#1684 Issue `closed`: initramfs creation failed¶

Labels: support / question, fixed / solved / done

John-Leone opened issue at 2018-01-08 12:05:¶

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.4 (Maipo)

# Default is to create Relax-and-Recover rescue media as ISO image
# set OUTPUT to change that
# set BACKUP to activate an automated (backup and) restore of your data
# Possible configuration values can be found in /usr/share/rear/conf/default.conf
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OUTPUT=ISO
BACKUP=NETFS
OUTPUT_URL=sshfs://root@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/dbar/
BACKUP_URL=sshfs://root@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/dbar/
BACKUP_PROG_EXCLUDE=("${BACKUP_PROG_EXCLUDE[@]}" '/var/cache/yum' 'websoft' 'sklm' '/aetnasmcca/sklmqbackup' '/media' '/var/tmp' '/var/crash')
KEEP_OLD_OUTPUT_COPY=1

BIOS

During a V2P migration we see this message below.
rear-xsklmm1q-new.log

Running mkinitrd...
WARNING !!!
initramfs creation for Kernel version '3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64' failed,
please check '/var/log/rear/rear-xsklmm1q-new.log' to see the error messages in detail
and decide yourself, whether the system will boot or not.

gozora commented at 2018-01-08 12:22:¶

@John-Leone https://github.com/rear/rear/issues/1455 maybe ?

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John-Leone commented at 2018-01-08 12:27:¶

Thank you.
I will change local.conf and try again then let you know.

gozora commented at 2018-01-08 12:39:¶

@John-Leone

You need to upgrade to ReaR 2.3, that is first version where DIRECTORY_ENTRIES_TO_RECOVER was implemented.

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John-Leone commented at 2018-01-09 02:30:¶

@gozora
After doing some testing it seems like i encountered a similar problem below.
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2359851
I'm going to open a case with RH and let you know how it goes

John-Leone commented at 2018-02-21 20:24:¶

@gozora
This problem only happens during a virtual to physical server migrations for RHEL 7 servers.
Our workaround is to select the rescue shell and rebuild the initial ramdisk for the impacted kernel.
Please close this case.
Thanks,
John

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#1684 Issue closed: initramfs creation failed¶