Summary
On Oracle Linux 8, the Node Update script may fail.
Symptoms
Applying Node Update fails with the following error:
... Cleaning up / removing... ... error: earlyoom-1.7.0-1.el8.x86_64: erase failed ... Update finished: 2024-09-06 17:11:44+0000
Affected Products
FlashGrid Cluster on AWS/Azure/GCP running Oracle Linux 8
FlashGrid Server on AWS/Azure running Oracle Linux 8
FlashGrid Storage Fabric (on-premises) running Oracle Linux 8
Affected Versions
The following RPM version is affected:
rpm-4.14.3-31.0.2.el8.x86_64
To determine the installed RPM version, please run:
$ rpm -q rpm
If you have an RPM version that is later than the affected version, please contact FlashGrid Support.
Root Cause (preliminary)
Likely a bug in the Oracle Linux version of the RPM package.
Workaround
If you have the affected RPM version but did not run Node Update yet:
Downgrade the RPM package to the latest good version, and then run Node Update:
# yum install -y rpm-4.14.3-31.0.1.el8.x86_64
If you have the affected RPM version and ran Node Update:
Contact FlashGrid Support.
Resolution
FlashGrid is working with Oracle to identify a permanent fix. As of now, Oracle pulled the problem version rpm-4.14.3-31.0.2.el8.x86_64 from the repositories.