https://forums.openfiler.com Openfiler Forums en http://backend.userland.com/rss https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22311#22311 22311@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: OF is rewriting my msdos PT to gpt and killing grub Message: Sorry to resurrect yet another old thread but...This is still happening. There can be valid data on disks without a partition table - for instance, using (what Linux sees as) physical disks directly as physical volumes in an LVM set. When /opt/openfiler/sbin/list-disks.pl sees an invalid partition table, it goes ahead and: Code:system("parted -s $d mklabel gpt 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null"); Yeah. Not a good thing.I appreciate the OF team knows about this - there's a #TODO above the quoted line - but basically this is a data loss bug. Never ever ever touch the partition table without asking!If the logical volumes were set up manually (and there's good reasons to do this), and used raw disks (also good reasons), you can have valid data and volumes defined on the drives and as lbt said - it will work until you visit that drive. Suddenly your PVs will be invalid and you'll have lost all your data.Can I suggest that this line be commented out until a suitable UI is created to deal with this case? It's downright dangerous.-The1stImmortal Tue, 7 Sep 2010 02:45:30 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22309#22309 22309@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: win7-install on iscsi target Message: Hello, I did a reinstall of OF (x86_64)  brecause i had errors before on the 32bit version . When i install win 7 through gpxe everything installs. Slow but it installs.......On the last step, saving the settings i get the messages below and the install fails .....Please help ..........Henny/Poekel Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.468055] ------------[ cut here ]------------Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.468325] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMPMessage from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.468460] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0f.1/host4/target4:0:1/4:0:1:0/scsi_levelMessage from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012] Stack:Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012]  ffff88007196a270 0000000000000024 ffff880077119f10 ffffffffa034f153Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012]  ffff880077119e10 ffffffff80229e0e ffff880077119e70 ffffffff8021002fMessage from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012] Call Trace:Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012]  [<ffffffffa034f153>] istd+0x57c/0x1185 [iscsi_trgt]Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012]  [<ffffffff80229e0e>] ? native_load_tls+0x9/0x39Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012]  [<ffffffff8021002f>] ? __switch_to+0xb4/0x361Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012]  [<ffffffff804d252e>] ? tcp_sendpage+0x0/0x5c5Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012]  [<ffffffffa034ebd7>] ? istd+0x0/0x1185 [iscsi_trgt]Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012]  [<ffffffff8025d312>] kthread+0x49/0x72Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012]  [<ffffffff802126ca>] child_rip+0xa/0x20Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012]  [<ffffffff80211fe8>] ? restore_args+0x0/0x30Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012]  [<ffffffff8025d2c9>] ? kthread+0x0/0x72Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012]  [<ffffffff802126c0>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x20Message from syslogd@san at Tue Sep  7 00:36:43 2010 ...san kernel: [ 5495.472012] Code: 39 43 78 74 2a 48 c7 c1 15 71 35 a0 ba 6d 04 00 00 48 c7 c6 55 66 35 a0 48 c7 c7 76 66 35 a0 31 c0 e8 90 b9 ef df e8 20 67 ec df <0f> 0b eb fe 48 89 df e8 d1 de ff ff 4c 89 e7 e8 91 d3 ff ff eb Mon, 6 Sep 2010 23:46:29 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22274#22274 22274@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: cannot create partition Message: Hi,I have exectly the same problem.I have Dell R710 with H700 controller, 4 300GB hard drives and Raid5.When I hit create partition, it doesn't do anything.... I tried to create the partition manually in terminal but with no success...How to create the partition manually from terminal? what command and parameters should be entered?Regards,Alex. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:37:18 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22213#22213 22213@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: Feature Request: Method of customizing smb.conf Message: I Customized the process in other files than can be loaded on running each resource may be setup diferently.Sorry for my bad english. