IPSec stuck in retransmission; will wait x seconds for response

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • We noticed two issues when the status of ipsec is stuck in "retransmission;will wait x seconds for response"
  • The following error is repeating in pluto logging:
Oct 29 15:23:32 server1.example.com pluto[41784]: "private#192.168.1.100/26"[3] ...192.168.1.105 #10620: STATE_PARENT_I1: retransmission; will wait 1 seconds for response

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
    • 3.7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • 7

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