ovn-ipsec-host pod on a node fails to start and enters CrashLoopBackOff

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • A cluster with IPsec enabled may experience a degraded clusteroperator/network status, and one of the ovn-ipsec-host pod will be in a CrashLoopBackOff state.
  • This is caused by a corrupted /etc/ipsec.d/openshift.conf file on the node, which prevents the ipsec.service from starting.
  • This issue can occur following an abrupt node shutdown, such as a power outage, that happens while the ovs-monitor-ipsec daemon is writing to the configuration file.

Environment

  • OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 with OVN-Kubernetes and IPsec enabled

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