[OCPBUGS-42113] metal3 pod's memory consumption seem to grow over time - Red Hat Issue Tracker

Regression:
No
Story Points:
1
Sprint:
Metal Platform 253, Metal Platform 254, Metal Platform 255, Metal Platform 260, Metal Platform 262
sprint_count:
5
Release Blocker:
Rejected
Blocked:
False
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* Previously, the `metal3-ironic-inspector` container in the `openshift-machine-api` namespace caused memory consumption issues for clusters. With this release, the memory consumption issue is fixed. (link:https://issues.redhat.com/browse/OCPBUGS-42113[*~~OCPBUGS-42113~~*])

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* Previously, the `metal3-ironic-inspector` container in the `openshift-machine-api` namespace caused memory consumption issues for clusters. With this release, the memory consumption issue is fixed. (link: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/OCPBUGS-42113 [* OCPBUGS-42113 *])
Release Note Type:
Bug Fix
Release Note Status:
Done
Target Version:

4.16.z
Target Backport Versions:

4.15.z, 4.16.0

OCP version: 4.15.0

We have monitoring alerts configured against a cluster in our longevity setup.
After receiving alerts for metal3 - we examined the graph for the pod.

The graph indicates a continuous steady growth of memory consumption.

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OCPBUGS-32261 metal3 pod's memory consumption seem to grow over time

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OCPBUGS-32261 metal3 pod's memory consumption seem to grow over time

links to

RHBA-2024:7599 OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.z bug fix update

RHEA-2024:3718 OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.z bug fix update

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