during node inspection, if we set a multipath device as device hint for the installation, the multipath modules need to be present and active to create the initial multipath configuration if the modules are missing from the ironic-python-agent ramdisk, they can't be activated, and the device can't be found as not initialized an example from the ipa logs: 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: Command: modprobe dm_multipath 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: Exit code: 1 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: Stdout: '' 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: Stderr: 'modprobe: FATAL: Module dm_multipath not found in directory /lib/modules/4.18.0-305.45.1.el8_4.x86_64\n' try_execute /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ironic_lib/utils.py:132 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: 2022-06-23 12:11:20.426 1 DEBUG oslo_concurrency.processutils [-] Running cmd (subprocess): modprobe multipath execute /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/oslo_concurrency/processutils.py:384 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: 2022-06-23 12:11:20.428 1 DEBUG oslo_concurrency.processutils [-] CMD "modprobe multipath" returned: 1 in 0.002s execute /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/oslo_concurrency/processutils.py:423 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: 2022-06-23 12:11:20.429 1 DEBUG oslo_concurrency.processutils [-] 'modprobe multipath' failed. Not Retrying. execute /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/oslo_concurrency/processutils.py:474 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: 2022-06-23 12:11:20.429 1 DEBUG ironic_lib.utils [-] Command stdout is: "" _log /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ironic_lib/utils.py:99 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: 2022-06-23 12:11:20.429 1 DEBUG ironic_lib.utils [-] Command stderr is: "modprobe: FATAL: Module multipath not found in directory /lib/modules/4.18.0-305.45.1.el8_4.x86_64 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: " _log /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ironic_lib/utils.py:100 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: 2022-06-23 12:11:20.429 1 DEBUG ironic_lib.utils [-] Command failed: Unexpected error while running command. 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: Command: modprobe multipath 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: Exit code: 1 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: Stdout: '' 00ebe8da-effc-42ff-b511-ea72f0b0922f_20220623-121335.046506.tar.gz: Stderr: 'modprobe: FATAL: Module multipath not found in directory /lib/modules/4.18.0-305.45.1.el8_4.x86_64\n' try_execute /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ironic_lib/utils.py:132 resulting then in: 2022-06-23 08:05:01.492 1 DEBUG ironic_lib.utils [-] Trying to find devices from “/dev/sdb, /dev/sdc, /dev/sdd, /dev/sde, /dev/sdf, /dev/sdg, /dev/sdh, /dev/sdi” that match the device hints “{‘name’: ‘s== /dev/dm-0’}” find_devices_by_hints /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ironic_lib/utils.py:389
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory (Important: OpenShift Container Platform 4.11.0 bug fix and security update), and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5069