Solaris 10 x86 jumpstart patch problem

I'm trying to jumpstart and deploy the patch using the profile file(classfile). I does work well on the sparc however I seem to have an issue with x86. The line in profile file looks like this
patch patch_order nfs server1:/patch/10_x86
patch patch_order nfs server1:/patch/10_x86/10_x86_Recommended
The same directory "patch" is shared for sparc and x86 and all directory have the same permission.
Every time I jumpstart, I get this error message
Installing patches now
ERROR: Could not mount server1:/patch/10_x86 for patch install
ERROR: Could not mount server1:/patch/10_x86/10_x86_Recommended for patch install

The problem was caused by the ipfilter behavior - ignorance of interface alias. My ipnat rule was:
map aggr150031:1 ...
I have changed into:
map aggr150031 ...
and the things began to work.
Sorry for the noise.

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Yes... I've seen and used the grub -b switches for input-device and output-device and this does change the way certain things work. However, this does not redirect input and output solely to the console, as you would, lets say, any sparc box. I start a jumpstat process, tell it to go to the console, and it hangs and waits for input from the VGA device. Right now, I have an odd interaction going on between the ILOM webgui redirection and the console. I can't login through the webgui and reboot the box through the console, nor can I hit CTRL+N to get it to boot off the network when I have the ILOM Webgui redirected to my keyboard. But when it boots off the virtual CD, or if I use the console to get into the BIOS, then and only then can I use my keyboard in the ILOM Webgui.
There is some sort of odd interaction between the console and that stupid VGA port on the ILOM that is not explained in ILOM docs that I have read. And that is what this post is trying to figure out. When you jumpstart a sparc box, you have total control from the console. This is not the case on x86.
Please re-read my other post before you comment on double posting. Both are about x86 jumpstart. One is about console redirection (this post). The other post is asking about getting jumpstart NOT to go through an interactive install through the -b switches. Two separate issues.

Solaris 10 x86 jumpstart installing from cd instead of install server

Hi all,
I am building a Solaris 10 x86 jumpstart server and was able to jump the client to a certain point. The jump appears to be running but for some reason stops after the first CD ( very peculiar considering the jumpstart is automated). After watching the jump, I discover that the install is using my CD to install rather than from the install server. It is, however, getting the sysidcfg info, rules and profiles from my install server. I booted from CD and then selected Custom Jumpstart to install via the network. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Here is my add_install_client command:
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Adding Ethernet number for jre-dlt to /etc/ethers
updating /etc/bootparams
ln: cannot create /tftpboot/pxegrub.I86PC.Solaris_10-1: File exists
Create a grub floppy and edit GRUB menu to contain
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title Solaris netinstall
rarp
kernel /I86PC.Solaris_10-1/multiboot kernel/unix -B install_media=192.168.1.100:/jumpstart/OS/Solaris_10_x86_2006-06,install_boot=192.168.1.100:/jumpstart/OS/Solaris_10_x86_2006-06/boot
module /I86PC.Solaris_10-1/x86.miniroot
BTW, can someone tell me how to create a grub floppy? Can't seem to find any documentation on that!
Thanks in advance,
Brian

Here is the error output:
# ./add_install_client -i 192.168.1.51 -c sun1:/jumpstart/ -p sun1:/jumpstart/Sysidcfg/Solaris_10-intel/ host2 i86pc
unmount: warning: /tftboot/I86PC.Solaris_10-1 not in mnttab
unmount: /tftpboot/I86PC.Solaris_10-1 no such file or directory
mount: Mount point /tftboot.I86PC.Solaris_10-1 does not exist.
cleaning up preexisting install client "host2"
removing host2 from bootparams
rm: /tftboot/ is a directory
updating /etc/bootparams
ln: cannot create /tftpboot//pxegrub.I86PC.Solaris_10-1: File exists
Create a grub boot flloppy and edit GRUB menu to contain
the following entry:
title Solaris netinstall
rarp
kernel /I86PC.Solaris_10-1/multiboot kernel/unix -B install_media=192.168.1.100:/jumpstart/OS/intel
module /I86PC.Solaris_10-1/x86.miniroot
------------- end ---------------
So, I have tried this with the -i, -e -i+-e, with -s and without.
I have an entry in /etc/ethers and /etc/hosts. However, I don't think it is a FQDN or simular issue. Looks like a script issue.
/tftpboot/ ends up with
boot/
nbp. -> pxegrub.I86PC.Solaris_10-1
pxegrub.I86PC.Solaris_10-1
rm.192.168.1.51
/tftpboot/boot/
grub/
/tftpboot/boot/grub/
menu.1st
# cat menu.1st
default 0
timeout=30
title Solaris_10 jumpstart
kernel /i86PC.Solaris_10-1/multiboot kernel/unix -B install_config=192.168.1.100:/jumpstart,sysid_config=192.168.1.100:/jumpstart/Sysidcfg/Solaris_10-1-intel/,install_media=192.168.1.100:/jumpstart/OS/intel
module /I86PC.Solaris_10-1/x86.miniroot
---- end ----
Thanks for the help.
Aaron

