kubernetes/kops · error

delete server %s: waiting for instance after termination: %w

Error message

delete server %s: waiting for instance after termination: %w

What it means

In DeleteServer, WaitForServer did not end with a 404 after termination. After a successful terminate the server should disappear; a non-404 wait result means deletion stalled or the wait call itself errored, leaving the server in an unknown state. The wrapped error identifies which case occurred.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/scaleway/cloud.go:641

		}
	}

	// We terminate the server. This stops and deletes the machine immediately
	_, err = s.instanceAPI.ServerAction(&instance.ServerActionRequest{
		Zone:     s.zone,
		ServerID: server.ID,
		Action:   instance.ServerActionTerminate,
	})
	if err != nil && !is404Error(err) {
		return fmt.Errorf("delete server %s: terminating instance: %w", server.ID, err)
	}

	_, err = s.instanceAPI.WaitForServer(&instance.WaitForServerRequest{
		ServerID: server.ID,
		Zone:     s.zone,
	})
	if err != nil && !is404Error(err) {
		return fmt.Errorf("delete server %s: waiting for instance after termination: %w", server.ID, err)
	}

	return nil
}

func (s *scwCloudImplementation) DeleteSSHKey(sshkey *iam.SSHKey) error {
	err := s.iamAPI.DeleteSSHKey(&iam.DeleteSSHKeyRequest{
		SSHKeyID: sshkey.ID,
	})
	if err != nil {
		if is404Error(err) {
			klog.V(8).Infof("SSH key %q (%s) was already deleted", sshkey.Name, sshkey.ID)
			return nil
		}
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete ssh key %s: %w", sshkey.ID, err)
	}
	return nil
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 4c8573c808)

Solutions

1. Check the wrapped error to distinguish a wait timeout from an API error
2. Verify the server is actually gone in the Scaleway console
3. Re-run deletion — the terminate path tolerates already-deleted servers

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/scaleway/cloud.go:641 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/40a7b59a56206f00. Report an issue: GitHub.