Installing an openshift cluster on Nutanix using IPI, getting a timeout uploading the RHCOS image

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to install openshift container platform on Nutanix, failing while uploading the RHCOS image to Nutanix Prism Central.
time="2025-09-09T15:43:26-04:00" level=info msg="waiting the image data uploading from https://rhcos.mirror.openshift.com/art/storage/prod/streams/4.16-9.4/builds/416.94.202410211619-0/x86_64/rhcos-416.94.202410211619-0-nutanix.x86_64.qcow2?sha256=, taskUUID: hfk-1707-49eb-hh-7dzzaaff573."
time="2025-09-09T15:53:29-04:00" level=error msg="failed to create the rhcos image \"ocptest-xx4ffd-rhcos\": timeout while waiting for task UUID: hfk-1707-49eb-hh-7dzzaaff573, used_time: 10m2.342607431s"
time="2025-09-09T15:53:29-04:00" level=error msg="failed to fetch Cluster: failed to generate asset \"Cluster\": failed to create cluster: failed during pre-provisioning: failed to create the rhcos image \"ocptest-xx4ffd-rhcos\": timeout while waiting for task UUID: hfk-1707-49eb-hh-7dzzaaff573, used_time: 10m2.342607431s"
  • During OCP IPI installation on Nutanix, creation of RHCOS image is failing due to timeout of 10 minutes.
  • How to increase timeout parameter for RHCOS image upload on Nutanix during Openshift installation on Nutanix using IPI.

Environment

  • Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4.x
  • Nutanix

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