Description of problem: In OCS 4.6 external mode cluster, the ocs-operator logs are filled with the following error messages {"level":"error","ts":"2020-10-21T15:23:25.280Z","logger":"controller_storagecluster","msg":"failed to reconcile metrics exporter","Request.Namespace":"openshift-storage","Request.Name":"ocs-external-storagecluster","error":"failed to update service openshift-storage/ocs-metrics-exporter. Service \"ocs-metrics-exporter\" is invalid: spec.clusterIP: Invalid value: \"\": field is immutable","stacktrace":"github.com/go-logr/zapr.(*zapLogger).Error\n\t/remote-source/app/vendor/github.com/go-logr/zapr/zapr.go:128\ngithub.com/openshift/ocs-operator/pkg/controller/storagecluster.(*ReconcileStorageCluster).Reconcile\n\t/remote-source/app/pkg/controller/storagecluster/reconcile.go:351\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).reconcileHandler\n\t/remote-source/app/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:256\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).processNextWorkItem\n\t/remote-source/app/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:232\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).worker\n\t/remote-source/app/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:211\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.JitterUntil.func1\n\t/remote-source/app/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:152\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.JitterUntil\n\t/remote-source/app/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:153\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.Until\n\t/remote-source/app/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:88"} Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): $ oc get csv NAME DISPLAY VERSION REPLACES PHASE ocs-operator.v4.6.0-137.ci OpenShift Container Storage 4.6.0-137.ci ocs-operator.v4.5.1 Succeeded OCP version : 4.6.0-0.nightly-2020-10-20-172149 How reproducible: 2/2 Steps to Reproduce: Actual results: Expected results: Additional info: These error messages were seen on both upgraded clusters and new deployments of OCS 4.6 external mode
A fix is already in the works: https://github.com/openshift/ocs-operator/pull/814
Backport PR merged: https://github.com/openshift/ocs-operator/pull/865
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 (Moderate: Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4.6.0 security, bug fix, enhancement update), 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/RHSA-2020:5605