Weird error in foreman 1.17 and 1.18

after upgrade from 1.16 to 1.17 ( and 1.18 for fun ) , every time i try to create a now vm in vmware ( vcenter 6.5 ) i get the folowing in logs "

2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [W] Failed to create a compute 223 (VMware) instance mario-lucker.mach.lan: undefined method `attributes' for #<String:0x007fb1c5507048>
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 | NoMethodError: undefined method `attributes' for #<String:0x007fb1c5507048>
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/fog-vsphere-2.1.0/lib/fog/vsphere/requests/compute/create_vm.rb:198:in `create_controller'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/fog-vsphere-2.1.0/lib/fog/vsphere/requests/compute/create_vm.rb:101:in `block in device_change'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/fog-vsphere-2.1.0/lib/fog/vsphere/requests/compute/create_vm.rb:101:in `each'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/fog-vsphere-2.1.0/lib/fog/vsphere/requests/compute/create_vm.rb:101:in `each_with_index'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/fog-vsphere-2.1.0/lib/fog/vsphere/requests/compute/create_vm.rb:101:in `each'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/fog-vsphere-2.1.0/lib/fog/vsphere/requests/compute/create_vm.rb:101:in `map'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/fog-vsphere-2.1.0/lib/fog/vsphere/requests/compute/create_vm.rb:101:in `device_change'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/fog-vsphere-2.1.0/lib/fog/vsphere/requests/compute/create_vm.rb:17:in `create_vm'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/fog-vsphere-2.1.0/lib/fog/vsphere/models/compute/server.rb:303:in `save'
 | /usr/share/foreman/app/models/compute_resources/foreman/model/vmware.rb:447:in `create_vm'
 | /usr/share/foreman/app/models/concerns/orchestration/compute.rb:77:in `setCompute'
 | /usr/share/foreman/app/models/concerns/orchestration.rb:222:in `execute'
 | /usr/share/foreman/app/models/concerns/orchestration.rb:145:in `block in process'
 | /usr/share/foreman/app/models/concerns/orchestration.rb:137:in `each'
 | /usr/share/foreman/app/models/concerns/orchestration.rb:137:in `process'
 | /usr/share/foreman/app/models/concerns/orchestration.rb:44:in `around_save_orchestration'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:117:in `block in run_callbacks'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:135:in `run_callbacks'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:827:in `_run_save_callbacks'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb:336:in `create_or_update'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/persistence.rb:129:in `save'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/validations.rb:44:in `save'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/dirty.rb:35:in `save'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:308:in `block (2 levels) in save'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:384:in `block in with_transaction_returning_status'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:235:in `block in transaction'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/transaction.rb:194:in `block in within_new_transaction'
 | /opt/rh/rh-ruby24/root/usr/share/ruby/monitor.rb:214:in `mon_synchronize'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/transaction.rb:191:in `within_new_transaction'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:235:in `transaction'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:210:in `transaction'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:381:in `with_transaction_returning_status'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:308:in `block in save'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:323:in `rollback_active_record_state!'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:307:in `save'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/suppressor.rb:42:in `save'
 | /usr/share/foreman/app/models/concerns/foreman/sti.rb:26:in `save'
 | /usr/share/foreman/app/controllers/hosts_controller.rb:106:in `create'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_controller/metal/basic_implicit_render.rb:4:in `send_action'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:186:in `process_action'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:30:in `process_action'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:20:in `block in process_action'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:108:in `block in run_callbacks'
 | /usr/share/foreman/app/controllers/concerns/application_shared.rb:15:in `set_timezone'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:117:in `block in run_callbacks'
 | /usr/share/foreman/app/models/concerns/foreman/thread_session.rb:32:in `clear_thread'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:117:in `block in run_callbacks'
 | /usr/share/foreman/app/controllers/concerns/foreman/controller/topbar_sweeper.rb:12:in `set_topbar_sweeper_controller'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:117:in `block in run_callbacks'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/audited-4.4.1/lib/audited/sweeper.rb:14:in `around'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:117:in `block in run_callbacks'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/audited-4.4.1/lib/audited/sweeper.rb:14:in `around'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:117:in `block in run_callbacks'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:135:in `run_callbacks'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:19:in `process_action'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:20:in `process_action'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:32:in `block in process_action'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:166:in `block in instrument'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:21:in `instrument'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:166:in `instrument'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:30:in `process_action'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:252:in `process_action'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activerecord-5.1.4/lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:22:in `process_action'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:124:in `process'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionview-5.1.4/lib/action_view/rendering.rb:30:in `process'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:189:in `dispatch'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:253:in `dispatch'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:49:in `dispatch'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:31:in `serve'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:50:in `block in serve'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:33:in `each'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:33:in `serve'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:834:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/apipie-rails-0.5.6/lib/apipie/static_dispatcher.rb:65:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/apipie-rails-0.5.6/lib/apipie/extractor/recorder.rb:136:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/apipie-rails-0.5.6/lib/apipie/middleware/checksum_in_headers.rb:27:in `call'
