Known Issues and Limitations

CML Backup operation fails during validation (DSE-31675)

CML backup operation fails with validation error - "Role validation failed. User must have role 'crn:altus:iam:us-west-1:altus:resourceRole:MLAdmin' for this operation." even though the customer has all the necessary permissions to perform backup. Some customers are facing this issue because of an existing bug in the control plane.

Workaround: Skip the validation when backing up workspace.

Spark executors status reports failed (DSE-32250)

The status of spark executors in the Export Usage List reports failed when completed, regardless of the status of the task.

Terminal does not stop after time-out (DSE-12064)

After a web session times out, the terminal should stop running, but it remaings functional.

CML workspace upgrades disabled with NTP

Upgrades are disabled for CML Workspaces configured with non-transparent proxy (NTP). This issue is anticipated to be fixed in a subsequent hotfix release.

Models: Some API endpoints not fully supported

In the create_run api, run_name is not supported.

Also, search_experiments only supports pagination.

When a team added as a collaborator, it does not appear in the UI. (DSE-31570)

Run Job as displays even if the job is enabled on a service account. (DSE-31573)

If the job is enabled on a service account, the Run Job as option should not display. Even if me is selected at this point, the job still runs in the service account.

AMP archive upload fails if Project does not contain metadata YAML file

Make sure you see the .project-metadata/yaml in the root of the zip file.

Cloning from Git using SSH is not supported via HTTP proxy

Workaround: CML Projects support HTTPS for cloning git projects. It is suggested to use this as the workaround.

Model deployments requiring outbound access via proxy do not honor HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY environment variables

Workaround: Add the HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, http_proxy and https_proxy environment variables to the cdsw-build.sh file of the Project Repository.

Model Registry is not certified with NTP

Model Registry has not been certified with clusters using a non-transparent proxy.

Application does not restart after upgrade or migration

An application may fail to automatically restart after a workspace upgrade or migration. In this case, manually restart the application.

Sidebar links may not work

CDP sidebar links (for example, from Machine Learning to Home) do not work when using regional control plane.

Do not use Python 3.10 with Spark 2

Spark 2 is only compatible with Python 3.7.

Do not use backtick characters in environment variable names

Avoid using backtick characters ( ` ) in environment variable names, as this will cause sessions to fail with exit code 2.

Model Registry is not supported on R models

Model Registry is not supported on R models.

Model Registry model name cannot exceed 19 characters

The Model Registry model name cannot exceed 19 characters.

The mlflow.log_model registered model files might not be available on NFS Server

When using mlflow.log_model, registered model files might not be available on the NFS server due to NFS server settings or network connections. This could cause the model to remain in the registering status.

Applications appear in failed state after upgrade (DSE-23330)

After upgrading CML from version 1.29.0 on AWS, some applications may be in a Failed state. The workaround is to restart the application.

Cannot use hashtag character in JDBC connection string

The special character # (hashtag) cannot be used in a password that is then used in a JDBC connection string. Avoid using this special character, or use '%23' instead.

CML workspace installation fails

CML workspace installation with Azure NetApp Files on NFS v4.1 fails. The workaround is to use NFS v3.

Spark executors fail due to insufficient disk space

Generally, the administrator should estimate the shuffle data set size before provisioning the workspace, and then specify the root volume size of the compute node that is appropriate given that estimate. For more specific guidelines, see the following resources.

• How do I avoid the "No space left on device" error where my disk is running out of space?
• How can I prevent a Hadoop or Spark job's user cache from consuming too much disk space in Amazon EMR?

Runtime Addon fails to load (DSE-16200)

A Spark runtime add-on may fail when upgrading a workspace.

Solution: To resolve this problem, try to reload the add-on. In Site Administration > Runtime/Engine, in the option menu next to the failed add-on, select Reload.

CML workspace provisioning times out

When provisioning a CML workspace, the process may time out with an error similar to Warning FailedMount or Failed to sync secret cache:timed out waiting for the condition. This can happen on AWS or Azure.

Solution: Delete the workspace and retry provisioning.

