HA on WLC 5500 - setting username loop

Question

Hello everyone!
My bckup WLC controler seems to stumble in the setting of authentication phase. A week ago I actualy successfully implemented and tested HA scenario with two 5500 controllers (one of them with the HA SKU code). Both of them were upgraded to 7.4.100 version, but today the bckup controller has gone insane! The HA sceanrio was broken down and the bckup controller loops in "Enter credentials" loop forever!
It doesn't matter what I enter, how many signs, it just loops endlessly... I bolded the console output underneath... The catch is that it doesn't matter what I put in it yust ignores the input and asks me for credentals again!
Here's some of the output....
Starting WIPS: ok
Starting SSHPM LSC PROV LIST: ok
Starting RRC Services: ok
Starting SXP Services: ok
Starting Alarm Services: ok
Starting FMC HS: ok
Starting IPv6 Services: ok
Starting Config Sync Manager : ok
Starting Hotspot Services: ok
Starting PMIP Services: ok
Starting Portal Server Services: ok
Failed to add bonjour service from xml to MSAL-DB, RC :7 :
Failed to add bonjour service from xml to MSAL-DB, RC :7 :
Failed to add bonjour service from xml to MSAL-DB, RC :7 :
Failed to add bonjour service from xml to MSAL-DB, RC :7 :
Failed to add service from xml to profile DB : 7
Failed to add service from xml to profile DB : 7
Failed to add service from xml to profile DB : 7
Failed to add service from xml to profile DB : 7  Starting mDNS Services: ok
Starting Management Services:
   Web Server:    CLI: ok
   Secure Web: Web Authentication Certificate not found (error). If you cannot access management interface via HTTPS please reconfigure Virtual Interface.
   License Agent: ok
(Cisco Controller)
Welcome to the Cisco Wizard Configuration Tool
Use the '-' character to backup
Would you like to terminate autoinstall? [yes]: yes
System Name [Cisco_db:e5:c4] (31 characters max):
AUTO-INSTALL: process terminated -- no configuration loaded
Enter Administrative User Name (24 characters max): AdminUser     - you set the username
Enter Administrative Password (3 to 24 characters): *******      - and passs
Re-enter Administrative Password                 : *******            - confirm pass
Enter Administrative User Name (24 characters max):              - here it goes again!!!!!
This loops now forever...
Thanks,
Drejc