 | /usr/share/foreman/lib/middleware/catch_json_parse_errors.rb:8:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.0.3/lib/rack/etag.rb:25:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.0.3/lib/rack/conditional_get.rb:38:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.0.3/lib/rack/head.rb:12:in `call'
 | /usr/share/foreman/lib/middleware/session_safe_logging.rb:17:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.0.3/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:232:in `context'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.0.3/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:226:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:613:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:26:in `block in call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:97:in `run_callbacks'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:24:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:59:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:31:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/railties-5.1.4/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:36:in `call_app'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/railties-5.1.4/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:26:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/sprockets-rails-3.2.1/lib/sprockets/rails/quiet_assets.rb:13:in `call'
 | /usr/share/foreman/lib/middleware/tagged_logging.rb:18:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:79:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:25:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.0.3/lib/rack/method_override.rb:22:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.0.3/lib/rack/runtime.rb:22:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-5.1.4/lib/active_support/cache/strategy/local_cache_middleware.rb:27:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:12:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-5.1.4/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:125:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.0.3/lib/rack/sendfile.rb:111:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/secure_headers-3.4.1/lib/secure_headers/middleware.rb:12:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/railties-5.1.4/lib/rails/engine.rb:522:in `call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/railties-5.1.4/lib/rails/railtie.rb:185:in `public_send'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/railties-5.1.4/lib/rails/railtie.rb:185:in `method_missing'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.0.3/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:68:in `block in call'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.0.3/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:53:in `each'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm-ror51/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.0.3/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:53:in `call'
 | /usr/share/passenger/phusion_passenger/rack/thread_handler_extension.rb:74:in `process_request'
 | /usr/share/passenger/phusion_passenger/request_handler/thread_handler.rb:141:in `accept_and_process_next_request'
 | /usr/share/passenger/phusion_passenger/request_handler/thread_handler.rb:109:in `main_loop'
 | /usr/share/passenger/phusion_passenger/request_handler.rb:455:in `block (3 levels) in start_threads'
 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/logging-1.8.2/lib/logging/diagnostic_context.rb:323:in `block in create_with_logging_context'
2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [W] Rolling back due to a problem: [#<Orchestration::Task:0x007fb1c52bef20 @name="Set up compute instance mario-lucker.mach.lan", @status="failed", @priority=2, @action=[#<Host::Managed id: nil, name: "mario-lucker.mach.lan", last_compile: nil, last_report: nil, updated_at: nil, created_at: nil, root_pass: "$5$0YiDUohC$6gHBCmazPlNGwweCTeUwC1ODiE1V6r4bJJ6Grm...", architecture_id: 1, operatingsystem_id: 1, environment_id: 1, ptable_id: 90, medium_id: 1, build: true, comment: "", disk: "", installed_at: nil, model_id: nil, hostgroup_id: nil, owner_id: 4, owner_type: "User", enabled: true, puppet_ca_proxy_id: 1, managed: true, use_image: nil, image_file: nil, uuid: nil, compute_resource_id: 1, puppet_proxy_id: 1, certname: nil, image_id: nil, organization_id: nil, location_id: nil, type: "Host::Managed", otp: nil, realm_id: nil, compute_profile_id: nil, provision_method: "build", grub_pass: "$6$X/DW8NuG$LnHGoCRd62ZlhvQrzISWgNgGzlLvyWqgG0/IlF...", global_status: 0, lookup_value_matcher: "fqdn=mario-lucker.mach.lan", pxe_loader: "PXELinux BIOS", monitoring_proxy_id: nil>, :setCompute], @timestamp=2018-04-19 12:35:47 UTC>]
2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [I] Processed 1 tasks from queue 'Host::Managed Main', completed 0/9
2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [E] Task 'Set up compute instance mario-lucker.mach.lan' *failed*
2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [E] Task 'Query instance details for mario-lucker.mach.lan' *canceled*
2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [E] Task 'Create DHCP Settings for mario-lucker.mach.lan' *canceled*
2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [E] Task 'Create Reverse IPv4 DNS record for mario-lucker.mach.lan' *canceled*
2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [E] Task 'Deploy TFTP PXEGrub2 config for mario-lucker.mach.lan' *canceled*
2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [E] Task 'Deploy TFTP PXELinux config for mario-lucker.mach.lan' *canceled*
2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [E] Task 'Deploy TFTP PXEGrub config for mario-lucker.mach.lan' *canceled*
2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [E] Task 'Fetch TFTP boot files for mario-lucker.mach.lan' *canceled*
2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [E] Task 'Power up compute instance mario-lucker.mach.lan' *canceled*
2018-04-19 08:35:47 9e8b8f57 [app] [I] Failed to save: Failed to create a compute 223 (VMware) instance mario-lucker.mach.lan: undefined method `attributes' for #<String:0x007fb1c5507048>
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i went ahead and did a clean install (1.17 and 1.18 today ) … same think
i install 1.16 … everythink is greate.
Any ideea ??
Thx guys

The same has been reported here:
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/23335

I wonder if it’s somehow related to:
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/22809/

@TimoGoebel - familiar?

Yeah, this is a known bug. Let’s track this (as mentioned above) here: Bug #23335: Cannot create VM in a vCenter. NoMethodError. - Foreman