On Fri, 28 Nov 2014, John Roberts wrote:
> Hi Denice,
>
> Thank you. Since these ZFS packages seem to rely strongly on a specific
> version of a package found in a third-party repository that can be updated
> separately from the ZFS packages, would it make sense (or be possible) for
> the sl-addons repository to contain a copy of the dkms package that is always
> updated in parallel with the ZFS packages?
I found the post about this in the ZoL mailing list archives:
https://groups.google.com/a/zfsonlinux.org/forum/#!topic/zfs-discuss/nbuRKb7Zzno
cheers, etc.
> On 2014-11-27 5:20 PM, Denice wrote:
>> On Thu, 27 Nov 2014, John Roberts wrote:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Installing ZFS from the sl-addons repository is failing on one of our
>> > servers. Are there known problems with these packages in the
>> > sl-addons repository? Should I use the ZFSOnLinux project's own
>> > repository instead?
>>
>> I just did a double-check with reposync to see if something has
>> changed in the ZFSOnLinux tree at:
>> http://archive.zfsonlinux.org/
>>
>> On Oct. 9th they added these updated packages:
>>
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 user 31768 Oct 9 15:40 libuutil1-0.6.3-1.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 user 26716 Oct 9 15:40 libnvpair1-0.6.3-1.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 user 111596 Oct 9 15:40 libzfs2-0.6.3-1.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 user 274724 Oct 9 15:40
>> libzfs2-devel-0.6.3-1.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 user 385952 Oct 9 15:40 libzpool2-0.6.3-1.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 user 492148 Oct 9 15:40 spl-dkms-0.6.3-1.1.el6.noarch.rpm
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 user 22388 Oct 9 15:40 spl-0.6.3-1.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 user 288780 Oct 9 15:40 zfs-0.6.3-1.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 user 1886780 Oct 9 15:40 zfs-dkms-0.6.3-1.1.el6.noarch.rpm
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 user 42704 Oct 9 15:40 zfs-test-0.6.3-1.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 user 8932 Oct 9 15:40 zfs-dracut-0.6.3-1.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>>
>> perhaps they work better with the version of dkms that is currently
>> in EPEL.
>>
>> We have had good luck with the June version of the ZFSOnLinux repository
>> and the EPEL version of dkms: # dkms-2.2.0.3-20.el6.noarch
>>
>> It might be wise to keep a copy of the EPEL dkms rpm for future reference,
>> we certainly will, since we want to be able to repeat an installation
>> base in the future for well-tested versions of software.
>>
>> Note that the ZOL archive has some older versions of dkms in it; i.e.
>> Jun 26 13:06 dkms-2.2.0.3-14.zfs1.el6.noarch.rpm
>> Jul 14 14:36 dkms-2.2.0.3-2.zfs1.el6.noarch.rpm
>>
>> cheers,
>> Denice
>>
>> > A complete description of what I've done to install ZFS follows.
>> >
>> > Cheers, John Roberts
>> > SNOLAB
>> >
>> > I wish to install the ZFS filesystem on one of our Scientific Linux
>> > servers. Before today, the server ran SL 6.3. ZFS is found in the
>> > sl-addons repo which was not added until SL 6.4. So, I installed
>> > yum-conf-sl6x and ran "yum update" to bring the server up to SL 6.6,
>> > and rebooted after this was done. So far, so good.
>> >
>> > After the reboot, I enabled sl-addons in the
>> > /etc/yum.repos.d/sl-other.repo file. We already have the epel
>> > repository enabled on this system (required for dkms).
>> >
>> > When I perform "yum install zfs", there are errors displayed while
>> > installing two of the dependency packages:
>> >
>> > spl-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch
>> > > > cp: cannot stat `/var/lib/dkms/spl/0.6.3/build/spl_config.h': No
>> > > such > cp: file or directory
>> > > > cp: cannot stat
>> > > `/var/lib/dkms/spl/0.6.3/build/module/Module.symvers': > cp: No such
>> > > file or directory
>> >
>> > zfs-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch
>> > > > Non-fatal POSTIN scriptlet failure in rpm package >
>> > > zfs-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch
>> > > > Removing old zfs-0.6.3 DKMS files...
>> > > > > ------------------------------
>> > > > Deleting module version: 0.6.3
>> > > > completely from the DKMS tree.
>> > > > ------------------------------
>> > > > Done.
>> > > > Loading new zfs-0.6.3 DKMS files...
>> > > > Building for 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64
>> > > > Building initial module for 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64
>> > > > configure: error:
>> > > > *** Please make sure the kmod spl devel package for your
>> > > distribution
>> > > > *** is installed then try again. If that fails you can specify
>> > > > the
>> > > > *** location of the spl source with the '--with-spl=PATH' option.
>> > > > Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: >
>> > > 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64 (x86_64)
>> > > > Consult /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.3/build/make.log for more
>> > > > information.
>> > > > warning: %post(zfs-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch) scriptlet failed, exit
>> > > > status 10
>> >
>> > After this install (which otherwise claims to be successful, even
>> > "echo $?" returns 0), the ZFS programs do not work, and the zfs.ko
>> > module cannot be found:
>> >
>> > > [root@tremor log]# zpool list
>> > > Failed to load ZFS module stack.
>> > > Load the module manually by running 'insmod <location>/zfs.ko' as
>> > > root.
>> > > [root@tremor log]# sh /etc/cron.daily/mlocate.cron
>> > > [root@tremor log]# locate zfs.ko
>> >
>> > Complete transcript of the install process follows.
>> >
>> > > [root@tremor log]# yum install zfs
>> > > Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, security
>> > > Setting up Install Process
>> > > Resolving Dependencies
>> > > --> Running transaction check
>> > > ---> Package zfs.x86_64 0:0.6.3-1.el6 will be installed
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: zfs-kmod = 0.6.3 for package: -->
>> > > zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: spl = 0.6.3 for package:
>> > > zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: libzpool2 = 0.6.3 for package: -->
>> > > zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: libzfs2 = 0.6.3 for package: -->
>> > > zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: libuutil1 = 0.6.3 for package: -->
>> > > zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: libnvpair1 = 0.6.3 for package: -->
>> > > zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: libzpool.so.2()(64bit) for package: -->
>> > > zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: libzfs_core.so.1()(64bit) for package:
>> > > --> zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: libzfs.so.2()(64bit) for package: -->
>> > > zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: libuutil.so.1()(64bit) for package: -->
>> > > zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: libnvpair.so.1()(64bit) for package: -->
>> > > zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > --> Running transaction check
>> > > ---> Package libnvpair1.x86_64 0:0.6.3-1.el6 will be installed
>> > > ---> Package libuutil1.x86_64 0:0.6.3-1.el6 will be installed
>> > > ---> Package libzfs2.x86_64 0:0.6.3-1.el6 will be installed
>> > > ---> Package libzpool2.x86_64 0:0.6.3-1.el6 will be installed
>> > > ---> Package spl.x86_64 0:0.6.3-1.el6 will be installed
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: spl-kmod = 0.6.3 for package: -->
>> > > spl-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > ---> Package zfs-dkms.noarch 0:0.6.3-1.el6 will be installed
>> > > --> Processing Dependency: dkms >= 2.2.0.3-20 for package: -->
>> > > zfs-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch
>> > > --> Running transaction check
>> > > ---> Package dkms.noarch 0:2.2.0.3-28.git.7c3e7c5.el6 will be
>> > > installed
>> > > ---> Package spl-dkms.noarch 0:0.6.3-1.el6 will be installed
>> > > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>> > >
>> > > Dependencies Resolved
>> > >
>> > > ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================
>> > >
>> > > Package Arch
>> > > Version
>> > > Repository
>> > > Size
>> > > ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================
>> > >
>> > > Installing:
>> > > zfs x86_64
>> > > 0.6.3-1.el6
>> > > sl-addons
>> > > 282 k
>> > > Installing for dependencies:
>> > > dkms noarch
>> > > 2.2.0.3-28.git.7c3e7c5.el6 epel
>> > > 77 k
>> > > libnvpair1 x86_64
>> > > 0.6.3-1.el6
>> > > sl-addons
>> > > 26 k
>> > > libuutil1 x86_64
>> > > 0.6.3-1.el6
>> > > sl-addons
>> > > 31 k
>> > > libzfs2 x86_64
>> > > 0.6.3-1.el6
>> > > sl-addons
>> > > 109 k
>> > > libzpool2 x86_64
>> > > 0.6.3-1.el6
>> > > sl-addons
>> > > 377 k
>> > > spl x86_64
>> > > 0.6.3-1.el6
>> > > sl-addons
>> > > 22 k
>> > > spl-dkms noarch
>> > > 0.6.3-1.el6
>> > > sl-addons
>> > > 480 k
>> > > zfs-dkms noarch
>> > > 0.6.3-1.el6
>> > > sl-addons
>> > > 1.8 M
>> > >
>> > > Transaction Summary
>> > > ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================
>> > >
>> > > Install 9 Package(s)
>> > >
>> > > Total download size: 3.2 M
>> > > Installed size: 16 M
>> > > Is this ok [y/N]: y
>> > > Downloading Packages:
>> > > (1/9): dkms-2.2.0.3-28.git.7c3e7c5.el6.noarch.rpm
>> > > | 77 kB 00:00
>> > > (2/9): libnvpair1-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> > > | 26 kB 00:00
>> > > (3/9): libuutil1-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> > > | 31 kB 00:00
>> > > (4/9): libzfs2-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> > > | 109 kB 00:00
>> > > (5/9): libzpool2-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> > > | 377 kB 00:00
>> > > (6/9): spl-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> > > | 22 kB 00:00
>> > > (7/9): spl-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch.rpm
>> > > | 480 kB 00:00
>> > > (8/9): zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
>> > > | 282 kB 00:00
>> > > (9/9): zfs-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch.rpm
>> > > | 1.8 MB 00:01
>> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > >
>> > > Total
>> > > 748 kB/s | 3.2 MB 00:04
>> > > Running rpm_check_debug
>> > > Running Transaction Test
>> > > Transaction Test Succeeded
>> > > Running Transaction
>> > > Installing : libuutil1-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64 Installing : 1/9
>> > > Installing : libnvpair1-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64 Installing : 2/9
>> > > Installing : libzpool2-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64 Installing : 3/9
>> > > Installing : dkms-2.2.0.3-28.git.7c3e7c5.el6.noarch Installing : 4/9
>> > > Installing : spl-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch Installing : 5/9
>> > > Removing old spl-0.6.3 DKMS files...
