Troubleshooting
Problem
Attempting to install IBM Cloud Private 3.1 EE on a single node system in preparation for a larger cluster installation. The install fails when initializing auth-pdp.
Symptom
Bellow error is generated:
TASK [waitfor : Waiting for auth-pdp to start] ******************************************************************************************************************************
FAILED - RETRYING: Waiting for auth-pdp to start (100 retries left).
FAILED - RETRYING: Waiting for auth-pdp to start (99 retries left).
FAILED - RETRYING: Waiting for auth-pdp to start (98 retries left).
FAILED - RETRYING: Waiting for auth-pdp to start (97 retries left).
FAILED - RETRYING: Waiting for auth-pdp to start (96 retries left).
FAILED - RETRYING: Waiting for auth-pdp to start (95 retries left).
FAILED - RETRYING: Waiting for auth-pdp to start (94 retries left).
FAILED - RETRYING: Waiting for auth-pdp to start (93 retries left).
FAILED - RETRYING: Waiting for auth-pdp to start (92 retries left).
...
FAILED - RETRYING: Waiting for auth-pdp to start (0 retries left).
and
"Error from server (NotFound): pods “auth-pdp” not found"
Cause
One possible cause is the memory size:
How much VCPU and memory does your master VM have?
The minimum requirements have gone up with 3.1 and Kube will not create things without the resources.
Please check Hardware requirements and recommendations here
Environment
Resolving The Problem
Increasing the memory up to 16GB and the CPU's to 8 or higher. The install should complete without a problem.
Related Information
Product Synonym
IBM Cloud Private, ICP
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Document Information
Modified date:
26 September 2018
UID
ibm10732862