Re: [Testbed-admins] Node Reboot Control?

[Leigh Stoller <stoller@flux.utah.edu>]

Sorry for the delay ...

> > No, the newnode MFS is special. When the node is in that, you
> > cannot reboot from the web interface.
>
> I'm confused. When, at the end of the node creation process the web
> interface says "rebooting node w.x.y.z" is it trying to run "wap
> newnode_reboot w.x.y.z"?

Yes.

> Or is it just lying and, for this one special case, you've got to go
> physically reboot the machine to get it to boot the admin mfs for
> the first time?

No, you do not have to do this! Something is not configured properly
if this fails.

> For what it's worth I tried a "wap newnode_reboot w.x.y.z" for a
> node in freebsd.newnode whose address was w.x.y.z and it didn't
> reboot. Is that a problem and, if so, is it worth debugging?

Yes, this is a problem since it indicates possibly wider problem.

So, did newnode_reboot say anything interesting or did it just sit
there? One thing you can try is:

boss> sudo ssh -v -l root -i /usr/testbed/etc/identity.newnode w.x.y.z

and see if it says anything that might help.

Lbs