{"record":{"id":"914355d170e19714","repo":"hashicorp/nomad","slug":"can-t-run-terminal-deployment","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"can't run terminal deployment","messagePattern":"can't run terminal deployment","errorType":"error_code","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"nomad/structs/errors.go","lineNumber":84,"sourceCode":"\tErrIncompatibleFiltering      = errors.New(errIncompatibleFiltering)\n\tErrMalformedChooseParameter   = errors.New(errMalformedChooseParameter)\n\n\t// ErrResultPaginatorCreation is returned by list RPC handlers when the\n\t// result paginator cannot be built, for example when the server cannot\n\t// evaluate a requested filter expression. api.ResultPaginatorErrorContent\n\t// duplicates its message so the CLI can match it without importing structs.\n\t// Keep the two in sync.\n\tErrResultPaginatorCreation = errors.New(errResultPaginatorCreation)\n\n\tErrUnknownNode = errors.New(ErrUnknownNodePrefix)\n\n\tErrDeploymentTerminalNoCancel    = errors.New(errDeploymentTerminalNoCancel)\n\tErrDeploymentTerminalNoFail      = errors.New(errDeploymentTerminalNoFail)\n\tErrDeploymentTerminalNoPause     = errors.New(errDeploymentTerminalNoPause)\n\tErrDeploymentTerminalNoPromote   = errors.New(errDeploymentTerminalNoPromote)\n\tErrDeploymentTerminalNoResume    = errors.New(errDeploymentTerminalNoResume)\n\tErrDeploymentTerminalNoUnblock   = errors.New(errDeploymentTerminalNoUnblock)\n\tErrDeploymentTerminalNoRun       = errors.New(errDeploymentTerminalNoRun)\n\tErrDeploymentTerminalNoSetHealth = errors.New(errDeploymentTerminalNoSetHealth)\n\tErrDeploymentRunningNoUnblock    = errors.New(errDeploymentRunningNoUnblock)\n\n\tErrCSIClientRPCIgnorable  = errors.New(\"CSI client error (ignorable)\")\n\tErrCSIClientRPCRetryable  = errors.New(\"CSI client error (retryable)\")\n\tErrCSIVolumeMaxClaims     = errors.New(\"volume max claims reached\")\n\tErrCSIVolumeUnschedulable = errors.New(\"volume is currently unschedulable\")\n\tErrCSIPluginInUse         = errors.New(\"plugin in use\")\n)\n\n// IsErrNoLeader returns whether the error is due to there being no leader.\nfunc IsErrNoLeader(err error) bool {\n\treturn err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), errNoLeader)\n}\n\n// IsErrNoRegionPath returns whether the error is due to there being no path to\n// the given region.\nfunc IsErrNoRegionPath(err error) bool {","sourceCodeStart":66,"sourceCodeEnd":102,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/blob/482b49bf1aec006f089bcfc7e632d8f6ac303e5e/nomad/structs/errors.go#L66-L102","documentation":"Sentinel ErrDeploymentTerminalNoRun returned by the deployment endpoint when running (e.g. on-demand upgrades) is attempted on a deployment that is not active. Terminal deployments accept no further lifecycle actions.","triggerScenarios":"Calling Deployment.Run (or 'nomad deployment unblock -run') on a completed, failed, or cancelled deployment.","commonSituations":"Operators resuming multi-region/federated deployments whose remote portion already terminated; automation replaying Run commands.","solutions":["Confirm the deployment is active before calling Run.","Skip Run for terminal deployments in automation.","If the deployment failed, start a fresh deployment instead of unblocking."],"exampleFix":"// before\nclient.Deployments().UnblockJobRun(deployID, nil)\n// after\nd, _ := client.Deployments().Info(deployID, nil)\nif d.Status == \"running\" { client.Deployments().UnblockJobRun(deployID, nil) }","handlingStrategy":"type-guard","validationCode":"d, err := client.Deployments().Info(deployID, nil)\nif err != nil { return err }\nif d.Status != \"running\" { return nil } // run not applicable","typeGuard":"func deploymentActive(d *api.Deployment) bool {\n    return d.Status == \"running\" || d.Status == \"pending\"\n}","tryCatchPattern":"err := client.Deployments().UnblockJobRun(deployID, nil)\nif err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"terminal deployment\") {\n    return checkDeploymentOutcome(deployID)\n}","preventionTips":["Verify deployment liveness before multi-region run/resume operations.","Idempotently handle terminal-state errors in automation.","Start a new deployment if the old one already failed."],"tags":["deployment","state","rpc","nomad"],"backgroundTag":"invalid-state-transition","analyzedSha":"482b49bf1aec006f089bcfc7e632d8f6ac303e5e","analyzedAt":"2026-09-04T07:54:14.808Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-04T07:54:14.808Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.063Z"}