This was fixed soon after cactus:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/758054

On Jul 5, 2011, at 7:46 PM, Sudhir wrote:

> Public bug reported:
> 
>  I am using a setup of a cloud controller with one compute node, able
> to run ubuntu prepackaged & custom images successfully without any
> issues. Able to ping & ssh the instance, get euca-get-console-output,
> while trying to launch custom built RHEL6 image getting following error
> :
> 
> euca-describe-images
> 
> IMAGE aki-0000008f buck/vmlinuz-2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64.manifest.xml available public x86_64 kernel
> IMAGE ari-00000090 buck/initramfs-2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64.img.manifest.xml available public x86_64 ramdisk
> IMAGE ami-00000091 buck/hatfinal.img.manifest.xml available public x86_64 machine aki-0000008f ari-00000090
> 
> euca-describe-instances
> 
> RESERVATION r-l92081x9 proj default
> INSTANCE i-000000a7 ami-00000091 192.168.3.3 192.168.3.3 running None (proj, in01emt17) 0 m1.small 2011-07-05T19:06:41Z nova
> RESERVATION r-lmgaq69f proj default
> INSTANCE i-000000a6 ami-0000008e 192.168.3.4 192.168.3.4 running None (proj, in01emt17) 0 m1.small 2011-07-05T18:12:43Z nova
> 
> 1. euca-get-console-output i-000000a7
> UnknownError: An unknown error has occurred. Please try your request again.
> 
> 2. Nova-compute.log error :
> 
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.1 (Santiago)\r\nKernel 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64 on an x86_64\r\n\r\nlocalhost.localdomain login: '
> 2011-07-06 00:47:47,671 ERROR nova [-] Exception during message handling
> (nova): TRACE: Traceback (most recent call last):
> (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/rpc.py", line 190, in _receive
> (nova): TRACE: msg_reply(msg_id, rval, None)
> (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/rpc.py", line 296, in msg_reply
> (nova): TRACE: publisher.send({'result': reply, 'failure': failure})
> (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/carrot/messaging.py", line 765, in send
> (nova): TRACE: serializer=serializer)
> (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/carrot/messaging.py", line 690, in create_message
> (nova): TRACE: serializer=serializer)
> (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/carrot/serialization.py", line 144, in encode
> (nova): TRACE: payload = encoder(data)
> (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/anyjson/__init__.py", line 123, in <lambda>
> (nova): TRACE: serialize = lambda value: implementation.serialize(value)
> (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/anyjson/__init__.py", line 83, in serialize
> (nova): TRACE: return self._encode(data)
> (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/__init__.py", line 261, in dumps
> (nova): TRACE: return _default_encoder.encode(obj)
> (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/encoder.py", line 214, in encode
> (nova): TRACE: chunks = self.iterencode(o, _one_shot=True)
> (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/encoder.py", line 282, in iterencode
> (nova): TRACE: return _iterencode(o, 0)
> (nova): TRACE: UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 10422: invalid start byte
> (nova): TRACE:
> 2011-07-06 00:47:47,672 ERROR nova.rpc [-] Returning exception 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 10422: invalid start byte to caller
> 2011-07-06 00:47:47,672 ERROR nova.rpc [-] ['Traceback (most recent call last):\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/rpc.py", line 190, in _receive\n msg_reply(msg_id, rval, None)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/rpc.py", line 296, in msg_reply\n publisher.send({\'result\': reply, \'failure\': failure})\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/carrot/messaging.py", line 765, in send\n serializer=serializer)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/carrot/messaging.py", line 690, in create_message\n serializer=serializer)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/carrot/serialization.py", line 144, in encode\n payload = encoder(data)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/anyjson/__init__.py", line 123, in <lambda>\n serialize = lambda value: implementation.serialize(value)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/anyjson/__init__.py", line 83, in serialize\n return self._encode(data)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/__init__.py", line 261, in dumps\n return _default_encoder.encode(obj)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/encoder.py", line 214, in encode\n chunks = self.iterencode(o, _one_shot=True)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/encoder.py", line 282, in iterencode\n return _iterencode(o, 0)\n', "UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 10422: invalid start byte\n"]
> 
>  Any suggestion/help is welcome & appreciated. Please help me fix this
> issue.
> 
> Thanks,
> Sudhir
> 
> ** Affects: nova
>     Importance: Undecided
>         Status: New
> 
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/806289
> 
> Title:
>  Error launching RHEL 6 instance
> 
> Status in OpenStack Compute (Nova):
>  New
> 
> Bug description:
>    I am using a setup of a cloud controller with one compute node, able
>  to run ubuntu prepackaged & custom images successfully without any
>  issues. Able to ping & ssh the instance, get euca-get-console-output,
>  while trying to launch custom built RHEL6 image getting following
>  error :
> 
>  euca-describe-images
> 
>  IMAGE aki-0000008f buck/vmlinuz-2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64.manifest.xml available public x86_64 kernel
>  IMAGE ari-00000090 buck/initramfs-2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64.img.manifest.xml available public x86_64 ramdisk
>  IMAGE ami-00000091 buck/hatfinal.img.manifest.xml available public x86_64 machine aki-0000008f ari-00000090
> 
>  euca-describe-instances
> 
>  RESERVATION r-l92081x9 proj default
>  INSTANCE i-000000a7 ami-00000091 192.168.3.3 192.168.3.3 running None (proj, in01emt17) 0 m1.small 2011-07-05T19:06:41Z nova
>  RESERVATION r-lmgaq69f proj default
>  INSTANCE i-000000a6 ami-0000008e 192.168.3.4 192.168.3.4 running None (proj, in01emt17) 0 m1.small 2011-07-05T18:12:43Z nova
> 
>  1. euca-get-console-output i-000000a7
>  UnknownError: An unknown error has occurred. Please try your request again.
> 
>  2. Nova-compute.log error :
> 
>  Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.1 (Santiago)\r\nKernel 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64 on an x86_64\r\n\r\nlocalhost.localdomain login: '
>  2011-07-06 00:47:47,671 ERROR nova [-] Exception during message handling
>  (nova): TRACE: Traceback (most recent call last):
>  (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/rpc.py", line 190, in _receive
>  (nova): TRACE: msg_reply(msg_id, rval, None)
>  (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/rpc.py", line 296, in msg_reply
>  (nova): TRACE: publisher.send({'result': reply, 'failure': failure})
>  (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/carrot/messaging.py", line 765, in send
>  (nova): TRACE: serializer=serializer)
>  (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/carrot/messaging.py", line 690, in create_message
>  (nova): TRACE: serializer=serializer)
>  (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/carrot/serialization.py", line 144, in encode
>  (nova): TRACE: payload = encoder(data)
>  (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/anyjson/__init__.py", line 123, in <lambda>
>  (nova): TRACE: serialize = lambda value: implementation.serialize(value)
>  (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/anyjson/__init__.py", line 83, in serialize
>  (nova): TRACE: return self._encode(data)
>  (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/__init__.py", line 261, in dumps
>  (nova): TRACE: return _default_encoder.encode(obj)
>  (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/encoder.py", line 214, in encode
>  (nova): TRACE: chunks = self.iterencode(o, _one_shot=True)
>  (nova): TRACE: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/encoder.py", line 282, in iterencode
>  (nova): TRACE: return _iterencode(o, 0)
>  (nova): TRACE: UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 10422: invalid start byte
>  (nova): TRACE:
>  2011-07-06 00:47:47,672 ERROR nova.rpc [-] Returning exception 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 10422: invalid start byte to caller
>  2011-07-06 00:47:47,672 ERROR nova.rpc [-] ['Traceback (most recent call last):\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/rpc.py", line 190, in _receive\n msg_reply(msg_id, rval, None)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/rpc.py", line 296, in msg_reply\n publisher.send({\'result\': reply, \'failure\': failure})\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/carrot/messaging.py", line 765, in send\n serializer=serializer)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/carrot/messaging.py", line 690, in create_message\n serializer=serializer)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/carrot/serialization.py", line 144, in encode\n payload = encoder(data)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/anyjson/__init__.py", line 123, in <lambda>\n serialize = lambda value: implementation.serialize(value)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/anyjson/__init__.py", line 83, in serialize\n return self._encode(data)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/__init__.py", line 261, in dumps\n return _default_encoder.encode(obj)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/encoder.py", line 214, in encode\n chunks = self.iterencode(o, _one_shot=True)\n', ' File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/encoder.py", line 282, in iterencode\n return _iterencode(o, 0)\n', "UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 10422: invalid start byte\n"]
> 
>    Any suggestion/help is welcome & appreciated. Please help me fix
>  this issue.
> 
>  Thanks,
>  Sudhir
> 
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