Error executing action converge on resource 'machine_batch[default]'

[jjamfd]

While attempting to try out chef-metal using the given example found in the chef-metal readme on github, I run into the following error:

Error executing action converge on resource 'machine_batch[default]'

NoMethodError

undefined method `node' for #ChefMetal::AddPrefixActionHandler:0x0000000273cfd8

Resource Declaration:

In /home/justin/.chef/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/myapp/recipes/small.rb

5: machine 'mario' do
6: #recipe 'mydb'
7: tag 'mydb_master'
8: action [:delete, :create]
9: end
10:

I didn't modify the cookbooks/recipes at all and others in our office are running into the same problem when testing chef-metal.

ruby version: 2.1.1 (also tried 1.9.3)
chef version: 11.12.4
operating system: ubuntu 14.04 (tested on OSX mavericks as well)

[jkeiser]

Eek! Thanks for the report. Looks like some of the parallelism code in master must be causing it.

I recommend doing a gem install chef-metal instead of using the gem in the chef-metal bundle, and I'll get this fixed in master today!

[jjamfd]

just got the latest gems and its working beautifully, thanks so much for the tip!

[jjamfd]

looks like I spoke too soon, after it spun up the first node it errored out with a similar message:

Error executing action converge on resource 'machine_batch[default]'

NoMethodError

undefined method `perform_action' for Chef::Provider::Machine:Class

Resource Declaration:

In /home/justin/.chef/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/myapp/recipes/small.rb

5: machine 'mario' do
6: #recipe 'mydb'
7: tag 'mydb_master'
8: action [:delete, :create]
9: end
10:

[jkeiser]

That's odd ... can you try:

gem uninstall -a chef-metal cheffish chef-metal-fog chef-metal-vagrant
gem install chef-metal

At this point, "master" of chef-metal should be fine too, if you want to follow the original instructions.

[jkeiser]

Hmm. I am not reproing. I think I understand the issue a little better, but not better enough. There should be a line in your output saying "wrote stacktrace to such and such a place". Can you send the contents of that stack trace? Thanks!!!

[jjamfd]

Sure, here is the full error output, along with the stack trace at the end.

Error executing action converge on resource 'machine_batch[default]'

NoMethodError

undefined method `perform_action' for Chef::Provider::Machine:Class

Resource Declaration:

In /home/justin/.chef/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/myapp/recipes/small.rb

5: machine 'mario' do
6: #recipe 'mydb'
7: tag 'mydb_master'
8: action [:delete, :create]
9: end
10:

Compiled Resource:

Declared in /home/justin/.chef/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/myapp/recipes/small.rb:5:in `from_file'

