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[tools][qe-core]powervm-hmc, netboot failed due to wrong server ip configured

Added by rfan1 3 months ago. Updated 3 months ago.

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
High
Assignee:
Category:
Bugs in existing tests
Start date:
2024-09-19
Due date:
2024-10-04
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
Difficulty:

Description

Description

For redcurrant-1 to redcurrant-8 which are used for openQA tests, seems IP configuration is not correct.

server IP = 10.145.10.21

We may need to change it to server IP = 10.145.10.78

Observation

openQA test in scenario sle-15-SP7-Online-ppc64le-default@ppc64le-hmc fails in
bootloader

Test suite description

Maintainer: QE Core

The standard scenario where we mainly just follow installation suggestions without any adjustments.

Reproducible

Fails since (at least) Build 10.1

Expected result

Last good: (unknown) (or more recent)

Further details

Always latest result in this scenario: latest

Actions #1

Updated by nicksinger 3 months ago

This might need to be automated by openQA because it doesn't happen for the first time. I noticed that this happens (always?) if a new machine is added into this network. https://gitlab.suse.de/OPS-Service/salt/-/blob/production/pillar/domain/oqa_prg2_suse_org/hosts.yaml#L87 shows that 10.145.10.21 corresponds to bare-metal4-ipmi and I don't know why redcurrant thinks it can boot from it.

Actions #2

Updated by okurz 3 months ago

nicksinger wrote in #note-1:

https://gitlab.suse.de/OPS-Service/salt/-/blob/production/pillar/domain/oqa_prg2_suse_org/hosts.yaml#L87 shows that 10.145.10.21 corresponds to bare-metal4-ipmi and I don't know why redcurrant thinks it can boot from it.

IIRC this IP is the old address of suttner1.

Actions #3

Updated by okurz 3 months ago

  • Priority changed from Normal to High
  • Target version set to Ready
Actions #4

Updated by okurz 3 months ago

  • Due date set to 2024-10-04
  • Status changed from New to Feedback
  • Assignee set to okurz

@rfan1 I think you can change the IP in the SMS of each LPAR. 10.145.10.78 is correct as that is the primary DHCP server in the domain oqa.prg2.suse.org. Can you try yourself?

Actions #5

Updated by rfan1 3 months ago

okurz wrote in #note-4:

@rfan1 I think you can change the IP in the SMS of each LPAR. 10.145.10.78 is correct as that is the primary DHCP server in the domain oqa.prg2.suse.org. Can you try yourself?

Sure thing!

Actions #6

Updated by rfan1 3 months ago

  • Assignee changed from okurz to tinawang123

As discussed offline, Yutao will pick up this ticket.

  1. change the server ip to 10.145.10.78
  2. run bootp test to make sure pxe request can work
Actions #7

Updated by michals 3 months ago

Does it work with server IP 0.0.0.0 ?

Actions #8

Updated by tinawang123 3 months ago

michals wrote in #note-7:

Does it work with server IP 0.0.0.0 ?

I tried it. It cannot work:

BOOTP Parameters:

chosen-network-type = ethernet,auto,rj45,auto
server IP = 0.0.0.0
client IP = 10.145.10.231
gateway IP = 10.145.10.254
device = /vdevice/l-lan@30000002
MAC address = f6 6b 42 ad 2e 02
loc-code = U9008.22L.788201A-V7-C2-T1

BOOTP request retry attempt: 1
BOOTP request retry attempt: 2
BOOTP request retry attempt: 3
BOOTP request retry attempt: 4
....

Actions #10

Updated by tinawang123 3 months ago

  • Status changed from Feedback to Resolved

Finished update redcurrant-1 to 8

Actions #11

Updated by michals 3 months ago

With server IP 0.0.0.0 all the parameters should be 0 as well. That should work so long as the server is in the same subnet or there is a DHCP proxy.

Actions #12

Updated by rfan1 3 months ago

michals wrote in #note-11:

With server IP 0.0.0.0 all the parameters should be 0 as well. That should work so long as the server is in the same subnet or there is a DHCP proxy.

Seems donen't work:

BOOTP Parameters: 
----------------  
chosen-network-type = ethernet,auto,rj45,auto
server IP           = 0.0.0.0
client IP           = 0.0.0.0
gateway IP          = 0.0.0.0
device              = /vdevice/l-lan@30000002
MAC address         = f6 6b 42 ad 2e 02 
loc-code            = U9008.22L.788201A-V7-C2-T1

BOOTP request retry attempt: 1 
BOOTP request retry attempt: 2 

Actions #13

Updated by michals 3 months ago

BOOTP broadcast not working sounds like something that should be debugged, eventually.

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