OLVM 4.4: ovirt-hosted-engine-cleanup fails to clear networks (Doc ID 2933660.1)

Last updated on MARCH 09, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

During SHE cleanup, it is asked if de-configure the management bridge:
# ovirt-hosted-engine-cleanup
(snip)
A previously configured management bridge has been found on the system, this will try to de-configure it. Under certain circumstances you can loose network connection.
Caution, this operation should be used with care.

Are you sure you want to proceed? [y/n]
y

H

owever choose y will not delete the bridge network:
# ip link show ovirtmgmt
58: ovirtmgmt: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:10:e0:5f:63:f8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

Even execute ovirt-hosted-engine-cleanup script again, it will pop up same question, and choose y will not delete it.

Cause

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