NNCP stuck in progressing state with NNCE in pending state due to 'MaxUnavailableLimitReached'

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicies (NNCPs) are stuck in the progressing state, while their corresponding NodeNetworkConfigurationEnactments (NNCEs) remain in the pending state with the following status conditions:

    status:
conditions:
- lastHeartbeatTime: "2026-09-08T06:25:05Z"
lastTransitionTime: "2026-09-07T13:36:59Z"
message: Waiting for progressing nodes to finish
reason: MaxUnavailableLimitReached
status: "True"
type: Pending
  • Deleting the NNCE or restarting the nmstate-handler and nmstate-operator pods does not resolve the issue.

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP)
    • 4
  • Kubernetes NMState Operator

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