"Error: Missing unknown" message when performing a push or pull to GITLAB on Aria Orchestrator

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

Trying to pull from gitlab branch causes error missing unknown.

 

Symptoms:

• Performing a push or pull from gitlab branch fails with an error.  The /var/log/services-logs/prelude/vco-app/file-logs/vco-server-app.log file contains errors similar to:

2023-02-10T10:09:16.505Z ERROR vco [host='vco-app-84c474cfbd-z6k6n' thread='vcoSystemTaskScheduler-2' user='' org='' trace=''] {} com.vmware.o11n.service.version.ExternalVersionControlManager - Failed to run : class com.vmware.o11n.service.version.ExternalVersionControlManager$PullTask. Reason: Missing unknown 4fc8db1b3a6cecf486ed10b4b6916ffe93cf9f8a
java.lang.RuntimeException: Missing unknown 4fc8db1b3a6cecf486ed10b4b6916ffe93cf9f8a
at com.vmware.o11n.git.util.DiffUtils.calculateDiff(DiffUtils.java:70) ~[o11n-git-integration-8.8.1.jar:?]
at com.vmware.o11n.git.StagingRepositoryService.diff(StagingRepositoryService.java:288) ~[o11n-git-integration-8.8.1.jar:?]

Environment

VMware vRealize Automation 8.x

Cause

The "Missing unknown" error is a result of another error that has occurred previously when attempting to push or pull from a remote repository.

Resolution

To resolve the issue:

1. Go to the Git Repositories page.on Aria Orchestrator.

2. Open the current active repository.

3. Toggle off the switch for the “Make active repository” option.

4. Click the Save button.

5. Toggle on the switch for the “Make active repository” option.

6. Click the Save button.

7. Afterwards, retry the previously failing pull/push operation.

Additional Information

Impact/Risks:
Push or pull from the remote git repository will fail.