Hardware Environment: p615; Software Environment: RHEL3 Update1 for pSeries.
After setting up dhcp/nfs/tftp on install server, I triggered the network
installation. But installation is blocked here:
+--------------------+ Configure TCP/IP +--------------------+
| Please enter the IP configuration for this machine. Each |
| item should be entered as an IP address in dotted-decimal |
| notation (for example, 1.2.3.4). |
| [*] Use dynamic IP configuration (BOOTP/DHCP) |
| IP address: ________________ |
| Netmask: ________________ |
| Default gateway (IP): ________________ |
| Primary nameserver: ________________ |
| +----+ +------+ |
| | OK | | Back | |
| +----+ +------+ |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
If I select "OK", the installation continues and completes successfully.
There is no DHCPREQUEST & DHCPACK in /var/log/messages. It seems that
DHCPOFFER is not received or DHCPREQUEST is not sent out by anaconda.
My question is:
1) Is there any option or kernel parameter I can longthen dhcp timeout?
(some option like dhcptimeout for SuSE)
2) How can I work it around?(e.g. have anaconada imitate pressing "OK")
3) Does anybody run into such a situation before? How did you solve it?
(For me, this ONLY occurs on p615.)
Thanks!
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Additional Informations
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On install server, dumped messages from /var/log/messages:
"...
Mar 10 07:27:20 c550mgrs in.tftpd[21741]: RRQ from 9.114.86.47 filename
csm/ks3-ppc64-zImage.initrd
Mar 10 02:28:51 c550mgrs dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:09:6b:be:30:c9 via eth0
Mar 10 02:28:51 c550mgrs dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 9.114.86.47 to 00:09:6b:be:30:c9
via eth0
Mar 10 02:28:51 c550mgrs dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:09:6b:be:30:c9 via eth0
Mar 10 02:28:51 c550mgrs dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 9.114.86.47 to 00:09:6b:be:30:c9
via eth0
"
On other hardware such as p630/p690, with the same software configuration,
DHCP can be configured successfully. The dumped messages from /var/log/messages
look like:
"...
Mar 10 02:10:46 c550mgrs dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:09:6b:be:30:c9 via eth0
Mar 10 02:10:46 c550mgrs dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 9.114.86.47 to 00:09:6b:be:30:c9
via eth0
Mar 10 02:10:46 c550mgrs dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:09:6b:be:30:c9 via eth0
Mar 10 02:10:46 c550mgrs dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 9.114.86.47 to 00:09:6b:be:30:c9
via eth0
Mar 10 02:10:46 c550mgrs dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 9.114.86.47 (9.114.86.253)
from 00:09:6b:be:30:c9 via eth0
Mar 10 02:10:46 c550mgrs dhcpd: DHCPACK on 9.114.86.47 to 00:09:6b:be:30:c9
via eth0
...
"
Note: The last two lines(DHCPREQUEST & DHCPACK) in blue text are missing from
logs of p615.
A defect has been opened on LTC bugzilla to track this problem:
https://bugzilla.linux.ibm.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6776
Yours Sincerely,
Chen, Wang Nan
IBM China Software Development Laboratory
4/F, DeShi Building, No.9, East Road, ShangDi, Haidian District, Beijng 100085, PRC
Tel: 86-10-82782244 x 2801 Fax: 86-10-82782244-2887 Email: chenwn@xxxxxxxxxx
