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Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:57:18 -0800
From: Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@onstor.com>
To: "Narain Ramadass" <narain.ramadass@onstor.com>
Cc: "Raj Kumar" <raj.kumar@onstor.com>, "Larry Scheer"
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Subject: Re: Sub 9 upgrade
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OK,

Thanks Narain, sorry about the firedrill.

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:55:31 -0800 "Narain Ramadass"
<narain.ramadass@onstor.com> wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> Sripal has not done anything in this area. In fact - from Raj's mail -
> looks like the box got into the older OCT (ONStor Configuration Tool)
> that only works over the serial console - no FTI hand here. Since
> basic stuff like "rm" was missing - looks like there was a problem in
> the installation. 
> 
> Narain.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Sharp 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:37 PM
> To: Raj Kumar
> Cc: Larry Scheer; Sandrine Boulanger; Narain Ramadass; Sripal
> Surendiran (HCL)
> Subject: Re: Sub 9 upgrade
> 
> Narain/Sripal:
> 
> The FTI code *should not be enabled* until it has been unit tested to
> be working.  Please make whatever changes are necessary to disable it
> until then.
> 
> Andy/Larry/Raj:
> 
> The _system copy config/init_ code on coug is relatively new, hence
> I'm interested to know if a possible bug in that code caused this or
> had a part.  That's why I wanted the upgrade log attached to the bug
> (the upgrade code uses some of the same changes). I assume that elogs
> from that period would already be attached so that stuff could be
> checked.  I haven't checked that assumption yet, however ~:^)
> 
> 
> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:42:28 -0800 "Raj Kumar"
> <raj.kumar@onstor.com> wrote:
> 
> > I suspect even if we do "system copy all -I", still we till run
> > into this issue. Probably due to the FTI bug you are referring to.
> > 
> > _____________________________________________
> > From: Larry Scheer
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:38 PM
> > To: Sandrine Boulanger; Raj Kumar; dl-Cougar
> > Subject: RE: Sub 9 upgrade
> > 
> > Yes, system copy all -i is a supported and expected workflow. But 
> > system copy init followed by system upgrade is not; well not yet 
> > anyway. I have ECR 21999 that implies it is not and is asking for
> > it. I am working on that ECR and making system upgrade to play
> > better with
> 
> > system copy init. I say "play better" because it sort of works as
> > of submittal 8, but needs improvement. I am also working on the
> > system upgrade function specification for this workflow.
> > 
> > What I don't understand is the reluctance to use system upgrade and 
> > let it do its job. Why is there this persistent habit of using
> > system copy before doing system upgrade especially since you only
> > had a few submittals?
> > 
> > Yes, Raj did find a defect. Thank you for filing the defect by the 
> > way. System upgrade does/should copy the configuration and you
> > should not see the FTI behavior after a reboot -s. I suspect Raj is
> > seeing the same thing I saw yesterday this is due to part of the
> > FTI feature coming into the cougar platform and that work is
> > incomplete.
> > 
> > _____________________________________________
> > From: Sandrine Boulanger
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:11 PM
> > To: Larry Scheer; Raj Kumar; dl-Cougar
> > Subject: RE: Sub 9 upgrade
> > 
> > Since always. We used system copy all -I before but you said that
> > we should not need to copy all anymore. When you don't know what's
> > on the
> 
> > secondary flash, much safer to do an init first. System upagrde
> > should
> 
> > copy all the config necessary to boot off the secondary without 
> > loosing anything
> > 
> > _____________________________________________
> > From: Larry Scheer
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:09 PM
> > To: Sandrine Boulanger; Raj Kumar; dl-Cougar
> > Subject: RE: Sub 9 upgrade
> > 
> > Since when?
> > 
> > _____________________________________________
> > From: Sandrine Boulanger
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:08 PM
> > To: Larry Scheer; Raj Kumar; dl-Cougar
> > Subject: RE: Sub 9 upgrade
> > 
> > This is a valid workflow
> > 
> > _____________________________________________
> > From: Larry Scheer
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:08 PM
> > To: Raj Kumar; dl-Cougar
> > Subject: RE: Sub 9 upgrade
> > 
> > Why was the system copy init run before the system upgrade? 
> > What document instructed you to perform that procedure?
> > Is this the normal workflow for upgrading the soak systems?
> > 
> > Why wasn't just system upgrade -f -s used?
> > 
> > _____________________________________________
> > From: Raj Kumar
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:00 PM
> > To: dl-Cougar
> > Subject: Sub 9 upgrade
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Upgraded cougar soak. Here is the procedure followed:
> > 
> > System copy init
> > System upgrade -f -s SUB-9
> > Mounted secondary flash and made sure clusterdb is copied System 
> > reboot -s
> > 
> > Now I am in FTI. Its not supposed to be in FTI. I decided to file a 
> > defect and move ahead with the tests. So decided to go through FTI.
> > Even FTI fails, not sure how to proceed now. Any suggestions?
> > 
> > ******************* FTI****************
> > 
> > Current time and date: Wed Feb 20 11:56:11 PST 2008
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >      1. Set Time Zone
> > 
> > 
> >      2. Set Time & Date
> > 
> > 
> >                  Current time and date: Wed Feb 20 11:56:12 PST 2008
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >      1. Set Time Zone
> > 
> > 
> >      2. Set Time & Date
> > 
> > 
> >      3. Help
> > 
> > 
> >      4. Return to previous menu
> > 
> > 
> >     Enter Selection: 1
> > /etc/onstor/initial-config[1889]: MainMenu[1730]:
> > SetDateAndTime[1120]: GetTimeZone[983]: /var/tmp/timezone_list.tmp:
> > cannot create [No such file or directory]
> > /etc/onstor/initial-config[1889]: MainMenu[1730]:
> > SetDateAndTime[1120]: GetTimeZone: line
> > 984: /var/tmp/timezone_list.tmp: cannot create [No such file or 
> > directory] /bin/cat: /var/tmp/timezone_list.tmp: No such file or 
> > directory /etc/onstor/initial-config[1889]: MainMenu[1730]:
> > SetDateAndTime[1120]: GetTimeZone: line 986: /var/tmp/timezone_list:
> > cannot create [No such file or directory]
> > /etc/onstor/initial-config[1889]: MainMenu[1730]:
> > SetDateAndTime[1120]: GetTimeZone: line 987: /bin/rm: not found
> > 
> > Value
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > --kumar :-)
> > 
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