On attempting to install updates available today on my Grommunio Appliance (built from 15-04 ISO) on a Proxmox 8.x host) the following items were found to be available:-
v | grommunio | grommunio-cui | 1.0.268.f207513-lp155.68.1 | 1.0.270.2b57c48-lp155.70.1 | noarch
v | grommunio | grommunio-setup | 1.0.109.048c9c5-lp155.48.1 | 1.1.1.b985a59-lp155.51.1 | noarch
v | grommunio | gromox | 2.28.12.gdf8059d-lp155.31.1 | 2.28.12.gdf8059d-lp155.32.1 | x86_64
v | grommunio | gromox-debuginfo | 2.28.12.gdf8059d-lp155.31.1 | 2.28.12.gdf8059d-lp155.32.1 | x86_64
v | grommunio | gromox-debugsource | 2.28.12.gdf8059d-lp155.31.1 | 2.28.12.gdf8059d-lp155.32.1 | x86_64
v | repo-sle-update | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 | 5.14.21-150500.55.65.1 | x86_64
All installed OK except the kernel-default which reported an exit code '1'. An inspection of the /var/log/grommunio-update.log file suggested that the issue may have been insufficient disc space in the /boot volume, suggesting my Appliance was about 37MB short or space.
After a quick Google I issued the command:-
rpm -qa | grep -i 'kernel-default-5'
which showed the following kernels were present:-
kernel-default-5.14.21-150500.55.52.1.x86_64
kernel-default-5.14.21-150500.55.59.1.x86_64
kernel-default-5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.x86_64
The /etc/zypp/zypp.conf file suggested only the latter 2 kernels should be present.
multiversion.kernels = latest,latest-1,running
Running 'zypper purge-kernels' removed the oldest package (that should have been removed on the last reboot)
`Reading installed packages...
Preparing to purge obsolete kernels...
Configuration: latest,latest-1,running
Running kernel release: 5.14.21-150500.55.62-default
Running kernel arch: x86_64
Resolving package dependencies...
The following package is going to be REMOVED:
kernel-default-5.14.21-150500.55.52.1
1 package to remove.
After the operation, 182.3 MiB will be freed.
Backend: classic_rpmtrans
Continue? [y/n/v/...? shows all options] (y): y
(1/1) Removing kernel-default-5.14.21-150500.55.52.1.x86_64 ...........................................[done]`
rpm -qa | grep -i 'kernel-default-5' now shows the oldest kernel has been removed.
kernel-default-5.14.21-150500.55.59.1.x86_64
kernel-default-5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.x86_64
Re-running Update from the Grommunio Admin GUI now correctly installs the new kernel, however, after the reboot rpm -qa | grep -i 'kernel-default-5' shows the following kernels are installed.
kernel-default-5.14.21-150500.55.59.1.x86_64
kernel-default-5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.x86_64
kernel-default-5.14.21-150500.55.65.1.x86_64
When the next kernel update is released the install will fail again as the /boot volume will again have insufficient space to allow the new kernel to be installed. It appears that the process that run the 'purge-kernels' command/script on boot up is not being executed as it used to. Fortunately, running ing the script manually works.
Hope this helps others if they see the kernel update failure.
