If provisioning fails or some other error happens that prevents the Equinix Metal device from becoming active, the metal_device module will continue to poll the API for 30 minutes before failing.
ISSUE TYPE
Bug Report
COMPONENT NAME
ANSIBLE VERSION
CONFIGURATION
OS / ENVIRONMENT
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Create a device using the metal_device module and have the device fail during provisioning.
EXPECTED RESULTS
The metal_device module should fail as soon as it is clear that the device will never become active
ACTUAL RESULTS
The metal_device module polls the API for 30 minutes waiting for active status, and then inevitably fails after 30 minutes
SUMMARY
If provisioning fails or some other error happens that prevents the Equinix Metal device from becoming active, the metal_device module will continue to poll the API for 30 minutes before failing.
ISSUE TYPE
COMPONENT NAME
ANSIBLE VERSION
CONFIGURATION
OS / ENVIRONMENT
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Create a device using the
metal_devicemodule and have the device fail during provisioning.EXPECTED RESULTS
The metal_device module should fail as soon as it is clear that the device will never become active
ACTUAL RESULTS
The metal_device module polls the API for 30 minutes waiting for
activestatus, and then inevitably fails after 30 minutes