kubernetes/kops · error

checking image differences in server %s (%s): %w

Error message

checking image differences in server %s (%s): %w

What it means

In the instance task's Find phase, checkImageDifferences failed: the marketplace lookup to resolve the expected image label to a local image (for the server's zone and commercial type) errored, so kOps cannot tell whether the server's current image matches the desired one. The server name/ID identify the machine under comparison.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/scalewaytasks/instance.go:108

		for _, tag := range server.Tags {
			if tag == scaleway.TagNeedsUpdate {
				alreadyTagged = true
			}
		}
		if alreadyTagged {
			continue
		}

		// Check commercial type differences
		if server.CommercialType != *s.CommercialType {
			needsUpdate = append(needsUpdate, server.ID)
			continue
		}

		// Check image differences
		diff, err := checkImageDifferences(c, cloud, server, fi.ValueOf(s.Image))
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("checking image differences in server %s (%s): %w", server.Name, server.ID, err)
		}
		if diff {
			needsUpdate = append(needsUpdate, server.ID)
			continue
		}

		// Check user-data differences
		diff, err = checkUserDataDifferences(c, cloud, server, s.UserData)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("checking user-data differences in server %s (%s): %w", server.Name, server.ID, err)
		}
		if diff {
			needsUpdate = append(needsUpdate, server.ID)
		}
	}

	server := servers[0]
	igName := scaleway.InstanceGroupNameFromTags(server.Tags)

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Solutions

1. Verify the image label in the instance group spec is a valid Scaleway marketplace label
2. Check the marketplace image is available in the server's zone and for its commercial type
3. Retry on transient marketplace API failures

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/scalewaytasks/instance.go:108 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of kubernetes/kops@4c8573c808 (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0d3d438c8c90edde. Report an issue: GitHub.