Worker Node upgrade stuck at `rpm-ostree cleanup -r` due to system transaction being in progress

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The cluster upgrade is stuck as some of the worker nodes.
  • The node is in scheduling disabled state and the worker mcp has some degraded machine count.
  • The node has failed to remove rollback i.e. rpm-ostree cleanup -r.
  • The rollback has failed with an error System transaction in progress.
  • The rpm-ostreed service logs suggest a process is still running and is defunct.

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11

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