Cluster Autoscaler fails to scale due to orphaned machine entry in OpenShift.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Cluster autoscaler fails to reduce or increase the machineSet size as expected.

  • A mismatch is observed between the number of machines and the number of nodes in a specific availability zone.

  • Orphaned machine objects exist in the cluster without corresponding healthy Nodes.

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP) 4.x

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