theforeman/foreman · error · ProxyAPI::ProxyException

Unable to perform power BMC operation

Error message

Unable to perform power BMC operation

What it means

Error "Unable to perform power BMC operation" thrown in theforeman/foreman.

Source

Thrown at app/services/proxy_api/bmc.rb:65

    def power(args)
      # get "/bmc/:host/chassis/power/:action"
      # put "/bmc/:host/chassis/power/:action"
      case args[:action]
      when "on?", "off?", "status"
        args[:action].chop! if args[:action].include?('?')
        full_path_as_hash = bmc_url_for_get('power', args[:action])
        response = parse(get(full_path_as_hash[:path], query: full_path_as_hash[:query]))
        response.is_a?(Hash) ? response['result'] : response
      when "on", "off", "cycle", "soft", "reboot", "reset"
        res = parse put(with_provider(args), bmc_url_for('power', args[:action]))
        res && (res['result'] == true || res['result'] == "#{@target}: ok\n")
      else
        raise NoMethodError
      end
    rescue NoMethodError => e
      raise e
    rescue => e
      raise ProxyException.new(url, e, N_("Unable to perform power BMC operation"))
    end

    # perform an identify operation on the bmc device
    def identify(args)
      # get "/bmc/:host/chassis/identify/:action"
      # put "/bmc/:host/chassis/identify/:action"
      case args[:action]
      when "status"
        full_path_as_hash = bmc_url_for_get('identify', args[:action])
        parse get(full_path_as_hash[:path], query: full_path_as_hash[:query])
      when "on", "off"
        parse put(with_provider(args), bmc_url_for('identify', args[:action]))
      else
        raise NoMethodError
      end
    rescue NoMethodError => e
      raise e
    rescue => e

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/services/proxy_api/bmc.rb:65 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/b81a0d5c2be61053. Report an issue: GitHub.