Issue #7773
closed
pulp_installer fails to install redis due to no EPEL7
Description
On CentOS 7 / RHEL 7, since recent refactoring, the role pulp_redis fails to install the package "redis" unless EPEL7 was already added to the system by the user.
(Our molecule CI's CentOS 7 docker image does install EPEL7, so it is not catching this bug.)
There are 4 possible solutions:
- Copy the EPEL tasks from pulp_common to pulp_redis
- Refactor the tasks into a common dependency/included role "pulp_repos", that presumably accepts variables from dependant roles like pulp_redis and pulp_common.
- Use the SCL instead, which is what the Katello / Satellite build team prefer.
- Ask if the task system refactoring will eliminate the need for redis altogether (so #1 would be a temporary hack.)
#3 would be especially time-consuming to implement in-place upgrade logic due to: * This looks problematic to migrate the redis database because of on different /var path. * If were to clear the redis database instead, we'd need to finish all Pulp tasks 1st.
Katello is working around this by calling a separate EPEL role.
Related issues
Updated by mdepaulo@redhat.com over 3 years ago
- Assignee set to mdepaulo@redhat.com
Updated by mdepaulo@redhat.com over 3 years ago
- Status changed from NEW to ASSIGNED
Updated by luto about 3 years ago
Just ran into this in #8531. I am happy to take this on, if you'd like. Which of the 4 possible solutions do you prefer?
Updated by luto about 3 years ago
pre_tasks:
- name: install EPEL
yum:
name: epel-release
become: yes
roles:
- pulp.pulp_installer.pulp_all_services
Temporary fix for anyone else coming across this.
Updated by pulpbot about 3 years ago
- Status changed from ASSIGNED to POST
Added by luto about 3 years ago
Added by luto about 3 years ago
Revision bf10221a | View on GitHub
fix redis in getting started guide
Installing on a fresh CentOS 7 box is currently broken, because EPEL is missing. This adds a temporary fix until the role itself is fixed, so users can actually install pulp.
Updated by mdepaulo@redhat.com about 3 years ago
- Has duplicate Issue #8531: "Getting started" guide fails at redis added
Updated by ttereshc about 3 years ago
- Status changed from POST to MODIFIED
- Quarter changed from Q4-2020 to Q1-2021
Updated by mdepaulo@redhat.com almost 3 years ago
- Status changed from MODIFIED to CLOSED - CURRENTRELEASE
Fixed in 3.12.1 .
Updated by mdepaulo@redhat.com almost 3 years ago
My previous comment was incorrect, and this issue isn't really "fixed", just a workaround in the example doc.
We will fix it as part of #8701
Updated by mdepaulo@redhat.com almost 3 years ago
- Related to Story #8701: As a pulp_installer user, I can use the full logic to add repos to the system no matter which role I apply added
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fix redis in getting started guide
Installing on a fresh CentOS 7 box is currently broken, because EPEL is missing. This adds a temporary fix until the role itself is fixed, so users can actually install pulp.
ref #7773 https://pulp.plan.io/issues/7773