PowerFlex 4.X: LAG missing in dvSwitch when using PNA VXFM011

Summary: A LAG was not created on dvSwitches while deploying the Resource Group using Partial Network Automation (PNA). If dvSwitches are created ahead of time in VC without LAG and the template calls for creating LAG, it will not be created. ...

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Symptoms

PowerFlex 4.5.x M&O PFxM automation script does not create LAG on dvSwitches if the template points to existing dvSwitches without LAG.

Deployment script fails

  • Confirmation that all switch settings are correct:
    • Dell OS10 switch port-channels/VLT
    • Cisco port channel
  • After the resource group script fails, the user  Manually Creates a lag in VC and migrates to it, a retry on the resource group is completed successfully.

 

The following is seen in thin-deployer logs: 

exception.log:

 

#<RuntimeError: env --unset=RUBYOPT --unset=GEM_HOME --unset=RUBYLIB --unset=GEM_PATH --unset=BUNDLE_BIN_PATH RUBYLIB=/opt/service/lib:/opt/asm-deployer/lib:/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib:/opt/dependencies/dell-asm-util/lib

 

 

deployment.log:

INFO [2023-11-14T19:54:02.015289] 64760: service_deployment.rb:1351:in `block in process_components': VXFM011::An error occurred during the processing of cluster components.
ERROR [2023-11-14T19:54:02.038406] 64760: service_deployment.rb:653:in `process': env --unset=RUBYOPT --unset=GEM_HOME --unset=RUBYLIB --unset=GEM_PATH --unset=BUNDLE_BIN_PATH RUBYLIB=/opt/service/lib:/opt/asm-deployer/lib:/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib:/opt/dependencies/dell-asm-util/lib PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin:/opt/puppetlabs/bin puppet asm process_node --debug --trace --filename /opt/Dell/ASM/deployments/8aaa81dd8bba32bc018bca3cf8191bff/resources/vcenter-brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-vc.hhsprod.mgmt__2.yaml --run_type apply --statedir /opt/Dell/ASM/deployments/8aaa81dd8bba32bc018bca3cf8191bff/resources --always-override vcenter-brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-vc.hhsprod.mgmt failed; output in /opt/Dell/ASM/deployments/8aaa81dd8bba32bc018bca3cf8191bff/vcenter-brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-vc.hhsprod.mgmt__2.out
ERROR [2023-11-14T19:54:02.038551] 64760: service_deployment.rb:654:in `process': ["/opt/dependencies/dell-asm-util/lib/asm/util.rb:398:in `block in run_command_streaming'", "/opt/jruby/jruby-9.3.9.0/lib/ruby/stdlib/open3.rb:219:in `popen_run'", "/opt/jruby/jruby-9.3.9.0/lib/ruby/stdlib/open3.rb:101:in `popen3'", "/opt/dependencies/dell-asm-util/lib/asm/util.rb:366:in `block in run_command_streaming'", "org/jruby/RubyIO.java:1148:in `open'", "/opt/dependencies/dell-asm-util/lib/asm/util.rb:365:in `run_command_streaming'", "/opt/asm-deployer/lib/asm/service_deployment.rb:1673:in `block in process_generic'", "/opt/asm-deployer/lib/asm/private_util.rb:1251:in `block in wait_until_available'", "/opt/asm-deployer/lib/asm.rb:762:in `wait_on_counter_threshold'", "/opt/asm-deployer/lib/asm/private_util.rb:1250:in `wait_until_available'", "/opt/asm-deployer/lib/asm/service_deployment.rb:1620:in `process_generic'", "/opt/asm-deployer/lib/asm/type/base.rb:616:in `process_generic'", "/opt/asm-deployer/lib/asm/provider/cluster/vmware.rb:885:in `provision_cluster!'", "/opt/asm-deployer/lib/asm/type/base.rb:441:in `delegate'", "/opt/asm-deployer/lib/asm/type/cluster.rb:25:in `provision_cluster!'", "/opt/asm-deployer/lib/asm/service_deployment.rb:3895:in `process_cluster'", "/opt/asm-deployer/lib/asm/service_deployment.rb:1511:in `block in create_component_thread'"]
INFO [2023-11-14T19:54:02.038907] 64760: service_deployment.rb:656:in `process': Status: Error

