Windows permanently-failing-in-CI hosts marked offline

[Trott]

To get CI working, I marked four Windows hosts as offline. They were failing CI tests consistently.

• test-rackspace-win2008r2_vs2017-x64-1
• test-azure_msft-win10_vs2019-x64-4
• test-rackspace-win2012r2_vs2019-x64-2
• test-azure_msft-win2016_vs2017-x64-3

Not sure what the right thing to do to get them back online is.

[Trott]

It seems to be spreading...now adding:

• test-azure_msft-win10_vs2019-x64-1
• test-azure_msft-win10_vcbt2015-x64-3
• test-rackspace-win2008r2_vs2017-x64-3
• test-rackspace-win2008r2_vs2017-x64-2
• test-rackspace-win2012r2_vs2019-x64-1
• test-rackspace-win2012r2_vs2017-x64-3
• test-rackspace-win2012r2_vs2013-x64-2
• test-azure_msft-win2016_vs2017-x64-4
• test-azure_msft-win2016_vs2017-x64-5
• test-azure_msft-win2016_vs2017-x64-1

Hoping there are still some windows hosts left to run tests...

/ping @joaocgreis

[Trott]

• win2008r2_vs2017-x64-3

[joaocgreis]

This was apparently caused by an old version of nodejs/node#31505 leaving behind files that could not be removed by git clean.

The PR is now fixed, the computers clean and back online, and windows-fanned back to green.

@Trott thanks for taking the machines offline! Another thing that might or might not help but should be harmless is to run https://ci.nodejs.org/view/All/job/git-clean-windows/ and https://ci.nodejs.org/view/All/job/windows-update-reboot/ with force reboot.

[Trott]

Another thing that might or might not help but should be harmless is to run https://ci.nodejs.org/view/All/job/git-clean-windows/ and https://ci.nodejs.org/view/All/job/windows-update-reboot/ with force reboot.

I didn't know those existed! I'll try them next time I'm completely flummoxed by a Windows issue and have no idea what to do. :-D

Thanks!

[richardlau]

Maybe add those to https://github.com/nodejs/build/blob/master/doc/jenkins-guide.md#solving-problems?

[Trott]

Maybe add those to https://github.com/nodejs/build/blob/master/doc/jenkins-guide.md#solving-problems?

#2181