theforeman/foreman · error · ProxyAPI::ProxyException

Unable to get BMC providers

Error message

Unable to get BMC providers

What it means

Error "Unable to get BMC providers" thrown in theforeman/foreman.

Source

Thrown at app/services/proxy_api/bmc.rb:16

module ProxyAPI
  class BMC < ProxyAPI::Resource
    SUPPORTED_BOOT_DEVICES = %w[disk cdrom pxe bios]

    def initialize(args)
      @target = args[:host_ip].presence || args[:fqdn].presence || '127.0.0.1'
      @url = args[:url] + "/bmc"
      @provider = args[:bmc_provider]
      super args
    end

    # gets a list of supported providers
    def providers
      parse get("providers")
    rescue => e
      raise ProxyException.new(url, e, N_("Unable to get BMC providers"))
    end

    # gets a list of supported providers installed on the proxy
    def providers_installed
      parse get("providers/installed")
    rescue => e
      raise ProxyException.new(url, e, N_("Unable to get installed BMC providers"))
    end

    # Perform a boot operation on the bmc device
    def boot(args)
      # valid additional arguments args[:reboot] = true|false, args[:persistent] = true|false
      #  put "/bmc/:host/chassis/config/?:function?/?:action?" do
      case args[:function]
      when "bootdevice"
        if SUPPORTED_BOOT_DEVICES.include?(args[:device])
          parse put(with_provider(args), bmc_url_for('config', "#{args[:function]}/#{args[:device]}"))
        else

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/services/proxy_api/bmc.rb:16 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of theforeman/foreman@6b05625475 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/581499fc17fb081b. Report an issue: GitHub.