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+start:xcatdebugmode_off_rhels
+os:linux
+description:site.xcatdebugmode value is 0, the following logs will be shown and ssh is not supported.
+cmd:chtab key=xcatdebugmode site.value="0"
+check:rc==0
+cmd:nodeset $$CN osimage=__GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-install-compute
+check:rc==0
+cmd:if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64le" ]]; then rpower $$CN reset;elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "x86_64" ]];then mgt=`lsdef $$CN | grep mgt`; if [[ $mgt =~ "bmc" ]]; then rpower $$CN boot; elif [[ $mgt =~ "ipmi" ]]; then rsetboot $$CN net; rpower $$CN reset; fi; elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64" ]]; then rnetboot $$CN; fi
+check:rc==0
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef -l $$CN|grep status|grep installing >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 30 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:sleep 120
+cmd:xdsh $$CN date
+check:output=~(Connection refused|No route to host)
+check:rc==1
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef -l $$CN|grep status|grep booted >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 90 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:lsdef -l $$CN | grep status
+check:output=~booted
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running Kickstart Pre-Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running Kickstart Pre-Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"installstatus installing\""
+check:output=~installstatus installing
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:\""
+check:output=~\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running Kickstart Post\-Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running Kickstart Post\-Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"running \/xcatpost\/mypostscript.post\""
+check:output=~running \/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post return\""
+check:output=~\/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post return
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "file \/var\/log\/anaconda*"
+check:output!~No such file or directory
+end
+
+start:set_xcatdebugmode_one_rhels
+os:linux
+description:site.xcatdebugmode value is 1, the following logs will be shown and ssh is not supported.
+cmd:chtab key=xcatdebugmode site.value="1"
+check:rc==0
+cmd:nodeset $$CN osimage=__GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-install-compute
+check:rc==0
+cmd:if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64le" ]]; then rpower $$CN reset;elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "x86_64" ]];then mgt=`lsdef $$CN | grep mgt`; if [[ $mgt =~ "bmc" ]]; then rpower $$CN boot; elif [[ $mgt =~ "ipmi" ]]; then rsetboot $$CN net; rpower $$CN reset; fi; elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64" ]]; then rnetboot $$CN; fi
+check:rc==0
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef -l $$CN|grep status|grep installing >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 30 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:sleep 120
+cmd:xdsh $$CN date
+check:output=~(Connection refused|No route to host)
+check:rc==1
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef -l $$CN|grep status|grep booted >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 90 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:lsdef -l $$CN | grep status
+check:output=~booted
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running Kickstart Pre\-Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running Kickstart Pre\-Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"installstatus installing\""
+check:output=~\+ \/tmp\/baz\.py \'installstatus installing\'
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep -c \"installstatus installing\""
+checkoutput=~2
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:\""
+check:output=~\+ echo \'\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:\'
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep -c \"\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:\""
+checkoutput=~2
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running Kickstart Post-Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running Kickstart Post-Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinfo generated\""
+check:output=~\+ echo \'\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinfo generated\'
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep -c \"\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinfo generated\""
+check:output=~2
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"running \/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post\""
+check:output=~running \/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\+ echo "\'"\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinstallpost generated"\'"\""
+check:output=~\+ echo \'\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinstallpost generated\'
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinstallpost generated\""
+check:output=~\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinstallpost generated
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post return\""
+check:output=~\/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post return
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"service xcatpostinit1 disabled\""
+check:output=~service xcatpostinit1 disabled
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "/opt/xcat/xcatinfo generated"
+check:output=~/opt/xcat/xcatinfo generated
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "postscripts downloaded successfully"
+check:output=~postscripts downloaded successfully
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "running /xcatpost/mypostscript.post"
+check:output=~running /xcatpost/mypostscript.post
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "/etc/init.d/xcatpostinit1 generated"
+check:output=~/etc/init.d/xcatpostinit1 generated
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "/opt/xcat/xcatinstallpost generated"
+check:output=~/opt/xcat/xcatinstallpost generated
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "/opt/xcat/xcatdsklspost generated"
+check:output=~/opt/xcat/xcatdsklspost generated
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "running mypostscript"
+check:output=~running mypostscript
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "file \/var\/log\/anaconda*"
+check:output!~No such file or directory
+cmd:chtab key=xcatdebugmode site.value="0"
+check:rc==0
+end
+
+start:set_xcatdebugmode_value_two_rhels
+os:linux
+description:site.xcatdebugmode value is 2, , the following logs will be shown and ssh is supported.
