Installing RaaS on RHEL 9 causes package confict

Products

• VCF Automation

Issue/Introduction

When installing RaaS on RHEL 9 you see errors like the following:

[ERROR   ] Command 'systemd-run' failed with return code: 1
[ERROR   ] stdout: Running scope as unit: run-r3af192052a564a11837d8dcb1fef3965.scope
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Error:
 Problem 1: problem with installed package openssl-fips-provider-so-3.0.7-8.el9.x86_64
  - package openssl-fips-provider-so-3.0.7-8.el9.x86_64 from @System conflicts with openssl-libs < 1:3.0.7-26 provided by openssl-libs-1:3.0.7-17.el9_2.x86_64 from @commandline

Environment

Aria Config 8.17+

Cause

There is a package already installed that is newer than the package being installed.

Resolution

The resolution to this is normally to remove the offending package from the system and then proceed with the installation normally. In this case, it is best to

1. Begin with a fresh VM 
2. Install the RaaS RPM with its dependencies following the normal installation documentation, Installing and Configuring Automation Config
3. Finish patching your OS per the OS distributor's instructions