AppNeta C50 Fails with Podman 4.x - cmp-appneta-01-sequencer.service

Products

AppNeta

Issue/Introduction

When trying to install the c50 monitoring point using podman 4.x on linux the installation fails

./setup.sh install

Using podman container engine

Could not determine compose version, skipping check

Using sum tool sha1sum

Trying to download updated tools from https://content.pm.appneta.com/tools

% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current

Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed

100 209 100 209 0 0 674 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 676

Trying to download updated tools from https://appliance-repo.pm.appneta.com/current

% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current

Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0

curl: (35) OpenSSL SSL_connect: Connection reset by peer in connection to appliance-repo.pm.appneta.com:443

Overwriting setup files with newly downloaded versions

> Tools update complete. Proceed with configuration? (Y/n) (default=y): y

Running configuration script

> Existing mp-compose.yaml detected, overwrite/keep? (O/k) (default=o): o

Overwriting existing mp-compose.yaml

> Would you like to use host networking? (y/N) (default=n): y

Selected Host networking

Setting container time zone to UTC in mp-compose.yaml

Setting talos port to 26268 in mp-compose.yaml

> Proceed with deployment? (Y/n) (default=y): y

Trying to pull appneta.azurecr.io/pathview-cmp:release...

Getting image source signatures

Copying blob sha256:c0103fcbf4011a304f1cbd...xxx...61b9ee4d9c3d27729419d8df8c7349254

Copying blob sha256:009d9aede50ac311444...xxx...c5b1fc7c6712a9cefa807cacaa56a1d2

~

Copying blob sha256:8988f5b09694a80..xxx...14707663d8afc25c0b236a2105dcb82faff

Copying config sha256:acd3f6792b0e00706...xxx...4f12bed1d55460a74961c66d73da186c51ad

Writing manifest to image destination

acd3f6792b0e00706c58e7...xxx...1d55460a74961c66d73da186c51ad

Trying to pull appneta.azurecr.io/talos-engine:current...

Getting image source signatures

Copying blob sha256:f6f0cf1c1fed56f93e14f0046b2...xxx...e7cbc87568f6cb4bbd79d20a07b6b

~

Copying blob sha256:4f4fb700ef54461cfa02571ae0d...xxx...5577484a6d75e68dc38e8acc1

Copying config sha256:3d28782b7cde5345d5c3fe90...xxx...bde3888e84ebdfd590840bc0c9e273

Writing manifest to image destination

3d28782b7cde5345d5c3fe90bd6cd0...xxx...888e84ebdfd590840bc0c9e273

Failed to restart cmp-appneta-01-sequencer.service: Unit cmp-appneta-01-sequencer.service not found.

Environment

RHEL8
podman 4.x (RHEL9 & podman 5.x not affected)
c50 EMP version 13.3.1 and earlier

Cause

Version 16.3.1 and earlier versions of the c50 did not contain support for podman 4.x only 5.x

Resolution

- Install c50 EMP version 16.3.2+ (now available which has support for podman 4.x)

-OR-

- Implement the work around

cd to the cmp folder

1. edit setup.sh

a. comment out ~Line 218
${CP_CMD} -f quadlet/cmp.pod "${INSTALL_PATH}/${container_name}.pod"

b. comment out ~Line 237
${SYSTEMCTL_CMD} restart "${container_name}-pod.service"

c. add after ~Line 237

   ${SYSTEMCTL_CMD} restart "${container_name}-network.service"
   ${SYSTEMCTL_CMD} restart "${container_name}-sequencer.service"
   ${SYSTEMCTL_CMD} restart "${container_name}-talos.service"

Note: IF you are selecting HOST Network (as opposed to bridging) leave out or comment out the network.service
line. This will not work in HOST network mode. If you select Bridging this entry is required.

2. Edit .quadlet-templates/sequencer.container

a. comment out the Pod= line
Pod=__CONTAINER_NAME__.pod

b. comment out the LogOpt line
LogOpt=max-size="100m"

3. Edit .quadlet-templates/talos.container

a. comment out the Pod= line
Pod=__CONTAINER_NAME__.pod

b. comment out the LogOpt line
LogOpt=max-size="100m"

Installing:

When you run the installer you will need to answer 'n' to overwritting files

sudo ./setup.sh install -t America/New_York

Using podman container engine
Could not determine compose version, skipping check
~
~
Importing public key appneta.gpg
gpg: keybox '/tmp/cmp-tools-gpghome.bwPT/pubring.kbx' created
gpg: /tmp/cmp-tools-gpghome.bwPT/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
~
~

gpg: Good signature from "AppNeta Flash (Flash file verification key) <[email protected]>" [ultimate]
Signature verification succeeded, new tools version 16.3.0.57575
Downloaded the following new or changed setup files:
setup.sh
.quadlet-templates/talos.container
.quadlet-templates/sequencer.container
> Do you want to proceed with overwrite? (y/N) (default=n): n

If you do not specify 'n' the installer will replace the modified files and will fail again.

Additional Information

This is resolved in EMP version 16.3.2