EgressIP with OVN-Kubernetes causes network connectivity issues

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Pods have connectivity issues when using an EgressIP including:

    • Dropping of connection from time to time.
    • Experiencing network timeouts when connecting to services outside of a cluster.
  • After adding an EgressIP resource to selected Namespaces/Pods, the configuration may initially function correctly, but after some time the pods may start to display the above issues.

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP)
    • 4.6
    • 4.7
    • 4.8
    • 4.9
  • OVN-Kubernetes

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