[Starlingx-discuss] Duplex Configuration: Installation of controller-1 fails with dracut timeout

Marcel Schaible marcel at schaible-consulting.de
Thu Feb 14 18:39:35 UTC 2019


Hi,

I am trying to install controller-1 in a duplex configuration (bare metal) and getting the following error:

Console log:
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[  201.379136] dracut-initqueue[730]: Warning: Could not boot.
[  OK  ] Started Show Plymouth Boot Screen.
[  OK  ] Started Device-Mapper Multipath Device Controller.
         Starting Open-iSCSI...
[  OK  ] Reached target Paths.
[  OK  ] Reached target Basic System.
[  OK  ] Started Open-iSCSI.
         Starting dracut initqueue hook...
[  140.683067] dracut-initqueue[730]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
[  141.198294] dracut-initqueue[730]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
...
[  195.770491] dracut-initqueue[730]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
[  196.280235] dracut-initqueue[730]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
[Warning: /dev/root does not exist

Generating "/run/initramfs/rdsosreport.txt"

Entering emergency mode. Exit the shell to continue.
Type "journalctl" to view system logs.
You might want to save "/run/initramfs/rdsosreport.txt" to a USB stick or /boot
after mounting them and attach it to a bug report.

dracut:/# 

Kernel parameter: 
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dracut:/# journalctl | grep -i boot
Jan 09 00:16:06 localhost kernel: Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=rel-19.01/installer-bzImage bootifonly=1 devfs=nomount inst.repo=http://pxecontroller/feed/rel-19.01/ inst.ks=http://pxecontroller/feed/rel-19.01/net_smallsystem_ks.cfg usbcore.autosuspend=-1 biosdevname=0 rd.net.timeout.dhcp=120 ksdevice=02:01:00:10:02:06 BOOTIF=02:01:00:10:02:06 boot_device=nvme0n1 rootfs_device=nvme0n1 inst.text console=ttyS0,115200 tisnotify=http://pxecontroller:6385/v1/ihosts/00273dcb-25fa-4204-98de-64fed0bfabfe/install_progress inst.gpt user_namespace.enable=1 security_profile=standard nopti nospectre_v2
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The message "[Warning: /dev/root does not exist" make me nervous. What does that mean?

Any idea is welcome!

Thanks

Marcel



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