The error is that heketi fails to open the db file with read write access or with read write lock. This fails all operations that requires read write access.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2017:2876
setting the qe_test_coverage flag to '-' because i see that the heketi pod is being deleted using --now and with the latest releases with out using this flag heketi pod can be restarted.