OS Installation Isuue

[Grayh]

I am installing 11.23 on one of the VM guests

and cd 1 & 2 have been installed and now it is taking a very long time building the kernal...


======= 10/06/08 09:39:50 EDT END install AGENT SESSION (pid=13677)
(jobid=MAHPVM03B-0002)

* Software installation of this source (B3920 11.23 Foundation OE: DVD2)
is complete.
NOTE: tlinstall is searching filesystem - please be patient
NOTE: Successfully completed
* Loading_software: Complete
* Build_Kernel: Begin
* Building a new kernel using the command: "/usr/sbin/mk_kernel -f -o
/stand/vmunix".
NOTE: File system cache and transaction logging could not be disabled
for the '/stand' file system. The currently requested
operation may take much longer time than normal to complete.
* Building a new kernel for configuration 'import.config'...

It has been at this point since some 4 hours... I have never seen it taking such a long time at this point...

[Rita C Workman · Accepted solution]

Looked though some notes when we loaded from DVD and it took us just over 4 hours before it finished and came up.

Of course it will also depend on what version (Base vs MCOE) and the additional software you may have selected.

Hope that helps,
Rgrds,
Rita

[Duncan Edmonstone]

How many vCPUs does this VM have?

I only really touched some of the earlier versions of HPVM, but I do remember that it was generally faster to create the VMs as single vCPU VMs and complete the install - then make them multi vCPU VMs if they needed to be.

HTH

Duncan

[Grayh]

It is Base OS and I have 2 VM in this blade server. On one of the VM's Ihave already Installed the same OS which took approx 4 hours to complete.

But this one is unusually taking more time.. till now it has been over 7 hours..

Is it ok If the reboot the box.. I do not know if it will start from the same point(ie building kernal ) or i do not know if the system will crash

[Tim Nelson]

My IVMs no matter how many CPUs take less than 40 minutes to install new OS. ( this depends on how you are presenting the OS, vDVD, ISO, vMP dvd, ignite server, etc.)

Make sure you have enough RAM to install, must have at least 750MB.

[Grayh]

# hpvmstatus -V -P VM03B
[Virtual Machine Details]
Virtual Machine Name : VM03B
Virtual Machine UUID : 020c74fc-8fc1-11dd-b303-001f29f280f2
Virtual Machine ID : 2
Virtual Machine Label :
VM's Model Name : server Integrity Virtual Machine
VM's Serial Number : VM00840001
VM's Config Version : 3.50.0
VM's Config Label : HPVM A.03.50 clearcase opt Mon Oct 08 2007 13h36m03s PDT
Operating System : HPUX
OS Version Number :
State : On (OS)
Start type : Manual
Console type : vt100-plus
Guest's hostname :
Guest's IP address : 10.3.90.116
EFI location : /opt/hpvm/guest-images/common/efi
Pattern File location : /opt/hpvm/guest-images/common/patterns.vmmpat
Guest revision : 1
Running on serverid : 0
Running on pid : 5363
Application controllers : NONE
Distributed : 0

[Authorized Administrators]
Oper Groups:
Admin Groups:
Oper Users:
Admin Users:
hpvmsys

[Virtual CPU Details]
Number Virtual CPUs : 2
Minimum Virtual CPUs : 1
Maximum Virtual CPUs : 4
Percent Entitlement : 10.0%
Maximum Entitlement : 100.0%

[Memory Details]
Total memory : 1 GB
Minimum memory limit : 512 MB
Maximum memory limit : 64 GB
Reserved memory : 64 MB
Minimum reserved limit : 32 MB
Maximum reserved limit : 64 GB
VHPT Size : 1 MB

[Storage Interface Details]
Guest Device type : disk
Guest Adaptor type : scsi
Ioscan format : 0/0/0/0.0.0
Bus : 0
Device : 0
Function : 0
Target : 0
Lun : 0
Physical Storage type : lv
Physical Device : /dev/vg00/rlvol10

Guest Device type : dvd
Guest Adaptor type : scsi
Ioscan format : 0/0/0/0.1.0
Bus : 0
Device : 0
Function : 0
Target : 1
Lun : 0
Physical Storage type : disk
Physical Device : /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0

Guest Device type : disk
Guest Adaptor type : scsi
Ioscan format : 0/0/0/0.2.0
Bus : 0
Device : 0
Function : 0
Target : 2
Lun : 0
Physical Storage type : lv
Physical Device : /dev/vg00/rlvol12


[Network Interface Details]
Physical Storage type : vswitch
Guest Adaptor type : lan
Backing : vswth01
Vswitch Port : 2
Ioscan format : 0/0/1/0
Bus : 0
Device : 1
Function : 0
Mac Address : 12-58-f2-16-2a-08


