Unable to provision discovered host

Problem:
When I try to provision for the first time a discovered host. I receive an error on the UI " Host not found Please try to update your request" . The same error occurs if I click on “Monitor” >> “Audits” >> discovered host >> “Host details”

Expected outcome:
Host provisioned with correct settings

Foreman and Proxy versions:
Katello 3.10
Foreman 1.20.2

Foreman and Proxy plugin versions:

Other relevant data:
[e.g. logs from Foreman and/or the Proxy, modified templates, commands issued, etc]
(for logs, surround with three back-ticks to get proper formatting, e.g.)

logs
==> /var/log/foreman-proxy/proxy.log <==
2019-03-05T16:46:58 301786b9 [I] Started GET /nodes/discoverytestd01p
2019-03-05T16:46:58 301786b9 [E] Node discoverytestd01p not found
2019-03-05T16:46:58 301786b9 [I] Finished GET /nodes/discoverytestd01p with 404 (147.77 ms)
2019-03-05T16:46:58 301786b9 [I] Started GET /nodes/discoverytestd01p
2019-03-05T16:46:58 301786b9 [E] Node discoverytestd01p not found
2019-03-05T16:46:58 301786b9 [I] Finished GET /nodes/discoverytestd01p with 404 (68.47 ms)
2019-03-05T16:46:58 301786b9 [I] Started GET /nodes/discoverytestd01p
2019-03-05T16:46:58 301786b9 [E] Node discoverytestd01p not found
2019-03-05T16:46:58 301786b9 [I] Finished GET /nodes/discoverytestd01p with 404 (60.82 ms)
2019-03-05T16:46:58 301786b9 [I] Started GET /nodes/discoverytestd01p
2019-03-05T16:46:59 301786b9 [E] Node discoverytestd01p not found
2019-03-05T16:46:59 301786b9 [I] Finished GET /nodes/discoverytestd01p with 404 (41.73 ms)
2019-03-05T16:46:59 301786b9 [I] Started GET /nodes/discoverytestd01p
2019-03-05T16:46:59 301786b9 [E] Node discoverytestd01p not found
2019-03-05T16:46:59 301786b9 [I] Finished GET /nodes/discoverytestd01p with 404 (60.92 ms)

==> /var/log/foreman/production.log <==
2019-03-05T16:46:58 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered hosts/_progress.html.erb (1.2ms)
2019-03-05T16:46:58 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/foreman_chef-0.8.1/app/views/foreman_chef/hosts/_chef_tab.html.erb (252.1ms)
2019-03-05T16:46:58 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/katello-3.10.0/app/views/overrides/activation_keys/_host_environment_select.html.erb (28.7ms)
2019-03-05T16:46:58 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered hosts/puppet/_main_tab_fields.html.erb (11.4ms)
2019-03-05T16:46:58 [I|app|] Started GET "/notification_recipients" for 172.18.11.16 at 2019-03-05 16:46:58 -0600
2019-03-05T16:46:59 [I|app|598be] Processing by NotificationRecipientsController#index as JSON
2019-03-05T16:46:59 [I|app|598be] Current user set to timbrooks (admin)
2019-03-05T16:46:59 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered hosts/puppet/_puppet_classes_tab.html.erb (12.2ms)




==> /var/log/foreman/production.log <==
2019-03-05T16:46:59 [I|app|598be] Completed 200 OK in 177ms (Views: 0.5ms | ActiveRecord: 17.4ms)
2019-03-05T16:46:59 [I|app|b1722] Deface: [WARNING] No :original defined for 'add_execution_interface', you should change its definition to include:
 :original => 'dbe1da973bfb251a74b994e7ae11bc8d11502c97'
2019-03-05T16:46:59 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered nic/_base_form.html.erb (85.5ms)
2019-03-05T16:46:59 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered nic/_virtual_form.html.erb (2.4ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:00 [I|app|b1722] Loaded compute resource data for networks in 0.176779084 seconds
2019-03-05T16:47:00 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered compute_resources_vms/form/vmware/_network.html.erb (184.5ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:00 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered nic/_provider_specific_form.html.erb (766.4ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:00 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered nic/manageds/_managed.html.erb (886.5ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:00 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered nic/_base_form.html.erb (74.0ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:00 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered nic/_virtual_form.html.erb (1.3ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:00 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered compute_resources_vms/form/vmware/_network.html.erb (3.1ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:00 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered nic/_provider_specific_form.html.erb (5.4ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:00 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered nic/manageds/_managed.html.erb (90.2ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:00 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered hosts/_interfaces.html.erb (991.7ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:00 [I|app|b1722] Loaded compute resource data for cluster-SiteD-Compute in 0.1542765 seconds
2019-03-05T16:47:01 [I|app|b1722] Loaded compute resource data for resource_pools in 0.598402811 seconds
2019-03-05T16:47:01 [I|app|b1722] Loaded compute resource data for folders in 0.234076542 seconds
2019-03-05T16:47:01 [I|app|b1722] Loaded compute resource data for storage_pods in 0.191755503 seconds


