Instance is unreachable after instance STOP/START operation in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

After instance STOP/START operation

  • trunk port (parent port and all of the subports) associated to that instance becomes DOWN

    (overcloud) [stack@hostname1 ~]$ openstack port list
    +--------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
    | ID                                   | Name                                     | MAC Address       | Fixed IP Addresses                                                          | Status |
    +--------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
    | aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa | hostname2-parent_port_aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa  | 00:00:00:00:00:aa | ip_address='192.0.2.0', subnet_id='aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa'    | DOWN   | < ======== parent port
    | bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb | hostname2-sub_port_bbbb_bbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb | 00:00:00:00:00:bb | ip_address='198.51.100.1', subnet_id='bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb' | DOWN   | < ======== subport
    | cccccccc-cccc-cccc-cccc-cccccccccccc | hostname2-sub_port_cccc_ccc-cccccccccccc | 00:00:00:00:00:cc | ip_address='198.51.100.2', subnet_id='cccccccc-cccc-cccc-cccc-cccccccccccc' | DOWN   | < ======== subport
    | dddddddd-dddd-dddd-dddd-dddddddddddd | hostname2-sub_port_dddd_ddd-dddddddddddd | 00:00:00:00:00:dd | ip_address='198.51.100.3', subnet_id='dddddddd-dddd-dddd-dddd-dddddddddddd' | DOWN   | < ======== subport
    
  • as a result, concerned instance bocomes unreachable

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2

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