[Lustre-discuss] Lustre installation and configuration problems
Dr. Hung-Sheng Tsao (LaoTsao)
Hung-Sheng.Tsao at Sun.COM
Wed Jun 17 08:43:45 PDT 2009
http://blogs.sun.com/manoj/entry/lustre_demo_flash
http://blogs.sun.com/manoj/entry/lustre_installation_multi_node
Carlos Santana wrote:
> And is there any specific installation order for patchless client?
> Could someone please share it with me?
>
> -
> CS.
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Carlos Santana <neubyr at gmail.com
> <mailto:neubyr at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Huh... :( Sorry to bug you guys again...
>
> I am planning to make a fresh start now as nothing seems to have
> worked for me. If you have any comments/feedback please share them.
>
> I would like to confirm installation order before I make a fresh
> start. From Arden's experience:
> http://lists.lustre.org/pipermail/lustre-discuss/2009-June/010710.html
> , the lusre-module is installed last. As I was installing Lustre
> 1.8, I was referring 1.8 operations manual
> http://manual.lustre.org/index.php?title=Main_Page . The
> installation order in the manual is different than what Arden has
> suggested.
>
> Will it make a difference in configuration at later stage? Which
> one should I follow now?
> Any comments?
>
> Thanks,
> CS.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Carlos Santana <neubyr at gmail.com
> <mailto:neubyr at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Thanks Cliff.
>
> The depmod -a was successful before as well. I am using CentOS 5.2
> box. Following are the packages installed:
> [root at localhost tmp]# rpm -qa | grep -i lustre
> lustre-modules-1.8.0-2.6.18_92.1.17.el5_lustre.1.8.0smp
> lustre-1.8.0-2.6.18_92.1.17.el5_lustre.1.8.0smp
>
> [root at localhost tmp]# uname -a
> Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.18-92.el5 #1 SMP Tue Jun 10
> 18:49:47
> EDT 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>
> And here is a output from strace for mount:
> http://www.heypasteit.com/clip/8WT
>
> Any further debugging hints?
>
> Thanks,
> CS.
>
> On 6/16/09, Cliff White <Cliff.White at sun.com
> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com>> wrote:
> > Carlos Santana wrote:
> >> The '$ modprobe -l lustre*' did not show any module on a
> patchless
> >> client. modprobe -v returns 'FATAL: Module lustre not found'.
> >>
> >> How do I install a patchless client?
> >> I have tried lustre-client-modules and lustre-client-ver
> rpm packages in
> >> both sequences. Am I missing anything?
> >>
> >
> > Make sure the lustre-client-modules package matches your
> running kernel.
> > Run depmod -a to be sure
> > cliffw
> >
> >> Thanks,
> >> CS.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Cliff White
> <Cliff.White at sun.com <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com>
> >> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com>>>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Carlos Santana wrote:
> >>
> >> The lctlt ping and 'net up' failed with the
> following messages:
> >> --- ---
> >> [root at localhost ~]# lctl ping 10.0.0.42
> >> opening /dev/lnet failed: No such device
> >> hint: the kernel modules may not be loaded
> >> failed to ping 10.0.0.42 at tcp: No such device
> >>
> >> [root at localhost ~]# lctl network up
> >> opening /dev/lnet failed: No such device
> >> hint: the kernel modules may not be loaded
> >> LNET configure error 19: No such device
> >>
> >>
> >> Make sure modules are unloaded, then try modprobe -v.
> >> Looks like you have lnet mis-configured, if your module
> options are
> >> wrong, you will see an error during the modprobe.
> >> cliffw
> >>
> >> --- ---
> >>
> >>
> >> I tried lustre_rmmod and depmod commands and it did
> not return
> >> any error messages. Any further clues? Reinstall
> patchless
> >> client again?
> >>
> >> -
> >> CS.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Cliff White
> >> <Cliff.White at sun.com <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com>
> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com>>
> >> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com
> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com
> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com>>>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Carlos Santana wrote:
> >>
> >> I was able to run lustre_rmmod and depmod
> successfully. The
> >> '$lctl list_nids' returned the server ip
> address and
> >> interface
> >> (tcp0).
> >>
> >> I tried to mount the file system on a remote
> client, but it
> >> failed with the following message.
> >> --- ---
> >> [root at localhost ~]# mount -t lustre
> 10.0.0.42 at tcp0:/lustre
> >> /mnt/lustre
> >> mount.lustre: mount 10.0.0.42 at tcp0:/lustre
> at /mnt/lustre
> >> failed: No such device
> >> Are the lustre modules loaded?
> >> Check /etc/modprobe.conf and /proc/filesystems
> >> Note 'alias lustre llite' should be removed from
> >> modprobe.conf
> >> --- ---
> >>
> >> However, the mounting is successful on a
> single node
> >> configuration - with client on the same
> machine as MDS
> >> and OST.
> >> Any clues? Where to look for logs and debug
> messages?