[Misc Interface Details]
Guest Device type : serial
Guest Adaptor type : com1
Physical Storage type : tty
Physical Device : console

So at this point what can I do

[Grayh]

can I reboot the VM server safely

[Grayh]

Finally I ended up with this error

signal_handler: signal 2 encountered
* Adding version information to new kernel...
* /stand/current/system has been imported. The changes have been
applied to the currently running system.
ERROR: Could not make an executable kernel. An interactive shell will now be
provided. Once you have fixed the problem or a kernel has been built
and placed in /stand/vmunix, "exit" the shell.
#

[Grayh]

And now when i have rebooted the server i have the below message and the server goes into single user mode


free block count incorrect 95781 expected 95881 fix? (ynq)y
free extent vector incorrect fix? (ynq)y
OK to clear log? (ynq)y
set state to CLEAN? (ynq)y
Root check done.
Create STCP device files
Starting the STREAMS daemons-phase 2
$Revision: vmunix: B11.23_LR FLAVOR=perf Fri Aug 29 22:35:38 PDT 2003 $
Memory Information:
physical page size = 4096 bytes, logical page size = 4096 bytes
Physical: 1042784 Kbytes, lockable: 544064 Kbytes, available: 672556 Kbytes


INIT: /etc/inittab: Cannot stat: No such file or directory

INIT: WARNING: /etc/inittab is CORRUPT.
INIT: System being brought up SINGLE-USER !!!

INIT: SINGLE USER MODE

INIT: Running /sbin/sh

[Tim Nelson]

You MUST start over, the failure of the kernel build during install has left the installation un-usable..

[Grayh]

start over in the sence do I have to Install the OS again... Is my VM configuration OK

[Grayh]

and on my other VM Guest i have received the following error

* Bringing up Network (lan0)
ERROR: The ifconfig(1M) command (ifconfig lan0 inet 10.3.90.154 netmask
255.255.255.1 up) failed to enable the lan0 interface (return value:
1). Check that the system's networking hardware is functioning and
properly connected.
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value
ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCSIFNETMASK): bad value

Failed to Start networking.

Press any key to return to the network configuration menu:

[Patrick Wallek]

255.255.255.1 is NOT a valid subnet mask. Correct that and try again. You probably want 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask, but yet again, your network folks should tell you the correct value.

[Tim Nelson]

The vmstatus for the first server looks fine, although IMHO would not use lvols on the vHosts root disk as backing stores.

As far as your other vGuest, you have the netmask set to an invalid value. 255.255.255.1 is not valid ( something like 255.255.255.0 would be valid ).

[Grayh]

Ok.... fixed it... It was a typo I have given in the subnet mask Ip... as 255.255.255.1 instead of 255.255.255.0

[Grayh]

=======================================================================
USER INTERACTION REQUIRED:

To complete the installation you must now insert the
"B3920 11.23 Foundation OE: DVD2" CD.

Once this is done, press the key to continue.
Or, if you would like to use a network source to load the remainder of
the software, type the word "network" followed by :

DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM WARNING:
The diagnostic logging facility has started receiving excessive
errors from the I/O subsystem. I/O error entries will be lost
until the cause of the excessive I/O logging is corrected.
If the diaglogd daemon is not active, use the Daemon Startup command
in stm to start it.
If the diaglogd daemon is active, use the logtool utility in stm
to determine which I/O subsystem is logging excessive errors.
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0: unrecognized file system

[Ivan Krastev]

OK, it is time for second DVD:
>>USER INTERACTION REQUIRED:

To complete the installation you must now insert the
"B3920 11.23 Foundation OE: DVD2" CD.

Once this is done, press the key to continue


dignostic message is only warning, youcan ignore it at this step.

regards,
ivan

[Grayh]

did that and again i receive some error


to determine which I/O subsystem is logging excessive errors.
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0: unrecognized file system
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0: unrecognized file system
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0: unrecognized file system
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0: unrecognized file system
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0: unrecognized file system
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0: unrecognized file system
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0: unrecognized file system
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0: unrecognized file system
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0: unrecognized file system
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0: unrecognized file system
WARNING: Cannot mount device "/dev/dsk/c0t1d0" on directory
"/tmp/ign_configure/SD_CDROM" after 10 tries. Ensure the device is
properly connected, powered on, contains the "B3920 11.23 Foundation
OE: DVD2" CD-ROM, and is ready for reading before continuing.

=======================================================================
USER INTERACTION REQUIRED:

To complete the installation you must now insert the
"B3920 11.23 Foundation OE: DVD2" CD.

Once this is done, press the key to continue.
Or, if you would like to use a network source to load the remainder of
the software, type the word "network" followed by :

[Ivan Krastev]

Check if this is a second DVD and media is not damaged.

regards,
ivan

[Grayh]

thanks every one..

I have restarted everything... by cleaning the dvd's and it worked