[Bug 1540995] Re: iSCSI volumes are not discovered during ubuntu 14.04.04 installation (Shinner)

Steve Langasek steve.langasek at canonical.com
Tue Feb 2 16:27:45 UTC 2016


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Title:
  iSCSI volumes are not discovered during ubuntu 14.04.04 installation
  (Shinner)

Status in partman-iscsi package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  ---Problem Description---
  iSCSI volumes are not discovered during ubuntu 14.04.04 installation
   
  ---uname output---
  Linux ltcalpine-lp4 4.2.0-19-generic #23~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Nov 12 12:32:48 UTC 2015 ppc64le GNU/Linux
   
  ---boot type---
  CDROM / ISO image
   
  ---Install repository type---
  CDROM
   
  ---Point of failure---
  Other failure during installation (stage 1)

  steps to reproduce:

  1.  on PowerVM,  download the latest ubuntu 14.04.04 ISO from below location and setup virtual DVD.
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/trusty/daily/current/

  2.  Once configured boot the virtual DVD, in the test system select
  the option 6 to boot from virtual cdrom

  Version FW840.00 (SV840_047)
   SMS (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2015 All rights reserved.
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Select Device
   Device  Current  Device
   Number  Position  Name
   1.        -      Interpartition Logical LAN
          ( loc=U8408.E8E.10A7AAV-V4-C2-T1 )
   2.        -      PCIe2 4-Port (10GbE SFP+ & 1GbE RJ45) Adapter
          ( loc=U78C7.001.RCH0040-P1-C4-T1 )
   3.        -      PCIe2 4-Port (10GbE SFP+ & 1GbE RJ45) Adapter
          ( loc=U78C7.001.RCH0040-P1-C4-T2 )
   4.        -      PCIe2 4-Port (10GbE SFP+ & 1GbE RJ45) Adapter
          ( loc=U78C7.001.RCH0040-P1-C4-T3 )
   5.        -      PCIe2 4-Port (10GbE SFP+ & 1GbE RJ45) Adapter
          ( loc=U78C7.001.RCH0040-P1-C4-T4 )
   6.        -      SCSI CD-ROM
          ( loc=U8408.E8E.10A7AAV-V4-C14-T1-L8300000000000000 )
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Navigation keys:
   M = return to Main Menu      N = Next page of list
   ESC key = return to previous screen         X = eXit System Management Services
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  3.  During install configure eth3 which is configured to V7000 for
  iSCSI

    ??????????????????????? [!!] Configure the network ????????????????????????
    ?                                                                         ?
    ? Your system has multiple network interfaces. Choose the one to use as   ?
    ? the primary network interface during the installation. If possible,     ?
    ? the first connected network interface found has been selected.          ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ? Primary network interface:                                              ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ?  eth0: Ethernet                                                         ?
    ?  eth1: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM57800 1/10 Gigabit Eth      ?
    ?  eth2: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM57800 1/10 Gigabit Eth      ?
    ?  eth3: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM57800 1/10 Gigabit Eth    <----  ?
    ?  eth4: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM57800 1/10 Gigabit Eth      ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ?     <Go Back>                                                           ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

  
  4.  configure iSCSI in the installer


             ?????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ??????????????????
             ?                                                        ?
             ? This menu allows you to configure iSCSI volumes.       ?
             ?                                                        ?
             ? iSCSI configuration actions                            ?
             ?                                                        ?
             ?               Log into iSCSI targets                   ?
             ?               Finish                                   ?
             ?                                                        ?
             ?     <Go Back>                                          ?
             ?                                                        ?
             ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

  
      ???????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ?????????????????????????
      ?                                                                     ?
      ? Enter an IP address to scan for iSCSI targets. To use a port other  ?
      ? than the default of 3260, use "IP:port" notation, for example       ?
      ? "1.2.3.4:3261".                                                     ?
      ?                                                                     ?
      ? iSCSI target portal address:                                        ?
      ?                                                                     ?
      ? 10.10.10.10:3260,1 iqn.1986-03.com.ibm:2145.cluster9.114.15.142.node1 ?
      ?                                                                     ?
      ?     <Go Back>                                        <Continue>     ?
      ?                                                                     ?
      ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????


