ThingPark Enterprise

GUI access issues

1. If it's the first install, validate that all deployments and statefulsets are all in the READY state:

   kubectl get sts -n $NAMESPACE -l 'app.kubernetes.io/instance in (tpe,tpe-data,mongo-replicaset,kafka-cluster)'
   kubectl get deploy -n $NAMESPACE -l 'app.kubernetes.io/instance in (tpe)'

2. Check that the Load balancer is successfully provisioned and has an external IP:

   $ kubectl get svc tpe-controllers-ingress-nginx-controller
   NAME                                       TYPE           CLUSTER-IP      EXTERNAL-IP      PORT(S)                                                                                  AGE
   tpe-controllers-ingress-nginx-controller   LoadBalancer   172.21.94.159   20.103.180.150   80:31203/TCP,443:31100/TCP,2022:32058/TCP,3001:30854/TCP,3002:30435/TCP,3101:30712/TCP   3d23h

3. If you stay on page "Loading... please wait" when you try to access the TPE Portal GUI, the TLS certificate for HTTP traffic may have expired. In this case, you must generate a new certificate and update the Helm tpe release with it.

4. You can retrieve ingress access logs in following manner:

   kubectl logs -l app.kubernetes.io/name=ingress-nginx -f

ThingPark Enterprise upgrade issues

The last upgrade failure is stored in following configmap:

kubectl get cm thingpark-enterprise-upgrade -o jsonpath='{.data}'

Pre install job issue

If pre upgrade tasks fail at upgrade time, you can get information about issue in the following way:

• Start by ensuring that it is this job that is not completed

  $ kubectl get job/thingpark-enterprise-pre-upgrade
  NAME                               COMPLETIONS   DURATION   AGE
  thingpark-enterprise-pre-upgrade   0/1           103s       3m20s

• Get job logs using the following command. This log trace can be provided to support when at least 1 task failed

  $ kubectl logs job/thingpark-enterprise-pre-upgrade
  ...
  - Play recap -
    localhost                  : ok=97   changed=58   unreachable=0    failed=1    rescued=0    ignored=0   
  2022-03-21 17:00:39,644 p=1 u=root n=ansible |   localhost                  : ok=97   changed=58   unreachable=0    failed=1    rescued=0    ignored=0   
  Playbook run took 0 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes, 39 seconds
  2022-03-21 17:00:39,644 p=1 u=root n=ansible | Playbook run took 0 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes, 39 seconds

Post install job Issues

Information about a post upgrade failure can also be retrieved in same manner:

$ kubectl get job/thingpark-enterprise-post-upgrade
NAME                               COMPLETIONS   DURATION   AGE
thingpark-enterprise-post-upgrade   0/1           85s        2d15h

$ kubectl logs job/thingpark-enterprise-post-upgrade
...
- Play recap -
  localhost                  : ok=6    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=1    rescued=0    ignored=0   
2022-03-21 17:03:08,661 p=1 u=root n=ansible |   localhost                  : ok=6    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=1    rescued=0    ignored=0   
Playbook run took 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes, 55 seconds
2022-03-21 17:03:08,662 p=1 u=root n=ansible | Playbook run took 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes, 55 seconds

Base Station connection issues

Test if mandatory processes are running

Test if mandatory processes are running the via "Troubleshooting/CPU / Memory / Processes" menu:

"lrr.x" application is mandatory (eventually try to reboot the GW if you do not have it).

From ThingPark Enterprise, using k8s api

Check BS certificates availability

Certificates are stored in the Mongo database. Using Kubernetes api, connect to Mongo db:

kubectl exec -n $NAMESPACE -it mongo-replicaset-rs0-0 -c mongod -- mongo -u key-installer -p <password> mongodb://mongo-replicaset-rs0

Select the "key-installer" database:

rs0:PRIMARY> use key-installer
switched to db key-installer

From "archives" collection, check certificate package availability based on your LRR UUID.

Example below with LRR UID "123456-46584254C0001340".

rs0:PRIMARY> db.archives.find({"lrrUUID": "123456-46584254C0001340"});

If the certificates' package has not been created, try to regenerate the certificate from the TPE GUI.

Check connection from server side

Connect to LRC CLI via telnet (key is 123):

kubectl exec -n $NAMESPACE -it lrc-0 -c lrc -- telnet 0 2009

Check all GW currently connected with LRC:

>> ls

Check one GW connection based on its LRR UUID:

>> ls <LRR UUID>

From ThingPark Enterprise, using GUI

When flows between the BS and TPE are all OK, the BS State will change from "Initialization" to "Connection error" for around 10 to 15 min during the first connection.

When the TPE receives the first report from the BS, the status will become "Active".

• If the BS has been deleted and recreated in TPE, the state "Initialization" may persist. In this case, the BS needs to be re-flashed.
• For BS not connected with TLS, the state "Connection error" may persist. In this case you need to connect to the BS and update the lrr configuration with the IP (X.X.X.X) of the ThingPark Enterprise instead of the hostname (hostname.domaine).

Base Station or Device provisioning issues

Target manufacturer/model is missing

Check that you have downloaded the most recent Device and Base Station catalog in Manage > Operating Management.

If the catalog cannot be updated, you may check and set your proxy settings in your Helm custom values configuration file.

Also check that you have set the correct ISM band corresponding to your device or Base Station.

If you still have issues with catalogs installation, you may manually reinstall them.

Device cannot join

1. Check that the associated device profile corresponds to your device and update it accordingly.
2. Check that you have set the correct ISM band corresponding to your device or Base Station.

Application Server issues

Uplink packets not received by the AS

If you have an HTTPS Application Server with self-signed certificate and your device uplinks are not received by the AS, check the parameter global.asSecurity in your Helm custom values configuration file.

Devices issues

Activate LRC traces for a given device

When a specific device or group of devices experiences connectivity issues that require in-depth troubleshooting, you can increase the LRC trace level to debug and resolve the problems effectively.

1. Connect to LRC CLI via Telnet (key is 123):

kubectl exec -n $NAMESPACE -it lrc-0 -c lrc -- telnet 0 2009

2. Add the device's devEUI to the list of devices with an increased trace level:

>> traceadd <devEUI>

For example:

>> traceadd 1000000000000003

You can add up to 10 devices to the list.

3. View the list of devices with an increased trace level:

   >> tracelist

   Sample command output:

   >> tracelist
   1000000000000003 1000000000000005

4. To disconnect from the LRC CLI, simply enter the exit command.

5. To access device logs, retrieve the logs from the LRC container:

kubectl logs -n $NAMESPACE lrc-0

6. To remove a device from the list of devices with an increased trace level, repeat step 1, and then use the following command:

>> tracermv <devEUI>

For example :

>> tracermv 1000000000000003

To remove all the devices from the list, you can use the following command:

>> tracermv *

Finally, repeat step 4 to disconnect.