Description of problem: When creating lots of VMs, sometimes the following error message is encountered and VM creation errors: 2019-07-18 19:32:05.151 34 ERROR ovsdbapp.backend.ovs_idl.transaction [-] OVSDB Error: {"details":"insert operation not allowed when database server is in read only mode","error":"not allowed"}: RuntimeError: OVSDB Error: {"details":"update operation not allowed when database server is in read only mode","error":"not allowed"} 2019-07-18 19:32:05.151 34 ERROR ovsdbapp.backend.ovs_idl.transaction [req-44f89b8e-c647-41cb-bd62-9b62554a042e 70bfd15a9f9a3f32a589a3cfcbcb78886d3be060e961dd38048eef87870202a9 01b728e67a5a4d88b 655e5b3bc232450 - 0ef23cf14b4a4cecade7d9f1cee1862b 0ef23cf14b4a4cecade7d9f1cee1862b] Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ovsdbapp/backend/ovs_idl/connection.py", line 99, in run txn.results.put(txn.do_commit()) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ovsdbapp/backend/ovs_idl/transaction.py", line 115, in do_commit raise RuntimeError(msg) RuntimeError: OVSDB Error: {"details":"insert operation not allowed when database server is in read only mode","error":"not allowed"} 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers [req-44f89b8e-c647-41cb-bd62-9b62554a042e 70bfd15a9f9a3f32a589a3cfcbcb78886d3be060e961dd38048eef87870202a9 01b728e67a5a4d88b655e5b3bc232450 - 0ef23cf14b4a4cecade7d9f1cee1862b 0ef23cf14b4a4cecade7d9f1cee1862b] Mechanism driver 'ovn' failed in create_port_postcommit: RuntimeError: OVSDB Error: {"details":"insert operation not allowed when database server is in read only mode","error":"not allowed"} 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers Traceback (most recent call last): 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/neutron/plugins/ml2/managers.py", line 427, in _call_on_drivers 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers getattr(driver.obj, method_name)(context) 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/networking_ovn/ml2/mech_driver.py", line 476, in create_port_postcommit 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers self._ovn_client.create_port(port) 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/networking_ovn/common/ovn_client.py", line 350, in create_port 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers self.add_txns_to_sync_port_dns_records(txn, port) 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/contextlib.py", line 24, in __exit__ 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers self.gen.next() 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/networking_ovn/ovsdb/impl_idl_ovn.py", line 139, in transaction 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers yield t 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/contextlib.py", line 24, in __exit__ 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers self.gen.next() 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ovsdbapp/api.py", line 102, in transaction 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers del self._nested_txns_map[cur_thread_id] 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ovsdbapp/api.py", line 59, in __exit__ 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers self.result = self.commit() 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ovsdbapp/backend/ovs_idl/transaction.py", line 62, in commit 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers raise result.ex 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers RuntimeError: OVSDB Error: {"details":"insert operation not allowed when database server is in read only mode","error":"not allowed"} 2019-07-18 19:32:05.152 34 ERROR neutron.plugins.ml2.managers Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Latest How reproducible: Sometimes Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a bunch of VMs like 80 2. Rince and repeat until you hit that issue 3. Actual results: VM is in error Expected results: VM should be created Additional info:
This might be related to this other BZ ... https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1724150