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|    guides/admin-guides/index.rst | ||||
|    advanced/index.rst | ||||
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|    developers/index.rst | ||||
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| Troubleshooting | ||||
| =============== | ||||
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| This chapter introduces the methods of how to troubleshoot a real cluster. Basically, it includes the following parts. | ||||
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| .. toctree:: | ||||
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| Enable Debug Port: Running commands in the installer from MN | ||||
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | ||||
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| **This mode is only supported with debug level set to 1 or 2** | ||||
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| xCAT creates a server in the **installer** listening on port ``3001``. It executes commands sent to it from the xCAT MN and returns the response output. | ||||
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| The command ``runcmdinstaller`` can be used to send request to installer: :: | ||||
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|     Usage: | ||||
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|        runcmdinstaller <node> "<command>" | ||||
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|        make sure all the commands are quoted by "" | ||||
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|     Example: | ||||
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|        To list all the items under the /etc directory in the installer | ||||
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|        runcmdinstaller c910f03c01p03 "ls /etc" | ||||
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| Operating System Installation | ||||
| ============================= | ||||
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| The ability to access the installer or to collect logs during the installation process can be helpful when debugging installation problems. | ||||
|  | ||||
| A new attribute is provided in the site table called ``xcatdebugmode``. :: | ||||
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|     xcatdebugmode=0: Only diagnose Log will be show in corresponding files. | ||||
|     xcatdebugmode=1: Diagnose Log will be show in corresponding files and debug port will be opened. | ||||
|     xcatdebugmode=2: SSH is supported while installing also with diagnose log show and debug port enable. | ||||
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| List of Supported OS. :: | ||||
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|     RHEL: 6.7 and above | ||||
|     SLES: 11.4 and above | ||||
|     UBT: 14.04.3 and above | ||||
|  | ||||
| The following behavior is observed during OS install: | ||||
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| +-----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ | ||||
| |**xcatdebugmode**|      0       |       1      |       2      | | ||||
| +-----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
| |                 |RHEL|SLES|UBT |RHEL|SLES|UBT |RHEL|SLES|UBT | | ||||
| +=================+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+ | ||||
| | Log Collecting  | Y  | Y  | Y  | Y  | Y  | Y  | Y  | Y  | Y  | | ||||
| +-----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
| |Enable Debug Port| N  | N  | N  | Y  | Y  | Y  | Y  | Y  | Y  | | ||||
| +-----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
| |   SSH Access    | N  | N  | N  | N  | N  | N  | Y  | Y  | Y  | | ||||
| +-----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
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| Y means the behavior is supported by OS at current xcatdebugmode. | ||||
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| N means the opposite meaning. | ||||
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| This chapter introduces the procedures of how to troubleshoot operating system installation. Basically, it includes the following parts. | ||||
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| .. toctree:: | ||||
|    :maxdepth: 2 | ||||
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|    log_to_mn_cn.rst | ||||
|    debug_port.rst | ||||
|    ssh_enable.rst | ||||
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| Log Collecting: Collecting logs of the whole installation process | ||||
| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||
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| The ability to collect logs during the installation process can be helpful when debugging installation problems. | ||||
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| Pre-Install: the logs of pre-installation scripts, the pre-installation scripts include "%pre" section in anaconda, "<pre-scripts/>" section for SUSE and "partman/early_command" and "preseed/early_command" sections for ubuntu. The logs include the STDOUT and STDERR of the scripts as well as the debug trace output of bash scripts with "set -x" | ||||
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| Installer: the logs from the os installer itself, i.e, the logs of installation program(anaconda, autoyast and preseed,etc.) | ||||
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| Post-Install: the logs of post-installation scripts, the post-installation scripts include "%post" section in anaconda, "<chroot-scripts/>" and "<post-scripts/>" sections for SUSE and "preseed/late_command" section for ubuntu. The logs include the STDOUT and STDERR of the scripts as well as the debug trace output of bash scripts with "set -x" | ||||
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| Post-Script: This section is useful for functions such as updating node status. This section contains the postbootscripts. | ||||
|  | ||||
| The following behavior is observed during OS install: | ||||
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| +------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ | ||||
| |**xcatdebugmode** |      0       |       1      |       2      | | ||||
| +------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
| |                  |RHEL|SLES|UBT |RHEL|SLES|UBT |RHEL|SLES|UBT | | ||||
| +=============+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+ | ||||
| | Pre-Install | MN | N            | N            | N            | | ||||
| +  log        +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
| |             | CN | Y1           | Y2           | Y2           | | ||||
| +-------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
| | Installer   | MN | N  | N  | N  | Y6 | Y6 | N  | Y6 | Y6 | N  | | ||||
| +  log        +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
| |             | CN | Y5 | Y5 | Y5 | Y5 | Y5 | Y5 | Y5 | Y5 | Y5 | | ||||
| +-------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
| | Post-Install| MN | Y4           | Y3           | Y3           | | ||||
| +  log        +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
