2018-12-14

Lab update

• New machines, new internal network, IB everywhere
• Amberwing, ThunderX2 machines fully operational
• D05 still not booting (PXE-E07)
  • may need separate network card for PXE boot
  • flash a different firmware on the NICs directly
• x86_64 machines still not operational (broken UEFI BIOS)

IB PXE problem

• PXE segfaults over Mellanox, possibly Mellanox UEFI driver or IPoIB
• Ask Mellanox guys to go to UEFI plugfest in Seattle to work on it

OpenHPC Ansible changes

• Merging with Fujitsu changes, testing on our side, trying to get it before holidays
• Sandia interested in joining the effort, we'll see next year

OpenSUSE

• Able to install SUSE Leap 15.1 on D05, needed support for AutoYast in Mr-Provisioner
• Adding support into hpc_lab_setup

2018-12-06

Meeting on January 3rd 2019 has been voted to be pushed back to January 10th, calendar update pending.

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