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:43:08 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22154#22154 22154@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: virtio block devices won't show up on block devices page Message: Hi,I've got Openfiler 2.3 on a KVM virtual machine, and when i go to the page Block Device Management  (Volumes -> Block devices),my virtio disks don't show up, but they are detected by the operating system: fdisk -lDisk /dev/sda: 2684 MB, 2684354560 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 326 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytesDisk identifier: 0x90909090   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System/dev/sda1   *           1          10       80293+  83  Linux/dev/sda2              11         195     1486012+  83  Linux/dev/sda3             196         326     1052257+  82  Linux swap / SolarisDisk /dev/md0: 80.0 GB, 80026206208 bytes2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 19537648 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 8 * 512 = 4096 bytesDisk identifier: 0x00000000Disk /dev/md0 doesn't contain a valid partition tableDisk /dev/vda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 155061 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytesDisk identifier: 0x00015eaa   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System/dev/vda1               1      155061    78150712+  fd  Linux raid autodetectDisk /dev/vdb: 82.3 GB, 82348277760 bytes16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 159560 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytesDisk identifier: 0x000edfd5   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System/dev/vdb1               1      159560    80418208+  fd  Linux raid autodetectThe only one that shows up in the web gui is /dev/sda./dev/vda and /dev/vdb won't show up :(Anyone has this problem? is there a fix for this? Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:53:42 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22092#22092 22092@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: Feature Request: Disk/Partition Encryption Message: Even if mixing repositories is not really recommended, but sure, just search for it on http://www.rpath.org/ui/There is a how-to on the rpath site somewhere how to do this, but I think man conary should be sufficient too ;-) Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:16:45 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22088#22088 22088@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: Could Openfiler use a well-supported distro? I need drivers & tools! Message: Well, not so much hacking involved, just unpack the rpm and load the drivers.There are many examples in the forum how to do this.And even if the installer is made for RHEL/SLES, the driver should run as a kernel module anyway, so ... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:06:23 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22083#22083 22083@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: Could Openfiler use a well-supported distro? I need drivers & tools! Message: Who wants a general-purpose server?  I just want a NAS head, but I shouldn't have to hack, hack, hack at the Openfiler distro to load the HBA and SAN/array drivers and tools required to make it work.  All the hardware vendors support SUSE/RHEL/CENTOS.  Not a single one supports rPath. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:29:20 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22079#22079 22079@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: Feature Request: Method of customizing smb.conf Message: I would like a way to add some specialized Samba configuration directives without having to hack OpenFiler web scripts.Currently, to add a configuration directive and protect it from OpenFiler, I have to edit /opt/openfiler/var/www/includes/generate.inc and add new lines like these:        $ac_smb_fp->AddLine("hide unreadable = yes");        $ac_smb_fp->AddLine("hide dot files = yes");        $ac_smb_fp->AddLine("unix extensions = no");I understand that Samba has far more configuration options than OpenFiler could reasonably be expected to surface to the interface, but having some way to set these configuration directives in a permanent way (meaning a way that would survive an conary updateall) would be a major advantage.Or am I just missing something?  The generate.inc code certainly appears to completely overwrite smb.conf, so I don't see another way to customize samba behaviour.Josh Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:29:51 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22078#22078 22078@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: Feature Request: Disk/Partition Encryption Message: I've seen a couple requests for this in different areas of the forums, but there's been no formal feature request.I would like the ability to encrypt disks or partitions.  Specifically, I would like the ability to encrypt removable (eSATA) backup disks.  This would not require a significant change to the OpenFiler interface (not for my usage anyway). I just want to see the tools available (dm-crypt and cryptsetup with the LUKS extensions) in the Conary repository.  This would allow me to write my own encryption and backup scripts and have them run locally on the OpenFiler box.  This would save me network bandwidth, time (Gigabit Ethernet can't compete with eSATA), and an extra server.  Is it currently possible to install cryptsetup?  