Solaris 10 x86 Jumpstart and console

How do you get Solaris 10 x86 Jumpstart to redirect it's output to the console? I have an X4500 that I'm trying to jumstart while logged into the ILOM console. Everything will crap out, and all output will go to the VGA port.

Yes... I've seen and used the grub -b switches for input-device and output-device and this does change the way certain things work. However, this does not redirect input and output solely to the console, as you would, lets say, any sparc box. I start a jumpstat process, tell it to go to the console, and it hangs and waits for input from the VGA device. Right now, I have an odd interaction going on between the ILOM webgui redirection and the console. I can't login through the webgui and reboot the box through the console, nor can I hit CTRL+N to get it to boot off the network when I have the ILOM Webgui redirected to my keyboard. But when it boots off the virtual CD, or if I use the console to get into the BIOS, then and only then can I use my keyboard in the ILOM Webgui.
There is some sort of odd interaction between the console and that stupid VGA port on the ILOM that is not explained in ILOM docs that I have read. And that is what this post is trying to figure out. When you jumpstart a sparc box, you have total control from the console. This is not the case on x86.
Please re-read my other post before you comment on double posting. Both are about x86 jumpstart. One is about console redirection (this post). The other post is asking about getting jumpstart NOT to go through an interactive install through the -b switches. Two separate issues.

Solaris 10 x86 Jumpstart TFTP error not defined!!!!

I have a solaris 10 jumpstart sparc that does all x86 installs. Until now it has been working fine. I now have to jumpstart two new clients a sun X4200 and an X2100. However I cannot get past the loading of the miniroot. It finds the menu.lst.MACRONAME ok, I see the Solaris 10 jumpstart title and then all I see is a number of dots appearing on the client screen and then nothing.
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sofiahaaken

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Here is the error output:
# ./add_install_client -i 192.168.1.51 -c sun1:/jumpstart/ -p sun1:/jumpstart/Sysidcfg/Solaris_10-intel/ host2 i86pc
unmount: warning: /tftboot/I86PC.Solaris_10-1 not in mnttab
unmount: /tftpboot/I86PC.Solaris_10-1 no such file or directory
mount: Mount point /tftboot.I86PC.Solaris_10-1 does not exist.
cleaning up preexisting install client "host2"
removing host2 from bootparams
rm: /tftboot/ is a directory
updating /etc/bootparams
ln: cannot create /tftpboot//pxegrub.I86PC.Solaris_10-1: File exists
Create a grub boot flloppy and edit GRUB menu to contain
the following entry:
title Solaris netinstall
rarp
kernel /I86PC.Solaris_10-1/multiboot kernel/unix -B install_media=192.168.1.100:/jumpstart/OS/intel
module /I86PC.Solaris_10-1/x86.miniroot
------------- end ---------------
So, I have tried this with the -i, -e -i+-e, with -s and without.
I have an entry in /etc/ethers and /etc/hosts. However, I don't think it is a FQDN or simular issue. Looks like a script issue.
/tftpboot/ ends up with
boot/
nbp. -> pxegrub.I86PC.Solaris_10-1
pxegrub.I86PC.Solaris_10-1
rm.192.168.1.51
/tftpboot/boot/
grub/
/tftpboot/boot/grub/
menu.1st
# cat menu.1st
default 0
timeout=30
title Solaris_10 jumpstart
kernel /i86PC.Solaris_10-1/multiboot kernel/unix -B install_config=192.168.1.100:/jumpstart,sysid_config=192.168.1.100:/jumpstart/Sysidcfg/Solaris_10-1-intel/,install_media=192.168.1.100:/jumpstart/OS/intel
module /I86PC.Solaris_10-1/x86.miniroot
---- end ----
Thanks for the help.
Aaron

