s390x/ZFCP: leapp fails in reboot phase when executing "zipl-switch-to-blscfg" command

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • During reboot phase, leapp fails, printing the following message on the console and stopping at dracut prompt

    ... upgrade[1549]: ====> * zipl_convert_to_blscfg
    ... upgrade[1549]:         Convert the zipl boot loader configuration to the boot loader specification on s390x systems.
    ... systemd-coredump[2491]: Failed to connect to coredump service: No such file or directory
    ... upgrade[2421]: 2022-10-29 12:43:23.398 ERROR    PID: 835 leapp.workflow.Preparation.zipl_convert_to_blscfg: Could not call zipl-switch-to-blscfg command.
    ... upgrade[2421]: Traceback (most recent call last):
    ... upgrade[2421]:   File "/usr/share/leapp-repository/repositories/system_upgrade/el7toel8/actors/ziplconverttoblscfg/actor.py", line 54, in process
    ... upgrade[2421]:     raise OSError('Failed to convert the ZIPL configuration to BLS.')
    ... upgrade[2421]: OSError: Failed to convert the ZIPL configuration to BLS.
    ... upgrade[1549]: ====> * bind_update
    ... upgrade[1549]:         Actor parsing facts found in configuration and modifing configuration.
    ... upgrade[1549]: ============================================================
    ... upgrade[1549]:                            ERRORS
    ... upgrade[1549]: ============================================================
    ... upgrade[1549]: 2022-10-29 12:43:23.459724 [ERROR] Actor: zipl_convert_to_blscfg
    ... upgrade[1549]: Message: Failed to execute zipl-switch-to-blscfg.
    ... upgrade[1549]: Summary:
    ... upgrade[1549]:     Details: Failed to convert the ZIPL configuration to BLS.
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
    • leapp
    • s390x (IBM Z)
    • ZFCP storage

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