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diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md index 7c995ac..1cce990 100644 --- a/docs/faq.md +++ b/docs/faq.md @@ -1,67 +1,129 @@ +--- +toc_depth: 4 +--- <!-- ~ Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Arista Networks, Inc. ~ Use of this source code is governed by the Apache License 2.0 ~ that can be found in the LICENSE file. --> +<style> + h4 { + visibility: hidden; + font-size: 0em; + height: 0em; + line-height: 0; + padding: 0; + margin: 0; + } + .md-typeset details { + margin-top: 0em; + margin-bottom: 0.8em; + } +</style> # Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) -## Why am I seeing an `ImportError` related to `urllib3` when running ANTA? +## A local OS error occurred while connecting to a device +???+ faq "A local OS error occurred while connecting to a device" -When running the `anta --help` command, some users might encounter the following error: + When running ANTA, you can receive `A local OS error occurred while connecting to <device>` errors. The underlying [`OSError`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#OSError) exception can have various reasons: `[Errno 24] Too many open files` or `[Errno 16] Device or resource busy`. -```bash -ImportError: urllib3 v2.0 only supports OpenSSL 1.1.1+, currently the 'ssl' module is compiled with 'OpenSSL 1.0.2k-fips 26 Jan 2017'. See: https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/issues/2168 -``` + This usually means that the operating system refused to open a new file descriptor (or socket) for the ANTA process. This might be due to the hard limit for open file descriptors currently set for the ANTA process. -This error arises due to a compatibility issue between `urllib3` v2.0 and older versions of OpenSSL. + At startup, ANTA sets the soft limit of its process to the hard limit up to 16384. This is because the soft limit is usually 1024 and the hard limit is usually higher (depends on the system). If the hard limit of the ANTA process is still lower than the number of selected tests in ANTA, the ANTA process may request to the operating system too many file descriptors and get an error, a WARNING is displayed at startup if this is the case. -#### How can I resolve this error? + ### Solution -1. _Workaround_: Downgrade `urllib3` + One solution could be to raise the hard limit for the user starting the ANTA process. + You can get the current hard limit for a user using the command `ulimit -n -H` while logged in. + Create the file `/etc/security/limits.d/10-anta.conf` with the following content: + ``` + <user> hard nofile <value> + ``` + The `user` is the one with which the ANTA process is started. + The `value` is the new hard limit. The maximum value depends on the system. A hard limit of 16384 should be sufficient for ANTA to run in most high scale scenarios. After creating this file, log out the current session and log in again. + + +## `Timeout` error in the logs +???+ faq "`Timeout` error in the logs" + + When running ANTA, you can receive `<Foo>Timeout` errors in the logs (could be ReadTimeout, WriteTimeout, ConnectTimeout or PoolTimeout). More details on the timeouts of the underlying library are available here: https://www.python-httpx.org/advanced/timeouts. + + This might be due to the time the host on which ANTA is run takes to reach the target devices (for instance if going through firewalls, NATs, ...) or when a lot of tests are being run at the same time on a device (eAPI has a queue mechanism to avoid exhausting EOS resources because of a high number of simultaneous eAPI requests). - If you need a quick fix, you can temporarily downgrade the `urllib3` package: + ### Solution + + Use the `timeout` option. As an example for the `nrfu` command: ```bash - pip3 uninstall urllib3 + anta nrfu --enable --username username --password arista --inventory inventory.yml -c nrfu.yml --timeout 50 text + ``` + + The previous command set a couple of options for ANTA NRFU, one them being the `timeout` command, by default, when running ANTA from CLI, it is set to 30s. + The timeout is increased to 50s to allow ANTA to wait for API calls a little longer. + +## `ImportError` related to `urllib3` +???+ faq "`ImportError` related to `urllib3` when running ANTA" + + + When running the `anta --help` command, some users might encounter the following error: - pip3 install urllib3==1.26.15 + ```bash + ImportError: urllib3 v2.0 only supports OpenSSL 1.1.1+, currently the 'ssl' module is compiled with 'OpenSSL 1.0.2k-fips 26 Jan 2017'. See: https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/issues/2168 ``` -2. _Recommended_: Upgrade System or Libraries: + This error arises due to a compatibility issue between `urllib3` v2.0 and older versions of OpenSSL. + + ### Solution + + 1. _Workaround_: Downgrade `urllib3` - As per the [urllib3 v2 migration guide](https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/v2-migration-guide.html), the root cause of this error is an incompatibility with older OpenSSL versions. For example, users on RHEL7 might consider upgrading to RHEL8, which supports the required OpenSSL version. + If you need a quick fix, you can temporarily downgrade the `urllib3` package: -## Why am I seeing `AttributeError: module 'lib' has no attribute 'OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms'` when running ANTA + ```bash + pip3 uninstall urllib3 -When running the `anta` commands after installation, some users might encounter the following error: + pip3 install urllib3==1.26.15 + ``` -```bash -AttributeError: module 'lib' has no attribute 'OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms' -``` + 2. _Recommended_: Upgrade System or Libraries: -The error is a result of incompatibility between `cryptography` and `pyopenssl` when installing `asyncssh` which is a requirement of ANTA. + As per the [urllib3 v2 migration guide](https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/v2-migration-guide.html), the root cause of this error is an incompatibility with older OpenSSL versions. For example, users on RHEL7 might consider upgrading to RHEL8, which supports the required OpenSSL version. -#### How can I resolve this error? +##`AttributeError: module 'lib' has no attribute 'OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms'` +???+ faq "`AttributeError: module 'lib' has no attribute 'OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms'` when running ANTA" -1. Upgrade `pyopenssl` + + When running the `anta` commands after installation, some users might encounter the following error: ```bash - pip install -U pyopenssl>22.0 + AttributeError: module 'lib' has no attribute 'OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms' ``` + The error is a result of incompatibility between `cryptography` and `pyopenssl` when installing `asyncssh` which is a requirement of ANTA. + + ### Solution + + 1. Upgrade `pyopenssl` + + ```bash + pip install -U pyopenssl>22.0 + ``` + ## `__NSCFConstantString initialize` error on OSX +???+ faq "`__NSCFConstantString initialize` error on OSX" -This error occurs because of added security to restrict multithreading in macOS High Sierra and later versions of macOS. https://www.wefearchange.org/2018/11/forkmacos.rst.html -#### How can I resolve this error? + This error occurs because of added security to restrict multithreading in macOS High Sierra and later versions of macOS. https://www.wefearchange.org/2018/11/forkmacos.rst.html -1. Set the following environment variable + ### Solution - ```bash - export OBJC_DISABLE_INITIALIZE_FORK_SAFETY=YES - ``` + 1. Set the following environment variable + + ```bash + export OBJC_DISABLE_INITIALIZE_FORK_SAFETY=YES + ``` -## Still facing issues? +# Still facing issues? -If you've tried the above solutions and continue to experience problems, please report the issue in our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/arista-netdevops-community/anta). +If you've tried the above solutions and continue to experience problems, please follow the [troubleshooting](troubleshooting.md) instructions and report the issue in our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/arista-netdevops-community/anta). |