Description of problem: OVN provider driver Octavia load balancers should not be able to failover. When triggering a load balancer Failover command, a API ERROR message should be returned. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): $ cat /var/lib/rhos-release/latest-installed 16.1 -p RHOS-16.1-RHEL-8-20200804.n.0 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Deploy openstack 2. Create OVN provider driver Octavia load balancer 3. Trigger a failover: (overcloud) [stack@undercloud-0 ~]$ openstack loadbalancer failover ovn-lb Actual results: No API error message, and in Controllers logs /var/log/containers/octavia/octavia.log the following message is seen: INFO octavia.api.v2.controllers.load_balancer [req-4222af30-a1c9-4155-9101-c24f066ff159 - 78eb110d08fb4b3c956d2311d10e5a2c - default default] Sending failover request for load balancer 77980e6a-a939-4bf1-9887-cdf59f380ebe to the provider ovn Expected results: When triggering a load balancer Failover command, a API ERROR message should be returned. Additional info: ovn provider driver failover code - does not do a failover: https://opendev.org/openstack/ovn-octavia-provider/src/branch/master/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py#L970-L975
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 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1.9 bug fix and enhancement 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/RHBA-2022:8795