xCAT postscripts fail to run if installdir path is not qualified

Troubleshooting

Problem

When installing nodes using Extreme Cluster Adminstration Toolkit (xCAT), the postscripts may fail to run if the site.installdir setting is not a fully qualified path.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN Tip: Not Used

Symptom

When installing nodes using Extreme Cluster Adminstration Toolkit (xCAT), the postscripts may fail to run if the site.installdir setting is not a fully qualified path.

Affected Configurations

The system may be any of the following IBM servers:

IBM System Cluster 1350, type 0445, any model
IBM System Cluster 1350, type 0448, any model
IBM System Cluster 1350, type 1410, any model
IBM System Cluster 1350, type 4667, any model
IBM System Cluster 1350, type 4668, any model
IBM System Cluster 1350, type 4669, any model
IBM System Cluster 1350, type 4670, any model

This tip is not software specific.

This tip is not option specific.

The system has the symptom described above.

Solution

This behavior will be corrected in a future release of xCAT.

The target date for this release is scheduled for second quarter 2016.

The file is or will be available by selecting the appropriate Product Group, type of System, Product name, Product machine type, and operating system on IBM Support's Fix Central web page, at the following URL:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Workaround

When installing a node with xCAT, use a fully qualified path for the site.installdir setting.

Additional Information

A fully qualified path for site.installdir is required by xCAT.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

System x Integrated Solutions:Operating system independent / None

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Tips

xCAT postscripts fail to run if installdir path is not qualified - IBM System Cluster 1350