kubernetes/kops · error

error updating the tags on volume %q: %v

Error message

error updating the tags on volume %q: %v

What it means

Updating the metadata tags on an existing Cinder volume failed via SetVolumeTags. The wrapped error identifies the API rejection; the volume exists but its tags no longer match the spec.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/openstacktasks/volume.go:155

			VolumeType:       fi.ValueOf(e.VolumeType),
		}

		v, err := t.Cloud.CreateVolume(opt)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error creating PersistentVolume: %v", err)
		}

		e.ID = new(v.ID)
		e.AvailabilityZone = new(v.AvailabilityZone)
		return nil
	}

	if changes != nil && changes.Tags != nil {
		klog.V(2).Infof("Update the tags on volume %q: %v, the differences are %v", fi.ValueOf(e.ID), e.Tags, changes.Tags)

		err := t.Cloud.SetVolumeTags(fi.ValueOf(e.ID), e.Tags)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error updating the tags on volume %q: %v", fi.ValueOf(e.ID), err)
		}
	}

	klog.V(2).Infof("Openstack task Volume::RenderOpenstack did nothing")
	return nil
}

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Solutions

1. Inspect the wrapped error
2. Verify the volume is in a state allowing metadata updates
3. Retry or set metadata manually to reconcile

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/openstacktasks/volume.go:155 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/428a8e6858a81064. Report an issue: GitHub.