[Bug 406727] New: Installation on NFS root hangs sometimes
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 Summary: Installation on NFS root hangs sometimes Product: openSUSE 11.0 Version: Beta 2 Platform: Other OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: bugproxy@us.ibm.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: Third Party Developer/Partner Partner ID: LTC 46105 =Comment: #0================================================= Jochen Roth <jroth@de.ibm.com> - 2008-07-07 05:46 EDT I tried to install openSUSE 11 onto an NFS root filesystem on a QS21 Blade. Sometimes the installation finishes, but sometimes it hangs. I had success when trying to install with the default packages three times in a row. I removed the Novell AppArmor and added some development packages to the installation. With this setup it hang during unpacking of one of the BASE packages. I installed using a DVD and typing "install vnc=1 ssh=1" and the command line prompt. The last message I got on the SOL console was: *** Starting YaST2 *** error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - No such file or directory (2) This error message also appeared when the installation was successful. I connected to the ssh server and tailed /var/log/YaST2/y2log (see attachment) The reason for the installer to fail might be related to rpm on nfs: Berkeley DB and NFS don't really go together well at all: http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/ref/env/remote... =Comment: #2================================================= Jochen Roth <jroth@de.ibm.com> - 2008-07-07 06:31 EDT y2log -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c1 --- Comment #1 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2008-07-07 05:32:38 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=226227) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=226227) y2log -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User olh@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c2 Olaf Hering <olh@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |bugproxy@us.ibm.com --- Comment #2 from Olaf Hering <olh@novell.com> 2008-07-07 05:50:45 MDT --- what kernel is on the nfs server? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c3 --- Comment #3 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2008-07-07 06:08:36 MDT --- ------- Comment From jroth@de.ibm.com 2008-07-07 08:00 EDT------- (In reply to comment #6)
------- Comment From olh@novell.com 2008-07-07 05:50:45 MDT------- what kernel is on the nfs server?
It is a pretty old kernel: Linux nfsserver 2.6.5-7.283-pseries64 #1 SMP Wed Nov 29 16:55:53 UTC 2006 ppc64 ppc64 ppc64 GNU/Linux -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 Jochen Roth <jroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |jroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|bugproxy@us.ibm.com | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User chrubis@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c4 Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |chrubis@novell.com AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com Status|ASSIGNED |NEW --- Comment #4 from Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@novell.com> 2008-07-17 06:44:37 MDT --- Nfs is AFAIC part of the kernel. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User jeffm@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c5 Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |jeffm@novell.com Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |bugproxy@us.ibm.com --- Comment #5 from Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@novell.com> 2008-08-08 11:45:12 MDT --- Are there any messages displayed on console 10? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c6 --- Comment #6 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2008-08-11 01:50:41 MDT --- ------- Comment From jroth@de.ibm.com 2008-08-11 03:45 EDT------- I'm connected via Serial Over Lan (SOL) to the Blade so I don't have a console 10. But I booted with option ssh=1 and thus I could have a look at some log files. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User jeffm@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c7 --- Comment #7 from Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@novell.com> 2008-08-11 10:14:20 MDT --- Ok, then could you provide the output of dmesg? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c8 --- Comment #8 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2008-08-13 07:01:24 MDT --- ------- Comment From jroth@de.ibm.com 2008-08-13 08:59 EDT------- I changed the NFS root server: kernel version: 2.6.22.1-41.fc7 on a Fedora 7 JS20 system. The problem still happens. Please find the dmesg output attached. The last line is: lockd: server 10.64.4.131 not responding, still trying But I'm still able to cd to the mounted nfs directory and create files there. This message always occurs even if the installation onto NFS root was successful. ps aux tells me that is in state D ("uninterruptible sleep" usually I/O) root 2846 7.6 3.6 112140 73244 ttyS0 Dl+ 14:23 1:58 y2base installation ("initial") qt --noborder --auto-fonts The WCHAN for this process is "rpc_wait_bit_kill". So it looks like NFS is the root cause for this problem. I'll try to figure out what causes this situation. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c9 --- Comment #9 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2008-08-13 07:01:27 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=233231) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=233231) dmesg output -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c10 --- Comment #10 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2008-08-13 08:40:51 MDT --- ------- Comment From jroth@de.ibm.com 2008-08-13 10:39 EDT------- I just discovered that applying "nolock" as an additional mount option seems to work around this problem. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User aj@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c11 Andreas Jaeger <aj@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|bugproxy@us.ibm.com | --- Comment #11 from Andreas Jaeger <aj@novell.com> 2008-11-10 13:30:40 MST --- Information was provided -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c12 --- Comment #12 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2008-11-10 13:35:18 MST --- ------- Comment From jroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com 2008-07-07 08:00 EDT------- ------- Comment From jroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com 2008-08-11 03:45 EDT------- ------- Comment From jroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com 2008-08-13 08:59 EDT------- ------- Comment From jroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com 2008-08-13 10:39 EDT------- -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com |sjayaraman@novell.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727 User sjayaraman@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406727#c13 Suresh Jayaraman <sjayaraman@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |DUPLICATE --- Comment #13 from Suresh Jayaraman <sjayaraman@novell.com> 2008-12-02 01:41:53 MST --- *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 399987 *** https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=399987 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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