CML endpoint connectivity from DataHub and Cloudera Data Engineering (DSE-14882)

When CDP services connect to CML services, if the ML workspace is provisioned on a public subnet, traffic is routed out of the VPC first, and then routed back in. On Private Cloud CML, traffic is not routed externally.

Jupyter Notebook sessions do not time out (DSE-13741)

Jupyter Notebook sessions in legacy engine:8 through engine:13 do not exit after IDLE_MAXIMUM_MINUTES of inactivity. They will run until SESSION_MAXIMUM_MINUTES (which is seven days by default).

Workaround

You can change the configuration of your cluster to apply the fix for this issue. Change the editor command for Jupyter Notebook in every engine that uses it to the following:

NOTEBOOK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=$(python3 -c “print(${IDLE_MAXIMUM_MINUTES}*60)“)
        /usr/local/bin/jupyter notebook --no-browser --ip=127.0.0.1 --port=${CDSW_APP_PORT}
        --NotebookApp.token= --NotebookApp.allow_remote_access=True --NotebookApp.quit_button=False
        --log-level=ERROR --NotebookApp.shutdown_no_activity_timeout=300
        --MappingKernelManager.cull_idle_timeout=${NOTEBOOK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS}
        --TerminalManager.cull_inactive_timeout=${NOTEBOOK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS}
        --MappingKernelManager.cull_interval=60 --TerminalManager.cull_interval=60
        --MappingKernelManager.cull_connected=True

NFS performance issues on AWS EFS (DSE-12404)

CML uses NFS as the filesystem for storing application and user data. NFS performance may be much slower than expected in situations where a data scientist writes a very large number (typically in the thousands) of small files. Example tasks include: using git clone to clone a very large source repository (such as TensorFlow), or using pip to install a Python package that includes JavaScript code (such as plotly). Reduced performance is particularly common with CML on AWS (which uses EFS), but it may be seen in other environments.

Disable file upload and download (DSE-12065)

You cannot disable file upload and download when using the Jupyter Notebook.

Remove Workspace operation fails (DSE-8834)

Remove Workspace operation fails if workspace creation is still in progress.

API does not enforce a maximum number of nodes for ML workspaces

Problem: When the API is used to provision new ML workspaces, it does not enforce an upper limit on the autoscale range.

Downscaling ML workspace nodes does not work as expected (MLX-637, MLX-638)

Problem: Downscaling nodes does not work as seamlessly as expected due to a lack of Bin Packing on the Spark default scheduler, and because dynamic allocation is not currently enabled. As a result, currently infrastructure pods, Spark driver/executor pods, and session pods are tagged as non-evictable using the cluster-autoscaler.kubernetes.io/safe-to-evict: "false" annotation.

Technical Service Bulletins

TSB 2023-628: Sensitive user data getting collected in CML/CDSW workspace diagnostic bundles

When using Cloudera Data Science Workbench (CDSW), Cloudera recommends users to store sensitive information, such as passwords or access keys, in environment variables rather than in the code. See Engine Environment Variables in the official Cloudera documentation for details. Cloudera recently learned that all session environment variables in the affected releases of CDSW and CML are logged in web pod logs, which may be included in support diagnostic bundles sent to Cloudera as part of support tickets.

Knowledge article

For the latest update on this issue see the corresponding Knowledge article: TSB-2023-628: Sensitive user data getting collected in CML/CDSW workspace diagnostic bundles

TSB 2022-588: Kubeconfig and new version of aws-iam-authenticator

Regenerate Kubeconfig and in conjunction use a newer version of aws-iam-authenticator on AWS. Kubeconfig in Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) Public Cloud Data Services needs to be regenerated because the Kubeconfig generated before June 15, 2022 uses an old APIVersion (client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1) which is no longer supported. This causes compatibility issues with aws-iam-authenticator starting from v0.5.7. To be able to use the new aws-iam-authenticator, the Kubeconfig needs to be regenerated.

Knowledge article

For the latest update on this issue see the corresponding Knowledge article: TSB-2022-588: Kubeconfig and new version of aws-iam-authenticator