+cmd:chtab key=xcatdebugmode site.value="2"
+check:rc==0
+cmd:nodeset $$CN osimage=__GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-install-compute
+check:rc==0
+cmd:if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64le" ]]; then rpower $$CN reset;elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "x86_64" ]];then mgt=`lsdef $$CN | grep mgt`; if [[ $mgt =~ "bmc" ]]; then rpower $$CN boot; elif [[ $mgt =~ "ipmi" ]]; then rsetboot $$CN net; rpower $$CN reset; fi; elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64" ]]; then rnetboot $$CN; fi
+check:rc==0
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef -l $$CN|grep status|grep installing >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 30 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:sleep 120
+cmd:xdsh $$CN date
+check:output=~ 2016
+check:rc==0
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef -l $$CN|grep status|grep booted >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 60 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:lsdef -l $$CN | grep status
+check:output=~booted
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running Kickstart Pre\-Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running Kickstart Pre\-Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"installstatus installing\""
+check:output=~\+ \/tmp\/baz\.py \'installstatus installing\'
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep -c \"installstatus installing\""
+checkoutput=~2
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:\""
+check:output=~\+ echo \'\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:\'
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep -c \"\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:\""
+checkoutput=~2
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running Kickstart Post-Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running Kickstart Post-Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinfo generated\""
+check:output=~\+ echo \'\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinfo generated\'
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep -c \"\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinfo generated\""
+check:output=~2
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"running \/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post\""
+check:output=~running \/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\+ echo "\'"\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinstallpost generated"\'"\""
+check:output=~\+ echo \'\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinstallpost generated\'
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinstallpost generated\""
+check:output=~\/opt\/xcat\/xcatinstallpost generated
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post return\""
+check:output=~\/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post return
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"service xcatpostinit1 disabled\""
+check:output=~service xcatpostinit1 disabled
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "/opt/xcat/xcatinfo generated"
+check:output=~/opt/xcat/xcatinfo generated
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "postscripts downloaded successfully"
+check:output=~postscripts downloaded successfully
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "running /xcatpost/mypostscript.post"
+check:output=~running /xcatpost/mypostscript.post
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "/etc/init.d/xcatpostinit1 generated"
+check:output=~/etc/init.d/xcatpostinit1 generated
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "/opt/xcat/xcatinstallpost generated"
+check:output=~/opt/xcat/xcatinstallpost generated
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "/opt/xcat/xcatdsklspost generated"
+check:output=~/opt/xcat/xcatdsklspost generated
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "running mypostscript"
+check:output=~running mypostscript
+cmd:chtab key=xcatdebugmode site.value="0"
+check:rc==0
+end
+
+start:xcatdebugmode_off_sles
+os:linux
+description:site.xcatdebugmode value is 0, the following logs will be shown and ssh is not supported.
+cmd:chtab key=xcatdebugmode site.value="0"
+check:rc==0
+cmd:nodeset $$CN osimage=__GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-install-compute
+check:rc==0
+cmd:if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64le" ]]; then rpower $$CN reset;elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "x86_64" ]];then mgt=`lsdef $$CN | grep mgt`; if [[ $mgt =~ "bmc" ]]; then rpower $$CN boot; elif [[ $mgt =~ "ipmi" ]]; then rsetboot $$CN net; rpower $$CN reset; fi; elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64" ]]; then rnetboot $$CN; fi
+check:rc==0
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef -l $$CN|grep status|grep installing >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 30 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:sleep 120
+cmd:xdsh $$CN date
+check:output=~(Connection refused|No route to host)
+check:rc==1
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef -l $$CN|grep status|grep booted >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 90 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:lsdef -l $$CN | grep status
+check:output=~booted
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running AutoYaST Pre-Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running AutoYaST Pre-Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"installstatus installing\""
+check:output=~installstatus installing
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:\""
+check:output=~\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running AutoYaST Chroot-Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running AutoYaST Chroot-Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running AutoYaST Post\-Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running AutoYaST Post\-Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"ready\""
+check:output=~ready
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"done\""
+check:output=~done
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"running \/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post\""
+check:output=~running \/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post return\""
+check:output=~\/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post return
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "file \/var\/log\/YaST2"
+check:output!~No such file or directory
+end
+
+start:set_xcatdebugmode_one_sles
+os:linux
+description:site.xcatdebugmode value is 1, the following logs will be shown and ssh is not supported.
