Kubernetes stuck on removing PV

moshe@moshe

#1 · 14/07/2021, 9:41 am

Problem

when trying to delete PV the resource is stuck in Terminating state and does not get deleted

Example:

NAME CAPACITY ACCESS MODES RECLAIM POLICY STATUS CLAIM STORAGECLASS REASON AGE

pvc-26026e36-c6f0-4414-a34c-7a996747fedb 1Gi RWO Delete Terminating default/pv1 standard 5d10h

Solution

Locate your PV with the following command

kubectl get pv

then edit the resource

kubectl edit pv <PV NAME>

find the following lines in the editor

finalizers:

– kubernetes.io/pv-protection

Delete both of them save and exit the VI editor

Run the following command

kubectl delete pv <PV NAME> –grace-period=0 –force

Moshe Sharon@admin

#2 · 30/10/2022, 6:00 am

If you still need to keep the pvc settings and want to remove only the PV

edit the PV settings

kubectl edit pv pvc-9358d04c-497b-46fb-b828-d61385be8c08

and remove all parameters under finalizers

finalizers:
– kubernetes.io/pv-protection

to

finalizers:

save the new PV settings

moshe@moshe

#3 · 30/10/2022, 11:02 am

PV Stuck on terminating state

For AWS EKS deployments remove both of this lines

finalizers:
– kubernetes.io/pv-protection
– external-attacher/ebs-csi-aws-com

to

finalizers: