Hirsute QA-test: Install with ZFS, bpool not mounted after restart

[Emanuel Wahlqvist]

Running the test case specified in http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/419/builds/229181/testcases/1716/results

At step 22, running the provided commands the output does not match the expected values and "bpool" is not mounted, see below.

This test was performed in a VM created with Gnome Boxes but was previously also tested on real hardware.

Result:
22. bpool is not mounted

local@local-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ zfs mount
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv /
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/var/lib /var/lib
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/usr/local /usr/local
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/var/www /var/www
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/var/games /var/games
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/srv /srv
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/var/spool /var/spool
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/var/mail /var/mail
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/var/log /var/log
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/var/snap /var/snap
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/var/lib/AccountsService /var/lib/AccountsService
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/var/lib/NetworkManager /var/lib/NetworkManager
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/dpkg
rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv/var/lib/apt /var/lib/apt

local@local-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ zsysctl show
Name: rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_lzzauv
ZSys: true
Last Used: current
Users:

# Extra commands not specified in test case:

local@local-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo zpool list
[sudo] password for local:
NAME SIZE ALLOC FREE CKPOINT EXPANDSZ FRAG CAP DEDUP HEALTH ALTROOT
rpool 34G 3.56G 30.4G - - 1% 10% 1.00x ONLINE -

local@local-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo zpool status
  pool: rpool
 state: ONLINE
config:

 NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM
 rpool ONLINE 0 0 0
   80e602f5-ee94-f848-b8ba-02fc8435707c ONLINE 0 0 0

errors: No known data errors

Additional info:

local@local-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Hirsute Hippo (development branch)
Release: 21.04

local@local-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ apt-cache policy grub2
grub2:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.04-1ubuntu45
  Version table:
     2.04-1ubuntu45 500
        500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/universe amd64 Packages

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: grub2 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-13.14-generic 5.11.7
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu61
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Wed Apr 7 17:34:55 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-04-07 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Beta amd64 (20210407)
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Emanuel Wahlqvist (emanuel-wahlqvist)]

Trying to import the any pool results in

local@local-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo zpool import
   pool: bpool
     id: 13762932972893854867
  state: ONLINE
status: Some supported features are not enabled on the pool.
 action: The pool can be imported using its name or numeric identifier, though
 some features will not be available without an explicit 'zpool upgrade'.
 config:

 bpool ONLINE
   81baa623-c80b-ab4c-8fb5-35e5b4d1187f ONLINE

Specifying bpool explicitly:
local@local-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo zpool import bpool
local@local-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ zpool status
  pool: bpool
 state: ONLINE
config:

 NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM
 bpool ONLINE 0 0 0
   81baa623-c80b-ab4c-8fb5-35e5b4d1187f ONLINE 0 0 0

errors: No known data errors

  pool: rpool
 state: ONLINE
config:

 NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM
 rpool ONLINE 0 0 0
   80e602f5-ee94-f848-b8ba-02fc8435707c ONLINE 0 0 0

errors: No known data errors

[Emanuel Wahlqvist (emanuel-wahlqvist)]

And additionally (might be a separate bug?) if installing a package then zsys will state that a boot entry is created but the entry does not show in the GRUB menu:

local@local-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo apt install htop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  lm-sensors
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  htop
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 109 kB of archives.
After this operation, 321 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 htop amd64 3.0.5-6 [109 kB]
Fetched 109 kB in 0s (1\u202f256 kB/s)
Requesting to save current system state
Successfully saved as "autozsys_3hmiag"
Selecting previously unselected package htop.
(Reading database ... 148893 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../htop_3.0.5-6_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking htop (3.0.5-6) ...
Setting up htop (3.0.5-6) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.68ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.4-2) ...
ZSys is adding automatic system snapshot to GRUB menu

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1922933

[Emanuel Wahlqvist (emanuel-wahlqvist)]

This bug seems to be fixed in the daily ISO built on the 9/4, so I believe it can be closed.