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Exception:
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When attempting to install the patch 119166-15 for AppServer 8.1, I get the following info and error:
<--- Begin Session text --->
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Validating patches...
Loading patches installed on the system...
Done!
Loading patches requested to install.
Done!
The following requested patches have packages not installed on the system
Package SUNWaslb from directory SUNWaslb in patch 119166-15 is not installed on the system.
Checking patches that you specified for installation.
Done!
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Verifying digital signature for signer <es-signature>
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http://forum.sun.com/jive/forum.jspa?forumID=316
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Dear All,
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I did not archive the o/p of prstat but have o/p of top with me
195 processes: 175 sleeping, 13 running, 1 zombie, 6 on cpu
CPU states: 0.0% idle, 78.4% user, 21.6% kernel, 0.0% iowait, 0.0% swap
Memory: 32G phys mem, 16G free mem, 70G total swap, 70G free swap
PID USERNAME LWP PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE TIME CPU COMMAND
18964 oracle 39 41 0 6389M 5488M cpu/1 2:50 15.04% oracle
19638 oracle 26 59 0 6390M 5490M run 0:27 8.58% oracle
19648 oracle 36 31 0 6418M 5516M run 0:21 5.92% oracle
19023 oracle 34 30 0 6398M 5498M run 0:37 5.88% oracle
7229 oracle 38 30 0 6427M 5514M run 234:24 5.69% oracle
6912 oracle 45 31 0 6395M 5483M cpu/16 218:04 5.31% oracle
7216 oracle 28 31 0 6430M 5517M run 232:40 5.04% oracle
19644 oracle 35 40 0 6390M 5490M cpu/17 0:24 4.74% oracle
6897 oracle 112 30 0 6392M 5479M run 236:38 4.52% oracle
3813 oracle 106 31 0 6428M 5528M run 100:11 4.43% oracle
18970 oracle 234 31 0 6398M 5499M cpu/0 1:45 4.15% oracle
19749 oracle 1 32 0 6386M 5486M run 0:00 4.05% oracle
19646 oracle 23 31 0 6405M 5505M run 0:25 3.61% oracle
18972 oracle 11 32 0 6398M 5497M run 2:18 3.61% oracle
7220 oracle 258 32 0 6468M 5555M cpu/3 113:13 3.56% oracle
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Solaris 10 x86 JDS login problem

Greetings,
After working flawlessly for a week or so, I suddenly am unable to log in to JDS. After I enter my login information, the screen goes blank, an hourglass icon appears, and then I am kicked back out to the dtlogin display. I can log in with CDE just fine.
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I originally had thought it might have been a patch problem, but I backed out of every JDS and X patch, and I still can't log in.
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I have seen this behaviour a few times on KDE. After carefully checking it turned out that some of its datafiles (in ~/.kde) were setup with the wrong permission bits thus making it impossible for me to read/write it (and automaticly overwrite). Now I can't help wonder if this isn't happening to you too, in some issues KDE and Gnome act quite alike.
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Core 2 Duo and solaris x86 11/06 works for me

This is FYI, since I seen (and posted) problems, but I haven't seen the solution posted.
I have successfully gotten solaris x86 11/06 to install and run on my core 2 duo machine. I had tried solaris x86 06/06, but I could only run in 32bit mode until patch 118855-19 was installed. It looks like 118855-33 is the baseline for 11/06.
With 06/06 I had to edit the grub command and add " kernel/unix" to the end of the 2nd line. This would force 32 bit mode rather than 64 bit. If I tried 64 bit, it would enter an endless reboot cycle. Once I installed the patch to 118855-19 I could run solaris 10 06/06 in 64 bit mode without issue.
Again, since solaris 10 11/06 is at 118855-33, it runs on my core2 machine straight from the install.
Hope this helps

