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- | ====== apama{001,002} ====== | + | ====== apama{001,002} (RETIRED) ====== |
https://opendcim.engineering.redhat.com/devices.php?DeviceID=7792 | https://opendcim.engineering.redhat.com/devices.php?DeviceID=7792 | ||
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+ | This hardware was retired on 30JAN2020 to make room for new [[hardware:vossi]] (rex replacements after LA office closure). | ||
===== Summary ===== | ===== Summary ===== | ||
apama001 and apama002 are two nodes in an HP SL4540 Gen8 chassis. Both nodes are running Xenial because the systems [[http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=mmr_kc-0111501|RSOD]] when running rpm-based distros. It's possible to get past it by messing with grub but not worth it. See Quirks below for more info. | apama001 and apama002 are two nodes in an HP SL4540 Gen8 chassis. Both nodes are running Xenial because the systems [[http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=mmr_kc-0111501|RSOD]] when running rpm-based distros. It's possible to get past it by messing with grub but not worth it. See Quirks below for more info. | ||
- | Both hosts are serving as OSD nodes for the [[services:longrunningcluster]]. | + | apama001 is running RHEL and the plan is to use it as a docker host. apama002 is an OSD node in the [[services:longrunningcluster]]. |
The iLOs are accessible but the java KVM is mostly useless since our lack of Enterprise License causes it to quit after POST. | The iLOs are accessible but the java KVM is mostly useless since our lack of Enterprise License causes it to quit after POST. | ||
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===== Quirks ===== | ===== Quirks ===== | ||
- | I was able to install Fedora23 on apama001 but still got Red Screen of Death and "Illegal Opcode" after grub tries to boot the OS. Something about rpm-based distros doesn't like searching for the root partition using UUID. | + | I was able to install Fedora23 on apama001 but still got Red Screen of Death and "Illegal Opcode" after grub tries to boot the OS. <del>Something about rpm-based distros doesn't like searching for the root partition using UUID.</del> **See UPDATE below** |
What fixed it was finding the proper root drive and manually booting to it in a grub rescue prompt. See below. | What fixed it was finding the proper root drive and manually booting to it in a grub rescue prompt. See below. | ||
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There's probably a permanent fix that can be applied in grub.cfg but haven't looked into it. | There's probably a permanent fix that can be applied in grub.cfg but haven't looked into it. | ||
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+ | **UPDATE 2NOV2016** | ||
+ | \\ Turns out this isn't a UUID or disk issue at all. Changing the boot mode to not use 16-bit fixes it. | ||
+ | <code> | ||
+ | [root@apama001 ~]# diff /etc/grub.d/10_linux.orig /etc/grub.d/10_linux | ||
+ | 109c109 | ||
+ | < sixteenbit="16" | ||
+ | --- | ||
+ | > sixteenbit="" | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | # Then, | ||
+ | grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg | ||
+ | </code> | ||
+ | ----- | ||
+ | To open a Java KVM successfully, log into the iLO web UI in another tab. Then browse to %%https://apama{001|002}.ipmi.sepia.ceph.com/html/java_irc.html?lang=en%% | ||
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+ | ===== Checking Disk SMART data ===== | ||
+ | <code> | ||
+ | # If needed... | ||
+ | wget http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/downloads/MCP/ubuntu/pool/non-free/hpacucli_9.40.1-1._amd64.deb | ||
+ | dpkg -i hpacucli_9.40.1-1._amd64.deb | ||
+ | |||
+ | # Then... | ||
+ | smartctl -x -A -d sat+cciss,0 /dev/sdX | ||
+ | </code> |