kubernetes/kops · error

error waiting for instance %s of group %q: %w

Error message

error waiting for instance %s of group %q: %w

What it means

In RenderScw, after successfully creating a server, WaitForServer timed out or errored before the server reached a ready state. The server exists but may be stuck provisioning; the server ID and group name identify it.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/scalewaytasks/instance.go:253

				"0": {
					Boot:       new(true),
					Size:       new(scw.Size(fi.ValueOf(expected.VolumeSize)) * scw.GB),
					VolumeType: instance.VolumeVolumeTypeBSSD,
				},
			}
		}

		// We create the instance and wait for it to be ready
		srv, err := instanceService.CreateServer(&createServerRequest)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error creating instance of group %q: %w", fi.ValueOf(expected.Name), err)
		}
		_, err = instanceService.WaitForServer(&instance.WaitForServerRequest{
			ServerID: srv.Server.ID,
			Zone:     zone,
		})
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error waiting for instance %s of group %q: %w", srv.Server.ID, fi.ValueOf(expected.Name), err)
		}

		// We load the cloud-init script in the instance user data
		err = instanceService.SetServerUserData(&instance.SetServerUserDataRequest{
			ServerID: srv.Server.ID,
			Zone:     srv.Server.Zone,
			Key:      "cloud-init",
			Content:  bytes.NewBuffer(userData),
		})
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error setting 'cloud-init' in user-data for instance %s of group %q: %w", srv.Server.ID, fi.ValueOf(expected.Name), err)
		}

		// We start the instance
		_, err = instanceService.ServerAction(&instance.ServerActionRequest{
			Zone:     zone,
			ServerID: srv.Server.ID,
			Action:   instance.ServerActionPoweron,

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Solutions

1. Check the wrapped error for timeout details
2. Inspect the server state in the Scaleway console (image pull, capacity issues)
3. Retry the apply; an already-created server is handled by the actual/expected diff on re-run

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/scalewaytasks/instance.go:253 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/29f6926a8cb2e148. Report an issue: GitHub.