Answer 1

Hello everyone!
I found a solution to my problem, so I thought I can share it with the community....
I enterted the boot loader menu at startup and changed the primary image to a backup and erased the config. Restart
ed the machine and voila!!! It looks like some xml file vere corrupted on master controller and it went nuts (if you take a look at the first post you'll see that it's something wrong with the xml files...)....
Here's the log of described scenario....
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Boot Loader Menu
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1. Run primary image (7.4.100.0) - Active
2. Run backup image (7.0.98.218)
3. Change active boot image
4. Clear configuration
5. Format FLASH Drive
6. Manually update images
Enter selection: 3
--> Changing... done.
============================================================
Boot Loader Menu
============================================================
1. Run primary image (7.4.100.0)
2. Run backup image (7.0.98.218) - Active
3. Change active boot image
4. Clear configuration
5. Format FLASH Drive
6. Manually update images
Enter selection: 4
Launching...
Re-building configuration filesystem
Done.
Restarting system.
WLCNG Boot Loader Version 1.0.1 (Built on Apr 11 2009 at 13:32:33 by cisco)
Board Revision 1.3 (SN: FCW1711L08R, Type: AIR-CT5508-K9) (G)
Verifying boot loader integrity... OK.
OCTEON CN5645-NSP pass 2.1, Core clock: 600 MHz, DDR clock: 330 MHz (660 Mhz data rate)
FPGA Revision 1.3
Env FW Revision 1.6
USB Console Revision 1.27
DRAM:  1024 MB
Flash: 32 MB
Clearing DRAM........ done
Network: octeth0', octeth1
  ' - Active interface
  E - Environment MAC address override
CF Bus 0 (IDE): OK
IDE device 0:
- Model: STEC M2T CF 1.0.0 Firm: K1367MIX Ser#: STIM2M9413044104219
- Type: Hard Disk
- Capacity: 977.4 MB = 0.9 GB (2001888 x 512)
Press now to access the Boot Menu...
Loading backup image (7.0.98.218)
100%
30626094 bytes read
Launching...
init started: BusyBox v1.6.0 (2010-05-13 17:50:10 EDT) multi-call binary
starting pid 831, tty '': '/etc/init.d/rcS'
type = block
dump-device = 254:4
disrupt
level = header
compress = none
Generating Secure Shell DSA Host Key ...
Generating Secure Shell RSA Host Key ...
Generating Secure Shell version 1.5 RSA Host Key ...
Detecting Hardware ...
set smp_affinity for irq 48
003f
Talwar DP from CGE5.0 ...
starting pid 1032, tty '/dev/ttyS0': '/usr/bin/gettyOrMwar'
Cryptographic library self-test....passed!
XML config selected
Validating XML configuration
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Cisco AireOS Version 7.0.98.218
Firmware Version FPGA 1.3, Env 1.6, USB console 1.27
Initializing OS Services: ok
Initializing Serial Services: ok
Initializing Network Services: ok
Initializing Licensing Services: ok
Starting ARP Services: ok
Starting Trap Manager: ok
Starting Network Interface Management Services: ok
Starting System Services: ok
Starting FIPS Features: ok : Not enabled
Starting Fastpath Hardware Acceleration: ok
Starting Fastpath Console redirect : ok
Starting Fastpath DP Heartbeat : ok
Fastpath CPU00: Starting Fastpath Application. SDK-1.8.0, build 269. Flags-[DUTY CYCLE] : ok
Fastpath CPU00: Initializing last packet received queue. Num of cores(10)
Fastpath CPU00: Init MBUF size: 1856, Subsequent MBUF size: 2040
Fastpath CPU00: Core 0 Initialization and FIPS self-test: ok
Fastpath CPU03: Core 3 Initialization and FIPS self-test: ok
Fastpath CPU04: Core 4 Initialization and FIPS self-test: ok
Fastpath CPU05: Core 5 Initialization and FIPS self-test: ok
Fastpath CPU06: Core 6 Initialization and FIPS self-test: ok
Fastpath CPU07: Core 7 Initialization and FIPS self-test: ok
Fastpath CPU08: Core 8 Initialization and FIPS self-test: ok
Fastpath CPU09: Core 9 Initialization and FIPS self-test: ok
Fastpath CPU00: Initializing Timer...
Fastpath CPU01: Core 1 Initialization and FIPS self-test: ok
Fastpath CPU02: Core 2 Initialization and FIPS self-test: ok
Fastpath CPU00: Initializing Timer...done.
Fastpath CPU01: Received instruction to get link status
Starting Switching Services: ok
Starting QoS Services: ok
Starting Policy Manager: ok
Starting Data Transport Link Layer: ok
Starting Access Control List Services: ok
Starting System Interfaces: ok
Starting Client Troubleshooting Service: ok
Starting Management Frame Protection: ok
Starting Certificate Database: ok
Starting VPN Services: ok
Starting Licensing Services: ok
Starting LWAPP: ok
Starting CAPWAP: ok
Starting LOCP: ok
Starting Security Services: ok
Starting Policy Manager: ok
Starting Authentication Engine: ok
Starting Mobility Management: ok
Starting Virtual AP Services: ok
Starting AireWave Director: ok
Starting Network Time Services: ok
Starting Cisco Discovery Protocol: ok
Starting Broadcast Services: ok
Starting Logging Services: ok
Starting DHCP Server: ok
Starting IDS Signature Manager: ok
Starting RFID Tag Tracking: ok
Starting Power Supply and Fan Status Monitoring Service: ok
Starting Mesh Services:  ok
Starting TSM: ok
Starting CIDS Services: ok
Starting Ethernet-over-IP: ok
Starting DTLS server:  enabled in CAPWAP
Starting CleanAir: ok
Starting WIPS: ok
Starting SSHPM LSC PROV LIST: ok
Starting RRC Services: ok
Starting FMC HS: ok
Starting Management Services:
   Web Server: ok
   CLI: ok
   Secure Web: Web Authentication Certificate not found (error). If you cannot access management interface via HTTPS please reconfigure Virtual Interface.
   License Agent: ok
(Cisco Controller)
Welcome to the Cisco Wizard Configuration Tool
Use the '-' character to backup
Would you like to terminate autoinstall? [yes]: yes
System Name [Cisco_db:e5:c4] (31 characters max):
AUTO-INSTALL: process terminated -- no configuration loaded
Enter Administrative User Name (24 characters max): yourusername
Enter Administrative Password (24 characters max): *******
Re-enter Administrative Password                 : *******     - now the loop dissapears!!!!
Service Interface IP Address Configuration [static][DHCP]: static
Service Interface IP Address: 192.168.200.1
Service Interface Netmask: 255.255.255.0