# Block Processing Status

**Date**: $(date)  
**Status**: ❌ **NOT PROCESSING BLOCKS**

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## Current Status

**Answer**: ❌ **NO - Besu is NOT processing blocks**

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## Root Cause

All Besu services are **failing to start** due to invalid configuration options in the TOML files.

### Configuration Issue

The configuration files contain deprecated/invalid options that Besu v23.10.0 does not recognize:

- `log-destination`
- `max-remote-initiated-connections`
- `trie-logs-enabled`
- `accounts-enabled`
- `database-path`
- `rpc-http-host-allowlist`

### Error Pattern

All services show the same pattern:
1. Service starts
2. Besu reads configuration file
3. Besu immediately exits with: `Unknown options in TOML configuration file`
4. Systemd restarts service after 10 seconds
5. Loop repeats indefinitely

**Restart Counts**:
- Validators: 189-259 restarts each
- Services cannot successfully start
- No block processing possible

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## Service Status

| Category | VMID Range | Status | Processes | Block Processing |
|----------|-----------|--------|-----------|------------------|
| Validators | 1000-1004 | 🔴 Failing | Some running (but crashing) | ❌ No |
| Sentries | 1500-1503 | 🔴 Failing | Some running (but crashing) | ❌ No |
| RPC Nodes | 2500-2502 | 🔴 Failing | Some running (but crashing) | ❌ No |

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## Evidence

### Logs Show
- ❌ No block-related messages
- ❌ No sync indicators
- ❌ No peer connections
- ❌ Only configuration error messages
- ❌ Continuous restart loops

### RPC Endpoints
- ❌ RPC endpoints not responding (services not running)
- ❌ Cannot query `eth_blockNumber` (services failing)
- ❌ No block data available

### Process Status
- ⚠️ Some processes exist but exit immediately
- ❌ Processes don't stay running long enough to process blocks
- ❌ Services in "activating" or restart loops, not stable

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## What Needs to Happen for Block Processing

1. **Fix Configuration Files**
   - Remove or update deprecated options
   - Ensure all options are valid for Besu v23.10.0

2. **Services Must Start Successfully**
   - No configuration errors
   - Services stay running (not restarting)
   - Processes remain active

3. **Network Connection**
   - Nodes connect to peers
   - P2P communication established
   - Discovery working

4. **Genesis Block Loaded**
   - Genesis file properly loaded
   - Chain initialized

5. **Consensus Active** (for validators)
   - QBFT consensus running
   - Validators producing blocks

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## Required Actions

### Immediate: Fix Configuration Files

The configuration files need to be updated to remove invalid options:

```bash
# Remove or comment out deprecated options from all config files
# Options to remove/update:
# - log-destination → remove (use logging configuration)
# - max-remote-initiated-connections → remove or update
# - trie-logs-enabled → remove (deprecated)
# - accounts-enabled → remove (deprecated)
# - database-path → may need update to data-path
# - rpc-http-host-allowlist → update to rpc-http-host-allowlist or remove
```

### After Fix: Verify Block Processing

```bash
# Check if services start successfully
for vmid in 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004; do
    pct exec $vmid -- systemctl status besu-validator.service --no-pager | head -10
done

# Check for block processing indicators
for vmid in 1000 1001 1002; do
    pct exec $vmid -- journalctl -u besu-validator.service --since "2 minutes ago" --no-pager | grep -iE 'block|sync|chain|consensus' | head -10
done

# Check RPC for block number
for vmid in 2500 2501 2502; do
    pct exec $vmid -- curl -s -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
        --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}' \
        http://localhost:8545 2>/dev/null
done
```

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## Summary

**Block Processing**: ❌ **NO**

**Reason**: Configuration files contain invalid options causing all services to fail immediately on startup.

**Impact**: 
- No nodes can start successfully
- No block processing possible
- Network not operational
- All services in restart loops

**Next Step**: Fix configuration files by removing/updating deprecated options.

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**Status Check Completed**: $(date)  
**Result**: ❌ **NOT PROCESSING BLOCKS - CONFIGURATION ISSUE**