>> > >
>> > > -------- Uninstall Beginning --------
>> > > Module: spl
>> > > Version: 0.6.3
>> > > Kernel: 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64 (x86_64)
>> > > -------------------------------------
>> > >
>> > > Status: This module version was INACTIVE for this kernel.
>> > > depmod...
>> > >
>> > > DKMS: uninstall completed.
>> > >
>> > > ------------------------------
>> > > Deleting module version: 0.6.3
>> > > completely from the DKMS tree.
>> > > ------------------------------
>> > > Done.
>> > > Loading new spl-0.6.3 DKMS files...
>> > > Building for 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64
>> > > Building initial module for 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64
>> > > Done.
>> > >
>> > > spl:
>> > > Running module version sanity check.
>> > > - Original module
>> > > - No original module exists within this kernel
>> > > - Installation
>> > > - Installing to /lib/modules/2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64/extra/
>> > >
>> > > splat.ko:
>> > > Running module version sanity check.
>> > > - Original module
>> > > - No original module exists within this kernel
>> > > - Installation
>> > > - Installing to /lib/modules/2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64/extra/
>> > > Adding any weak-modules
>> > >
>> > > Running the post_install script:
>> > > cp: cannot stat `/var/lib/dkms/spl/0.6.3/build/spl_config.h': No
>> > > such file cp: or directory
>> > > cp: cannot stat
>> > > `/var/lib/dkms/spl/0.6.3/build/module/Module.symvers': No cp: such
>> > > file or directory
>> > >
>> > > depmod...
>> > >
>> > > DKMS: install completed.
>> > > Installing : spl-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64 Installing : 6/9
>> > > Installing : zfs-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch Installing : 7/9
>> > > Non-fatal POSTIN scriptlet failure in rpm package
>> > > zfs-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch
>> > > Removing old zfs-0.6.3 DKMS files...
>> > >
>> > > ------------------------------
>> > > Deleting module version: 0.6.3
>> > > completely from the DKMS tree.
>> > > ------------------------------
>> > > Done.
>> > > Loading new zfs-0.6.3 DKMS files...
>> > > Building for 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64
>> > > Building initial module for 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64
>> > > configure: error:
>> > > *** Please make sure the kmod spl devel package for your
>> > > distribution
>> > > *** is installed then try again. If that fails you can specify the
>> > > *** location of the spl source with the '--with-spl=PATH' option.
>> > > Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel:
>> > > 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64 (x86_64)
>> > > Consult /var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.3/build/make.log for more information.
>> > > warning: %post(zfs-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch) scriptlet failed, exit
>> > > status
>> > > 10
>> > > Installing : libzfs2-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64 Installing : 8/9
>> > > Installing : zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64 Installing : 9/9
>> > > Verifying : spl-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > 1/9
>> > > Verifying : zfs-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > 2/9
>> > > Verifying : zfs-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch
>> > > 3/9
>> > > Verifying : dkms-2.2.0.3-28.git.7c3e7c5.el6.noarch
>> > > 4/9
>> > > Verifying : libnvpair1-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > 5/9
>> > > Verifying : libzfs2-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > 6/9
>> > > Verifying : libzpool2-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > 7/9
>> > > Verifying : spl-dkms-0.6.3-1.el6.noarch
>> > > 8/9
>> > > Verifying : libuutil1-0.6.3-1.el6.x86_64
>> > > 9/9
>> > >
>> > > Installed:
>> > > zfs.x86_64 0:0.6.3-1.el6
>> > >
>> > > Dependency Installed:
>> > > dkms.noarch 0:2.2.0.3-28.git.7c3e7c5.el6 libnvpair1.x86_64
>> > > 0:0.6.3-1.el6 libuutil1.x86_64 0:0.6.3-1.el6 libzfs2.x86_64
>> > > 0:0.6.3-1.el6 libzpool2.x86_64 0:0.6.3-1.el6 spl.x86_64
>> > > 0:0.6.3-1.el6
>> > > spl-dkms.noarch 0:0.6.3-1.el6 zfs-dkms.noarch
>> > > 0:0.6.3-1.el6
>> > >
>> > > Complete!
>> > > [root@tremor log]# zpool list
>> > > Failed to load ZFS module stack.
>> > > Load the module manually by running 'insmod <location>/zfs.ko' as
>> > > root.
>> > > [root@tremor log]# sh /etc/cron.daily/mlocate.cron
>> > > [root@tremor log]# locate zfs.ko
>> >
>> > Cheers, John Roberts
>> > SNOLAB
>>
>>
>
>
>
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