+cmd:chtab key=xcatdebugmode site.value="1"
+check:rc==0
+cmd:nodeset $$CN osimage=__GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-install-compute
+check:rc==0
+cmd:if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64le" ]]; then rpower $$CN reset;elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "x86_64" ]];then mgt=`lsdef $$CN | grep mgt`; if [[ $mgt =~ "bmc" ]]; then rpower $$CN boot; elif [[ $mgt =~ "ipmi" ]]; then rsetboot $$CN net; rpower $$CN reset; fi; elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64" ]]; then rnetboot $$CN; fi
+check:rc==0
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef -l $$CN|grep status|grep installing >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 30 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:sleep 120
+cmd:xdsh $$CN date
+check:output=~(Connection refused|No route to host)
+check:rc==1
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef -l $$CN|grep status|grep booted >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 90 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:lsdef -l $$CN | grep status
+check:output=~booted
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running AutoYaST Pre-Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running AutoYaST Pre-Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"installstatus installing\""
+check:output=~\+ \/tmp\/bar\.awk \'installstatus installing\'
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep -c \"installstatus installing\""
+checkoutput=~2
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:\""
+check:output=~\+ echo \'\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:\'
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep -c \"\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:\""
+checkoutput=~2
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running AutoYaST Chroot\-Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running AutoYaST Chroot\-Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"updateflag\.awk\""
+check:output=~\+ \/tmp\/updateflag\.awk
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"ready\""
+check:output=~ready
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"done\""
+check:output=~done
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running AutoYaST Post-Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running AutoYaST Post-Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"running \/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post\""
+check:output=~running \/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"finished node installation\, reporting status\""
+check:output=~\+ echo \'finished node installation\, reporting status\.\.\.\'
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post return\""
+check:output=~\/xcatpost\/mypostscript\.post return
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"service xcatpostinit1 disabled\""
+check:output=~service xcatpostinit1 disabled
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "/opt/xcat/xcatinfo generated"
+check:output=~/opt/xcat/xcatinfo generated
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "postscripts downloaded successfully"
+check:output=~postscripts downloaded successfully
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "running /xcatpost/mypostscript.post"
+check:output=~running /xcatpost/mypostscript.post
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "/etc/init.d/xcatpostinit1 generated"
+check:output=~/etc/init.d/xcatpostinit1 generated
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "/opt/xcat/xcatinstallpost generated"
+check:output=~/opt/xcat/xcatinstallpost generated
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "/opt/xcat/xcatdsklspost generated"
+check:output=~/opt/xcat/xcatdsklspost generated
+cmd:cat /var/log/xcat/computes.log | grep "running mypostscript"
+check:output=~running mypostscript
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "file \/var\/log\/YaST2"
+check:output!~No such file or directory
+cmd:chtab key=xcatdebugmode site.value="0"
+check:rc==0
+end
+
+start:xcatdebugmode_off_ubuntu
+os:linux
+description:site.xcatdebugmode value is 0, the following logs will be shown and ssh is not supported.
+cmd:chtab key=xcatdebugmode site.value="0"
+check:rc==0
+cmd:nodeset $$CN osimage=__GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-install-compute
+check:rc==0
+cmd:if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64el" ]]; then rpower $$CN reset;elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "x86_64" ]];then mgt=`lsdef $$CN | grep mgt`; if [[ $mgt =~ "bmc" ]]; then rpower $$CN boot; elif [[ $mgt =~ "ipmi" ]]; then rsetboot $$CN net; rpower $$CN reset; fi; elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64" ]]; then rnetboot $$CN; fi
+check:rc==0
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef -l $$CN|grep status|grep installing >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 30 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:xdsh $$CN date
+check:output=~(Connection refused|No route to host)
+check:rc==1
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef -l $$CN|grep status|grep booted >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 90 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:lsdef -l $$CN | grep status
+check:output=~booted
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running preseeding early\_command Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running preseeding early\_command Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:\""
+check:output=~\[get\_install\_disk\]Information from \/proc\/partitions\:
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Running preseeding late\_command Installation script\""
+check:output=~Running preseeding late\_command Installation script
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "cat  /var/log/xcat/xcat.log | grep \"Generating grub configuration file\""
+check:output=~Generating grub configuration file
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "file \/var\/log\/installer"
+check:output!~No such file or directory
+end