machine_batch("default") do
action :converge
retries 0
retry_delay 2
guard_interpreter :default
machines [<machine[mario] @name: "mario" @noop: nil @before: nil @params: {} @Provider: nil @allowed_actions: [:nothing, :create, :delete, :stop, :converge, :nothing, :create] @action: [:delete, :create] @Updated: false @updated_by_last_action: false @supports: {} @ignore_failure: false @retries: 0 @retry_delay: 2 @source_line: "/home/justin/.chef/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/myapp/recipes/small.rb:5:in from_file'" @guard_interpreter: :default @elapsed_time: 0 @resource_name: :machine @chef_environment: nil @chef_server: {:chef_server_url=>"http://127.0.0.1:8889", :options=>{:client_name=>"jujubook", :signing_key_filename=>nil}} @provisioner: #<ChefMetalVagrant::VagrantProvisioner:0x00000004370b78 @cluster_path="/home/justin/machinetest", @unix_convergence_strategy=#<ChefMetal::ConvergenceStrategy::InstallCached:0x00000004c7da90 @client_rb_path="/etc/chef/client.rb", @client_pem_path="/etc/chef/client.pem", @chef_version=nil, @prerelease=nil, @package_cache_path="/home/justin/.chef/package_cache", @package_cache={}, @tmp_dir="/tmp", @chef_client_timeout=7200, @package_cache_lock=#<Mutex:0x00000004c7d018>>> @provisioner_options: {"vagrant_options"=>{"vm.box"=>"precise64", "vm.box_url"=>"http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box"}} @cookbook_name: "myapp" @recipe_name: "small" @attribute_modifiers: [["tags", #Proc:0x000000042da088@/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p545/gems/cheffish-0.4/lib/cheffish.rb:48]] @files: nil @complete: nil @raw_json: nil @run_list: nil @attributes: nil @source_key: nil @source_key_path: nil @public_key_path: nil @public_key_format: nil @admin: nil @validator: nil @ohai_hints: nil>, <machine[mario] @name: "mario" @noop: nil @before: nil @params: {} @provider: nil @allowed_actions: [:nothing, :create, :delete, :stop, :converge, :nothing, :create] @action: [:stop] @updated: false @updated_by_last_action: false @supports: {} @ignore_failure: false @retries: 0 @retry_delay: 2 @source_line: "/home/justin/.chef/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/myapp/recipes/small.rb:16:in from_file'" @guard_interpreter: :default @elapsed_time: 0 @resource_name: :machine @chef_environment: nil @chef_server: {:chef_server_url=>"http://127.0.0.1:8889", :options=>{:client_name=>"jujubook", :signing_key_filename=>nil}} @provisioner: #<ChefMetalVagrant::VagrantProvisioner:0x00000004370b78 @cluster_path="/home/justin/machinetest", @unix_convergence_strategy=#<ChefMetal::ConvergenceStrategy::InstallCached:0x00000004c7da90 @client_rb_path="/etc/chef/client.rb", @client_pem_path="/etc/chef/client.pem", @chef_version=nil, @prerelease=nil, @package_cache_path="/home/justin/.chef/package_cache", @package_cache={}, @tmp_dir="/tmp", @chef_client_timeout=7200, @package_cache_lock=#Mutex:0x00000004c7d018>> @provisioner_options: {"vagrant_options"=>{"vm.box"=>"precise64", "vm.box_url"=>"http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box"}} @cookbook_name: "myapp" @recipe_name: "small" @attribute_modifiers: [["tags", #Proc:0x000000042da088@/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p545/gems/cheffish-0.4/lib/cheffish.rb:48]]>, <machine[luigi1] @name: "luigi1" @noop: nil @before: nil @params: {} @Provider: nil @allowed_actions: [:nothing, :create, :delete, :stop, :converge, :nothing, :create] @action: [:create, :stop] @Updated: false @updated_by_last_action: false @supports: {} @ignore_failure: false @retries: 0 @retry_delay: 2 @source_line: "/home/justin/.chef/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/myapp/recipes/small.rb:23:in `block in from_file'" @guard_interpreter: :default @elapsed_time: 0 @resource_name: :machine @chef_environment: nil @chef_server: {:chef_server_url=>"http://127.0.0.1:8889", :options=>{:client_name=>"jujubook", :signing_key_filename=>nil}} @provisioner: #<ChefMetalVagrant::VagrantProvisioner:0x00000004370b78 @cluster_path="/home/justin/machinetest", @unix_convergence_strategy=#<ChefMetal::ConvergenceStrategy::InstallCached:0x00000004c7da90 @client_rb_path="/etc/chef/client.rb", @client_pem_path="/etc/chef/client.pem", @chef_version=nil, @prerelease=nil, @package_cache_path="/home/justin/.chef/package_cache", @package_cache={}, @tmp_dir="/tmp", @chef_client_timeout=7200, @package_cache_lock=#Mutex:0x00000004c7d018>> @provisioner_options: {"vagrant_options"=>{"vm.box"=>"precise64", "vm.box_url"=>"http://files.vagrantup.com/precise64.box"}} @cookbook_name: "myapp" @recipe_name: "small" @files: {"/etc/woo.txt"=>"/tmp/blah.txt", "/etc/woo2.txt"=>"/tmp/blah.txt", "/etc/woo3.txt"=>{:local_path=>"/tmp/blah.txt"}, "/etc/woo4.txt"=>{:content=>"WOOOOOOO"}} @complete: nil @raw_json: nil @run_list: nil @attributes: nil @source_key: nil @source_key_path: nil @public_key_path: nil @public_key_format: nil @admin: nil @validator: nil @ohai_hints: nil>]
chef_server {:chef_server_url=>"http://127.0.0.1:8889", :options=>{:client_name=>"jujubook", :signing_key_filename=>nil}}
cookbook_name "myapp"
recipe_name "small"
end

Running handlers:
[2014-05-02T12:57:58-04:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
Running handlers complete

[2014-05-02T12:57:58-04:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
[2014-05-02T12:57:58-04:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to /home/justin/.chef/local-mode-cache/cache/chef-stacktrace.out
Chef Client failed. 0 resources updated in 11.941354917 seconds
[2014-05-02T12:57:58-04:00] ERROR: machine_batch[default](myapp::small line 5) had an error: NoMethodError: undefined method `perform_action' for Chef::Provider::Machine:Class
[2014-05-02T12:57:58-04:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ChildConvergeError: Chef run process exited unsuccessfully (exit code 1)

STACK TRACE

Generated at 2014-05-02 12:57:58 -0400
NoMethodError: machine_batch[default](myapp::small line 5) had an error: NoMethodError: undefined method perform_action' for Chef::Provider::Machine:Class /home/justin/Testing/chef-metal/lib/chef_metal/machine/basic_machine.rb:66:inupload_file'
/home/justin/Testing/chef-metal/lib/chef/provider/machine.rb:81:in block in upload_files' /home/justin/Testing/chef-metal/lib/chef/provider/machine.rb:73:ineach_pair'
/home/justin/Testing/chef-metal/lib/chef/provider/machine.rb:73:in upload_files' /home/justin/Testing/chef-metal/lib/chef/provider/machine_batch.rb:37:inblock (2 levels) in class:MachineBatch'
/home/justin/Testing/chef-metal/lib/chef/provider/machine_batch.rb:76:in block (2 levels) in with_booted_machines' /home/justin/Testing/chef-metal/lib/chef_metal/provisioner.rb:84:inblock in acquire_machines'
/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p545/gems/chef-11.12.4/lib/chef/chef_fs/parallelizer.rb:95:in call' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p545/gems/chef-11.12.4/lib/chef/chef_fs/parallelizer.rb:95:inprocess_input'
/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p545/gems/chef-11.12.4/lib/chef/chef_fs/parallelizer.rb:112:in worker_loop' /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p545/gems/chef-11.12.4/lib/chef/chef_fs/parallelizer.rb:24:inblock (2 levels) in initialize'

[jkeiser]

Aha! I've just pushed a fix for that, can you git pull and try it?

[jjamfd]

And it works! You're a scholar and a gentlemen, thanks a ton!

[jkeiser]

Hooray! Thanks for the report, 0.10.1 is released with this.