Instance fails to create, errors in nova.log "NovaException: Unexpected vif_type=binding_failed"

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  • Instance fails to create, errors in nova.log "NovaException: Unexpected vif_type=binding_failed"
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 ERROR nova.compute.manager [req-7bf4025f-3d87-4e0a-8fe1-57f7df074a9d 8e7433ca011944b2821bc1e5f0a1f156 793471151f4047c3a7ac77c00965b1c3] [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329] Instance failed to spawn
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329] Traceback (most recent call last):
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 1738, in _spawn
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     block_device_info)
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py", line 2286, in spawn
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     write_to_disk=True)
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py", line 3475, in to_xml
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     disk_info, rescue, block_device_info)
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py", line 3289, in get_guest_config
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     flavor)
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/virt/libvirt/vif.py", line 384, in get_config
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     _("Unexpected vif_type=%s") % vif_type)
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329] NovaException: Unexpected vif_type=binding_failed
2014-10-27 13:00:54.944 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329] 
2014-10-27 13:00:54.975 15402 AUDIT nova.compute.manager [req-7bf4025f-3d87-4e0a-8fe1-57f7df074a9d 8e7433ca011944b2821bc1e5f0a1f156 793471151f4047c3a7ac77c00965b1c3] [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329] Terminating instance
2014-10-27 13:00:54.983 15402 ERROR nova.virt.libvirt.driver [-] [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329] During wait destroy, instance disappeared.
2014-10-27 13:00:55.071 15402 INFO nova.virt.libvirt.driver [req-7bf4025f-3d87-4e0a-8fe1-57f7df074a9d 8e7433ca011944b2821bc1e5f0a1f156 793471151f4047c3a7ac77c00965b1c3] [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329] Deleting instance files /var/lib/nova/instances/40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329
2014-10-27 13:00:55.072 15402 INFO nova.virt.libvirt.driver [req-7bf4025f-3d87-4e0a-8fe1-57f7df074a9d 8e7433ca011944b2821bc1e5f0a1f156 793471151f4047c3a7ac77c00965b1c3] [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329] Deletion of /var/lib/nova/instances/40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329 complete
2014-10-27 13:00:55.146 15402 INFO nova.network.neutronv2.api [req-7bf4025f-3d87-4e0a-8fe1-57f7df074a9d 8e7433ca011944b2821bc1e5f0a1f156 793471151f4047c3a7ac77c00965b1c3] [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329] Unable to reset device ID for port None
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 ERROR nova.compute.manager [req-7bf4025f-3d87-4e0a-8fe1-57f7df074a9d 8e7433ca011944b2821bc1e5f0a1f156 793471151f4047c3a7ac77c00965b1c3] [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329] Error: Unexpected vif_type=binding_failed
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329] Traceback (most recent call last):
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 1329, in _build_instance
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     set_access_ip=set_access_ip)
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 393, in decorated_function
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     return function(self, context, *args, **kwargs)
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 1741, in _spawn
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     LOG.exception(_('Instance failed to spawn'), instance=instance)
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/openstack/common/excutils.py", line 68, in __exit__
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     six.reraise(self.type_, self.value, self.tb)
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 1738, in _spawn
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     block_device_info)
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py", line 2286, in spawn
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     write_to_disk=True)
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py", line 3475, in to_xml
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     disk_info, rescue, block_device_info)
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py", line 3289, in get_guest_config
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     flavor)
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nova/virt/libvirt/vif.py", line 384, in get_config
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]     _("Unexpected vif_type=%s") % vif_type)
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329] NovaException: Unexpected vif_type=binding_failed
2014-10-27 13:00:55.288 15402 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 40ce7c64-c242-47d8-a17c-f3147819c329]

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