Bootstrapping error for Windows host

Chef Infra (archive)
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Hi,
during the first boot of the Chef-Client I see the error below. Any suggestion to solve it? I'm not able to identify the root cause.

Regards,
Rosario

C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/wmi-lite-1.0.0/lib/wmi-lite/wmi.rb:69:in rescue in start_query' : An error occurred when querying namespace 'root/cimv2' with query 'select * from Win32_OperatingSystem'. (WmiLite::WmiException) (in OLE method count': )
OLE error code:800700A4 in SWbemObjectSet
No more threads can be created in the system.
HRESULT error code:0x80020009
Exception occurred.
from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/wmi-lite-1.0.0/lib/wmi-lite/wmi.rb:65:in start_query' from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/wmi-lite-1.0.0/lib/wmi-lite/wmi.rb:39:in first_of'
from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.18.31-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/platform/query_helpers.rb:33:in windows_server_2003?' from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.18.31-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/win32/eventlog.rb:19:in <top (required)>'
from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in require' from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in require'
from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.18.31-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/event_loggers/windows_eventlog.rb:21:in <top (required)>' from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in require'
from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in require' from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.18.31-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/client.rb:42:in <top (required)>'
from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in require' from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in require'
from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.18.31-universal-mingw32/lib/chef/handler.rb:18:in <top (required)>' from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in require'
from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in require' from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.18.31-universal-mingw32/lib/chef.rb:32:in <top (required)>'
from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in require' from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in require'
from C:/opscode/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/chef-12.18.31-universal-mingw32/bin/chef-client:23:in <top (required)>' from C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client:68:in load'
from C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client:68:in `'
ERROR: Failed to execute command on abc.domain.com return code 1
ERROR: Bootstrap command returned 1

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Any solution?

3

You need to make sure the WINRM is listening, by default it is not setup.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384372(v=vs.85).aspx

4

I’ll read your article but the installation via WinRM has gone fine. The bad thing is that during the first chef execution triggered by the knife bootstrap command I face this error.

5

What version of Windows are you bootstrapping? If 2003, support is a bit
ify…

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No, it’s a Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit).

Anyway I’ve forced again the bootstrap from the workstation and it worked, even if I don’t know why :smiley:

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A similar problem with another node: it installs the chef-client but bootstrap stops at some point without warnings or errors. What do you suggest?

Installation completed successfully
Writing validation key...
A subdirectory or file C:\chef\trusted_certs already exists.
Validation key written.

C:\Users\Rosario>mkdir C:\chef\trusted_certs

C:\Users\Rosario>(
echo.-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
echo.MIID1TCCAr2gAwIBAgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADBUMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEQ
echo.MA4GA1UECgwHWW91Q29ycDETMBEGA1UECwwKT3BlcmF0aW9uczEeMBwGA1UEAwwV
echo.ZGNwcnZsMDE2Lmdyb3VwLmxvY2FsMB4XDTE3MDQxMDA5NDgxNFoXDTI3MDQwODA5
echo.NDgxNFowVDELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxEDAOBgNVBAoMB1lvdUNvcnAxEzARBgNVBAsM
echo.Ck9wZXJhdGlvbnMxHjAcBgNVBAMMFWRjcHJ2bDAxNi5ncm91cC5sb2NhbDCCASIw
echo.DQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggEBAM0H/5nxUSMjBQE2M6nYfnV4v8tF
echo.+zGPYbwjHWKvoanxrFZNNHFlZh4j0EsRfpDoDKkUIaVZMZNwDlBzmpsQmrswd8Ce
echo.xO4VrD7XOpZ4YsqSHFuMc/IUoCjxn9yUVwz3SGTbgVviqsbm+ryKhUbqN2zUzPhD
echo.Lh2tpXglECLEXCoOSB+ndvdm0CkS0Xr8qg5CqZHTwYKT9Q87ZNGcOFCCV36/rOcT
echo.ziQEGpG3o5bJwgkx9TMG+JW2b6NC7TDj0gaW+udbEFgsFvGiWPVuBg1vFsGd7mcU
echo.poHMvFAL+TvDyhM7nYPaW9oJrBaMQtlKqsWA/CyniFfT83xsig+0SPugcBkCAwEA
echo.AaOBsTCBrjAPBgNVHRMBAf8EBTADAQH/MB0GA1UdDgQWBBQ3BD6UH84s/EjOVmU0
echo.lTCiPjiyWzB8BgNVHSMEdTBzgBQ3BD6UH84s/EjOVmU0lTCiPjiyW6FYpFYwVDEL
echo.MAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxEDAOBgNVBAoMB1lvdUNvcnAxEzARBgNVBAsMCk9wZXJhdGlv
echo.bnMxHjAcBgNVBAMMFWRjcHJ2bDAxNi5ncm91cC5sb2NhbIIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0B
echo.AQsFAAOCAQEAyLDTnMl0rtF+KjTt77LS4jpZDu9TR/vKSJVSrQvWXw3Ckr5JW8ZV
echo.raSewItPUkzAbwlIPTOi4yWdw7qi3t9H0Wt65TNaUui+z4SwEAN6l123JkER1y39
echo.nz9hsgfozwzqplv7gSxvJdUxPx7ijJw2AQgv/NZqQa0IrT11zvEJIvskThkRvmkF
echo.H87bnGOS94ptEvNykeCeLtJq89+l/zUGE+qaJn+Y5Q6+F1icc2k8sXd9ngGoFfRI
echo.S5x3EXDvutx3ahPDhKgb9Y7fPQ5GMZRCXpn0AvSXlc2A0qJRWI8cVG2WjPAmBPxo
echo.OJrECFk/FYcsMKbLspGx7zVV2/ix8IjhVA==
echo.-----END CERTIFICATE-----
) 1>C:\chef/trusted_certs/ABC.crt

C:\Users\Rosario>(
echo.chef_server_url "https://ABC/organizations/pippo"
echo.validation_client_name "pippo-validator"
echo.file_cache_path "c:/chef/cache"
echo.file_backup_path "c:/chef/backup"
echo.cache_options ({:path => "c:/chef/cache/checksums", :skip_expires => true})
echo.# Using default node name (fqdn)
echo.log_level :info
echo.log_location STDOUT
echo.trusted_certs_dir "c:/chef/trusted_certs"
) 1>C:\chef\client.rb

C:\Users\Rosario>(echo.{"run_list":["role[chef-agent]"],"tags":["xyz","dwh"]} ) 1>C:\chef\first-boot.json

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It’s windows…that’s why :grin: