[ovirt-users] Unable to delete VM disk

[cmc]

Thanks Alexander, when I upgrade I'll let you know if doesn't resolve
the issue (also am happy to let you know if it does). I haven't got a
time for when I'll upgrade at this point however.

Cheers,

Cam

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Alexander Wels <awels at redhat.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, January 12, 2017 2:09:00 PM EST cmc wrote:
>> Hi Alexander,
>>
>> That is correct. When I click remove disk, it gives me a remove disk
>> dialogue, and when I click 'OK' (whether I tick 'remove permanently'
>> or not) it will throw an exception.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Cam
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> In that case this is highly likely an instance of https://bugzilla.redhat.com/
> show_bug.cgi?id=1391466 where some of the memory cleanup code we added was a
> little to aggressive in cleaning up some of the event handlers that were
> causing memory leaks. 4.0.6 should have that issue fixed.
>
> Basically when the remove disk dialog pops up, the handlers/memory structures
> were cleaned up when they shouldn't have been causing the exception you are
> seeing.
>
> Alexander
>
>> On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:53 PM, Alexander Wels <awels at redhat.com> wrote:
>> > On Friday, December 30, 2016 11:45:20 AM EST cmc wrote:
>> >> Hi Alexander,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks. I've attached the log. Relevant error is the last entry.
>> >>
>> >> Kind regards,
>> >>
>> >> Cam
>> >
>> > Just to be clear on the flow when this occurs, you do the following on a
>> > VM
>> > that is shut down:
>> >
>> > 1. Select the VM in the VM grid.
>> > 2. Click edit and the edit VM dialog pops up.
>> > 3. In the General tab you scroll down a little until you see the instance
>> >
>> > Images widget that has the disk listed. You have 3 options:
>> >   - Edit (edit disk)
>> >   - + (add new row, that will give you the option to attach/create a disk)
>> >   - - (remove disk)
>> >
>> > You click - (remove disk)?
>> > 4. You get the exception?
>> >
>> > Alexander
>> >
>> >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 3:12 PM, Alexander Wels <awels at redhat.com> wrote:
>> >> > On Wednesday, December 14, 2016 11:51:49 AM EST cmc wrote:
>> >> >> Having some difficulty in getting the permutation string currently, as
>> >> >> I can't get a cache.html file to appear in the Network section of the
>> >> >> debugger, and both browsers I'm using (Chrome and FIrefox) do not
>> >> >> print the permutation ID at the bottom of the console output. I'll see
>> >> >> if I can get some more detail on how this works from some searching
>> >> >
>> >> > I improved that, I just haven't updated the wiki, as soon as you
>> >> > install
>> >> > the symbol maps, and you can recreate the issue, then the UI.log should
>> >> > have the unobfuscated stack trace, so you don't have to do all that
>> >> > stuff
>> >> > manually anymore.
>> >> >
>> >> >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 8:21 AM, Fred Rolland <frolland at redhat.com>
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >> >> > The UI log is obfuscated.
>> >> >> > Can you please follow instruction on [1] and reproduce so that we
>> >> >> > get a
>> >> >> > human readable log.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > [1]
>> >> >> > http://www.ovirt.org/develop/developer-guide/engine/engine-debug-obf
>> >> >> > usc
>> >> >> > ate
>> >> >> > d-ui/>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 7:42 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> Sorry, forgot the version: 4.0.5.5-1.el7.centos
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 5:37 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> > On the VM in the list of VMs, by right-clicking on it. It then
>> >> >> >> > gives
>> >> >> >> > you a pop up window to edit the VM, starting in the 'General'
>> >> >> >> > section
>> >> >> >> > (much as when you create a new one)
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Cam
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 5:04 PM, Fred Rolland
>> >> >> >> > <frolland at redhat.com>
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Which version are you using ?
>> >> >> >> >> When you mention "Edit", on which entity is it performed.?
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> The disks are currently not part of the edit VM window.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> >> >> Freddy
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 6:06 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>> This VM wasn't running.
>> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 4:02 PM, Elad Ben Aharon
>> >> >> >> >>> <ebenahar at redhat.com>
>> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >>> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>> > In general, in order to delete a disk while it is attached to
>> >> >> >> >>> > a
>> >> >> >> >>> > running
>> >> >> >> >>> > VM,
>> >> >> >> >>> > the disk has to be deactivated (hotunplugged) first so it
>> >> >> >> >>> > won't
>> >> >> >> >>> > be
>> >> >> >> >>> > accessible for read and write from the VM.
>> >> >> >> >>> > In the 'edit' VM prompt there is no option to deactivate the
>> >> >> >> >>> > disk,
>> >> >> >> >>> > it
>> >> >> >> >>> > should
>> >> >> >> >>> > be done from the disks subtab under the virtual machine.
>> >> >> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >> >>> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 5:33 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>> >> Actually, I just tried to create a new disk via the 'Edit'
>> >> >> >> >>> >> menu
>> >> >> >> >>> >> once
>> >> >> >> >>> >> I'd deleted it from the 'Disks' tab, and it threw an
>> >> >> >> >>> >> exception.
>> >> >> >> >>> >>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> Attached is the console log.
>> >> >> >> >>> >>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 3:24 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > Hi Elad,
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > I was trying to delete the disk via the 'edit' menu, but
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > noticed
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > just
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > now that there was a 'disks' tab when the machine was
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > highlighted.
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > This has a 'activate/deactivate' function, and once
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > deactivated,
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > was
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > able to remove it without error.
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > It does offer the option of deleting the disk when right
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > clicking
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > on
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > the VM and choosing 'edit', however, there is no
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > 'deactivate'
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > option.
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > Not sure if this is by design (so that users should look
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > elsewhere).
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > I
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > can still try to run the delete from the 'Edit' page, and
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > capture
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > browser console output. Otherwise, apologies for troubling
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > you
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > with
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > this.
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > Kind regards,
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > Cam
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Elad Ben Aharon
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > <ebenahar at redhat.com>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> There is no indication for image deletion in engine.log
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> The browser console log is located in your browser under
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> 'settings'->'developer'.
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> Please try to delete a disk as you tried before, get the
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> console
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> log
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> and
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> provide it.
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> Thanks
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 7:40 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com>
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> Hi Eled,
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> I've attached the ui log and the engine log but I'm not
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> sure
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> what
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> the
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> browser console log is - there is a 'console.log' in
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> /var/log/ovirt-engine,
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> but it is zero size (do I have to turn up debugging
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> perhaps?).
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> Kind regards,
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> Cam
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Elad Ben Aharon
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> <ebenahar at redhat.com>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> > Hi,
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> > Please attach browser console log and engine.log
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> > Thanks
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> > On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 8:04 PM, cmc
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> > <iucounu at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> > wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> Just another note on this: I now get a UI exception
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> every
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> time I
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> try
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> to provision a disk, although it does succeed so. I'm
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> guessing
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> something else is going on, but there is no error in
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> the
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> engine
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> log.
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 2:54 PM, cmc
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> <iucounu at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > I'm trying to delete a disk from a host I have shut
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > down,
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > as I
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > need
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > to
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > provision a larger one. When I try to delete it, it
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > gives
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > me
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > an
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > exception on the UI. I've tried removing the
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > bootable
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > flag,
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > and
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > creating another disk, but it still won't allow the
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > deletion
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > of
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > the
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > disk. I can't see a relevant error in the engine
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > log,
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > though
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > there
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > are
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > errors in the UI log, but I expect that is just as
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > result
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > of
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > the
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > underlying issue with deleting the disk.
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> > Cam
>> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >>
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