Function "httpport" can not work on ubuntu + netboot=grub2 scenario

[hu-weihua]

Function httpport can not work on ubuntu16.04.5 on p8vms diskful installation.

xcat version:

lsdef - Version 2.14.5 (git commit db3d2f08be0c3cd73db64c10eb9aa1fec99ba6e2, built Fri Nov 30 07:18:06 EST 2018)

The reproduce steps:

1 change the http port of httpd service from 80 to 8898

root@c910f03c09k03:/opt/xcat/share/xcat/tools/autotest/result# netstat -nat |grep 8898
tcp6       0      0 :::8898                 :::*                    LISTEN

2 change the site table

root@c910f03c09k03:/opt/xcat/share/xcat/tools/autotest/result# tabdump site|grep httpport
"httpport","8898",,

3 the definition of test node

root@c910f03c09k03:/opt/xcat/share/xcat/tools/autotest/result# lsdef c910f03c09k05
Object name: c910f03c09k05
    arch=ppc64el
    cons=kvm
    currchain=boot
    currstate=boot
    groups=all
    id=5
    ip=10.3.9.5
    mac=42:8a:0a:03:09:05|42:2c:0a:03:09:05!*NOIP*|42:e0:0a:03:09:05!*NOIP*
    mgt=kvm
    monserver=c910f03c09k03
    netboot=grub2
    nfsserver=c910f03c09k03
    os=ubuntu16.04.5
    postbootscripts=otherpkgs
    postscripts=syslog,remoteshell,syncfiles
    profile=compute
    provmethod=ubuntu16.04.5-ppc64el-install-compute
    serialflow=hard
    serialport=0
    serialspeed=115200
    status=booted
    statustime=12-04-2018 03:00:44
    tftpserver=c910f03c09k03
    updatestatus=synced
    updatestatustime=12-04-2018 03:12:39
    vmcpus=4
    vmhost=c910f03c09
    vmmemory=8192
    vmnicnicmodel=virtio-net-pci
    vmnics=br10,br50,br4093
    vmstorage=phy:/dev/mapper/vdiskvg-vdisk00n05
    xcatmaster=c910f03c09k03

4 install

rinstall c910f03c09k05 osimage=ubuntu16.04.5-ppc64el-install-compute

Diskful installation will hit below error in console:

   ┌────────────┤ [!!] Choose a mirror of the Ubuntu archive ├─────────────┐
   │                                                                       │
   │                          Bad archive mirror                           │
   │ An error has been detected while trying to use the specified Ubuntu   │
   │ archive mirror.                                                       │
   │                                                                       │
   │ Possible reasons for the error are: incorrect mirror specified;       │
   │ mirror is not available (possibly due to an unreliable network        │
   │ connection); mirror is broken (for example because an invalid Release │
   │ file was found); mirror does not support the correct Ubuntu version.  │
   │                                                                       │
   │ Additional details may be available in /var/log/syslog or on virtual  │
   │ console 4.                                                            │
   │                                                                       │
   │ Please check the specified mirror or try a different one.             │
   │                                                                       │
   │     <Go Back>                                          <Continue>     │
   │                                                                       │
   └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘


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[hu-weihua]

https://github.com/xcat2/xcat2-task-management/issues/419

[immarvin]

fix diskless support #5902

[zet809]

hi, @hu-weihua , if the fix is verified, pls close this issue.

[hu-weihua]

Thanks @zet809, close this issue.