On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 10:29 PM penguin pages <jeremey.wise@gmail.com> wrote:
I was avoiding reloading the OS. This to me was like "reboot as a fix"... to wipe environment out and restart, vs repair where I learn how to debug.
There is no simple and reliable way to undo 'hosted-engine --deploy'. It's not designed for that. 'ovirt-hosted-engine-cleanup' is only a partial solution, and if it does not work for you, an OS reinstall should usually be quick and easy (especially if you have PXE setup, etc.). This is unlike 'engine-setup'. engine-setup is used also for upgrades, so it's very important that it cleanly rolls back to a previous clean state if it runs into a problem. In that regard, 'engine-cleanup' is not that important as well, although we do fix bugs in it. 'hosted-engine --deploy' should always be ran on a clean and new system anyway, so if it runs into a problem, it should not be a loss to reinstall the OS.
But after weeks... I am running out of time.
Exactly. It's a tradeoff. It's simply not worth it. Sorry for the time you wasted. Please reinstall :-). That said, if you run into concrete bugs that can reliably be reproduced, including in ovirt-hosted-engine-cleanup, please report them! Thanks. Good luck and best regards, -- Didi