Problems with OpenManage 4.5 after kernel update.

[Friedrich Clausen]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

Fred Skrotzki wrote:
> Have you included the following in the modules.conf file?
> 
> (from the http://linux.dell.com/ipmi.shtml page, Tps and Tricks section)
> 
> On x8xx servers with 2.6.12 - 2.6.15 kernels, x86_64 architecture,
> ipmi_si can't automatically find the KCS interface to the controller.
> This is fixed in 2.6.16. Until then, put this into your
> /etc/modprobe.conf file: 
> options ipmi_si type="kcs" ports="0xca8" regspacings="4"


We have tried this but it does not make any difference. We are running 
Red Hat's 2.6.9 kernel but a lot of stuff has been backported with those 
kernels so the above options may still help.

I notice that it always fails at, getrlimit:

getrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, {rlim_cur=-4284481536, rlim_max=0}) = 0
--- SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault) @ 0 (0) ---
+++ killed by SIGSEGV +++

I check the stack size with "ulimit -s" and the size is the same as on a 
machine where it does work. Also, the kernel says:

omreport[7182]: segfault at 0000000000a00000 rip 00000000007b34d0 rsp 
00000000ffffd7d8 error 6

When it segfaults. I am trying to find other angles to test on, it seems 
  pretty random. It is on a test machine so I might just (gasp!) 
re-install and see what happens but as a last resort.

Regards,

Fred.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Friedrich Clausen
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 10:00 AM
> To: linux-poweredge at dell.com
> Subject: Problems with OpenManage 4.5 after kernel update.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I saw an inconclusive post at:
> 
> http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/2006-September/027141
> .html
> 
> but I will now post my own symptoms.
> 
> I am have trouble starting OpenManage 4.5 after performing an upgrade on
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 from U3 to U4. Some information:
> 
> Distro: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant Update 4)
> Kernel: 2.6.9-42.0.2.ELsmp
> Hardware: PE2850
> Arch: x86_64 (EM64T)
> OM: 4.5 (from OMI-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-450-32-335_A00.tar.gz)
> 
> The reason we are running 4.5 is that 5.0 does not seem to have
> pre-compiled kernel modules for required drivers. I have not yet had
> time to compile them on one machine and then modify the installation
> routine for 5.0 to include them. If the only solution is to upgrade to
> 5.0 then I will do so.
> 
> Here are the symptoms:
> 
> [root at server-test bin]# srvadmin-services.sh start Starting Dell DRAC4
> Service... /etc/init.d/racsvc: line 98:  6673
> Segmentation fault      ${svcpfx}${ttyname} $RACSVC_OPTS >/dev/null 2>&1
>                                                               [FAILED]
> Starting Systems Management Device Drivers:
> Starting dcdbas device driver:                             [  OK  ]
> /etc/init.d/instsvcdrv: line 355:  6757 Segmentation fault
> ${ISVCDD_BIN_DIR}/${ISVCDD_DCHCFG_EXE} command=getsystype >/dev/null
> 2>&1 System type not supported
> Stopping dcdbas device driver:                             [  OK  ]
> Starting OM Common Services:                               [FAILED]
> [root at server-test bin]#
> 
> I have traced the problem to java in OM segfaulting. The binary is in
> /opt/dell/srvadmin/jre/bin. I attach some strace output and lspci to the
> end of this email.
> 
> If anyone has any suggestions that would be great.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Fred.
>