kubernetes/kops · error

error creating router: %v

Error message

error creating router: %v

What it means

The Neutron router create call failed after retry-with-backoff. The wrapped error carries the API reason; typical causes are quota exhaustion, invalid external gateway, or name conflicts.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/openstack/router.go:67

		return rs, err
	} else if done {
		return rs, nil
	} else {
		return rs, wait.ErrWaitTimeout
	}
}

func (c *openstackCloud) CreateRouter(opt routers.CreateOptsBuilder) (*routers.Router, error) {
	return createRouter(c, opt)
}

func createRouter(c OpenstackCloud, opt routers.CreateOptsBuilder) (*routers.Router, error) {
	var r *routers.Router

	done, err := vfs.RetryWithBackoff(writeBackoff, func() (bool, error) {
		v, err := routers.Create(context.TODO(), c.NetworkingClient(), opt).Extract()
		if err != nil {
			return false, fmt.Errorf("error creating router: %v", err)
		}
		r = v
		return true, nil
	})
	if err != nil {
		return r, err
	} else if done {
		return r, nil
	} else {
		return r, wait.ErrWaitTimeout
	}
}

func (c *openstackCloud) CreateRouterInterface(routerID string, opt routers.AddInterfaceOptsBuilder) (*routers.InterfaceInfo, error) {
	return createRouterInterface(c, routerID, opt)
}

func createRouterInterface(c OpenstackCloud, routerID string, opt routers.AddInterfaceOptsBuilder) (*routers.InterfaceInfo, error) {

View on GitHub (pinned to 4c8573c808)

Solutions

1. Inspect the wrapped error for the failing option
2. Check router quotas and external network references
3. Retry after fixing the cause

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/openstack/router.go:67 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/70e1fc19fefcc6b4. Report an issue: GitHub.