Introduction
When offlining a remote repository in Artifactory, the virtual repository containing the remote repository may show inconsistent metadata. This behavior is especially noticeable with NuGet repositories where certain versions disappear or fail to display after the remote repository is offlined.
This article will walk you through troubleshooting and resolving the issue of missing metadata in a NuGet virtual repository when its associated remote repository is offlined. The solution involves modifying the Artifactory system property to prevent caching inconsistencies during searches.
Resolution
1. Set Up the Remote and Virtual Repositories
• Create a remote repository in Artifactory pointing to https://powershellgallery.com and name it powershell.
• Create a virtual repository and include the powershell remote repository in it. Name the virtual repository powerShell-virtual.
2. Configure the PowerShell Repository on a Windows VM
• Run the following commands to register the repositories:
Register-PSRepository -Name "powershell" `
-SourceLocation "https://<art-url>/artifactory/api/nuget/powershell" `
-PublishLocation "https://<art-url>/artifactory/api/nuget/powershell" `
-InstallationPolicy Trusted
Register-PSRepository -Name "powershell-virtual" `
-SourceLocation "https://<art-url>/artifactory/api/nuget/powershell-virtual" `
-PublishLocation "https://<art-url/artifactory/api/nuget/powershell-virtual" `
-InstallationPolicy Trusted 3. Search for NuGet Package Versions
• Execute the following command to list all versions of the package pspas in the remote repository
find-module -Name pspas -AllVersions -Repository powershell
Version Name Repository Description
------- ---- ---------- -----------
6.4.85 psPAS powershell Module for CyberArk Privileged Access Security Web Service REST API
6.4.80 psPAS powershell Module for CyberArk Privileged Access Security Web Service REST API
6.3.78 psPAS powershell Module for CyberArk Privileged Access Security Web Service REST API
6.2.68 psPAS powershell Module for CyberArk Privileged Access Security Web Service REST API
6.1.62 psPAS powershell Module for CyberArk Privileged Access Security Web Service REST API
6.1.50 psPAS powershell Module for CyberArk Privileged Access Security Web Service REST API
4. The next step, I offline the remote repository 'powershell' in the repository basic settings and then I run the search against the 'powershell-virtual' again.
The virtual repository does not show the correct metadata.
find-module -n pspas -allversions
Version Name Repository Description
------- ---- ---------- -----------
4.0.0 psPAS powershell-virtual Module for CyberArk Privileged Access Security Web Service REST API
3.5.8 psPAS powershell-virtual Module for CyberArk Privileged Access Security Web Service REST API
3.5.0 psPAS powershell-virtual Module for CyberArk Privileged Access Security Web Service REST API
Conclusion
To ensure that the virtual repository is showing the correct metadata even when the remote repository is offline, please add the following system property in the artifactory.system.properties file. Perform an Artifactory restart to have the changes take effect and then the virtual repository should show the correct metadata.
artifactory.nuget.v2.search.cache.enabled=false