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Posted to dev@vcl.apache.org by "Augustus, Kris" <AU...@ECU.EDU> on 2009/05/20 20:27:06 UTC
VCL Reservation Problem
We are having an issue getting the VCL working. It appears to be logging into our NAS/NFS box and issuing 'cp' commands and copying the VM files from 'golden' to 'inuse'. After the files finish copying, we get an error, ' Virtual Machine TECS-ESX-4600-2 not found' (as seen below). The "TECS-ESX-4600-2" is an ESX Host, which VCL seems to reference correctly as a host some times, as seen in this line, "--server 'TECS-ESX-4600-2'". Though right after that, it shows, "--vmname TECS-ESX-4600-2". I am not sure how it got in the system as BOTH a server AND a VM.
We are using the virtual appliance 2.1, downloaded via the wiki site. I did a search of the database for TECS-ESX-4600-2 and it only shows up in tables for logs and in the 'computername' table, which seems to make sense. I grepped the following directories (recursively) for TECS-ESX:
grep "TECS-ESX" -R /var/www/html
grep "TECS-ESX" -R /opt/vcl
grep "TECS-ESX" -R /etc
Nothing significant turned up.
/var/log/vcld.log:
2009-05-14 17:43:15|6423|34:34|new|utils.pm:insertloadlog(5324)|inserted computer=1, info, computer state updated to reloading
2009-05-14 17:43:15|6423|34:34|new|esx.pm:load(171)|Entered ESX module, loading esx3-linuxtest-v0 on TECS-ESX-4600-2 (on TECS-ESX-4600-2) for reservation 34
2009-05-14 17:43:15|6423|34:34|new|esx.pm:load(183)|VM info command: /usr/lib/vmware-viperl/apps/vm/vminfo.pl --server 'TECS-ESX-4600-2' --vmname TECS-ESX-4600-2 --username vcl --password 'xxxxxxxxxxx'
2009-05-14 17:43:23|6423|34:34|new|esx.pm:load(186)|VM info output: Virtual Machine TECS-ESX-4600-2 not found.2009-05-14 17:43:23|6423|34:34|new|utils.pm:run_ssh_command(6695)|executing SSH command on 172.17.0.1:|6423|34:34|new| rm -rf /mnt/vcl/inuse/TECS-ESX-4600-2
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Kris Augustus
CCNA, RHCE, A+
Lab Supervisor
College of TECS
East Carolina University
252-737-1978
augustusk@ecu.edu<ma...@ecu.edu>
Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Re: VCL Reservation Problem
Posted by Brian Bouterse <bm...@ncsu.edu>.
The first thing the esx.pm module does is to make sure there aren't
any old VMs left on the hypervisor. The portion of the log posted
shows this check on the hypervisor, which happens just after the
module is started. Could you post a longer log, perhaps something
ending in an error which halts the VCL provisioning event?
Here are a few things to check from an older message posted in the vcl-
dev archives:
> In the vmtype table ensure you have an entry:
> <id,name=vmwareESX3>
>
> In the vmprofile table have an entry for your hypervisor:
> <id,vmtype=the entry from the vmtype table,datastorepath=NFS mount
> point(ip:/path/to/
> NFS),virtualswitch0=Management,virtualswitch1=Public,username=user
> on hypervisor,password=password of hypervisor user>
>
> In the computer table you should have:
> an entry for a hypervisor:
> <id,hostname,IPaddress,type=blade,vmhostid=NULL,vmtypeid=NULL>
> an entry for a virtual machine slot:
> <id,hostname,type=virtualmachine,vmhost=id of
> hypervisor,vmtype=entry from vmtype table>
>
> The vmhost table associates the hypervisor's entry in the computer
> table with the hypervisor type declared in vmprofile. In the vmhost
> table you will require:
> <computerid=id of hypervisor,vmprofileid=id of hypervisor in
> vmprofile>
Best,
Brian
Brian Bouterse
Secure Open Systems Initiative
919.698.8796
On May 20, 2009, at 2:27 PM, Augustus, Kris wrote:
> We are having an issue getting the VCL working. It appears to be
> logging into our NAS/NFS box and issuing 'cp' commands and copying
> the VM files from 'golden' to 'inuse'. After the files finish
> copying, we get an error, ' Virtual Machine TECS-ESX-4600-2 not
> found' (as seen below). The "TECS-ESX-4600-2" is an ESX Host, which
> VCL seems to reference correctly as a host some times, as seen in
> this line, "--server 'TECS-ESX-4600-2'". Though right after that,
> it shows, "--vmname TECS-ESX-4600-2". I am not sure how it got in
> the system as BOTH a server AND a VM.
>
> We are using the virtual appliance 2.1, downloaded via the wiki
> site. I did a search of the database for TECS-ESX-4600-2 and it
> only shows up in tables for logs and in the 'computername' table,
> which seems to make sense. I grepped the following directories
> (recursively) for TECS-ESX:
>
> grep "TECS-ESX" -R /var/www/html
> grep "TECS-ESX" -R /opt/vcl
> grep "TECS-ESX" -R /etc
>
> Nothing significant turned up.
