Performing RAID configuration deletion or creation via manual cleaning using the iDRAC frequently fails and results in the following error:
ironic_client.node.wait_for_provision_state(node_uuid, 'manageable')
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ironicclient/v1/node.py", line 424, in wait_for_provision_state
'actual': node.provision_state, 'error': node.last_error})
StateTransitionFailed: Node b2455185-e1df-4f11-9cdf-8202f93a826a failed to reach state manageable. It's in state cleaning, and has error: Node b2455185-e1df-4f11-9cdf-8202f93a826a failed step {u'interface': u'raid', u'step': u'delete_configuration'}: DRAC operation failed. Reason: Unfinished config jobs found: [Job(id='JID_951427449675', name='Export Configuration', start_time='NA', until_time='NA', message='Exporting System Configuration Profile XML file.', status='Running', percent_complete='10')]. Make sure they are completed before retrying.
To reproduce, delete the RAID configuration of a node using manual cleaning:
clean_steps = [{'interface': 'raid', 'step': 'delete_configuration'}]
ironic_client.node.set_provision_state(
node_uuid,
'clean',
cleansteps=clean_steps)
ironic_client.node.wait_for_provision_state(node_uuid, 'manageable')
When the node is rebooted immediately following automatic cleaning, the iDRAC automatically creates and runs a config job called "Export Configuration". Until this job is completed, no other job can be created.
According to the iDRAC team, the correct fix for this is to wait until the iDRAC reports itself ready before attempting to create any config jobs.