[OpenStack] [Cinder] NFS shares hang after switching logical interface on NetApp

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After NetApp logical interfaces switch, in-flight I/O operations calls are suspended and cause virtual machines to get in hang state.
  • The problem was detected in NetApp volumes exported using the NFS protocol version 4.1, with logical interfaces and pNFS enabled.
  • The error NFS4ERR_LAYOUTUNAVAILABLE can be seen in packet captures while the issue is in progress.

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Parallel NFS (pNFS)
  • NetApp

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