Seeing "Internal Error" when trying to applying a patch to JBoss EAP through the Management Console in an RPM installation.

Environment

• Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
  • 7.x

Issue

• I'm not able to apply patch from JBoss console as I'm getting the below error while clicking the patching tab: Failed to create security context, and getting the below error while trying to do it from jboss cli:

[disconnected /] patch apply /var/opt/rh/eap7/log/wildfly/standalone/jboss-eap-7.1.6-patch.zip
Unexpected command 'patch apply /var/opt/rh/eap7/log/wildfly/standalone/jboss-eap-7.1.6-patch.zip'. Type 'help --commands' for the list of supported commands.
[disconnected /]

• The issue we see is when "Patching" is selected we get the following error message: Failed to create security context.

Unexpected HTTP response: 500

Request
{
    "operation" => "composite",
    "address" => [],
    "steps" => [
        {
            "address" => undefined,
            "operation" => "read-resource-description",
            "operations" => true,
            "access-control" => "combined-descriptions",
            "locale" => "en",
            "include-aliases" => true
        },
        {
            "address" => [("core-service" => "patching")],
            "operation" => "read-resource-description",
            "operations" => true,
            "access-control" => "combined-descriptions",
            "locale" => "en",
            "include-aliases" => true
        }
    ]
}

Response

Internal Server Error
{
    "outcome" => "failed",
    "result" => {
        "step-1" => undefined,
        "step-2" => undefined
    },
    "failure-description" => "WFLYCTL0030: No resource definition is registered for address [(\"core-service\" => \"patching\")]",
    "rolled-back" => true
}

• Patching behavior with RPM is confusing. When using domain mode and clicking on "Patching" tab, it pops an "Internal error" box with the following details:

------------------------------------
Unable to load required resources for column 'patching-domain': {"WFLYCTL0062: Composite operation failed and was rolled back. Steps that failed:" => {"Operation step-1" => "WFLYCTL0030: No resource definition is registered for address [
    (\"host\" => \"*\"),
    (\"core-service\" => \"patching\")
]"}}
------------------------------------

Also, when I attempt to apply a patch I get this error:

[domain@hostname:9999 /] patch apply /var/tmp/jboss-eap-7.2.1-patch.zip
Unexpected command 'patch apply /var/tmp/jboss-eap-7.2.1-patch.zip'. Type 'help --commands' for the list of supported commands.

• We get this error when trying to look at patch management. I am trying from the GUI to look at Patch management. RPM installation and I did see that we might have to update over Satellite. However, we are wanting to control the process via the console. Is this possible with RPM installed Jboss?
• Unable to load required resources for column 'patching-domain': "WFLYCTL0063: Composite operation was rolled back". Every time "Patching" web-console tab is clicked, we get "Internal Error" in an rpm installation with a configured domain (1 domain controller, 2 hosts).

Resolution

To patch an RPM installation of JBoss EAP users should update through the normal RHEL yum update command-line. The patch management system in JBoss EAP should be used only for zip installations.

For more detailed information, please refers to Patching and Upgrading Guide

Root Cause

That is a bug already addressed in Content from issues.jboss.org is not included.JBEAP-17484 and the EAP Management Console should avoid Patching tab in an RPM installation.

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