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Instances in deleted status can normally be deleted, but there is definitely a bug to file here somewhere – possibly more than one.  A common reason I have seen is that the node the instance lives on is no longer operating correctly, so the compute manager never gets the delete request, so it doesn’t finish.  If we can narrow the cases where this happens, we can file bugs and decide how to resolve them – although there may be some additional work beyond just a developer picking up the bug and working on it to decide what should happen!

Do you know how to reliably reproduce an instance in ERROR state that cannot be deleted?

Gabe

From: openstack-bounces+gabe.westmaas=rackspace.com at lists.launchpad.net [mailto:openstack-bounces+gabe.westmaas=rackspace.com at lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf Of Yong Sheng Gong
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 12:58 AM
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Subject: Re: [Openstack] Can't delete instances with "error" status.

why not allow "nova delete" and "euca-terminate " to delete the instance with "error" status?

Yong Sheng Gong

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To: Guilherme Birk <guibirk at hotmail.com><mailto:guibirk at hotmail.com>, Openstack Mail List <openstack at lists.launchpad.net><mailto:openstack at lists.launchpad.net>
From: Mandar Vaze <mandar.vaze at vertex.co.in><mailto:mandar.vaze at vertex.co.in>
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Date: 03/22/2012 12:26PM
Subject: Re: [Openstack] Can't delete instances with "error" status.
I agree user shouldn’t have to update DB.
There needs to be some periodic cleanup task that “fixes” the vm_state/task_state for “stuck” instances.

-Mandar

From: openstack-bounces+mandar.vaze=vertex.co.in at lists.launchpad.net<mailto:openstack-bounces+mandar.vaze=vertex.co.in at lists.launchpad.net> [mailto:openstack-bounces+mandar.vaze=vertex.co.in at lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf Of Guilherme Birk
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 6:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [Openstack] Can't delete instances with "error" status.

This is the only option? I've already done that, but it's kind "strange" I update the database row everytime the script identifies a VM with error.
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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:39:03 +0800
Subject: Re: [Openstack] Can't delete instances with "error" status.
From: mwjpiero at gmail.com<mailto:mwjpiero at gmail.com>
To: guibirk at hotmail.com<mailto:guibirk at hotmail.com>
update "instances" table in "nova" db, set the vm_status of  the instance which you want to delete "active" and set the task_status=NULL.
After that, try to use euca-terminate

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 1:24 AM, Guilherme Birk <guibirk at hotmail.com<mailto:guibirk at hotmail.com>> wrote:
I'm attempting to make a python script that controls all my virtual machines. Sometimes, when the script identifies that exists an instance with status of "error", he creates a new instance and tries to delete the old one with curl commands, but I'm not getting any response and the VM isn't deleted. When I execute euca-terminate instance <i-name> I got nothing too. How I should delete instances with error status ? I didn't found any way using nova-manage too.

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