perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

[Joel Burks <>]

I spoke too soon. The NIC card drivers don't appear to have loaded. 
The machine doesn't get an IP through DHCP. When hardcoded it still 
isn't on the network because it can't ping or be pinged on machine on 
the same subnet. When I take a physical peak at the nic card there are no 
lights flashing. That indicates the Live CD didn't load the driver.

If I boot the machine from the hard drive, without the live CD, it pulls 
an ip just fine and is on the network.

Any ideas?

The nic in the machine is a Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapter.

Joel Burks
OSNA Network Engineering
Oregon State University
(541) 737-8801

On Thu, 30 Oct 2008, Joel Burks wrote:

> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:03:31 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Joel Burks 
> <>
> To: Aaron Brown 
> <>
> Cc: Jason Zurawski 
> <>,
>  
> ,
>     Performance Node Users 
> <>
> Subject: Re: [perfsonar-user] Configuring drive gives error on Dell PowerEdge
>     2650
>
> Wahoo! That did the trick. Thanks.
>
> Joel Burks
> OSNA Network Engineering
> Oregon State University
> (541) 737-8801
>
> On Thu, 30 Oct 2008, Aaron Brown wrote:
>
> > Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:53:14 -0400
> > From: Aaron Brown 
> > <>
> > To: Joel Burks 
> > <>
> > Cc: Jason Zurawski 
> > <>,
> >  
> > ,
> >     Performance Node Users 
> > <>
> > Subject: Re: [perfsonar-user] Configuring drive gives error on Dell 
> > PowerEdge
> >     2650
> >
> > Could you try the following ISO and see if it fixes the issue you're 
> > seeing?
> >
> > http://packrat.internet2.edu/~aaron/psnptoolkit/LHC_PS-NPToolkit_Beta9.iso
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Aaron
> >
> > On Oct 30, 2008, at 2:41 PM, Joel Burks wrote:
> >
> > > Excellent. I signed up. Here's the error in its entirety.
> > >
> > > Traceback (most recent calls)
> > >  File "/usr/local/bin/create-drives.py", line 12, in?
> > >     Drives = Internet2lib.getdrivelist()
> > >  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Internet2lib.py", line 97, 
> > > in getdrivelist
> > >     Tuple = (devname, mtPoint, devsize, isDriveUSB(drive), (devAvail)
> > >  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Internet2lib.py", line 120, 
> > > in isDriveUSB for parts in parts:
> > >
> > > type-error: iteration over non-sequence
> > > setting reboot flag
> > >
> > >
> > > Joel Burks
> > > OSNA Network Engineering
> > > Oregon State University
> > > (541) 737-8801
> > >
> > > On Thu, 30 Oct 2008, Jason Zurawski wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:08:41 -0400
> > > > From: Jason Zurawski 
> > > > <>
> > > > To: Joel Burks 
> > > > <>
> > > > Cc: 
> > > > ,
> > > >   Performance Node Users 
> > > > <>
> > > > Subject: Re: [perfsonar-user] Configuring drive gives error on Dell 
> > > > PowerEdge
> > > >   2650
> > > > Hi Joel;
> > > >
> > > > Copying the Performance node users group as well (more specific than all 
> > > > of perfSONAR).  If you would to join, a subscription to the list is here:
> > > >
> > > > https://mail.internet2.edu/wws/subrequest/performance-node-users
> > > >
> > > > I have started an open issue for this bug as well.
> > > >
> > > > http://code.google.com/p/perfsonar-ps/issues/detail?id=82
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the report.
> > > >
> > > > -jason
> > > >
> > > > > I've not seen this error before, does it list a line # with the error 
> > > > > message?
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Aaron
> > > > > On Oct 30, 2008, at 1:47 PM, Joel Burks wrote:
> > > > > > Hi-
> > > > > > I'm attempting to install perfSONAR live CD on a Dell PowerEdge 2650 
> > > > > > that is configured with RAID 1 hard drives. When I choose 1. Configure 
> > > > > > drive to hold data/customizations I get the following error.
> > > > > > type-error: iteration over non-sequence
> > > > > > setting reboot flag.
> > > > > > The hard drives are formatted with ext3 and have debian installed.
> > > > > > Do you guys have an idea as to what I'm doing wrong?
> > > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > > > Joel Burks
> > > > > > OSNA Network Engineering
> > > > > > Oregon State University
> > > > > > (541) 737-8801