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RE: 3 machines in macgregor need re-installs [help.mit.edu #1408773]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stuart Peloquin)
Thu Jan 27 12:43:18 2011
From: Stuart Peloquin <peloquin@MIT.EDU>
To: Jonathon Weiss <jweiss@mit.edu>
CC: Jonathon Weiss <jweiss@mit.edu>, Jonathan D Reed <jdreed@mit.edu>,
"release-team@mit.edu" <release-team@mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:42:19 -0500
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Hi Jonathan,
Yes. I believe all but Macgregor-5 should be returned to service. I visited the other day to bring Macgregor-5 online, but PXE still doesn't work on the machine. I will be visiting again with a hub and wireshark to figure out what's going on.
-Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathon Weiss [mailto:jweiss@MIT.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 12:38 PM
To: Stuart Peloquin
Cc: Jonathon Weiss; Jonathan D Reed; release-team@mit.edu
Subject: Re: 3 machines in macgregor need re-installs [help.mit.edu #1408773]
Hi Stuart,
As Reg Day approaches, do we have an update on this?
--
Jonathon
> Hi all,
>
> There was a problem with DHCP in the building that the network team identified and reported as fixed late in December. I haven't had the opportunity to visit W61 to test PXE and reinstall any machines nor have the RCCs. Will make it a priority as student consultants return to campus.
>
> -Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathon Weiss [mailto:jweiss@MIT.EDU]=20
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 3:51 PM
> To: Jonathan D Reed
> Cc: Jonathon Weiss; Stuart Peloquin; release-team@mit.edu
> Subject: Re: 3 machines in macgregor need re-installs [help.mit.edu
> #1408773]
>
>
> Any progress on this?
>
> Jonathon
>
>
>
> Jonathan Reed <jdreed@MIT.EDU> wrote:
>
> > After chatting with Stuart, we've determined there are some network
> >=3D=20 problems in MacGregor preventing the PXE installer from
> >working. =20 Stuart =3D is going to follow up with the RCCs to get
> >some more=20 debugging =3D information and then we'll escalate to NIST.
> >=20
> > -Jon
> >=20
> > On Dec 6, 2010, at 11:50 AM, Jonathon Weiss wrote:
> >=20
> > >=3D20
> > > Thomas,
> > >=3D20
> > > Unfortunately, running the previous version of ubuntu can no
> > >longer=20 be considered "running fine" as it has been desupported
> > >by the=20 vendor, =3D
> > and
> > > all cluster workstations should have automatically updated to the
> > >=20 current version. That said, I believe we are waiting from
> > >someone on =20 release-team to investigate the issue of why you are
> > >unable to =20 re-install these machines, and there isn't anything
> > >to be done until =20 that happens.
> > >=3D20
> > > Thanks for keeping this issue active,
> > >=3D20
> > > Jonathon
> > >=3D20
> > > Jonathon Weiss <jweiss@mit.edu>
> > > MIT/IS&T/OIS Server Operations
> > >=3D20
> > >=3D20
> > >> Hi Jonatahon,
> > >>=3D20
> > >> Here is the lateast.
> > >> There are two machines;MacGregor-5 and MacGregor-Quickstation
> > >>that=20 =3D
> > are running fine with the previous Athena version of ubuntu.
> > >> The MacGregor-2 is still getting the error message I mentioned
> > >> =3D
> > earlier.
> > >>=3D20
> > >> Best,
> > >> Thomas
> > >> Thomas J. Smith
> > >> IT Deployment & Maintenance Services
> > >>Installation/Spaces/Athena=20 Clusters/IT DMS (acis-team@mit.edu)
> > >>Massachusetts Institute of=20 Technology
> > >> Tel: 617-253-7433
> > >> Email: tjsmith@mit.edu
> > >>=3D20
> > >>=3D20
> > >>=3D20
> > >>=3D20
> > >>=3D20
> > >> On Mon Nov 22 15:36:55 2010, tjsmith wrote:
> > >>> Hi Jonathon,
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>> We tried all three machines.
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>> When using the reinstall cd we have we got the following error
> > >>>=20 message.
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>> Loading gpxe.krn....ready
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>> Without the reinstall cd,and choosing the onboard network
> > >>>devices=20 we got this.
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>> PXE-MOF:Exiting broadcom PXE ROM
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>> Best,
> > >>> Thomas J. Smith
> > >>> IT Deployment & Maintenance Services
> > >>>Installation/Spaces/Athena=20 Clusters/IT DMS (acis-team@mit.edu)
> > >>>Massachusetts Institute of=20 Technology
> > >>> Tel: 617-253-7433
> > >>> Email: tjsmith@mit.edu
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>> On Fri Nov 19 16:05:05 2010, jweiss wrote:
> > >>>>=3D20
> > >>>> Please re-install the following 3 machines in macgregor. I
> > >>>>know
> > >>> there
> > >>>> have been problems with installs here in the past. If there
> > >>>> are
> > >>> still
> > >>>> please send a detailed copy of the errors (including a photo
> > >>>> of=20 the screen if helpful) to release-team. Please note that
> > >>>> these =3D
> > machines
> > >>>> do need re-installs, even if they currently look like they're
> > >>> working.
> > >>>>=3D20
> > >>>> macgregor-2
> > >>>> macgregor-5
> > >>>> quickstation-macgregor
> > >>>>=3D20
> > >>>>=3D20
> > >>>> Jonathon
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>>=3D20
> > >>=3D20
> > >>=3D20
> > >>=3D20
> >=20
