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Instance Booted via UEFI Unable to be Deleted

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Problem

Instances launched with UEFI boot enabled will not delete with error "Requested operation is not valid: cannot delete inactive domain with nvram".

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Environment

  • Platform9 Managed OpenStack - v3.6.0 and Higher

  • Nova

  • OVMF

  • Libvirt/Virsh

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Cause

This behavior is related to an upstream bug - LP#1567807arrow-up-right. Nova creates a libvirt instance with [loader] and [nvram] elements, and libvirt refuses to implicitly delete the nvram file.

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Resolution

  1. Obtain the UUID and Host of the instance you are trying to delete. For example, via Clarity UI.

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  1. SSH into the host where the instance is launched.

  2. Verify if the instance is running on the hypervisor.

  1. Undefine the domain using virsh.

Note: The --nvram flag has to be explicitly defined, else un-define will fail with the same error as initially described. 5. The instance may now be deleted successfully.

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Additional Information

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