kubernetes/kops · error

failed to update floating ip %v: %v

Error message

failed to update floating ip %v: %v

What it means

Updating the description of an existing floating IP via the Neutron L3 API failed. The wrapped error identifies the rejection; typical causes are the IP no longer existing or an authorization issue.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/openstacktasks/floatingip.go:269

		if lbSubnet != nil {
			opts.SubnetID = lbSubnet.ID
		}
		fip, err := cloud.CreateL3FloatingIP(opts)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create floating IP: %v", err)
		}

		e.ID = new(fip.ID)
		e.IP = new(fip.FloatingIP)

		return nil
	}
	if changes.Name != nil {
		_, err := l3floatingip.Update(context.TODO(), cloud.NetworkingClient(), fi.ValueOf(a.ID), l3floatingip.UpdateOpts{
			Description: e.Name,
		}).Extract()
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to update floating ip %v: %v", fi.ValueOf(e.Name), err)
		}

	}

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

View on GitHub (pinned to 4c8573c808)

Solutions

1. Verify the floating IP still exists
2. Inspect the wrapped Neutron error
3. Retry after the underlying cause is fixed

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/openstacktasks/floatingip.go:269 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/99a3d5bdc5b57c65. Report an issue: GitHub.