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Fixes: https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/OCPBUGS-122165


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  • New Features

    • Added a configuration option for the maximum number of concurrent machine reconciliations, with validation for supported values.
    • Reconciliation now uses a 30-minute synchronization interval.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of stale, completed, and unavailable infrastructure tasks.
    • Reconciles existing VMs instead of failing indefinitely when task information is unavailable.
    • Prevented unnecessary repeated status checks during reconciliation.
    • Preserved existing provider identifiers and VM metadata.
    • Improved power-state, network-status, and location updates.
    • Improved concurrent task processing reliability and cache safety.

Periodic re-verification of healthy machines is the dominant vCenter
API load source. Transient states already requeue at 30s and watches
are event-driven, so a 30m resync cuts sustained load ~3x without
changing provisioning or failure-reaction latency.
Parallelize machine reconciles so a saturated node drain (N sequential
30-min drains) finishes in ~3 minutes instead of ~30. Combined with the
reduced per-reconcile vCenter calls and 30m resync, the burst is a
small fraction of the previous sustained load.
Once both labels are on the Machine the ancestry tag walk (SOAP
HostSystem + property-collector Ancestors + REST ListAttachedTags per
ancestor) yields the same immutable result; skip it on resync.
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The vSphere controller now uses a 30-minute sync period and configurable reconciliation concurrency. The actuator task cache is synchronized. Reconciliation improves task cleanup, VM identity handling, metadata reuse, network status, and power-state caching.

Changes

vSphere controller and reconciliation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Controller sync and concurrency configuration
cmd/vsphere/main.go, cmd/vsphere/main_test.go
The controller uses a 30-minute sync period. The max-concurrent-reconciles flag accepts values from 1 through 100. Tests cover defaults, custom values, and invalid values.
Synchronized actuator task cache
pkg/controller/vsphere/actuator.go, pkg/controller/vsphere/actuator_test.go
A mutex-protected task-ID cache helper is used by create, update, and delete flows. A concurrent access test covers 100 goroutines.
Task and provider identity reconciliation
pkg/controller/vsphere/reconciler.go, pkg/controller/vsphere/reconciler_test.go
The reconciler clears stale task references, handles missing tasks, reconciles existing VMs, resets replacement identities, and preserves existing provider identity.
Metadata, network, and power-state reconciliation
pkg/controller/vsphere/reconciler.go, pkg/controller/vsphere/reconciler_test.go
The reconciler skips populated labels and provider IDs, returns the VM name with network status, and caches validated power states within a reconciliation pass.

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Change: Bug fix

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pkg/controller/vsphere/reconciler.go (1)

183-189: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle unavailable task references in the create path.

When GetTask returns either error recognized by isRetrieveMONotFound, call findVM, which searches by the Machine UID. If the VM exists, clear TaskRef and complete create without calling clone; the next reconciliation can handle the existing VM. If the VM is not found, clear TaskRef before retrying clone. Otherwise, return the lookup error.

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In `@pkg/controller/vsphere/reconciler.go` around lines 183 - 189, Update the
GetTask error handling in the create path to check errors recognized by
isRetrieveMONotFound and call findVM using the Machine UID. If the VM exists,
clear TaskRef and complete creation without calling clone; if it is absent,
clear TaskRef and retry clone; otherwise return the lookup error. Preserve the
existing failure metric and error behavior for other GetTask errors.
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pkg/controller/vsphere/reconciler_test.go (1)

3808-3813: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Make the test prove that the second read uses the cache.

Both reads observe the same state, so an implementation that makes two vCenter requests can pass. Add an observable request count, or change the simulator state after the first read and assert that the second read returns the cached state.

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In `@pkg/controller/vsphere/reconciler_test.go` around lines 3808 - 3813, The test
around vm.getPowerState must verify cache usage rather than only comparing equal
values. Add an observable vCenter request-count assertion or mutate the
simulator state after the first read, then assert the second getPowerState call
still returns the first result while confirming no second request occurred.
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Inline comments:
In `@cmd/vsphere/main.go`:
- Around line 41-44: The max-concurrent-reconciles flag must be validated after
flag.Parse() and before constructing controller.Options: require a positive
value no greater than an explicit safe maximum, rejecting zero, negative, and
excessive values with a clear error instead of starting the controller. Update
the flag handling around the max-concurrent-reconciles definition and add
coverage for all three invalid cases.

In `@pkg/controller/vsphere/actuator.go`:
- Around line 64-84: Update the TaskIDCache access in getTaskID, setTaskID, and
clearTaskID to use a namespace/name key or Machine UID instead of machine.Name
alone, and ensure Create, Update, and Delete consistently construct and pass
that same unique key so concurrent Machines cannot overwrite or remove each
other’s task IDs.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@pkg/controller/vsphere/reconciler.go`:
- Around line 183-189: Update the GetTask error handling in the create path to
check errors recognized by isRetrieveMONotFound and call findVM using the
Machine UID. If the VM exists, clear TaskRef and complete creation without
calling clone; if it is absent, clear TaskRef and retry clone; otherwise return
the lookup error. Preserve the existing failure metric and error behavior for
other GetTask errors.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@pkg/controller/vsphere/reconciler_test.go`:
- Around line 3808-3813: The test around vm.getPowerState must verify cache
usage rather than only comparing equal values. Add an observable vCenter
request-count assertion or mutate the simulator state after the first read, then
assert the second getPowerState call still returns the first result while
confirming no second request occurred.

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/jira refresh

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@jcpowermac: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-122165, which is valid. The bug has been moved to the POST state.

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  • bug target version (5.1.0) matches configured target version for branch (5.1.0)
  • bug is in the state ASSIGNED, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)
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Comment thread pkg/controller/vsphere/reconciler.go Outdated
- powerOnVM/powerOffVM: invalidate cached power state so a
  subsequent getPowerState in the same pass sees the new state
- create(): treat RetrieveMO NotFound from GetTask like update()/
  delete(); probe for the VM and reconcile it into steady state
- getPowerState: replace single-case switch with a plain if
- --max-concurrent-reconciles: validate [1, 100] in main; add
  table test
- tests: table test for isRetrieveMONotFound; strengthen
  TestGetPowerStateCachedWithinPass to mutate simulator state

Skipped from the bot commit: namespace-keyed TaskIDCache (machines
live in one namespace; name-keying is sufficient) and
TestTaskRefGoneDuringCreate (its model.SetTask/GetVMByName helpers
do not exist in the vendored govmomi simulator).
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/test e2e-vsphere-ovn-multi-vcenter
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@jcpowermac: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-122165, which is valid.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

  • Added a configuration option for the maximum number of concurrent machine reconciliations, with validation for supported values.

  • Reconciliation now uses a 30-minute synchronization interval.

  • Bug Fixes

  • Improved handling of stale, completed, and unavailable infrastructure tasks.

  • Reconciles existing VMs instead of failing indefinitely when task information is unavailable.

  • Prevented unnecessary repeated status checks during reconciliation.

  • Preserved existing provider identifiers and VM metadata.

  • Improved power-state, network-status, and location updates.

  • Improved concurrent task processing reliability and cache safety.

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