NIM install hangs on LED 0608 (flashing)

[oliverbeat]

Hi guys,

I am trying to install a new machine via nim but it is hanging on 0608

here the situation hoping you will be able to help:

server NIM on a subnet a different subnet than the client.

the ping test is successful but when I launch the install it hangs on 0608

it is a p520, i have only 1 lpar I am installing AIX5.3 via nim tcpip rsh for the install
When it finished the BOOTP it hangs on LED 0608 then start to flash (the led code)
May be there is firewall ? I am not sure as everything is fine. I have checked from the nim server if I can have access to other systems on the other subnet and it works fine

I have put the tftpd on verbose mode and have this on syslog.log:

Jun 30 08:10:33 myservernim daemon:info tftpd[4694168]: [00000108] EZZ7044I : mytestmachine RRQ <file=Received , mode=/tftpboot/mytestmachine.info, recognized options: octet>
Jun 30 08:10:33 myservernim daemon:info tftpd[4694168]: [00000108] EZZ7029I : Status Read request for mytestmachine : /tftpboot/mytestmachine .info
Jun 30 08:10:39 myservernim daemon:err|error tftpd[4694168]: [00000206] EZZ7039I : Status Timeout

I have checked the /etc/bootptab file and is correct.
I have checked the /tftpboot and is correct.
I have rechecked the network used by the client and is correctly defined.

The status Timeout of the tftpd could be generated by a firewall ?
Any idea ?

thanks in advance
Cheers
Al.

 

[oliverbeat]

Hi

I have checked the /etc/bootptab file and is correct.
I have checked the /tftpboot and is correct.
I have rechecked the network used by the client and is correctly defined.
Everything is exported properly. I have done another installation to another client in the same subnet of the nim master and it works well.

The client has all the resources allocated to be installed.
Cstate = BOS installation has been enabled
prev_state = ready for a NIM operation


I have put the tftpd on verbose mode and have this on syslog.log:

Jun 30 08:10:33 myservernim daemon:info tftpd[4694168]: [00000108] EZZ7044I : mytestmachine RRQ <file=Received , mode=/tftpboot/mytestmachine.info, recognized options: octet>
Jun 30 08:10:33 myservernim daemon:info tftpd[4694168]: [00000108] EZZ7029I : Status Read request for mytestmachine : /tftpboot/mytestmachine .info
Jun 30 08:10:39 myservernim daemon:err|error tftpd[4694168]: [00000206] EZZ7039I : Status Timeout


The status Timeout of the tftpd could be generated by a firewall ?
Any idea ?

thanks in advance
Cheers
Al.

 

[DukeSSD]

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r3s/index.jsp?topic=/ipha6/diag1.htm

608 Attempting to retrieve the client.info file with tftp.
Note:
Note that a flashing 608 indicates multiple attempt(s) to retrieve the client_info file are occurring.

Hope this helps you...

 

[oliverbeat]

Thanks.
the file client info exists and is correctly defined but it still doesn;t work
I don;t know now what to do if it is a network problem or not!

if you have any other idea.
Cheers
Al

 

[khalidaaa]

Try reseting the client (operation) and try allocating the resources again.

Regards,
Khalid

 

[oliverbeat]

Hi,

I did this several time and also remove the client and recreate it and also remove the network resource and recreate it properly etc...
but still the problem.
do you know if the fact that having the error about the tftpd on the syslo.log : Request Timeout could be a network pb ?

 

[khalidaaa]

If you are saying that you managed to do it on another machine on the same subnet then i wouldn't doubt in the network! it seems to be ok. There must be something wrong with this specific client!

How many network adapter does the client have? Is there any possibility that the NIM is configured on a different adapter than the one you are trying to install from?

Regards,
Khalid

 

[p5wizard]

When installing an AIX server, from SMS menu there's a possibility to run a PING test to verify network connectivity to the NIM server. Did you try that?


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[oliverbeat]

the ping was fine. But it was a firewall issue and I have to do in another way to install my system.
Thanks for the reply