Unable to Delete Stacks Stuck in "DELETE_FAILED" State
Problem
Delete operation for OpenStack stack fails, leaving the stack in a DELETE FAILED state.
Environment
- Platform9 Managed OpenStack - v3.6.0 and Higher
- Heat
Cause
OpenStack Heat fails to delete a stack, leaving it in a DELETE_FAILED state, because the request timed out.
Resolution
- Verify that all the servers in the stack which failed to delete are in a DELETING state.
- Perform a state reset for all the servers in these stacks.
- Verify that there are no more servers in the DELETING state.
- Delete the DELETE_FAILED stacks.
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