oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/crucible
Make a repair/reconciliation test that includes powering off a VM
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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- 260
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Description
From #1788, we found our current tests that just killed/restarted downstairs process were not enough to cover what happens when a sled loses power. We should come up with a test framework that will include the hard power off and subsequent reboot and repair to simulate what happens during a sled power loss.
An idea would be to run the downstairs inside a VM, then kill the VM.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing issue #1788 and the existing tests that kill and restart the downstairs process. Investigate how a downstairs instance could run inside a VM, then define the test flow for hard power-off, reboot, and subsequent repair. Done means the framework exercises sled power-loss recovery rather than only process restarts.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- distributed-systems, testing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100