OS Loading issue for N1SM due to managed switch
Thursday Jun 29, 2006
Here is the summary of OS Loading issue. With 1.3.1 build 03 OS loading was happened but after booting up it was unable to pick the configuration file. So always it needed manual intervantion. It asks all the questions like locale,IP and all the other setting needed for. Initially I tried with all the probable modification. - Finally upgrade the BIOS and SP to latest version and it stared working for Solaris but failed for Linux OS. In the meantime I tried with all the below modification and set up another hotdog server. - Removed the JDK 1.5.0_06 and replaced JDK1.5.0_02 - Worked with clean new OS installation. Then the OS discovery worked fine but OS loading completely failed. The target m/c tries to reboot after OS loading but unable to get DHCP request serverd by the master server. Here start the real debugiing. - The snoop out put does n't contain any DHCP/TFTP packets. /usr/sbin/snoop -d nge0 /usr/sbin/snoop -d bge0 * *- * disabled the spanning tree option (on switch #disable spantree all) *Even after* *disabling the spanning tree option on the switch it failed to load OS. It signify either Network is unable to serve DHCP request or could be problem with hotdog server. Tried to isolate the issue further. When we connceted the eth0 of v20z (client) to swan network, static and providion Ip of that network found some DHCP packets at nge0 while snooping. For the hotdog server nge0 is connected to swan and bge0 is provisioning IP. This gave some clue regarding the issue of network and finally after doing following modification OS loading happened successfully. disabled the dhcp server on bge0 interface: /opt/SUNWscs/sbin/as_dhcp_config.pl -d re-enable it on the other nge0 interface /opt/SUNWscs/sbin/as_dhcp_config.pl -e -I nge0 (Changed the IP address to 10.12.162.164 (SWAN network)to the load server command.) Now the current setup: - Connected an unmanaged switch and modified the DHCP port to bge0 again /opt/SUNWscs/sbin/as_dhcp_config.pl -d /opt/SUNWscs/sbin/as_dhcp_config.pl -e -I bge0 Hotdog server: x2100, Client: v20z bash-3.00# snoop -d bge0 | grep -i DHCP Using device /dev/bge0 (promiscuous mode) OLD-BROADCAST -> BROADCAST DHCP/BOOTP DHCPDISCOVER 192.168.250.160 -> BROADCAST DHCP/BOOTP DHCPOFFER OLD-BROADCAST -> BROADCAST DHCP/BOOTP DHCPREQUEST 192.168.250.160 -> BROADCAST DHCP/BOOTP DHCPACK
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