OCP 4: ovnkube-node pods in crash-loop back off due to overlapping cidr 100.88.0.0/16

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Error messaging presented by ovnkube-node pods that are crashlooping (or similar)
ovnkube.go:136] illegal network configuration: transit switch subnet "100.88.0.0/16" overlaps cluster subnet "100.80.0.0/12"
  • The custom transit switch is not defined in the ovnkube-config configmap, even after patching the cluster Network operator.

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP)
  • OVN-Kubernetes
  • 4.14
  • 4.15
  • 4.16

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