This topic tells you how to troubleshoot installing Tanzu Application Platform (commonly known as TAP).
You see the following error when you run Tanzu CLI commands, for example tanzu version
, on macOS:
"tanzu" cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified
Explanation
Security settings are preventing installation.
Solution
To resolve this issue:
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Click Cancel in the macOS prompt window.
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Open System Preferences > Security & Privacy.
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Click General.
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Next to the warning message for the Tanzu binary, click Allow Anyway.
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Enter your system username and password in the macOS prompt window to confirm the changes.
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In the terminal window, run:
tanzu version
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In the macOS prompt window, click Open.
When installing Tanzu Application Platform, you receive an error message that includes the following:
(message: Error (see .status.usefulErrorMessage for details))
Explanation
A package fails to reconcile and you must access the details in .status.usefulErrorMessage
.
Solution
Access the details in .status.usefulErrorMessage
by running:
kubectl get packageinstall PACKAGE-NAME -n tap-install -o yaml
Where PACKAGE-NAME
is the name of the package to target.
When running the tanzu package install
command, you receive an error message that includes the error:
UNAUTHORIZED: unauthorized to access repository
For example:
$ tanzu package install app-live-view -p appliveview.tanzu.vmware.com -v 0.1.0 -n tap-install --values-file ./app-live-view.yaml
Error: package reconciliation failed: vendir: Error: Syncing directory '0':
Syncing directory '.' with imgpkgBundle contents:
Imgpkg: exit status 1 (stderr: Error: Checking if image is bundle: Collecting images: Working with registry.tanzu.vmware.com/app-live-view/application-live-view-install-bundle@sha256:b13b9ba81bcc985d76607cfc04bcbb8829b4cc2820e64a99e0af840681da12aa: GET https://registry.tanzu.vmware.com/v2/app-live-view/application-live-view-install-bundle/manifests/sha256:b13b9ba81bcc985d76607cfc04bcbb8829b4cc2820e64a99e0af840681da12aa: UNAUTHORIZED: unauthorized to access repository: app-live-view/application-live-view-install-bundle, action: pull: unauthorized to access repository: app-live-view/application-live-view-install-bundle, action: pull
Note This example shows an error received when with Application Live View as the package. This error can also occur with other packages.
Explanation
The Tanzu Network credentials needed to access the package may be missing or incorrect.
Solution
To resolve this issue:
- Repeat the step to create a secret for the namespace. For instructions, see Add the Tanzu Application Platform Package Repository in Installing the Tanzu Application Platform Package and Profiles. Ensure that you provide the correct credentials.
When the secret has the correct credentials, the authentication error should resolve itself and the reconciliation succeed. Do not reinstall the package.
- List the status of the installed packages to confirm that the reconcile has succeeded. For instructions, see Verify the Installed Packages in Installing Individual Packages.
When running the tanzu package install
command, you receive the following error:
failed to create ServiceAccount resource: serviceaccounts already exists
For example:
$ tanzu package install app-accelerator -p accelerator.apps.tanzu.vmware.com -v 0.2.0 -n tap-install --values-file app-accelerator-values.yaml
Error: failed to create ServiceAccount resource: serviceaccounts "app-accelerator-tap-install-sa" already exists
Note This example shows an error received with App Accelerator as the package. This error can also occur with other packages.
Explanation
The tanzu package install
command may be executed again after failing.
Solution
To update the package, run the following command after the first use of the tanzu package install
command
tanzu package installed update
You run the tanzu package install
command and one or more packages fails to install.
For example:
tanzu package install tap -p tap.tanzu.vmware.com -v 0.4.0 -n tap-install --values-file tap-values.yaml
- Installing package 'tap.tanzu.vmware.com'
\ Getting package metadata for 'tap.tanzu.vmware.com'
| Creating service account 'tap-tap-install-sa'
/ Creating cluster admin role 'tap-tap-install-cluster-role'
| Creating cluster role binding 'tap-tap-install-cluster-rolebinding'
| Creating secret 'tap-tap-install-values'
| Creating package resource
- Waiting for 'PackageInstall' reconciliation for 'tap'
/ 'PackageInstall' resource install status: Reconciling
| 'PackageInstall' resource install status: ReconcileFailed
Please consider using 'tanzu package installed update' to update the installed package with correct settings
Error: resource reconciliation failed: kapp: Error: waiting on reconcile packageinstall/tap-gui (packaging.carvel.dev/v1alpha1) namespace: tap-install:
Finished unsuccessfully (Reconcile failed: (message: Error (see .status.usefulErrorMessage for details))). Reconcile failed: Error (see .status.usefulErrorMessage for details)
Error: exit status 1
Explanation
Often, the cause is one of the following:
- Your infrastructure provider takes longer to perform tasks than the timeout value allows.
- A race-condition between components exists.
For example, a package that uses
Ingress
completes before the shared Tanzu ingress controller becomes available.
The VMware Carvel tools kapp-controller continues to try in a reconciliation loop in these cases.
However, if the reconciliation status is failed
then there might be a configuration issue
in the provided tap-config.yaml
file.
Solution
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Verify if the installation is still in progress by running:
tanzu package installed list -A
If the installation is still in progress, the command produces output similar to the following example, and the installation is likely to finish successfully.
\ Retrieving installed packages... NAME PACKAGE-NAME PACKAGE-VERSION STATUS NAMESPACE accelerator accelerator.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.0 Reconcile succeeded tap-install api-portal api-portal.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.6 Reconcile succeeded tap-install appliveview run.appliveview.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.0-build.3 Reconciling tap-install appliveview-conventions build.appliveview.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.0-build.3 Reconcile succeeded tap-install buildservice buildservice.tanzu.vmware.com 1.4.0-build.1 Reconciling tap-install cartographer cartographer.tanzu.vmware.com 0.1.0 Reconcile succeeded tap-install cert-manager cert-manager.tanzu.vmware.com 1.5.3+tap.1 Reconcile succeeded tap-install cnrs cnrs.tanzu.vmware.com 1.1.0 Reconcile succeeded tap-install contour contour.tanzu.vmware.com 1.18.2+tap.1 Reconcile succeeded tap-install conventions-controller controller.conventions.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 0.4.2 Reconcile succeeded tap-install developer-conventions developer-conventions.tanzu.vmware.com 0.4.0-build1 Reconcile succeeded tap-install fluxcd-source-controller fluxcd.source.controller.tanzu.vmware.com 0.16.0 Reconcile succeeded tap-install grype grype.scanning.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.0 Reconcile succeeded tap-install image-policy-webhook image-policy-webhook.signing.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.0-beta.3 Reconcile succeeded tap-install ootb-delivery-basic ootb-delivery-basic.tanzu.vmware.com 0.5.1 Reconcile succeeded tap-install ootb-supply-chain-basic ootb-supply-chain-basic.tanzu.vmware.com 0.5.1 Reconcile succeeded tap-install ootb-templates ootb-templates.tanzu.vmware.com 0.5.1 Reconcile succeeded tap-install scanning scanning.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.0 Reconcile succeeded tap-install metadata-store metadata-store.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.2 Reconcile succeeded tap-install service-bindings service-bindings.labs.vmware.com 0.6.0 Reconcile succeeded tap-install services-toolkit services-toolkit.tanzu.vmware.com 0.7.1 Reconcile succeeded tap-install source-controller controller.source.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 0.2.0 Reconcile succeeded tap-install spring-boot-conventions spring-boot-conventions.tanzu.vmware.com 0.2.0 Reconcile succeeded tap-install tap tap.tanzu.vmware.com 0.4.0-build.12 Reconciling tap-install tap-gui tap-gui.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.0-rc.72 Reconcile succeeded tap-install tap-telemetry tap-telemetry.tanzu.vmware.com 0.1.0 Reconcile succeeded tap-install tekton-pipelines tekton.tanzu.vmware.com 0.30.0 Reconcile succeeded tap-install
If the installation has stopped running, one or more reconciliations have likely failed, as seen in the following example:
NAME PACKAGE NAME PACKAGE VERSION DESCRIPTION AGE accelerator accelerator.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.1 Reconcile succeeded 109m api-portal api-portal.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.9 Reconcile succeeded 119m appliveview run.appliveview.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.2-build.2 Reconcile succeeded 109m appliveview-conventions build.appliveview.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.2-build.2 Reconcile succeeded 109m buildservice buildservice.tanzu.vmware.com 1.5.0 Reconcile succeeded 119m cartographer cartographer.tanzu.vmware.com 0.2.1 Reconcile succeeded 117m cert-manager cert-manager.tanzu.vmware.com 1.5.3+tap.1 Reconcile succeeded 119m cnrs cnrs.tanzu.vmware.com 1.1.0 Reconcile succeeded 109m contour contour.tanzu.vmware.com 1.18.2+tap.1 Reconcile succeeded 117m conventions-controller controller.conventions.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 0.5.0 Reconcile succeeded 117m developer-conventions developer-conventions.tanzu.vmware.com 0.5.0 Reconcile succeeded 109m fluxcd-source-controller fluxcd.source.controller.tanzu.vmware.com 0.16.1 Reconcile succeeded 119m grype grype.scanning.