Failed to start VME manager VM

[PG31]

Hi, I'm attemting to deploy HPE Morpheus VM Essentails to create a two node cluster on 2 x DL360 Gen10 servers. I've depolyed the HVM_Install_24.04.ISO_8.0.8_S5Q83-11031, updated the server using sudo apt upgrade and update and I've copied over the qcow file. I've tried both hpe-vm-essentials-8.0.8-1.qcow2.gz" and hpe-vm-essentials-8.0.9-1.qcow2.gz" I've run sudo hpe-vm and completed the details in the HPE VM console. The deployment starts and then fails at 75% "failed to start the VM" I click ok and it runs to 

sudo virsh list --all shows the VM with no domain id  and state of "shut off"

I've tried the install in my home lab and ended up deploying a W2K19 sever configured as DNS server but deployment still fails. I've added the names and IP's into etc/hosts and still fails. I've moved over to my comany lab with DNS but still see the same issue. The only networking that I've configured is the bond on two 1GBe NIC's and I've not configured any VLAN's

I've followed some of the troubleshooting tips I've found in the community such as, examining logs, deleting the VM and clearing down its config and re-deploying etc.

I'm suspecting that I'm missing something basic here as I always get the same results.

netplan contents with DNS names and IP redacted,

01-base.yaml

network:
bonds:
bond0:
addresses:
- 10.x.x.81/16
interfaces:
- eno6
- eno5
nameservers:
addresses:
- 10.x.x.68
search:
- xxx.xxx.lab
- xxxx.xxxx.lab
parameters:
mode: balance-xor
transmit-hash-policy: layer2
routes:
- to: default
via: 10.x.1.1
ethernets:
eno5: {}
eno6: {}
version: 2

60-mvm-mgmt.yaml

network:
bridges:
mgmt:
interfaces:
- eno5
openvswitch: {}
version: 2

Ideas and help is appreciated.

[Zesmo2020]

Hello Dear,

For test purpose, i make it simple. 3xnodes

I used Ubuntu 24.04 downloaded

Each nodes with below networking : 

ens34 - Management : 10.25.2.x

ens35 - Storage : 10.25.3.x

ens36 - Compute : 10.25.4.x 

I deployed DNS and DHCP on linux server (OpenSuse 15.6 Leap) forward and reverse well configured

Note : Be sure to configure DNS entry for hpevmemanager 

[Manuel Boosch]

- is this happening on both cluster nodes with the same result ?

- did you configure ntp on the cluster nodes ?

- checked forward & reverse dns is working for manager entries (without hosts file) ?

- did you select the correct adapter (bond0) during manager installation (hpe-vm installer gui for manager), because in 60-mvm-mgmt.yaml eno5 is listed instead of bond0

[PG31]

Hello, I have only configured the two 1GbE into bond0. I have not configured any of the 10GbE ports for storage. DNS is configured for both nodes and I've added an entry for the IP that I will use for the HPE management VM

[PG31]

Hello,

Both cluster nodes are configured with the HVM_Install_24.04.ISO_8.0.8_S5Q83-11031, I've also tried the 8.0.9 image. The qcow2 file is copied to the first node, this is the node that I wil run the hpe-vm from. I've also tried it from second node.

NTP is configured in my lab and on both iLO's but at no point during installation have I been asked for the IP address for NTP server.

Forward and reverse DNS is working.

This is something that I'm confuse about. I have two yaml in my Netplan, 01 and 60. I plan to focus on the area. I mus be missing something basic.

[Manuel Boosch]

what is your input when you install the manager vm on one of the hosts ? 

[PG31]

en05

when I press tab or use cusror keys it never allows me to alter this. I'll try again today and select bond0 if I'm able to.

[Manuel Boosch · Accepted solution]

yeah i had the same issue, you first need to use the cursor keys to completly move down and then up again. then you will be able to edit the mgmt.

[PG31]

Thanks Manuel, that was it! management interface needed to be changed to bond0. using cursor keys I was able to change it.