Ops Center LDOM Deployment - ERROR java.io.IOException: Unable to create installadm service <HOSTNAME>_xxxx (Doc ID 1515074.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 28, 2020

Applies to:

Symptoms

The issue is that the LDOM is created but the manifest creation step is failing during the provisioning step.

For example when Installation Plan fails on OPS Proxy with

 Task   : Configure Install Server
           Task Run ID : 98230
           Target : <IP>
           Status : ROLLBACK_SUCCESS
           Result : Cleanup completed for client '<HOSTNAME>'.
           Logs   :
               04/29/2015 02:42:35 PM CEST INFO Invoking the prepare method of this target. (15018)
               04/29/2015 02:42:35 PM CEST INFO Successfully constructed client override information for <MAC>
               04/29/2015 02:42:35 PM CEST INFO Task is posted to the Proxy Controller (<HOSTNAME>-d7399c78), from the Enterprise Controller. (15011)
               04/29/2015 02:42:36 PM CEST INFO Task is received by the Proxy Controller. (15012)
               04/29/2015 02:42:36 PM CEST INFO Successfully got client information: <HOSTNAME>
               04/29/2015 02:42:36 PM CEST INFO Start enabling Client ID: <MAC>
               04/29/2015 02:42:36 PM CEST INFO Successfully got profile information: <HOSTNAME>
               04/29/2015 02:42:36 PM CEST INFO Successfully got payload information: <HOSTNAME>
               04/29/2015 02:42:36 PM CEST INFO Successfully got the client override information: <HOSTNAME>
               04/29/2015 02:42:36 PM CEST INFO Starting configuration of client: <HOSTNAME>
               04/29/2015 02:42:36 PM CEST INFO Start configuring client '<HOSTNAME>' using Auto Install..
               04/29/2015 02:42:41 PM CEST ERROR java.io.IOException: Unable to create installadm service <HOSTNAME>_oc_solaris_sparc_2. Output from command
               04/29/2015 02:42:41 PM CEST ERROR at com.sun.hss.services.osdeployment.impl.ai.CreateServiceExecutor.createService(CreateServiceExecutor.java:47)
               04/29/2015 02:42:41 PM CEST ERROR at com.sun.hss.services.osdeployment.impl.ai.InstallAdmExecutor.createService(InstallAdmExecutor.java

Changes

A previously deployed LDOM guest <HOSTNAME> was removed to try to fix a VNIC problem.  Subsequent re-deployments of this LDOM (using the same name: <HOSTNAME>) are failing at the "installadm create-manifest" phase.

Cause

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