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.0 Reconcile failed: Error (see .status.usefulErrorMessage for details) 109m image-policy-webhook image-policy-webhook.signing.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.1 Reconcile succeeded 117m metadata-store metadata-store.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.2 Reconcile succeeded 117m ootb-delivery-basic ootb-delivery-basic.tanzu.vmware.com 0.6.1 Reconcile succeeded 103m ootb-supply-chain-basic ootb-supply-chain-basic.tanzu.vmware.com 0.6.1 Reconcile succeeded 103m ootb-templates ootb-templates.tanzu.vmware.com 0.6.1 Reconcile succeeded 109m scanning scanning.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.0 Reconcile succeeded 119m service-bindings service-bindings.labs.vmware.com 0.6.0 Reconcile succeeded 119m services-toolkit services-toolkit.tanzu.vmware.com 0.7.1 Reconcile succeeded 119m source-controller controller.source.apps.tanzu.vmware.com 0.2.0 Reconcile succeeded 119m spring-boot-conventions spring-boot-conventions.tanzu.vmware.com 0.3.0 Reconcile succeeded 109m tap tap.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.1 Reconcile failed: Error (see .status.usefulErrorMessage for details) 119m tap-gui tap-gui.tanzu.vmware.com 1.0.2 Reconcile succeeded 109m tap-telemetry tap-telemetry.tanzu.vmware.com 0.1.3 Reconcile succeeded 119m tekton-pipelines tekton.tanzu.vmware.com 0.30.0 Reconcile succeeded 119m
In this example,
packageinstall/grype
andpackageinstall/tap
have reconciliation errors. -
To get more details on the possible cause of a reconciliation failure, run:
kubectl describe packageinstall/NAME -n tap-install
Where
NAME
is the name of the failing package. For this example it would begrype
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Use the displayed information to search for a relevant troubleshooting issue in this topic. If none exists, and you are unable to fix the described issue yourself, please contact support.
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Repeat these diagnosis steps for any other packages that failed to reconcile.
You cannot access Tanzu Application Platform or one of its components from VMware Tanzu Network.
Explanation
You cannot access Tanzu Application Platform or one of its components from VMware Tanzu Network before accepting the relevant EULA in VMware Tanzu Network.
Solution
Follow the steps in Accept the End User License Agreements in Installing the Tanzu CLI.
Your Contour installation cannot provide ingress to workloads when installed on a Kind cluster without a LoadBalancer solution. Your Kind cluster was created with port mappings.
Explanation
In Tanzu Application Platform v{{ vars.tap_version }}, the default configuration for contour.envoy.service.type
is LoadBalancer
. However, for the Envoy pods to be accessed by using the port mappings on your Kind cluster,
the service must be of type NodePort
.
Solution
Configure contour.evnoy.service.type
to be NodePort
. Then, configure
envoy.service.nodePorts.http
and envoy.service.nodePorts.https
to the
corresponding port mappings on your Kind node. Otherwise, the NodePort service
is assigned random ports, which are not accessible through your Kind cluster.
You receive the following error message when deploying or upgrading to Tanzu Application Platform v{{ vars.url_version }}:
ValidationError(Package.spec.template.spec.template[0].ytt.valuesFrom[0]): unknown field "downwardAPI"
Explanation
The version of Cluster Essentials is not supported.
To deploy successfully, the servicebinding.tanzu.vmware.com
package requires Cluster Essentials v1.3.0
or later.
Solution
Upgrade to Cluster Essentials v{{ vars.url_version }}. For more information about the upgrade procedures, see the [Cluster Essentials documentation](https://{{ vars.staging_toggle }}.vmware.com/en/Cluster-Essentials-for-VMware-Tanzu/{{ vars.ce_version }}/cluster-essentials/deploy.html#upgrade).
When deploying Supply Chain Security Tools - Scan 2.0 app-scanning.apps.tanzu.vmware.com
to a cluster and upgrading Tanzu Application Platform from v1.6 to v1.7 or later, you might encounter a reconciliation error as follows:
Expected to find at least one version, but did not (details: all=1 ->
after-prereleases-filter=1 -> after-kapp-controller-version-check=1 -> after-constraints-filter=0)
Explanation
The upgrade instructions overwrite the Tanzu Application Platform v1.6 repository with the 1.7 version or later, which leads to a reconciliation error.
Solution
You can resolve this issue by using either of the following two solutions:
- Upgrade
app-scanning.apps.tanzu.vmware.com
to v0.2.1. - Add a new package repository with Tanzu Application Platform v1.6.