd =~ /2>&1$/)) { $cmd .= ' 2>&1'; }  
+    my @output = `$cmd`;
+
+    my $errcode = 0;
+    if ($?) {
+        $errcode = $? >> 8;
+    }
+
+    foreach (@output) {
+        print LOG $_;
+    }
+    print LOG "---------------------------------------------\n";
+
+    if ($rc && $errcode) {
+        outputmsg($errmsg, $rc);
+        exit $rc;
+    }
+    return ($errcode, \@output);
+}
+
+# display the output message
+sub outputmsg{
+    my $msg = shift;
+    my $rc  =shift;
+    print LOG $msg;
+    print $msg;
+    if ($rc) {
+        exit $rc;
+    }
+}
+