Update to RC1 a mess, "failed to activate/delete boot environment"

[diskdiddler]

Hi all

Tried installing rc1 and having issues unfortunately.

When doing it in the New UI (big suprise....) The dialogue box showing the progress disappeared.
I figure it failed somehow, so I tried again a few more times and it repeated hiding the box.

So at this point I might have multiple consecutive downloads running in the background?

I switch back to the tried and true legacy UI about 5 minutes later and I see that according to that, the new build is already downloaded. It tells me it's already installed I need to activate it in the boot menu.

I go there and try to activate the new rc1 in the list I get "failed to activate boot environment"

So now I'm concerned the build which is downloaded, isn't in good condition.

I highlight and click delete for the rc1 boot, below my beta 3.
"Failed to delete boot environment"

Ok, I reboot, try again, same error on deleting and activating


So I try a few more reboots, removal of environment and attempt updates (denied, again it's in the system, just needs activating)
Same errors.

So to summarise!:

I have a broken boot environment I can't switch to, or delete or download again.
I blame the New UI letting me instigate an upgrade multiple times by hiring the update progress box


Stuck, what now?

 

[diskdiddler]

Found the verify button in the old ui.
It has passed verification.

Can't even rename the environment!

Very large error box with stuff and then bid inside that if a trace back.

(Normal error box)
"
Request Method: POST
Request URL: http://192.168.0.9/legacy/system/bootenv/rename/11.2-RC1/
Software Version: FreeNAS-11.2-BETA3 (85d5c7542)
Exception Type: MiddlewareError
Exception Value:
[MiddlewareError: Boot Environment rename failed!]
Exception Location: ./freenasUI/system/forms.py in save, line 175
Server time: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 17:02:20 +1100
Traceback

**Z(Box inside the error box)***

Code:

Environment:

Software Version: FreeNAS-11.2-BETA3 (85d5c7542)
Request Method: POST
Request URL: http://192.168.0.9/legacy/system/bootenv/rename/11.2-RC1/


Traceback:
File "./freenasUI/system/forms.py" in save
  171.				 c.call('bootenv.update', self._name, {'name': new_name})
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/middlewared/client/client.py" in call
  432.			 raise CallTimeout("Call timeout")
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
  163.		 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 bootenv_rename
  442.				 form.save()
File "./freenasUI/system/forms.py" in save
  175.				 raise MiddlewareError(_('Boot Environment rename failed!'))
File "./freenasUI/system/forms.py" in save
  175.				 raise MiddlewareError(_('Boot Environment rename failed!'))

Exception Type: MiddlewareError at /legacy/system/bootenv/rename/11.2-RC1/
Exception Value: [MiddlewareError: Boot Environment rename failed!]

(Buttom if error box, after the meet traceback)




Request information
GET
No GET data

POST
Variable Value
name 'llll'
__form_id 'form_BootEnvRenameForm'
FILES
No FILES data

COOKIES
Variable Value
fntreeSaveStateCookie 'root'
csrftoken '********'
sessionid 'wrbk1ld0xgowhzuuj8h7jwbydddd7ai9'
META
Variable Valu

 

[dlavigne]

Notes that the associated ticket is https://redmine.ixsystems.com/issues/52083 .