Missing package in SPP 2017.10 RHEL7 repository

[mschlossarek]

There is a missing package in the SPP 2017.10 RHEL7 repository. If you look into the filelist.xml file the following package is listed:

<package pkgid="5e6fdc6cf4d70a730197e62846b4f9c969962bf2" name="firmware-system-i36" arch="i386">
    <version epoch="0" ver="2.52_2017_10_25" rel="1.1"/>
    <file>/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/firmware-system-i36-2.52_2017_10_25-1.1/.cpq_package.inc</file>
    <file>/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/firmware-system-i36-2.52_2017_10_25-1.1/.hpsetup</file>
    <file>/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/firmware-system-i36-2.52_2017_10_25-1.1/CP033722.xml</file>
    <file>/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/firmware-system-i36-2.52_2017_10_25-1.1/I36_2.52_10_25_2017.signed.flash</file>
    <file>/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/firmware-system-i36-2.52_2017_10_25-1.1/hpsetup</file>
    <file>/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/hp-scexe-compat/CP033722.scexe</file>
    <file type="dir">/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/firmware-system-i36-2.52_2017_10_25-1.1</file>
    <file type="dir">/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/hp-scexe-compat</file>
</package>

It is also listed in the primary.xml:

<package type="rpm">
    <name>firmware-system-i36</name>
    <arch>i386</arch>
    <version rel="1.1" ver="2.52_2017_10_25" epoch="0"/>
    <checksum type="sha" pkgid="YES">5e6fdc6cf4d70a730197e62846b4f9c969962bf2</checksum>
    <summary>HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9/WS460c Gen9 (I36) Servers firmware</summary>
    <description>This package contains the HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9/WS460c Gen9 (I36) Servers firmware</description>
    <packager>Hewlett Packard Enterprise<Linux_SWdeliverables@groups.ext.hpe.com>
    </packager>
    <url>http://www.hpe.com/info/proliantlinux</url>
    <time build="1508454116" file="1508454213"/>
    <size archive="9574464" installed="9572882" package="6230005"/>
    <location href="firmware-system-i36-2.52_2017_10_25-1.1.i386.rpm"/>
    <format>
        <rpm:license>2012 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP</rpm:license>
        <rpm:vendor>Hewlett Packard Enterprise</rpm:vendor>
        <rpm:group>Applications/System</rpm:group>
        <rpm:buildhost>bldeb6u3x64004.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net</rpm:buildhost>
        <rpm:sourcerpm>firmware-system-i36-2.52_2017_10_25-1.1.src.rpm</rpm:sourcerpm>
        <rpm:header-range end="427578" start="872"/>
        <rpm:provides>
            <rpm:entry name="firmware(hp:system:i36)"/>
            <rpm:entry ver="2.52_2017_10_25" epoch="0" flags="EQ" name="firmware(hp:system:i36)"/>
            <rpm:entry rel="1.1" ver="2.52_2017_10_25" epoch="0" flags="EQ" name="firmware-system-i36"/>
            <rpm:entry rel="1.1" ver="2.52_2017_10_25" epoch="0" flags="EQ" name="firmware-system-i36(x86-32)"/>
        </rpm:provides>
        <rpm:requires>
            <rpm:entry name="/bin/bash"/>
            <rpm:entry name="/bin/sh"/>
            <rpm:entry name="/bin/sh" pre="1"/>
        </rpm:requires>
    </format>
</package>

But this package does not exist. This breaks our repo-sync job, because it complains about wrong checksums (404 page instead of a rpm package). 

Please fix this.

[Jimmy Vance]

The HPE Software Delivery Repository hosts yum, zypper, and apt repositories for Linux-related software packages. Much of this content is also available from various locations at hpe.com in iso or tgz format, but if you would prefer to use your Linux-native software configuration manager, you may subscribe your systems to some or all of these repositories for quick and easy access to the latest rpm/deb packages from HPE.  

The SDR basically makes the contents of the SPP ISO image available for these native tools.  Some of the firmware images require an active support agreement to access, these are located under a separate directory structure list as fwpp instead of spp.  You can use rsync to pull both repositiores into the same local directory if you want a local mirror, rsync examples are listed on the SDR web site for both spp and fwpp. An example shell script is also posted showing how to use the required token with the fwpp repository

[mschlossarek]

We are using yum after all packages got synced. Our sync tool verifies the checksum for every package and thats why we found out that problem. 

