#4239 [fvt]2.8.5:aix 71 nimnodeset -V -f -i autotest p7hvs7br03 failed

[junxiaw]

How to reproduce:
1.down the latest build
bash-3.2# lsdef -v
lsdef - Version 2.8.4 (git commit ded873f998a889c91a169d3f870efdbebfb66243, built Mon May 12 05:06:42 EDT 2014)
bash-3.2# kdb
START END <name>
0000000000001000 0000000005840000 start+000FD8
F00000002FF47600 F00000002FFDF9C8 __ublock+000000
000000002FF22FF4 000000002FF22FF8 environ+000000
000000002FF22FF8 000000002FF22FFC errno+000000
F1000F0A00000000 F1000F0A10000000 pvproc+000000
F1000F0A10000000 F1000F0A18000000 pvthread+000000
read vscsi_scsi_ptrs OK, ptr = 0xF1000000C01E4E20
st(0)> stat
SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION:
CHRP_SMP_PCI POWER_PC POWER_7 machine with 4 available CPU(s) (64-bit registers)</name>

SYSTEM STATUS:
sysname... AIX
nodename.. p7hv16s32p13
release... 1
version... 7
build date Jan 21 2014
build time 15:27:03
label..... l2014_04A1
machine... 00F6E0324C00
nid....... F6E0324C
age of system: 76 day, 1 hr., 2 min., 21 sec.
xmalloc debug: enabled
FRRs active... 0
FRRs started.. 0

(0)>
bash-3.2# nimnodeset -V -f -i autotest p7hvs7br03
Running internal xCAT command: xdsh ...

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /bin/hostname 2>&1

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: ifconfig -a| grep "inet" 2>&1

Running internal xCAT command: xdsh ...

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /bin/hostname 2>&1

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: ifconfig -a| grep "inet" 2>&1

Running internal xCAT command: xdsh ...

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /bin/hostname 2>&1

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: ifconfig -a| grep "inet" 2>&1

Running internal xCAT command: xdsh ...

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /bin/hostname 2>&1

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: ifconfig -a| grep "inet" 2>&1

Running internal xCAT command: xdsh ...

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /bin/hostname 2>&1

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: ifconfig -a| grep "inet" 2>&1

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /bin/chmod 0644 /install/postscripts/_xcat/ca.pem 2>&1

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /bin/chmod 0644 /install/postscripts/ca/ca-cert.pem 2>&1

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /bin/chmod 0644 /install/postscripts/hostkeys/*.pub 2>&1

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /bin/chmod 0644 /etc/xcat/hostkeys/*.pub 2>&1

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /bin/chmod 0644 /install/postscripts/_ssh/authorized_keys* 2>&1

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /opt/xcat/bin/xdcp 9.114.34.137 /etc/hosts /etc 2>&1

Error: Could not copy /etc/hosts to service nodes.
Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /opt/xcat/bin/xdcp 9.114.34.137 -p -R /install/postscripts/* /install/postscripts 2>&1

Error: Could not copy /install/postscripts to service nodes.

Running command on p7hv16s32p15: /opt/xcat/bin/xdsh 9.114.34.137 "/usr/sbin/lsnim -c resources | /usr/bin/cut -f1 -d' '" 2>&1

Error: Could not get NIM resource definitions from 9.114.34.137.
Error: Could not copy NIM resources to the xCAT service nodes.

Error: Return=1.

[Guang Cheng Li]

This is caused by a problem in InstUtils.pm->is_me()

    # get all the possible IPs for the node I'm running on
    my $ipcmd = "ip addr | grep 'inet'";
    my $result = xCAT::Utils->runcmd($ipcmd, -1, 1);

The ip command does not exist on AIX.

[Guang Cheng Li]

Fixed in 2.8.5 and 2.9.

2.8.5: commit cdac8c65a1b31cc6973b672f9d94941fb7e98f05
2.9: commit 5d547f0985ae48e9a9b160d6df987633fe1fa3c0