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Unable to change boot environment on SCALE 21.08-BETA.2 via midcli

Description

An error occurred with network access that caused the webUI to become lost. The system was recently upgraded to 21.08-BETA.2 via the UI. The webUI was no longer accessble and attempts to revert back to 21.08-BETA.1 bootenv via the bundled cli failed.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Access the system via direct console (networking was down, could not SSH)

2. Via the CLI: [truenas]> system bootenv activate id="21.08-BETA.1"

This exception is thrown: https://github.com/truenas/middleware/blob/master/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/bootenv.py#L171

A stacktrace was not captured since the system was accessed via IPMI console (no copy/paste).

Workaround Used:

1. Dropped to root shell to run zectl directly

2. truenas# zectl activate 21.08-BETA.1

3. truenas# reboot now

Successful reboot into 21.08-BETA.1 and webUI access was restored. Expected "official CLI" to be able to change the boot enviornment.

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Lucas Gautier October 28, 2021 at 4:25 AM

Confirmed this issue is now fixed on 22.02-RC.1. Attached a screenshot showing successful change via midcli. This should be OK to close.

Should have waited for RC.1 but oh well!

Lucas Gautier October 28, 2021 at 4:11 AM

Just attempted to recreate 21.08-BETA.2 but this version is not available since the release of 22.02-RC.1. I will attempt to re-create the issue on 22.02-RC.1.

 

Lucas Gautier October 28, 2021 at 3:47 AM
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Update 2021-10-27 11:34PM:

This sub-issue is also resolved on 22.02-RC.1. The UI can successfully delete/activate bootenvs. The UI and zectl are now in sync (as expected).

 

Been trying to re-create the issue on this bug ticket - but having issues managing boot environments at /ui/system/boot - having to use zectl exclusively since the UI is not allowing the deletion of older boot environments (to free up boot pool space). My next attempt will be creating a new 21.08-BETA.2 bootenv from 21.08-BETA.1 and will retry the bootenv change via midcli (not zectl or UI).

Please let me know if a separate bug should be opened for being unable to activate or delete boot environments at /ui/system/boot on 21.08-BETA.1 - a separate issue discovered ( a debug bundle for this separate issue has been saved):

  • Selecting "Delete" doesn't remove the bootenv, zectl list shows the bootenv as available/existing

  • UI throws no errors of being unable to delete a bootenv

  • Selecting "Activate" does not operate reliably: some attempts display an error/stacktrace of being unable to activate a bootenv and sometimes the bootenv would successfully change (as expected)

  • zectl appears to be the only reliable method to manage bootenvs, the UI does not appear to reliably function

Bonnie Follweiler October 25, 2021 at 7:57 PM

Hello ,

Would you please recreate the issue and then run a debug? Thank you!

 

Lucas Gautier October 25, 2021 at 7:41 PM

The SCALE system was reverted to 21.08-BETA.1 and been running on this version for ~1 day to restore functionality.

Does the error need to be replicated on 21.08-BETA.2 and then request the debug file?

 

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Created October 24, 2021 at 6:05 PM
Updated July 6, 2022 at 8:57 PM
Resolved October 28, 2021 at 4:18 PM
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