On a laptop there is little point with running a 64-bit operating system unless it physically has more than 4gb of ram, or if you are processing datasets exceeding 4GB of ram. Unless you're into assembly or use Solaris for some reason to manipulate media, little is to be gained by using 64-bit versions if anything. The increased pointer, integer, and padding causes more memory to use for the same software, most software on 64-bit operating systems runs in 32-bit mode because there is no need to have 16 exabyte memory addressing capability for anything but media encoders, giant databases, or extremely bloated single-threaded software. Sun Java Creator takes a heck of a lot of ram, but even at peak it's still under 4GB. If you move files bigger than 4GB, the ability to memory map all 4096MB might have less overhead on a 64-bit operating system, but generally from an end-user perspective, especially on a fast Intel or Opteron system, you won't notice the difference much. Solaris is bi-arch, a large chunk of Windows Vista and XP x64 is bi-arch, and most of FreeBSD and Linux are bi-arch in 64-bit versions, as I said, no point in making everything 64-bit. 64-bit device drivers is an issue for every OS, you should stick with 32-bit on a laptop, and hold off on desktops unless you need extended assembly registers available only in 64-bit mode.

Solaris 8 linker patch 109147-21 / 109148-21 breaks runtime linker

The "Sun ONE Studio 8, Compiler Collection Early Access" release requires the
installation of a linker patch (109147-21 sparc / 109148-21 x86).
It seems that the solaris 8 linker patch breaks the runtime linker audit feature
for multithreaded applications.
I can reproduce the problem like this (using $LD_PROFILE, which makes
use of the runtime linker audit feature):
% cat thr.c
#define _REENTRANT
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <pthread.h>
void*
thr_main(void*arg)
printf("hello, world!\n");
int
main(int argc, char **argv)
pthread_t tid;
void *rval;
pthread_create(&tid, NULL, thr_main, NULL);
pthread_join(tid, &rval);
exit(0);
% cc -o thr thr.c -lpthread
% thr
hello, world!
OK, fine so far...
Now we try to run the application under rtld audit control:
% env LD_PROFILE=libc.so.1 thr
< the multithreaded application hangs >
% env LD_PROFILE=libc.so.1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/lwp thr
< the multithreaded application hangs >
(on a S8 system with 109148-14 installed, this works without hanging!!)
A "pstack `pgrep thr`" command shows multiple LWPs, all blocked
waiting in an lwp_mutex_lock() call, all trying to lock the same
mutex - which happens to be the dynamic linker's global 'rtldlock'.
% pstack `pgrep thr`
7631: thr
----------------- lwp# 1 --------------------------------
dfbd6b5f lwp_mutex_lock (dfbf1618)
dfbd69f6 lwpmutex_lock (dfbf1618) + 2a
dfbc8739 rt_mutex_lock (dfbf1618) + 19
dfbcd575 enter () + 29
dfbd2193 elf_bndr (dfa94eac, 50) + 23
dfbc3339 elf_rtbndr () + 5
----------------- lwp# 2 / thread# 2 --------------------
dfbd6b5f lwp_mutex_lock (dfbf1618)
dfbd69f6 lwpmutex_lock (dfbf1618) + 2a
dfbc8739 rt_mutex_lock (dfbf1618) + 19
dfbcd575 enter () + 29
dfbd2193 elf_bndr (dfa94eac, 238) + 23
dfbc3339 elf_rtbndr () + 5
----------------- lwp# 3 --------------------------------
dfbd6b5f lwp_mutex_lock (dfbf1618)
dfbd69f6 lwpmutex_lock (dfbf1618) + 2a
dfbc8739 rt_mutex_lock (dfbf1618) + 19
dfbcd575 enter () + 29
dfbd4257 auditpltenter () + bb
dfbd431a audit_pltenter (dfa94eac, dfa60414, df92131c, 48, df8a4cd0, df921318) + 7a
dfbc32a2 elf_plt_trace (3, ffffffff, df8a4d44) + 52
df8f435e scsetup (ffffffff, 1) + 7a
df8ea13e lwpstart () + 22
-------------------------- thread# 1 --------------------
df8e961b _swtch   (0) + 3b3
df8eb806 _dopreempt (0) + ea
df8ed247 _sigon   () + 37
df8f41d0 bindclear (1) + 48
dfbc8799 rt_bind_clear (1) + 19
dfbcd87c leave (dfbef0f4) + e8
dfbca8f7 call_init (df8d0288, 1) + 10f
dfbca339 setup (80470fc, 80471e4, 0, 8047ff2, 1000, dfbc17af, dfbf06e4, dfbc0000, ...) + cd5
dfbd3393 _setup   () + 2f7
dfbc323a rtboot () + 58
0804725c ???????? ()
-------------------------- thread# 3 --------------------
df8e7958 threadstart ()
% dbx - `pgrep thr`
Reading -
Reading ld.so.1
Reading libpthread.so.1
Reading libc.so.1
Reading libdl.so.1
Reading libthread.so.1
Reading ldprof.so.1
Reading libmapmalloc.so.1
detected a multithreaded program
Attached to process 7631 with 3 LWPs
t@3 (l@null) stopped in threadstart at 0xdf8e7958
0xdf8e7958: threadstart : call threadstart+0x5 <0xdf8e795d>
(dbx) x 0xdfbf1618 /4X
dbx: warning: unknown language, 'c' assumed
0xdfbf1618: rtldlock : 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x01010000
(dbx) q
detaching from process 7631
Is this a known bug?
Are there patches to fix this issue?

