Issue with XenServer Node

Mike Ralston

@PSX_Defector True... I'll get to it if I do. @scottalanmiller This is the same issue we were having last night. It's hooked up, but not working. It displays as being connected, but not properly so. The machine is on, it's at the correct IP, the credentials were entered correctly.

scottalanmiller

@Mike-Ralston said:

@PSX_Defector True... I'll get to it if I do. @scottalanmiller This is the same issue we were having last night. It's hooked up, but not working. It displays as being connected, but not properly so. The machine is on, it's at the correct IP, the credentials were entered correctly.

Are you sure? Because it is not responding to pings.

Mike Ralston

@scottalanmiller in the server itself right now, yes.

scottalanmiller

@Mike-Ralston said:

@scottalanmiller in the server itself right now, yes.

But can it see the network? The node that works responds on the network, the node that doesn't work does not respond on the network. Maybe the cable is having an issue?

PSX_Defector

Didn't do something stupid like VLAN the port it's on right?

scottalanmiller

What criteria are you using to determine that it is online and healthy on the network?
How are you determining the status?

scottalanmiller

There is no ARP table entry for it.

Mike Ralston

@scottalanmiller They worked fine, then @art_of_shred played with he network a bunch. No idea what happened. And no, there was no VLAN tampering.

scottalanmiller

Okay, well the current status is that that node is not on the network. Have you looked at the cables to see if they are correct?

Mike Ralston

@scottalanmiller Of course It's on, and plugged in.

scottalanmiller

Can that node ping anything else, like the gateway?

@Mike-Ralston said:

@scottalanmiller Are you crazy? It's Saturday.

Worked til 4am last night, been at it since 10 am this morning.......i feel ya scott

Mike Ralston

@scottalanmiller How do I ping something from it? It's not a command prompt.

scottalanmiller

@Mike-Ralston said:

@scottalanmiller How do I ping something from it? It's not a command prompt.

Should be a way, you are looking at Linux attached to the console.

Have you tried basic things like switching the cable to a different port on the switch?

scottalanmiller

Did you try rebooting? You needed to reboot while working on the BIOS update to enable virtualization anyway.

Mike Ralston

@scottalanmiller I'll reboot it again: I did try that.

scottalanmiller

Didn't work. What all have you tested thus far? What lights are on on the switch, has the port been switched? Have you switched the port on the server itself? It's very hard to assist when I only get partial information.

art_of_shred

The server has been rebooted twice. The cable was switched from eth port 1 to 2, and the other end at the switch was removed and reseated. Still not reachable by ping from my computer on the network. I'll try another switch port, but I don't think that's it.

art_of_shred

Different port on the switch, still no reply.

art_of_shred

It's back on the network. It always was. Even though the IP was not changed in the management console, and it even showed correctly, when it booted up it somehow assigned itself to .26. No clue why, but refreshing the management settings put it right and I added it as a server to Xen Center again and it's connected and pingable on the network and all that good stuff.