Onboarding device fails with "create_management_interface_if_missing"

[misch42]

Environment

• Python version: 3.6.8
• NetBox version: 2.8.7
• ntc-netbox-plugin-onboarding version: 1.2.0

After upgrading the onboarding plugin onboarding a new device fails with "create_management_interface_if_missing". Device is created but the management interface is missing.

For this switch I do not have a dedicated management interface but I use inline management of VLAN10.

With verison 1.1.0 of the pluging onboarding created the VLAN10 as the management interface correctly. After upgrade to version 1.2 he device is created but no interface for that device is generated.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Upgrade the onboarding pluging from 1.1.0 to 1.2.0
2. onboard a device with site and IP address
3. wait for the error.
4. Device is created, but without interface.

Expected Behavior

Device being created with the VLAN10 interface.

Observed Behavior

Device created without the interface.

[dgarros]

@jvanderaa please can you check this one ?

[jvanderaa]

I'm not able to reproduce with the process.

@misch42 can you do a couple of checks?

First, can you restart both netbox and netbox-rq services?

sudo systemctl restart netbox netbox-rq

If that is still an issue can you do the following from within the venv:

cd /opt/netbox/netbox/
python manage.py nbshell

Inside of the shell issue:

from django.conf import settings
settings.PLUGINS_CONFIG

Provide the output from the settings.PLUGINS_CONFIG.

[misch42]

# python manage.py nbshell
### NetBox interactive shell (netbox.schwartzkopff.org)
### Python 3.6.8 | Django 3.0.7 | NetBox 2.8.7
### lsmodels() will show available models. Use help(<model>) for more info.
>>> from django.conf import settings
>>> settings.PLUGINS_CONFIG
{'netbox_onboarding': {'default_device_status': 'staged', 'create_platform_if_missing': True, 'create_manufacturer_if_missing': True, 'create_device_type_if_missing': True, 'create_device_role_if_missing': True, 'default_device_role': 'network', 'default_device_role_color': 'FF0000', 'default_management_interface': 'PLACEHOLDER', 'default_management_prefix_length': 0, 'create_management_interface_if_missing': True, 'platform_map': {}}, 'nextbox_ui_plugin': {'INITIAL_LAYOUT': 'auto'}}

[jvanderaa]

Does the issue persist through the restart of the netbox-rq service at this point?

I have gone through the full process including starting at 1.1 release and it is showing in a good status.

[misch42]

After restart of netbox-rq issue was gone.