OK, after a bit more experimentation, I managed to find a combination that
worked:
# Need to install a new kernel version - GW 16/12/14
> package { 'kernel-2.6.32-220.4.2.el6':
> ensure => present
> }
Cheers
Gav
On Tuesday, 16 December 2014 15:20:18 UTC, Gavin Williams wrote:
>
> Afternoon all
>
> A requirement has arisen for using Puppet to install a specific version of
> the kernel package on our Oracle Linux 6 boxes to fix a firmware issue...
>
> I thought it should be as simple as defining a package resource with the
> specific version set, ala:
>
>> # Need to install a new kernel version - GW 16/12/14
>
> package { 'kernel':
>> ensure => '2.6.32-220.4.2.el6'
>
> }
>
>
> However when I try and run that on our servers, I get:
>
>> Info: Applying configuration version '1418742083'
>> Error: Could not update: Failed to update to version 2.6.32-220.4.2.el6,
>> got version 2.6.32-220.el6 instead
>> Error:
>> /Stage[main]/Act::Server::Linux::Db::Oracle/Package[kernel]/ensure: change
>> from 2.6.32-220.el6 to 2.6.32-220.4.2.el6 failed: Could not update: Failed
>> to update to version 2.6.32-220.4.2.el6, got version 2.6.32-220.el6 instead
>
>
> Trying to apply the same resource manually using Puppet apply, I get the
> following debug output:
>
>> $ sudo puppet apply -vd -e "package { 'kernel': ensure =>
>> '2.6.32-220.4.2.el6' }"
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/concat_basedir.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in
>> /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/iptables_persistent_version.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/puppet_vardir.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/iptables_version.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/oracle_sids.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in
>> /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/postgres_default_version.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/facter_dot_d.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/oracle_db_homes.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/root_home.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/smo_version.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/pe_version.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/ip6tables_version.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/oracle_clones.rb
>> ..
>> Debug: Finishing transaction 69853968108100
>> Debug: Loaded state in 0.05 seconds
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/concat_basedir.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in
>> /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/iptables_persistent_version.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/puppet_vardir.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/iptables_version.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/oracle_sids.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in
>> /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/postgres_default_version.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/facter_dot_d.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/oracle_db_homes.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/root_home.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/smo_version.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/pe_version.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/ip6tables_version.rb
>> Info: Loading facts in /var/lib/puppet/lib/facter/oracle_clones.rb
>> Debug: Loaded state in 0.11 seconds
>> Info: Applying configuration version '1418742609'
>> Debug: /Schedule[daily]: Skipping device resources because running on a
>> host
>> Debug: /Schedule[monthly]: Skipping device resources because running on a
>> host
>> Debug: /Schedule[hourly]: Skipping device resources because running on a
>> host
>> Debug: Prefetching yum resources for package
>> Debug: Executing '/bin/rpm --version'
>> Debug: Executing '/bin/rpm -qa --nosignature --nodigest --qf '%{NAME}
>> %|EPOCH?{%{EPOCH}}:{0}| %{VERSION} %{RELEASE} %{ARCH}
>> ''
>> Debug: Package[kernel](provider=yum): Ensuring => 2.6.32-220.4.2.el6
>> Debug: Executing '/bin/rpm -q kernel --nosignature --nodigest --qf
>> %{NAME} %|EPOCH?{%{EPOCH}}:{0}| %{VERSION} %{RELEASE} %{ARCH}
>> '
>>
>> *Debug: Package[kernel](provider=yum): Downgrading package kernel from
>> version 2.6.32-220.el6 to 2.6.32-220.4.2.el6*Debug: Executing
>> '/usr/bin/yum -d 0 -e 0 -y downgrade kernel-2.6.32-220.4.2.el6'
>> Debug: Executing '/bin/rpm -q kernel --nosignature --nodigest --qf
>> %{NAME} %|EPOCH?{%{EPOCH}}:{0}| %{VERSION} %{RELEASE} %{ARCH}
>> '
>> Error: Could not update: Failed to update to version
>> 2.6.32-220.4.2.el6.x86-64, got version 2.6.32-220.el6 instead
>> Error: /Stage[main]//Package[kernel]/ensure: change from 2.6.32-220.el6
>> to 2.6.32-220.4.2.el6.x86-64 failed: Could not update: Failed to update to
>> version 2.6.32-220.4.2.el6.x86-64, got version 2.6.32-220.el6 instead
>> Debug: /Schedule[never]: Skipping device resources because running on a
>> host
>> Debug: /Schedule[weekly]: Skipping device resources because running on a
>> host
>> Debug: /Schedule[puppet]: Skipping device resources because running on a
>> host
>> Debug: Finishing transaction 69853968563640
>> Debug: Storing state
>> Debug: Stored state in 0.23 seconds
>> Notice: Finished catalog run in 1.39 seconds
>
>
> I've highlighted what I think is the most useful line in there, which
> suggests that it's incorrectly trying to downgrade the kernel package from
> 2.6.32-220.el6 to 2.6.32-220.4.2.el6, which should actually be an upgrade.
>
> Any ideas if this is a known issue? Or anything I can do to make it work?
>
> Cheers
> Gavin
>
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