Examining the auto deploy script...

The Zenoss auto deploy script contains lines:

epel_rpm_url=http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/$elv/$arch

echo "Installing EPEL Repo"
wget -r -l1 --no-parent -A 'epel*.rpm' $epel_rpm_url
try yum -y --nogpgcheck localinstall */pub/epel/$elv/$arch/epel-*.rpm
disable_repo epel

This

gets various rpm packages from the fedoraproject site and then installs them.

The latest pair of changes to the epel-rpm-macros.rpm seem to suggest that the python-macros were dropped from this package as they were now in the python-rpm-macros package. A dependency to this package was also added to the epel-rpm-macros package.
however, as the zenoss install script only downloads packages called epel* , it does not pickup the python-rpm-macros package

Perhaps this needs adding into the zenoss auto deploy script

I've been playing around with this and adding some further wget and yum lines around line 184 or so of the script to get and install the dependencies before installing the epel repo enables Zenoss to install ok...

echo "Installing EPEL Repo"

# get python macros dependencies and install
wget -r -l1 --no-parent -A 'python-rpm-macros*.rpm' $epel_rpm_url	
wget -r -l1 --no-parent -A 'python-srpm-macros*.rpm' $epel_rpm_url	
wget -r -l1 --no-parent -A 'python2-rpm-macros*.rpm' $epel_rpm_url	
try yum -y --nogpgcheck localinstall */pub/epel/$elv/$arch/python*rpm*.rpm

wget -r -l1 --no-parent -A 'epel*.rpm' $epel_rpm_url
try yum -y --nogpgcheck localinstall */pub/epel/$elv/$arch/epel-*.rpm
disable_repo epel

I have done some work with this autodeploy script, following on from Pheripheral's good work above.

I found lots more breakages in the pre-req / co-req chains. I have put the package on GitHub at https://github.com/jcurry/Zenoss_4.2.5_core-autodeploy - it has a small README. Basically, you start with the install item on the wiki at http://wiki.zenoss.org/Install_Zenoss#Auto-deploy_Installation and then replace core-autodeploy.sh from the Zenoss package with core-autodeploy.sh_update_20161208_zenup from my Git repository.

This version of the autodeploy script also installs zenup and the latest update (as of Dec 9th 2016) SUP - 671.

So far, I have only tested this on a VM with 1 CPU, 4GB RAM, running 64-bit CentOS 6.3.

If anyone else wants to test this (on a crash-and-burn system), I'd appreciate feedback.

Cheers,

Jane

Email: jane.curry@skills-1st.co.uk    Web: https://www.skills-1st.co.uk

Thanks very much for the script update.

I'm aiming to test this on a new Centos Build, but very unlikely this will be before the end of the year now.

Will report back once done (in January sometime probably)

After lots of playing (and failings) of auto-deploy scripts, I managed to find some *VERY* *VERY* simple instructions to get 4.2.5 up and running within 20 minutes without a single hitch.

I got fed up of trying different methods and complex instructions. Nearly threw in the towel and went Zabbix.

Yes, a couple of manual steps (downloading JRE), but I am sure someone can quickly automate this.

Taking no credit for the work, just the find!

https://geekpeek.net/install-zenoss-monitoring-server-centos-6/

Thanks, Neil.

Sorry you have had such a rough time with autodeploy scripts. I have been trying to update these. If you have tried with my scripts posted in the last few days -https://github.com/jcurry/Zenoss_4.2.5_core-autodeploy/tree/master - and you have failed, I would appreciate feedback. The master branch is for CentOS; the ubuntu git branch is for Ubuntu.

Cheers,

Jane

Email: jane.curry@skills-1st.co.uk    Web: https://www.skills-1st.co.uk

@Jcurry

Just pasing by and saw this.

During december, i installed using the script linked in the wiki.

I had to do some manual stuff to get it working:

Install:
yum erase rrdtool -y
rpm -Uvh perl-rrdtool-1.4.7-1.el6.rfx.x86_64.rpm rrdtool-1.4.7-1.el6.rfx.x86_64.rpm rrdtool-devel-1.4.7-1.el6.rfx.x86_64.rpm

#Java
alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/bin/java 1
alternatives --config java

# edite coredeploy to remove the part that instals rrdtool
./core-autodeploy.sh

Thanks Rcocchiararo2 - as you point out, it rather depends on what you already have installed on your box. I started without either rrdtool or Java.

Ho hum - nothing is ever perfect *wink*

Cheers,

Jane

Email: jane.curry@skills-1st.co.uk    Web: https://www.skills-1st.co.uk