==> /var/log/foreman/production.log <==
2019-03-05T16:47:03 [I|app|b1722] Loaded compute resource data for datastores in 1.875735791 seconds
2019-03-05T16:47:03 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered compute_resources_vms/form/vmware/_base.html.erb (3433.6ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:03 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered compute_resources_vms/form/_volumes.html.erb (1.8ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:03 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered hosts/_compute_detail.html.erb (3450.8ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:03 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered hosts/_compute.html.erb (3460.2ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:03 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered common/os_selection/_architecture.html.erb (11.9ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:03 [I|app|b1722] Deface: [WARNING] No :original defined for 'hosts_select_media_type', you should change its definition to include:
 :original => '356145b9d744833e37767c56700139090bc696d7'
2019-03-05T16:47:03 [I|app|b1722] Deface: [WARNING] No :original defined for 'hosts_select_synced_content', you should change its definition to include:
 :original => '356145b9d744833e37767c56700139090bc696d7'
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered common/os_selection/_pxe_loader.html.erb (7.7ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered common/os_selection/_operatingsystem.html.erb (267.8ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered hosts/provision_method/build/_form.html.erb (294.9ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered hosts/provision_method/image/_form.html.erb (0.9ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered hosts/_operating_system.html.erb (337.4ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered hosts/_unattended.html.erb (3809.8ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered collection of puppetclasses/_class_parameters.html.erb [0 times] (0.0ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered puppetclasses/_classes_parameters.html.erb (31.0ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered common_parameters/_inherited_parameters.html.erb (31.1ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered common_parameters/_parameter.html.erb (3.9ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered common_parameters/_parameters.html.erb (15.8ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722]   Rendered hosts/_form.html.erb (5949.9ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|b1722] Completed 200 OK in 6802ms (Views: 6239.1ms | ActiveRecord: 194.4ms)


==> /var/log/foreman/production.log <==
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|] Started GET "/compute_resources/2/images?operatingsystem_id=1&architecture_id=1" for 172.18.11.16 at 2019-03-05 16:47:04 -0600
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|eaf40] Processing by ImagesController#index as JSON
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|eaf40]   Parameters: {"operatingsystem_id"=>"1", "architecture_id"=>"1", "compute_resource_id"=>"2"}
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|eaf40] Current user set to timbrooks (admin)
2019-03-05T16:47:04 [I|app|eaf40] Completed 200 OK in 24ms (Views: 0.6ms | ActiveRecord: 5.7ms)




