FreeNAS 11.1-U3 Update: "MiddlewareError" - no install

[mazab]

On a Proliant Microserver Gen8 with 16 GB RAM, this message showing up when trying to install the new update via the FreeNAS-UI:

Code:

Environment:

Software Version: FreeNAS-11.1-U2 (c636d1f4b)
Request Method: POST
Request URL: http://192.168.x.yy/system/update/apply/?uuid=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Traceback:
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/handlers/exception.py" in inner
  42.			 response = get_response(request)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py" in _legacy_get_response
  249.			 response = self._get_response(request)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py" in _get_response
  178.			 response = middleware_method(request, callback, callback_args, callback_kwargs)
File "./freenasUI/freeadmin/middleware.py" in process_view
  162.		 return login_required(view_func)(request, *view_args, **view_kwargs)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/decorators.py" in _wrapped_view
  23.				 return view_func(request, *args, **kwargs)
File "./freenasUI/system/views.py" in update_apply
  1327.				 raise MiddlewareError(handler.error)

Exception Type: MiddlewareError at /system/update/apply/
Exception Value: [MiddlewareError: Unable to activate clone environment 11.1-U3]

Any hints welcome!

 

[dlavigne]

From System -> Boot, how much space is left on the boot drive?

Also, what is the output of beadm list?

 

[Alecmascot]

Don't attempt to upgrade to U3.
See other threads for issues with the SMB user passwords database.

 

[FuriousPy]

Yes... as Alecmascot say, dont upgrade to U3, some users has problems with autentication after upgrade to U3

 

[mazab]

The freenas-is mirrored and has 27.2 GiB left over as one can see:

 

[mazab]

beadm list

What's that? Sorry I'm too new to FreeBSD :8

 

[dlavigne]

What's that? Sorry I'm too new to FreeBSD :8

A command to type into the shell.

 

[mazab]

Code:

[root@nas1-18 ~]# beadm list																										
BE			  Active Mountpoint  Space Created				 Nickname														  
default		 NR	 /		  843.3M 2018-03-15 22:55		default															
Initial-Install -	  -			7.3M 2018-03-15 23:09		Initial-Install

 

[dlavigne]

I wonder if it is a transient error. We've had 3 reports of this over the past year, none of which could be reproduced: https://redmine.ixsystems.com/proje...sues=1&q=Unable+to+activate+clone+environment.

Have you tried again? Does it fail with the same message?

 

[mazab]

Tried it several times and with manual update as well. The message is allways the same.

 

[mazab]

The problem is gone.
I freshly installed 11.1-U2 on a 8GB USB boot drive in another Microserver Gen8 box (with a different cpu - if that matters) and replayed my config.
So far the system was booting and working. Also added some datasets to the data disks and added user rights. Then safed the config of that state, booted from the original 2x32GB mirrored boot device (and original Microserver) and immediately replayed the last config. Don't be surprised about the weird procedure - the goal of this wasn't to solve the problem but to make some temperature tests.

After that it was possible to update from 11.1-U2 to 11.1-U4 without any issue so far.