Ubuntu boostrap uses wrong network interface to retrive the root filesystem image

[Aleksandr Shaposhnikov]

The live-boot initramfs picks the first connected interface and
tries to configure it via DHCP and obtain the root filesystem image.
Depending on hardware and initialization order a wrong interface can
be chosen so the boot fails.
Another issue is that the initramfs drops into a shell on error.

Custom build:
http://mc0n2-msk.msk.mirantis.net/fuelweb-iso/fuel-gerrit-7.0-848-2015-08-05_16-19-27.iso.torrent

[Alexei Sheplyakov (asheplyakov)]

Apparently the version 3.0.1-1 of live-boot package shipped with Ubuntu 14.04 does not wait properly for network device initialization.
Also it does not use BOOTIF argument as passed by extlinux to figure out which interface should be used in the boot process.

[Fuel Devops McRobotson (fuel-devops-robot)]

Related fix proposed to branch: master
Change author: Alexei Sheplyakov <email address hidden>
Review: https://review.fuel-infra.org/10138

[Fuel Devops McRobotson (fuel-devops-robot)]

Reviewed: https://review.fuel-infra.org/10138
Submitter: Dmitry Burmistrov <email address hidden>
Branch: master

Commit: 7c897afc68c2402174b855892fddbb114563b701
Author: Alexei Sheplyakov <email address hidden>
Date: Thu Aug 6 09:42:27 2015

Create a repository for live-boot Ubuntu package

Ubuntu based bootstrap [1] makes use of live-boot package to build
a "live" system which boots over the network. However live-boot 3.0.1
which is shipped with Ubuntu 14.04 has a couple of limitations which
sometimes (approximately once in 6 runs) prevent the node from booting
successfully. In particular,
- live-boot does not wait properly for network device initialization,
- live-boot does not handle BOOTIF parameter passed by pxelinux to
  figure out which interface should be used for completing the boot.
These problems has been addressed in the up-to-date version of live-boot
(commits: [2], [3]).

[1] https://github.com/stackforge/fuel-specs/blob/master/specs/7.0/fuel-bootstrap-on-ubuntu.rst

[2] http://live-systems.org/gitweb/?p=live-boot.git;a=commitdiff;h=9ab5aeeecac939f82c77536a6e21b505d9841b96
[3] http://live-systems.org/gitweb/?p=live-boot.git;a=commitdiff;h=10f4622807f9f90514c15445f7ecc1a083c10289

Related-Bug: #1482049
Change-Id: I7d8014cda0aaa7e5bb8902dc4955696288ecddc8

[Alexei Sheplyakov (asheplyakov)]

Updated live-boot package which presumably solves the problem: https://review.fuel-infra.org/#/c/10211

[Fuel Devops McRobotson (fuel-devops-robot)]

Reviewed: https://review.fuel-infra.org/10211
Submitter: Dmitry Burmistrov <email address hidden>
Branch: 7.0

Commit: 0816a1661a283db2d39e0e49c275a05d6a021be3
Author: Alexei Sheplyakov <email address hidden>
Date: Fri Aug 7 14:04:02 2015

Added live-boot version 4.0.2-1

Ubuntu based bootstrap [1] makes use of live-boot package to build
a "live" system which boots over the network. However live-boot 3.0.1
which is shipped with Ubuntu 14.04 has a couple of limitations which
sometimes (approximately once in 6 runs) prevent the node from booting
successfully. In particular,

- live-boot does not wait properly for network device initialization,
- live-boot does not handle BOOTIF parameter passed by pxelinux to
  figure out which interface should be used for completing the boot.

These problems have been addressed in the up-to-date version of live-boot
(commits: [2], [3]). Therefore pick live-boot 4.0.2-1 from Debian Jessie
[4], and apply a patch [2] so initramfs waits for network devices
initialization before configuring the interface.

[1] https://github.com/stackforge/fuel-specs/blob/master/specs/7.0/fuel-bootstrap-on-ubuntu.rst
[2] http://live-systems.org/gitweb/?p=live-boot.git;a=commitdiff;h=9ab5aeeecac939f82c77536a6e21b505d9841b96
[3] http://live-systems.org/gitweb/?p=live-boot.git;a=commitdiff;h=10f4622807f9f90514c15445f7ecc1a083c10289
[4] http://http.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/live-boot/live-boot_4.0.2.orig.tar.xz
    http://http.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/live-boot/live-boot_4.0.2-1.debian.tar.xz

Closes-Bug: #1482049

Change-Id: Icb959095af96c981bf23c329cb15825c9815334e

[Alexei Sheplyakov (asheplyakov)]

The updated live-boot package handles BOOTIF argument. => Marking as `Fix Committed'

[Timur Nurlygayanov (tnurlygayanov)]

Looks like the issue not reproduced in 100% cases, and I can't reproduce the issue on my QA lab with the latest MOS image (MOS 7.0 ISO #288 RC2). Status changed to Fix Released.