ipv6 full addresses does not work for provisioning IP in baremetal IPI installation

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • If the install-config.yaml is configured with clusterprovisioning IP or bootstrap provisioning Ip with full forms of ipv6 address, the ironic services on masters do not start with error message,
2021-10-04T14:00:29.841756101Z Waiting for xx.xx.xxxx.xx to be configured on an interface
2021-10-04T14:00:30.847034968Z Waiting for xx.xx.xxxx.xx to be configured on an interface
2021-10-04T14:00:31.852684873Z Waiting for xx.xx.xxxx.xx to be configured on an interface
2021-10-04T14:00:32.857738701Z Waiting for xx.xx.xxxx.xx to be configured on an interface
  • The install-config.yaml file has the following format of representation of the ipv6 address.
     bootstrapProvisioningIP: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:0000:0000:0000:0002
     clusterProvisioningIP: xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:0000:0000:0000:0003
     externalBridge: baremetal

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
    • 4.8

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