Stop job executed from Aria Automation Config UI targets all minions instead of single target

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

When a Salt job is initiated from the Command Line Interface targeting a single minion (e.g., salt <minion-id> <job>), attempting to terminate this specific job through the Aria Automation Config (Activity->Job ID->Right click->Stop) results in the "Stop" signal being broadcast to all minions globally rather than the specific targeted minion.

 

Environment

Aria automation Config 8.x

Cause

Aria Automation Config UI job termination logic currently lacks the granularity to parse and apply specific CLI-defined target filters when a job is stopped via the Activity dashboard, leading to a global stop signal broadcast.

Resolution

Broadcom is aware of this issue, and a fix is planned for the upcoming release of Aria Automation Config version 8.18.4. Kindly subscribe to this knowledge article for further updates.

Workaround:

To avoid this behavior, ensure the stop action is performed using the same interface used to initiate the job:

1. If the job is started from the UI, stop it from the UI.

2. If the job is started from the CLI, stop it from the CLI.