 

vcenter-xxxxx___2:

 

Debug: Found dvswitch: VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitch 'brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dvs-fe'
Error: Could not locate specified LACP lag lag1 on dvswitch brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dvs-fe during vmk and vmnic migration
Error: /Stage[main]/Asm::Resource_wrapper/Vc_dvswitch_migrate[brp-dpf-hci-thy-dn508-u11.hhsprod.mgmt:brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dc/brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dvs-fe]/vmnic2: change from 'vSwitch0' to 'brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dvs-fe-Uplinks-27' failed: Could not locate specified LACP lag lag1 on dvswitch brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dvs-fe during vmk and vmnic migration
Error: /Stage[main]/Asm::Resource_wrapper/Vc_dvswitch_migrate[brp-dpf-hci-thy-dn508-u11.hhsprod.mgmt:brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dc/brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dvs-be]/vmnic3: change from to 'brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dvs-be-Uplinks-25' failed: Could not locate specified LACP lag lag1 on dvswitch brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dvs-be during vmk and vmnic migration
Error: Could not locate specified LACP lag lag1 on dvswitch brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dvs-be during vmk and vmnic migration
Error: /Stage[main]/Asm::Resource_wrapper/Vc_dvswitch_migrate[brp-dpf-hci-thy-dn508-u11.hhsprod.mgmt:brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dc/brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dvs-be]/vmnic5: change from to 'brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dvs-be-Uplinks-25' failed: Could not locate specified LACP lag lag1 on dvswitch brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-dvs-be during vmk and vmnic migration
 

asm-deployer-init.log:

ERROR [2023-11-14T19:54:02.045020] 64760: util.rb:26:in `block in execute_async': env --unset=RUBYOPT --unset=GEM_HOME --unset=RUBYLIB --unset=GEM_PATH --unset=BUNDLE_BIN_PATH RUBYLIB=/opt/service/lib:/opt/asm-deployer/lib:/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib:/opt/dependencies/dell-asm-util/lib PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin:/opt/puppetlabs/bin puppet asm process_node --debug --trace --filename /opt/Dell/ASM/deployments/8aaa81dd8bba32bc018bca3cf8191bff/resources/vcenter-brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-vc.hhsprod.mgmt__2.yaml --run_type apply --statedir /opt/Dell/ASM/deployments/8aaa81dd8bba32bc018bca3cf8191bff/resources --always-override vcenter-brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-vc.hhsprod.mgmt failed; output in /opt/Dell/ASM/deployments/8aaa81dd8bba32bc018bca3cf8191bff/vcenter-brp-dpf-vdi-thy-01-vc.hhsprod.mgmt__2.out

 

Impact 

Deployment script fails if the existing dvSwitch does not already have an LAG configured.

Cause

If the user selects "use existing" dvSwtiches, PFxM expects the existing dvSwitch configuration to work.

Even if the template calls for having an LAG configured, PFxM will not reconfigure the uplinks of an existing dvSwitch with an LAG.

Resolution

If PFxM creates the new dvSwitches, it creates the LAG successfully.

If dvSwitches are created ahead of time, the user should create LAG on them also.

If dvSwitches are created ahead of time and the user forgets to create LAG, then the script fails, manually create LAG in Vcenter/dvSwitches, migrate uplinks to them, then click "retry" on Resource Group.

 

Impacted Versions

PowerFlex Manager 4.5.x

Fixed In Version

PowerFlex Manager 4.6.1

Affected Products

PowerFlex rack, PowerFlex Appliance
Article Properties
Article Number: 000225356
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 30 Dec 2025
Version:  2
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