Sankofa/docs/BLOCKING_ISSUES_SUMMARY.md

Blocking Issues Summary

Date: 2025-12-13
Status: 🔴 CRITICAL - MULTIPLE BLOCKING ISSUES

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Executive Summary

Two critical issues are blocking VM creation:

1. 🔴 Authentication Errors - "invalid PVE ticket" errors still occurring
2. 🔴 Ceph Storage Issues - Cluster unhealthy, blocking 21 VMs

Impact

• 0/30 VMs created (0% progress)
• 21 VMs blocked by Ceph issues (using ceph-fs storage)
• 9 VMs potentially blocked by authentication issues (using local-lvm storage)

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Issue 1: Authentication Errors (Still Occurring)

Status

• Error: "401 permission denied - invalid PVE ticket"
• Affected: All VMs (both ceph-fs and local-lvm)
• Last Seen: Recent logs show errors from 19:41 UTC (11:41 AM PST)

Details

• Node health checks failing for R630-01
• Authentication fix may not be fully applied
• Provider may need restart or token refresh

Affected VMs

• All VMs attempting to create on R630-01
• Examples: phoenix-as4-gateway, phoenix-email-server, rpc-node-02, etc.

Next Steps

1. Verify authentication fix is applied
2. Check if provider pod needs restart
3. Verify token is still valid
4. Check for token expiration

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Issue 2: Ceph Storage Issues (Critical)

Status

• 5 Critical Warnings in Ceph cluster
• 21 VMs blocked (using ceph-fs storage)
• Cluster unhealthy - cannot create VMs with ceph-fs storage

Critical Issues

1. TOO_FEW_OSDS (CRITICAL)

• Issue: Only 2 OSDs, need 3 for replication
• Impact: Cannot maintain data redundancy
• Risk: Data loss if OSD fails

2. UNDERSIZED PLACEMENT GROUPS (CRITICAL)

• Issue: PG 3.7f stuck undersized for 32 hours
• Impact: Data not fully replicated
• Risk: Data loss

3. TOO_MANY_PGS (HIGH)

• Issue: 288 PGs per OSD (max 250)
• Impact: Performance degradation
• Risk: Cluster instability

4. POOL_TOO_MANY_PGS (MEDIUM)

• Issue: RBD pool has 64 PGs (should be 32)
• Impact: Suboptimal performance

5. SLOW_OPS (MEDIUM)

• Issue: 98 slow operations, oldest blocked 100 seconds
• Impact: Operations delayed

Affected VMs (21 total)

• Phoenix Infrastructure (7 VMs): git-server, email-server, devops-runner, codespaces-ide, financial-messaging-gateway, business-integration-gateway, as4-gateway
• SMOM/DBIS-138 (14 VMs): management, monitoring, blockscout, services, rpc-node-01-04, validator-01-04, sentry-03-04

Next Steps

1. URGENT: Add third OSD or reduce replication factor
2. URGENT: Reduce PG count in RBD pool (64 → 32)
3. HIGH: Fix undersized placement group
4. MEDIUM: Monitor and resolve slow operations

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Combined Impact

Current State

• ❌ Authentication: Errors still occurring
• ❌ Ceph Storage: Unhealthy cluster
• ❌ VM Creation: 0/30 VMs created (0%)
• ❌ Progress: Blocked on multiple fronts

Blocking Matrix

Storage Type	VMs	Blocked By	Status
ceph-fs	21	Ceph Issues + Auth	🔴 Blocked
local-lvm	9	Auth Issues	🔴 Blocked

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Priority Actions

🔴 URGENT (Blocking All VMs)

1. Fix Authentication (affects all 30 VMs)

   • Verify token is valid
   • Restart provider pod if needed
   • Check token expiration
   • Verify Authorization header fix is applied

2. Fix Ceph OSD Count (affects 21 VMs)

   • Add third OSD (if hardware available)
   • OR reduce replication from 3 to 2 (temporary)

3. Fix Ceph PG Count (affects 21 VMs)

   • Reduce RBD pool PGs from 64 to 32
   • Monitor cluster health

🟠 HIGH PRIORITY

4. Fix Undersized PG (affects 21 VMs)

   • Force recovery of PG 3.7f
   • Monitor replication status

5. Resolve Slow Operations (affects cluster)

   • Identify blocking operations
   • Resolve bottlenecks

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Verification Commands

Check Authentication Status

# Check recent auth errors
kubectl logs -n crossplane-system -l app=crossplane-provider-proxmox --since=5m | \
  grep -i "invalid PVE ticket" | wc -l

# Check provider pod status
kubectl get pods -n crossplane-system -l app=crossplane-provider-proxmox

# Check token secret
kubectl get secret -n crossplane-system proxmox-credentials -o jsonpath='{.data.token}' | base64 -d | head -c 20

Check Ceph Status

# SSH to Proxmox node
ssh root@ml110-01

# Check cluster health
ceph health
ceph health detail

# Check OSD status
ceph osd tree
ceph osd df

# Check pool status
ceph osd pool ls detail

Check VM Status

# Total VMs
kubectl get proxmoxvm -A --no-headers | wc -l

# VMs with VMID (created)
kubectl get proxmoxvm -A -o jsonpath='{range .items[*]}{.status.atProvider.vmId}{"\n"}{end}' | \
  grep -v "^$" | wc -l

# VMs using ceph-fs
kubectl get proxmoxvm -A -o json | \
  jq -r '.items[] | select(.spec.forProvider.storage == "ceph-fs") | .metadata.name' | wc -l

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Expected Resolution

After Fixing Authentication

• ✅ VMs using local-lvm can be created (9 VMs)
• ⏳ VMs using ceph-fs still blocked by Ceph issues

After Fixing Ceph Issues

• ✅ All VMs can be created (30 VMs)
• ✅ Shared storage available
• ✅ Proper data replication

Combined Fix

• ✅ All 30 VMs can be created
• ✅ Full deployment can proceed
• ✅ System fully operational

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Related Documentation

• Critical Ceph Issues
• Authentication Error Analysis
• Current Deployment Status

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Summary

Current State

• 🔴 Authentication: Errors still occurring
• 🔴 Ceph Storage: Unhealthy (5 critical warnings)
• 🔴 VM Creation: 0/30 VMs (0% progress)
• 🔴 Status: BLOCKED ON MULTIPLE FRONTS

Priority

🔴 URGENT - IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED

Last Updated: 2025-12-13
Status: 🔴 CRITICAL - MULTIPLE BLOCKING ISSUES