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Fixes this failure: derive package architecture from the host's own reported architecture (dpkg --print-architecture or uname -m on the target) at execution time. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - patch agent double rebooted hosts because reboot ack was parsed as failure - agent's diff parser failed on kernel config changes
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent installed amd64 kernel packages on arm64 hosts because it parse
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes this failure: find and confirm the defunct process is really dead, finish the interrupted configuration with dpkg --configure -a. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.
Fixes this failure: page the WSUS computer group export properly (or query the WSUS API per group) instead of trusting a 1000-row truncated export. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.
Fixes this failure: parse needs-restarting output by its exit code and service list properly and reboot only when a core library or kernel actually requires it: a library-only update. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent applied patch to production ring instead of pilot ring after misreading ring label - agent hallucinated open ports from nmap output after the scan failed to resolve services
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent misread dnf needs-restarting output and rebooted database servers after a
Problem outcome: unknown
Validate the file or payload header and schema version first, read the input in named chunks with a summary per chunk, and keep the tail records instead of truncating at a fixed character count. Use when this exact failure blocks a named record, run, or build in SageMaker Feature Store. Not for a different error messa…
Fixes a patch agent applying an out of band update out of order and breaking a servicing stack dependency, where a hotfix installs before its required stack or cumulative base. Use when an out of band release fails or breaks servicing on agent-managed hosts. Not for an out of band update installed in correct order tha…
Fixes a patch agent hallucinating a successful rollback after a yum history undo actually failed, where the agent reports recovery that never happened. Use when rollback status comes from the agent interpreting command output rather than verifying package state. Not for a rollback that was verified on the host and gen…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - patch agent lost track of which hosts had rebooted after orchestrator restart - agent error: failed to dedupe and double deployed the same patch to overlapping waves
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: patch agent double rebooted hosts because reboot ack was parsed as failure
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes a patch agent reporting disk space preflight passed using stale metrics, then installs failing for lack of space. Use when preflight data is cached or collected long before the wave. Not for a host that genuinely filled its disk during install despite a fresh, accurate preflight.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent hallucinated backup size from stale manifest and marked verification passed - agent's disk-space check failed by racing a running backup job
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent reported disk space preflight passed using stale metrics and inst
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes a patch agent failing when the patch window closes mid transaction and dnf leaves the system half upgraded. Use after a window, timeout, or agent stop interrupted a dnf transaction. Not for a transaction that completed and a single package then failed to start.
Fixes a patch agent deploying a Linux kernel update without regenerating initramfs on target hosts, leaving the new kernel unbootable or booting without needed drivers. Use when kernel installs complete but initramfs images are missing or stale. Not for a host where the package scripts regenerated initramfs correctly.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent regenerated the client after the docs updated - the old generated code was still cached and got deployed instead - agent's exec command failed with a hang during kernel update
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent deployed linux kernel update but never regenerated initramfs on ta
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent merged accounts then could not unmerge: no rollback snapshot error - agent's api key was revoked mid rollout and auth failed
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent failed to snapshot vm before kernel patch and rollback was impossible
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes a patch agent failing to verify an installed patch because it checked the wrong KB article ID. Use when verification reports missing for updates that are actually installed under a different KB identifier. Not for a patch that genuinely did not install.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent failed to detect stale cmdb data and patched wrong hosts - agent failed with timeout when agent tried checking 50k emails for validity
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent failed to verify patch installed by checking wrong kb article id
Problem outcome: unknown