      ????????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ?????????????????????????
      ?                                                                      ?
      ? Some iSCSI targets require the initiator (client) to authenticate    ?
      ? using a username and password. If that is the case for this target,  ?
      ? enter the username here. Otherwise, leave this blank.                ?
      ?                                                                      ?
      ? iSCSI initiator username for 10.10.10.10:3260,1                      ?
      ? iqn.1986-03.com.ibm:2145.cluster9.114.15.142.node1:                  ?
      ?                                                                      ?
      ? ____________________________________________________________________ ?
      ?                                                                      ?
      ?     <Go Back>                                         <Continue>     ?
      ?                                                                      ?
      ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

  
           ??????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ????????????????????
           ?                                                           ?
           ? Select the iSCSI targets you wish to use.                 ?
           ?                                                           ?
           ? iSCSI targets on 10.10.10.10:3260,1                       ?
           ? iqn.1986-03.com.ibm:2145.cluster9.114.15.142.node1:       ?
           ?                                                           ?
           ?   [*] iqn.1986-03.com.ibm:2145.cluster9.114.15.142.node1  ?
           ?                                                           ?
           ?     <Go Back>                              <Continue>     ?
           ?                                                           ?
           ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

  
             ?????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ??????????????????
             ?                                                        ?
             ? This menu allows you to configure iSCSI volumes.       ?
             ?                                                        ?
             ? iSCSI configuration actions                            ?
             ?                                                        ?
             ?               Log into iSCSI targets                   ?
             ?               Finish                                   ?
             ?                                                        ?
             ?     <Go Back>                                          ?
             ?                                                        ?
             ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

  
  5.  after successful iSCSI configure, the installer doesn't detect the iSCSI volumes, only the local disk is being detected.

  
    ?????????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ???????????????????????????
    ?                                                                         ?
    ? This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount   ?
    ? points. Select a partition to modify its settings (file system, mount   ?
    ? point, etc.), a free space to create partitions, or a device to         ?
    ? initialize its partition table.                                         ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ?            SCSI1 (0,1,0) (sda) - 53.7 GB AIX VDASD         ?            ?
    ?            >            1.0 MB       FREE SPACE            ?            ?
    ?            >     #1     7.3 MB    K                        ?            ?
    ?            >     #2    51.4 GB       ext4                  ?            ?
    ?            >     #3     2.2 GB    F  swap          swap    ?            ?
    ?            >            1.0 MB       FREE SPACE            ?            ?
    ?                                                            ?            ?
    ?            Undo changes to partitions                                   ?
    ?            Finish partitioning and write changes to disk                ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ?     <Go Back>                                                           ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

  
  Note:
  1.  With the OS installed on the local disk, we can discover the iSCSI volumes without any issues, however the ubuntu installer doesn't detect the volumes.
  2.  refer install_steps, for complete steps.
  3. install folder contains the installation logs.

  == Comment: #8 - Guilherme Guaglianoni Piccoli <gpiccoli at br.ibm.com> - 2016-02-02 10:37:44 ==
  This issue happens because Ubuntu installer creates a random initiatorName and does not allow user to change it - it does not even show the initiatorName to user. As a result, the Initiator (Ubuntu Installer) can't communicate with Target (the iSCSI server).

  Talking to cyphermox at #Ubuntu-powerpc IRC channel, we discussed
  about the possibility of the Installer shows a dialog that allows user
  to choose the initiatorName manually before trying to connect to
  Target. Seems a good approach that would solve this issue.

  Mirroring to LaunchPad.
  Cheers, 

  Guilherme

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