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Mixed Cluster Management
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ppc64 mgmt node
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Provision x86_64 (bare metal)
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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In order to provision x86_64 ipmi-based machines from xCAT management node (ppc64), there are a few required xCAT dependency RPMs that must be installed:
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* ``elilo-xcat``
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* ``xnba-undi``
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* ``syslinux-xcat``
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Install these RPMs using the following command: ::
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yum install elilo-xcat xnba-undi syslinux-xcat
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On the ppc64 management node, obtain an x86_64 operating system ISO and add it into the xCAT osimage table by using the copycds command: ::
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copycds /tmp/RHEL-6.6-20140926.0-Server-x86_64-dvd1.iso
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Create a node definition for the x86_64 compute node, here is a sample: ::
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lsdef -z c910f04x42
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# <xCAT data object stanza file>
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c910f04x42:
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objtype=node
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arch=x86_64
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bmc=10.4.42.254
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bmcpassword=PASSW0RD
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bmcusername=USERID
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chain=runcmd=bmcsetup,shell
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cons=ipmi
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groups=all
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initrd=xcat/osimage/rhels6.6-x86_64-install-compute/initrd.img
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installnic=mac
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kcmdline=quiet repo=http://!myipfn!:80/install/rhels6.6/x86_64 ks=http://!myipfn!:80/install/autoinst/c910f04x42 ksdevice=34:40:b5:b9:c0:18 cmdline console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8r
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kernel=xcat/osimage/rhels6.6-x86_64-install-compute/vmlinuz
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mac=34:40:b5:b9:c0:18
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mgt=ipmi
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netboot=xnba
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nodetype=osi
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os=rhels6.6
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profile=compute
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provmethod=rhels6.6-x86_64-install-compute
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serialflow=hard
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serialport=0
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serialspeed=115200
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Provision the node using the following commands: ::
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# The following prepares the kickstart file in /install/autoinst
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nodeset c910f04x42 osimage=rhels6.6-x86_64-install-compute
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# Tells the BIOS to network boot on the next power on
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rsetboot c910f04x42 net
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# Reboots the node
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rpower c910f04x42 boot
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Provision x86_64 (diskless)
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Troubleshooting
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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**Error:** The following Error message comes out when running nodeset: ::
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Error: Unable to find pxelinux.0 at /opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/syslinux/pxelinux.0
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**Resolution:**
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The syslinux network booting files are missing.
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Install the sylinux-xcat package provided in the xcat-deps repository: ``yum -y install syslinux-xcat``
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x86_64 mgmt node
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----------------
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Provision ppc64 compute nodes
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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