> >>
> >>
> >> Syslog || /var/log/messages is the normal place.
> >>
> >> You can use 'lctl ping' to verify that the
> client can reach
> >> the server.
> >> Usually in these cases, it's a network/name
> misconfiguration.
> >>
> >> Run 'tunefs.lustre --print' on your servers, and
> verify that
> >> mgsnode=
> >> is correct.
> >>
> >> cliffw
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> CS.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Cliff White
> >> <Cliff.White at sun.com
> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com
> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com>>
> >> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com
> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com
> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com>>>
> >> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com
> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com
> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com>>
> >> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com
> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com
> <mailto:Cliff.White at sun.com>>>>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Carlos Santana wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks Kevin..
> >>
> >> Please read:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://manual.lustre.org/manual/LustreManual16_HTML/ConfiguringLustre.html#50401328_pgfId-1289529
> >>
> >> Those instructions are identical for 1.6
> and 1.8.
> >>
> >> For current lustre, only two commands are
> used for
> >> configuration.
> >> mkfs.lustre and mount.
> >>
> >>
> >> Usually when lustre_rmmod returns that
> error, you run
> >> it a second
> >> time, and it will clear things. Unless
> you have live
> >> mounts or
> >> network connections.
> >>
> >> cliffw
> >>
> >>
> >> I am referring to 1.8 manual, but I
> was also
> >> referring to
> >> HowTo
> >> page on wiki which seems to be for
> 1.6. The HowTo
> >> page
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://wiki.lustre.org/index.php/Lustre_Howto#Using_Supplied_Configuration_Tools
> >> mentions abt lmc, lconf, and lctl.
> >>
> >> The modules are installed in the
> right place. The '$
> >> lustre_rmmod' resulted in following o/p:
> >> [root at localhost
> 2.6.18-92.1.17.el5_lustre.1.8.0smp]#
> >> lustre_rmmod
> >> ERROR: Module obdfilter is in use
> >> ERROR: Module ost is in use
> >> ERROR: Module mds is in use
> >> ERROR: Module fsfilt_ldiskfs is in use
> >> ERROR: Module mgs is in use
> >> ERROR: Module mgc is in use by mgs
> >> ERROR: Module ldiskfs is in use by
> fsfilt_ldiskfs
> >> ERROR: Module lov is in use
> >> ERROR: Module lquota is in use by
> obdfilter,mds
> >> ERROR: Module osc is in use
> >> ERROR: Module ksocklnd is in use
> >> ERROR: Module ptlrpc is in use by
> >> obdfilter,ost,mds,mgs,mgc,lov,lquota,osc
> >> ERROR: Module obdclass is in use by
> >>
> >>
> obdfilter,ost,mds,fsfilt_ldiskfs,mgs,mgc,lov,lquota,osc,ptlrpc
> >> ERROR: Module lnet is in use by
> >> ksocklnd,ptlrpc,obdclass
> >> ERROR: Module lvfs is in use by
> >>
> >>
> >>
> obdfilter,ost,mds,fsfilt_ldiskfs,mgs,mgc,lov,lquota,osc,ptlrpc,obdclass
> >> ERROR: Module libcfs is in use by
> >>
> >>
> >>
> obdfilter,ost,mds,fsfilt_ldiskfs,mgs,mgc,lov,lquota,osc,ksocklnd,ptlrpc,obdclass,lnet,lvfs
> >>
> >> Do I need to shutdown these services?
> How can I do
> >> that?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> CS.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:36 AM,
> Kevin Van Maren
> >> <Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>
> >> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>>
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>
> >> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>>>
> >> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>
> >> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>>
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>
> >> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>>>>
> >> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>
> >> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>>
> >> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>
> >> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>>>
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>
> >> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>>
> >> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>
> >> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com
> <mailto:Kevin.Vanmaren at sun.com>>>>>>
> >>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> I think lconf and lmc went away
> with Lustre
> >> 1.6. Are you
> >> sure you
> >> are looking at the 1.8 manual, and not
> >> directions for 1.4?
> >>
> >> /usr/sbin/lctl should be in the
> >> lustre-<version> RPM.
> >> Do a:
> >> # rpm -q -l
> >> lustre-1.8.0-2.6.18_92.1.17.el5_lustre.1.8.0smp
> >>
> >>
> >> Do make sure the modules are
> installed in the
> >> right place:
> >> # cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`
> >> # find . | grep lustre.ko
> >>
> >> If it shows up, then do:
> >> # lustre_rmmod
> >> # depmod
> >> and try again.
> >>
> >> Otherwise, figure out where your
> modules are
> >> installed:
> >> # uname -r
> >> # cd /lib/modules
> >> # find . | grep lustre.ko
> >>
> >>
> >> You can also double-check the NID.
> On the MSD
> >> server, do
> >> # lctl list_nids
> >>
> >> Should show 10.0.0.42 at tcp0
> >>
> >> Kevin
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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