| |             | CN | Y1           | Y2           | Y2           | | ||||
| +-------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
| | Post-Script | MN | Y4           | Y3           | Y3           | | ||||
| +  log        +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
| |             | CN | Y1           | Y2           | Y2           | | ||||
| +-------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | ||||
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| Y1 means the installation logs can be saved to ``/var/log/xcat/xcat.log`` file on CN. | ||||
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| Y2 means the installation logs and debug trace("set -x" or "-o xtrace") of bash scripts can be saved to ``/var/log/xcat/xcat.log`` file on CN. | ||||
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| Y3 means the installation logs can be forwarded to ``/var/log/xcat/computes.log`` file on MN. | ||||
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| Y4 means the error messages can be forwarded to ``/var/log/xcat/computes.log`` file on MN only when critical error happens. | ||||
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| Y5 means the installer log can be saved to the CN in ``/var/log/anaconda`` for RHEL, ``/var/log/YaST2`` for SLES, ``/var/log/installer`` for UBT. | ||||
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| Y6 means the installer log can be forwarded to the MN in ``/var/log/xcat/computes.log`` file. | ||||
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| N means the logs can not be forwarded or saved. | ||||
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| SSH Access: Accessing the installer via "ssh" | ||||
| --------------------------------------------- | ||||
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| **This mode is only supported with debug level set to 2** | ||||
|  | ||||
| The ssh access to the installer is enabled, the admin can login into the installer through: | ||||
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| #. For RHEL, the installation won't halt, just login into the installer with ``ssh root@<node>``. | ||||
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| #. For SLES, the installation will halt after the ssh server is started, the console output looks like: :: | ||||
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|     ***  sshd has been started  *** | ||||
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|     ***  login using 'ssh -X root@<node>'  *** | ||||
|     ***  run 'yast' to start the installation  *** | ||||
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|    Just as the message above suggests, the admin can open 2 sessions and run ``ssh -X root@<node>`` with the configured system password in the ``passwd`` table to login into the installer, then run ``yast`` to continue installation in one session and inspect the installation process in the installer in the other session.  | ||||
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|    After the installation is finished, the system requires a reboot. The installation will halt again before the system configuration, the console output looks like: :: | ||||
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|     *** Preparing SSH installation for reboot *** | ||||
|     *** NOTE: after reboot, you have to reconnect and call yast.ssh *** | ||||
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|    Just as the message above suggests, the admin should run ``ssh -X root@<node>`` to access the installer and run ``yast.ssh`` to finish the installation. | ||||
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| #. For UBT, the installation will halt on the following similar message in the console: :: | ||||
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|     ┌───────────┤ [!!] Continue installation remotely using SSH ├───────────┐ | ||||
|     │                                                                       │ | ||||
|     │                               Start SSH                               │ | ||||
|     │ To continue the installation, please use an SSH client to connect to  │ | ||||
|     │ the IP address <node> and log in as the "installer" user. For         │ | ||||
|     │ example:                                                              │ | ||||
|     │                                                                       │ | ||||
|     │    ssh installer@<node>                                               │ | ||||
|     │                                                                       │ | ||||
|     │ The fingerprint of this SSH server's host key is:                     │ | ||||
|     │ <SSH_host_key>                                                        │ | ||||
|     │                                                                       │ | ||||
|     │ Please check this carefully against the fingerprint reported by your  │ | ||||
|     │ SSH client.                                                           │ | ||||
|     │                                                                       │ | ||||
|     │                              <Continue>                               │ | ||||
|     │                                                                       │ | ||||
|     └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ | ||||
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|    Just as the message show, the admin can run ``ssh installer@<node>`` with the password "cluster" to login into the installer, the following message shows on login: :: | ||||
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|     ┌────────────────────┤ [!!] Configuring d-i ├─────────────────────┐ | ||||
|     │                                                                 │ | ||||
|     │ This is the network console for the Debian installer. From      │ | ||||
|     │ here, you may start the Debian installer, or execute an         │ | ||||
|     │ interactive shell.                                              │ | ||||
|     │                                                                 │ | ||||
|     │ To return to this menu, you will need to log in again.          │ | ||||
|     │                                                                 │ | ||||
|     │ Network console option:                                         │ | ||||
|     │                                                                 │ | ||||
|     │                Start installer                                  │ | ||||
|     │                Start installer (expert mode)                    │ | ||||
|     │                Start shell                                      │ | ||||
|     │                                                                 │ | ||||
|     └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ | ||||
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|    The admin can open 2 sessions and then select "Start installer" to continue installation in one session and select "Start shell" in the other session to inspect the installation process in the installer. | ||||
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