I think this is bugid 4804328.
Synopsis: auditing of threaded applications results in deadlock
It doesn't look like the next patch is avilable
yet, but the bug seems to be on track for being
fixed in patchid 109147-22 (the next rev of the
patch you mention. There should be new patches
for Solaris 8 sparc/intel and Solaris 9 sparc/intel.

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I've already tested one and it's successfully installed.
I have to install 30 boxes , all are same spec.
Please advise the fastest procedure to install.
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Where can i send it to show this bug ?
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Best regards,
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Sun Solaris SCTP Denial Patch 127127-11 (Unloading SCTP module Solaris 10

THe patch 127127-11 is suppose to address the SCTP Denial of service vulnerability for solaris 10.
i am planning not to install this patch but instead to unload this SCTP driver module from the system kernel
i tried using modunload or update_drv , but (see below). My question , i believe these 2 commands only unload for this session but is not permanent across next reboot. i am thinking to make permanent change will require modiification to /etc/system file. But what is the entry to do this, is it something like....
/etc/system
forceunload SCTP driver
# modinfo | grep sctp
93 7bf118d8 588 235 1 sctp (SCTP device)
94 7bf11b90 588 236 1 sctp6 (SCTP6 device)
myausuv00100443:/usr/kernel
# modunload -i 93
can't unload the module: Device busy

I think the root of the problem is in your "userdir". It is possible that some files are in invalid state there,
and that's why you cannot start Sun Studio IDE using your account. When you start it using root account,
you use another "userdir", and that's how you avoid the problem.
So, where is your "userdir"? By default it is under $HOME/.sunstudio directory.
On Solaris x86 its name is "12.0-SunOS-i386":
bash-3.00$ ls -la $HOME/.sunstudio
total 10
drwxr-xr-x   4 nikm     staff        512 Feb 13 21:42 .
drwxr-xr-x 38 nikm     staff       1536 Mar 1 15:30 ..
drwxr-xr-x   5 nikm     staff        512 Feb 28 21:31 12.0-SunOS-i386
drwxr-xr-x   2 nikm     staff        512 Mar 1 11:07 user_infoI think on sparc its name is "12.0-SunOS-sparc".
First of all, you can try to run the IDE using your account, but with a new "userdir":
% sunstudio --userdir /tmp/ud1
(note: there are 2 '-' characters!)
If it works for you, there are two ways:
1. To remove your old "userdir", restart Sun Studio IDE, and reopen all your projects.
2. Try to repair your old "userdir".
This second way is very risky, so I suggest you to use the first one.
In future try to use Sun Studio IDE to delete your old projects - I hope it will work better for you.
Thanks,
Nik

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