But you can also reproduce this with native os tools:

1. Add repo to yum

   [root@localhost ~]# yum-config-manager --add-repo=https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/spp-gen10/rhel/7Server/x86_64/2017.10.1/
   Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
   adding repo from: https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/spp-gen10/rhel/7Server/x86_64/2017.10.1/
   
   [downloads.linux.hpe.com_SDR_repo_spp-gen10_rhel_7Server_x86_64_2017.10.1_]
   name=added from: https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/spp-gen10/rhel/7Server/x86_64/2017.10.1/
   baseurl=https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/spp-gen10/rhel/7Server/x86_64/2017.10.1/
   enabled=1

2. Search for "system-firmware-i36"

   [root@localhost ~]# yum search firmware-system-i36
   Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
   base                                                                                     | 3.6 kB  00:00:00     
   downloads.linux.hpe.com_SDR_repo_spp-gen10_rhel_7Server_x86_64_2017.10.1_                | 2.5 kB  00:00:00     
   extras                                                                                   | 3.4 kB  00:00:00     
   updates                                                                                  | 3.4 kB  00:00:00     
   (1/5): base/7/x86_64/group_gz                                                            | 156 kB  00:00:00     
   (2/5): extras/7/x86_64/primary_db                                                        | 130 kB  00:00:00     
   (3/5): downloads.linux.hpe.com_SDR_repo_spp-gen10_rhel_7Server_x86_64_2017.10.1_/primary | 228 kB  00:00:03     
   (4/5): updates/7/x86_64/primary_db                                                       | 3.8 MB  00:00:03     
   (5/5): base/7/x86_64/primary_db                                                          | 5.7 MB  00:00:07     
   Determining fastest mirrors
    * base: ftp.hosteurope.de
    * extras: ftp.hosteurope.de
    * updates: ftp.hosteurope.de
   ======================================= N/S matched: firmware-system-i36 =======================================
   firmware-system-i36.i386 : HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9/WS460c Gen9 (I36) Servers firmware
   
     Name and summary matches only, use "search all" for everything.

   Found!

3. Get information about "system-firmware-i36".

   [root@localhost ~]# yum info firmware-system-i36
   Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
   Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
    * base: ftp.hosteurope.de
    * extras: ftp.hosteurope.de
    * updates: ftp.hosteurope.de
   Available Packages
   Name        : firmware-system-i36
   Arch        : i386
   Version     : 2.52_2017_10_25
   Release     : 1.1
   Size        : 5.9 M
   Repo        : downloads.linux.hpe.com_SDR_repo_spp-gen10_rhel_7Server_x86_64_2017.10.1_
   Summary     : HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9/WS460c Gen9 (I36) Servers firmware
   URL         : http://www.hpe.com/info/proliantlinux
   License     : 2012 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
   Description : This package contains the HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9/WS460c Gen9 (I36) Servers firmware

   Found!
4. Install "system-firmware-i36"

   [root@localhost ~]# yum install firemware-system-i36
   Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
   Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
    * base: ftp.hosteurope.de
    * extras: ftp.hosteurope.de
    * updates: ftp.hosteurope.de
   No package firemware-system-i36 available.
   Error: Nothing to do

   Oops?

[craiger1 · Accepted solution]

I regenerated the yum indexes under that repository (Dec 3rd), and repo-sync runs clean now.   The firmware in question requires warranty/support and is not in the freely available SPP repository (see the FWPP repository if you want all firmware).

Sorry for the confusion.

r,

-craig

[mschlossarek]

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@craiger1 wrote:

I regenerated the yum indexes under that repository (Dec 3rd), and repo-sync runs clean now.   The firmware in question requires warranty/support and is not in the freely available SPP repository (see the FWPP repository if you want all firmware).

Sorry for the confusion.

r,

-craig

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Thanks! Sync is now working again.

We know about the FWPP repository and we sync it too. But as I mentioned in the first post: the missing package broke the SPP sync.

Thanks for the fast response.