==> /var/log/foreman/production.log <==
2019-03-05T16:47:25 [I|app|] Started PATCH "/hosts/1" for 172.18.11.16 at 2019-03-05 16:47:25 -0600
2019-03-05T16:47:25 [I|app|d32a4] Processing by HostsController#update as */*
2019-03-05T16:47:25 [I|app|d32a4]   Parameters: {"utf8"=>"✓", "authenticity_token"=>"1rUr+AT6VPnOlbx8Gw1TvTxy1hUeQWLkNcvYotA51zvsO15p2swReDdYChHmUwwGq4v5YIzvwd/qxO3T8p5WrQ==", "host"=>{"run_list"=>{"0"=>{"type"=>"recipe", "name"=>"carfax_default"}}, "override_chef_attributes"=>"true", "name"=>"discoverytestd01p", "hostgroup_id"=>"37", "content_facet_attributes"=>{"lifecycle_environment_id"=>"4", "content_view_id"=>"13", "content_source_id"=>"8", "kickstart_repository_id"=>"88"}, "environment_id"=>"", "chef_proxy_id"=>"1", "chef_environment_id"=>"71", "managed"=>"true", "progress_report_id"=>"[FILTERED]", "type"=>"Host::Managed", "interfaces_attributes"=>{"0"=>{"_destroy"=>"0", "mac"=>"00:50:56:9c:cf:3f", "identifier"=>"ens192", "name"=>"discoverytestd01p", "domain_id"=>"3", "subnet_id"=>"", "ip"=>"172.28.128.1", "ip6"=>"", "managed"=>"1", "primary"=>"1", "provision"=>"1", "execution"=>"1", "tag"=>"", "attached_to"=>"", "compute_attributes"=>{"type"=>"VirtualVmxnet3", "network"=>"dvportgroup-33293"}, "id"=>"1"}}, "compute_attributes"=>{"cpus"=>"2", "corespersocket"=>"1", "memory_mb"=>"8192", "firmware"=>"bios", "cluster"=>"SiteD-Compute", "resource_pool"=>"Production-Compute", "path"=>"/Datacenters/Carrolton/vm", "guest_id"=>"centos7_64Guest", "hardware_version"=>"Default", "memoryHotAddEnabled"=>"1", "cpuHotAddEnabled"=>"1", "add_cdrom"=>"0", "start"=>"1", "annotation"=>"", "scsi_controllers"=>"{\"scsiControllers\":[{\"type\":\"ParaVirtualSCSIController\",\"key\":1000}],\"volumes\":[{\"thin\":true,\"name\":\"Hard disk\",\"mode\":\"persistent\",\"controllerKey\":1000,\"size\":52428800,\"sizeGb\":50,\"storagePod\":\"D001-Compute-Production\"}]}"}, "architecture_id"=>"1", "operatingsystem_id"=>"1", "provision_method"=>"build", "build"=>"1", "medium_id"=>"", "ptable_id"=>"138", "pxe_loader"=>"PXELinux UEFI", "disk"=>"", "root_pass"=>"[FILTERED]", "is_owned_by"=>"5-Users", "enabled"=>"1", "comment"=>"", "overwrite"=>"false"}, "media_selector"=>"synced_content", "id"=>"1"}
2019-03-05T16:47:25 [I|app|d32a4] Current user set to timbrooks (admin)
2019-03-05T16:47:25 [I|app|d32a4]   Rendering common/404.html.erb within layouts/application
2019-03-05T16:47:25 [I|app|d32a4]   Rendered common/404.html.erb within layouts/application (2.7ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:25 [I|app|d32a4]   Rendered layouts/_application_content.html.erb (0.7ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:25 [I|app|d32a4]   Rendering layouts/base.html.erb
2019-03-05T16:47:25 [I|app|d32a4]   Rendered layouts/base.html.erb (2.3ms)
2019-03-05T16:47:25 [I|app|d32a4] Completed 404 Not Found in 39ms (Views: 13.7ms | ActiveRecord: 4.7ms)

==> /var/log/httpd/foreman-ssl_access_ssl.log <==
172.18.11.16 - - [05/Mar/2019:16:47:25 -0600] "GET /webpack/vendor-8f1a560ed7b654fe8dba.js?_=1551825997836 HTTP/1.1" 200 1280821 "https://katellod02p.d.carfax.us/discovered_hosts/mac0050569ccf3f/edit?utf8=%E2%9C%93&host%5Bhostgroup_id%5D=&host%5Borganization_id%5D=1&host%5Blocation_id%5D=2" "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_14_1) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/12.0.1 Safari/605.1.15"
172.18.11.16 - - [05/Mar/2019:16:47:25 -0600] "GET /webpack/bundle-bd58b138bfe3abee18b4.js?_=1551825997837 HTTP/1.1" 200 47365 "https://katellod02p.d.carfax.us/discovered_hosts/mac0050569ccf3f/edit?utf8=%E2%9C%93&host%5Bhostgroup_id%5D=&host%5Borganization_id%5D=1&host%5Blocation_id%5D=2" "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_14_1) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/12.0.1 Safari/605.1.15"
172.18.11.16 - - [05/Mar/2019:16:47:25 -0600] "GET /assets/application-64307e378000581d0ac20e49d7378f494afc01605226ae3cd435b94f5cdf2fb0.js?_=1551825997838 HTTP/1.1" 200 71887 "https://katellod02p.d.carfax.us/discovered_hosts/mac0050569ccf3f/edit?utf8=%E2%9C%93&host%5Bhostgroup_id%5D=&host%5Borganization_id%5D=1&host%5Blocation_id%5D=2" "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_14_1) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/12.0.1 Safari/605.1.15"


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Hey,

I see you are trying to provision a discovered node with VMWare Compute Resource. This does not make any sense, why you would do this. Can you describe what you are trying to achieve?

We have an older version of Foreman (1.12) / Katello running that we were unable to upgrade after several attempts last year. We rebuilt Foreman with the latest version and are trying to get it in a state where we can replace the old one.

More to your point, I’m just trying to test the provisioning process. Initially, I tried to create a VM directly from the UI, but this failed. I moved to getting discovery to work which I was able to do with a test VM. After that, I tried to provision it to make sure everything is working (i.e. tftp, dhcp, dns, etc) which is where I am currently.

Let me elaborate - you either use discovery on an existing hardware/VM and then you select “bare-metal” to provision it.

Or you don’t use discovery, you select VMWare compute resource and let Foreman to create the VM for you.

But it’s one or another, you can’t do both. That’s the reason of the error.

Thanks for your help. That was the problem.