kubernetes/kops · error

fetching vpcUUID from network cidr=%s: %w

Error message

fetching vpcUUID from network cidr=%s: %w

What it means

Wraps GetVPCUUID failure in the DO droplet renderer: resolving the VPC UUID from the configured network CIDR failed, so the droplet cannot be placed in the right VPC. The CIDR is included to identify which lookup failed.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/dotasks/droplet.go:160

		actualCount := a.Count

		if expectedCount == actualCount {
			return nil
		}

		if actualCount > expectedCount {
			return errors.New("deleting droplets is not supported yet")
		}

		newDropletCount = expectedCount - actualCount
	}

	// associate vpcuuid to the droplet if set.
	vpcUUID := ""
	if fi.ValueOf(e.NetworkCIDR) != "" {
		s, err := t.Cloud.GetVPCUUID(fi.ValueOf(e.NetworkCIDR), fi.ValueOf(e.VPCName))
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("fetching vpcUUID from network cidr=%s: %w", fi.ValueOf(e.NetworkCIDR), err)
		}
		vpcUUID = s
	} else if fi.ValueOf(e.VPCUUID) != "" {
		vpcUUID = fi.ValueOf(e.VPCUUID)
	}

	for i := 0; i < newDropletCount; i++ {
		req := &godo.DropletCreateRequest{
			Name:     fi.ValueOf(e.Name),
			Region:   fi.ValueOf(e.Region),
			Size:     fi.ValueOf(e.Size),
			Image:    godo.DropletCreateImage{Slug: fi.ValueOf(e.Image)},
			Tags:     e.Tags,
			VPCUUID:  vpcUUID,
			UserData: userData,
		}

		if e.SSHKey != nil {

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Solutions

1. Verify the network CIDR matches an existing DO VPC
2. Check that the VPC name (if set) is correct
3. Inspect the wrapped error from the VPC lookup

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/dotasks/droplet.go:160 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/812c33bf8d5a3db3. Report an issue: GitHub.