VMWare - Instance with volume attached cannot be resized

[Sagar Ratnakara Nikam]

The instance has volume attached. While trying to resize that instance, the resize operation fails and instance goes to ERROR state.
Snippet from nova-compute log

2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 ERROR nova.compute.manager [req-390d2d8c-37d1-4689-adcb-e4cf05b86038 a4a3a9f5a25942b5b9a52e86bef6ac5c 693523ae4a8548f9962dee10df9ccf3b] [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] Setting instance vm_state to ERROR
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] Traceback (most recent call last):
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 3163, in finish_resize
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] disk_info, image)
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 3122, in _finish_resize
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] context, instance, refresh_conn_info=True)
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 1529, in _get_instance_volume_block_device_info
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] self.driver, self.conductor_api)
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/virt/block_device.py", line 290, in refresh_conn_infos
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] block_device_mapping)
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/virt/block_device.py", line 191, in refresh_connection_info
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] connector)
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/volume/cinder.py", line 176, in wrapper
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] res = method(self, ctx, volume_id, *args, **kwargs)
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/volume/cinder.py", line 274, in initialize_connection
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] connector)
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cinderclient/v1/volumes.py", line 321, in initialize_connection
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] {'connector': connector})[1]['connection_info']
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cinderclient/v1/volumes.py", line 250, in _action
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] return self.api.client.post(url, body=body)
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cinderclient/client.py", line 217, in post
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] return self._cs_request(url, 'POST', **kwargs)
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cinderclient/client.py", line 181, in _cs_request
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] **kwargs)
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cinderclient/client.py", line 164, in request
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] raise exceptions.from_response(resp, body)
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52] InvalidInput: Invalid input received: The server could not comply with the request since it is either malformed or otherwise incorrect.
2014-04-01 09:28:28.768 23215 TRACE nova.compute.manager [instance: 983cc3d9-9918-4461-8336-32601b28ea52]
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 ERROR nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp [req-390d2d8c-37d1-4689-adcb-e4cf05b86038 a4a3a9f5a25942b5b9a52e86bef6ac5c 693523ae4a8548f9962dee10df9ccf3b] Exception during message handling
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp Traceback (most recent call last):
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/openstack/common/rpc/amqp.py", line 461, in _process_data
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp **args)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/openstack/common/rpc/dispatcher.py", line 172, in dispatch
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp result = getattr(proxyobj, method)(ctxt, **kwargs)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 357, in decorated_function
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp return function(self, context, *args, **kwargs)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/exception.py", line 93, in wrapped
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp payload)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/exception.py", line 76, in wrapped
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp return f(self, context, *args, **kw)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 247, in decorated_function
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp pass
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 233, in decorated_function
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp return function(self, context, *args, **kwargs)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 298, in decorated_function
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp function(self, context, *args, **kwargs)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 275, in decorated_function
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp e, sys.exc_info())
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 262, in decorated_function
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp return function(self, context, *args, **kwargs)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 3175, in finish_resize
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp self._set_instance_error_state(context, instance['uuid'])
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 3163, in finish_resize
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp disk_info, image)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 3122, in _finish_resize
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp context, instance, refresh_conn_info=True)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/compute/manager.py", line 1529, in _get_instance_volume_block_device_info
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp self.driver, self.conductor_api)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/virt/block_device.py", line 290, in refresh_conn_infos
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp block_device_mapping)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/virt/block_device.py", line 191, in refresh_connection_info
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp connector)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/volume/cinder.py", line 176, in wrapper
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp res = method(self, ctx, volume_id, *args, **kwargs)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/nova/volume/cinder.py", line 274, in initialize_connection
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp connector)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cinderclient/v1/volumes.py", line 321, in initialize_connection
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp {'connector': connector})[1]['connection_info']
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cinderclient/v1/volumes.py", line 250, in _action
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp return self.api.client.post(url, body=body)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cinderclient/client.py", line 217, in post
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp return self._cs_request(url, 'POST', **kwargs)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cinderclient/client.py", line 181, in _cs_request
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp **kwargs)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cinderclient/client.py", line 164, in request
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp raise exceptions.from_response(resp, body)
2014-04-01 09:28:31.204 23215 TRACE nova.openstack.common.rpc.amqp InvalidInput: Invalid input received: The server could not comply with the request since it is either malformed or otherwise incorrect.

[Gary Kotton (garyk)]

Hi,
At the moment there is a problem with the resize - please see https://review.openstack.org/#/c/82264/.
When I tried what you suggest above I did not get an exception.
Can you please check if with the patch it addresses your issues.
Thanks
Gary