diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/configmic b/xCAT-server/sbin/configmic
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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;
-    }
-}
-