OpenShift Node error iptables-restore: invalid option -- '5'

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Updating the host cause no route to host when connecting to the kubernetes service IP.
  • Cannot install OpenShift 3.7 in RHEL 7.6.
  • After patching RHEL 7.6, in the master journal logs throws error:
 network: CNI request failed with status 400: 'Failed to execute iptables-restore: exit status 1 (iptables-restore: invalid option -- '5'
  • Connection errors when connecting to master api.
dial tcp 172.30.0.1:443 getsockopt: no route to host
  • Installation playbook fails with:

    Failure summary:
    
    1. Hosts:    ocp37-master01.example.com
     Play:     Create Hosted Resources - router
     Task:     Poll for OpenShift pod deployment success
     Message:  All items completed
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • 7.6
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
    • 3.7
    • 3.9

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