conary rq cryptsetup currently returns version 0.1-1-1, which is frankly antique (current cryptsetup version is 1.5) and there is no reference at all to any of cryptsetup's dependencies.  If OpenFiler does not want to add or refresh their repository to include these tools, is there a compatible repository from which I could merge cryptsetup and dm-crypt?Thanks,Josh Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:22:25 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22073#22073 22073@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: Could Openfiler use a well-supported distro? I need drivers & tools! Message: Ah, well, this is tempting, but OF is not really a general purpose server, its more of an appliance!So it makes sense. It is useful as is, just know what are it's primary purpose and features.Hardware drivers from vendors are nice, but they are most likely a kernel module, so this should not really be a problem?Installing the tools is a different thing all together, but there are quite a few people on this forum willing to help. (even if it is something that is not officially supported...) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:12:09 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22070#22070 22070@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: Could Openfiler use a well-supported distro? I need drivers & tools! Message: I'm trying valiantly to use Openfiler but it's very difficult because the rPath distro is too obscure for any hardware vendors to support.  For example, I'd like to install Emulex and EMC drivers and tools (lpfc, HBAnyware, Powerpath, etc.) but they choke when confronted with rPath.  Openfiler would be much more useful if it ran on a well-supported distro like SUSE or RHEL or CENTOS.Another advantage of moving to a well-supported distro would be to simplify updates.  Currently you ship an old build of rPath/Openfiler and expect users to update it across the Internet, which is hard to do through a corporate firewall/proxy.  If you used a well-supported distro users could apply updates from a local yum server. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:58:40 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22063#22063 22063@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: Update Failing Due to util-linux:runtime Dependency Message: I had the same problem on a newly configured system, and solved reinstalling from CD and then, from console, with a~# conary updateallI think the problem is with the web interface: "update all" checkbox try to do a "conary update" on all listed packages instead of a "conary updateall" command.Miguel. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:18:25 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22045#22045 22045@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: Kernel crash Message: I'd like to bump this as I have the same problem:mobo: ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo Intel P45 Socket 775 MB CPU:      Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5300 2.6Ghz 2M 800Mhz 775NIC:      Intel PRO 1000 PCIE Desktop Gigabit  + Belkin 1000HDs:  2x1 Tb Seagate Baraccuda, 2x1Tb Western Digital CaviarRAM: Corsair XMS 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz (2x2048MB) The sata ports are in AHCI mode.  Error occurs after sustained write.  For example, if I copy a 4Gb file down through samba, OF will crash around the 1.3 Gb mark.  Reading is no problem.The drives are in a RAID 10, serving a couple iSCSI LVs and SMB and NFS shares.I installed fresh openfiler and restored settings a week ago and did conary update. I am running off a USB drive. Sun, 8 Aug 2010 21:45:38 +0100 https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?pid=22018#22018 22018@https://forums.openfiler.com Topic: Infiniband Message: I agree totally. Openfiler is awesome, but has us looking at alternatives due to lack of Infiniband support.We bought 3 dual port topspin adapters off ebay for $55 dollars and although ideally you could do with a switch$700 for a flextronics from ibswitches.com you can actually just connect the cards together.We have two ESX servers with a card in each and the SAN (Windows Storage Server urgh!) has each port of the two directly linked tothe ESX servers.There is a guy selling 4m cables on ebay listed as Gore cables from $10. (they are normally $100)There is a lot to understand about infiniband due to the fact it can be a Remote SCSI interface (RDMA) or a network card (IPoIB)but mellanox.com and openfabric.org have a lot of information.The OFED drivers that work on ESX are not much different to the package that runs on Redhat,so it shouldn't take a distro guru too much jiggery pokery to build OFED into a distro.Mellanox and openfabric support guys would probably help out as both have a vested interestin expanding infiniband support.If you want to email me any components you want to by and I'll check them out and advise.I'm not a linux developer but we know our hardware, drivers & OS's well.I believe that Infiniband is going to be huge now Vmware support is plenty and this could seriously pitch openfiler against the big boys.----------------------------------------------Steve Davieswww.WeSolveIT.co.uk Fri, 6 Aug 2010 17:50:29 +0100