>
> /var/log/vcld.log:
>
> 2009-05-14 17:43:15|6423|34:34|new|utils.pm:insertloadlog(5324)|
> inserted computer=1, info, computer state updated to reloading
> 2009-05-14 17:43:15|6423|34:34|new|esx.pm:load(171)|Entered ESX
> module, loading esx3-linuxtest-v0 on TECS-ESX-4600-2 (on TECS-
> ESX-4600-2) for reservation 34
> 2009-05-14 17:43:15|6423|34:34|new|esx.pm:load(183)|VM info
> command: /usr/lib/vmware-viperl/apps/vm/vminfo.pl --server 'TECS-
> ESX-4600-2' --vmname TECS-ESX-4600-2 --username vcl --password
> 'xxxxxxxxxxx'
> 2009-05-14 17:43:23|6423|34:34|new|esx.pm:load(186)|VM info output:
> Virtual Machine TECS-ESX-4600-2 not found.2009-05-14 17:43:23|6423|
> 34:34|new|utils.pm:run_ssh_command(6695)|executing SSH command on
> 172.17.0.1:|6423|34:34|new| rm -rf /mnt/vcl/inuse/TECS-ESX-4600-2
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kris Augustus
> CCNA, RHCE, A+
> Lab Supervisor
> College of TECS
> East Carolina University
> 252-737-1978
> augustusk@ecu.edu<ma...@ecu.edu>
>
> Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education.
> Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
>
Re: VCL Reservation Problem
Posted by Brian Bouterse <bm...@ncsu.edu>.
The first thing the esx.pm module does is to make sure there aren't
any old VMs left on the hypervisor. The portion of the log posted
shows this check on the hypervisor, which happens just after the
module is started. Could you post a longer log, perhaps something
ending in an error which halts the VCL provisioning event?
Here are a few things to check from an older message posted in the vcl-
dev archives:
> In the vmtype table ensure you have an entry:
> <id,name=vmwareESX3>
>
> In the vmprofile table have an entry for your hypervisor:
> <id,vmtype=the entry from the vmtype table,datastorepath=NFS mount
> point(ip:/path/to/
> NFS),virtualswitch0=Management,virtualswitch1=Public,username=user
> on hypervisor,password=password of hypervisor user>
>
> In the computer table you should have:
> an entry for a hypervisor:
> <id,hostname,IPaddress,type=blade,vmhostid=NULL,vmtypeid=NULL>
> an entry for a virtual machine slot:
> <id,hostname,type=virtualmachine,vmhost=id of
> hypervisor,vmtype=entry from vmtype table>
>
> The vmhost table associates the hypervisor's entry in the computer
> table with the hypervisor type declared in vmprofile. In the vmhost
> table you will require:
> <computerid=id of hypervisor,vmprofileid=id of hypervisor in
> vmprofile>
Best,
Brian
Brian Bouterse
Secure Open Systems Initiative
919.698.8796
On May 20, 2009, at 2:27 PM, Augustus, Kris wrote:
> We are having an issue getting the VCL working. It appears to be
> logging into our NAS/NFS box and issuing 'cp' commands and copying
> the VM files from 'golden' to 'inuse'. After the files finish
> copying, we get an error, ' Virtual Machine TECS-ESX-4600-2 not
> found' (as seen below). The "TECS-ESX-4600-2" is an ESX Host, which
> VCL seems to reference correctly as a host some times, as seen in
> this line, "--server 'TECS-ESX-4600-2'". Though right after that,
> it shows, "--vmname TECS-ESX-4600-2". I am not sure how it got in
> the system as BOTH a server AND a VM.
>
> We are using the virtual appliance 2.1, downloaded via the wiki
> site. I did a search of the database for TECS-ESX-4600-2 and it
> only shows up in tables for logs and in the 'computername' table,
> which seems to make sense. I grepped the following directories
> (recursively) for TECS-ESX:
>
> grep "TECS-ESX" -R /var/www/html
> grep "TECS-ESX" -R /opt/vcl
> grep "TECS-ESX" -R /etc
>
> Nothing significant turned up.
>
> /var/log/vcld.log:
>
> 2009-05-14 17:43:15|6423|34:34|new|utils.pm:insertloadlog(5324)|
> inserted computer=1, info, computer state updated to reloading
> 2009-05-14 17:43:15|6423|34:34|new|esx.pm:load(171)|Entered ESX
> module, loading esx3-linuxtest-v0 on TECS-ESX-4600-2 (on TECS-
> ESX-4600-2) for reservation 34
> 2009-05-14 17:43:15|6423|34:34|new|esx.pm:load(183)|VM info
> command: /usr/lib/vmware-viperl/apps/vm/vminfo.pl --server 'TECS-
> ESX-4600-2' --vmname TECS-ESX-4600-2 --username vcl --password
> 'xxxxxxxxxxx'
> 2009-05-14 17:43:23|6423|34:34|new|esx.pm:load(186)|VM info output:
> Virtual Machine TECS-ESX-4600-2 not found.2009-05-14 17:43:23|6423|
> 34:34|new|utils.pm:run_ssh_command(6695)|executing SSH command on
> 172.17.0.1:|6423|34:34|new| rm -rf /mnt/vcl/inuse/TECS-ESX-4600-2
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kris Augustus
> CCNA, RHCE, A+
> Lab Supervisor
> College of TECS
> East Carolina University
> 252-737-1978
> augustusk@ecu.edu<ma...@ecu.edu>
>
> Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education.
> Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
>