Issue
What were you trying to do that didn't work?
Install RHEL-7.9 on ppc64le system with prepboot partition and upgrade the system to RHEL-8 using leapp tool. The system was upgraded but booted with RHEL-7 kernel.
Please provide the package NVR for which bug is seen:
leapp-0.17.0-1.el7_9.noarch
leapp-deps-0.17.0-1.el7_9.noarch
leapp-upgrade-el7toel8-0.20.0-2.el7_9.noarch
leapp-upgrade-el7toel8-deps-0.20.0-2.el7_9.noarch
python2-leapp-0.17.0-1.el7_9.noarch
How reproducible:
always
Steps to reproduce
Obtain POWER8 kvm VM (or POWER10 PowerVM) system
Install RHEL-7 on this system (the prepboot partition is created by default)
Perform all the necessary steps before upgrade in resolve all inhibitors
Run leapp upgrade and reboot
Wait for system to boot into the upgraded system
Expected results
System upgrades and boots to the new RHEL-8 kernel
Actual results
System upgrades and boots to the old RHEL-7 kernel
Additional information:
parted -l
Error: /dev/mapper/rhel_ibm--p10--01--lp04-swap: unrecognised disk label
Error: /dev/mapper/rhel_ibm--p10--01--lp04-root: unrecognised disk label
Model: AIX VDASD (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 42.9GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start
End
Size
Type
File system Flags
1
1049kB 5243kB 4194kB primary
boot, prep
2
5243kB 1079MB 1074MB primary
3
1079MB 42.9GB 41.9GB primary
lvm
There's a high risk message from the leapp:
Stamp: 2024-03-15T15:45:03.335033Z
Actor: check_grub_core
Phase: Checks
Type: Report
Message_data:
{
"report": {
"audience": "sysadmin",
"detail": {
"remediations": [
{
"context": "Please run \"grub2-install <GRUB_DEVICE> command manually after the upgrade",
"type": "hint"
}
]
},
"groups": [
"boot"
],
"key": "41f46d9b1691373b0846e6297fb98d010cf21864",
"severity": "high",
"summary": "We assumed GRUB2 core is located on the same device(s) as /boot, however Leapp could not detect GRUB2 on the device(s). GRUB2 core needs to be updated maually on legacy (BIOS) systems. ",
"title": "Leapp could not identify where GRUB2 core is located"
}
}
