Misleading error: "java.lang.IllegalStateException: PVC PersistentVolumeClaimId(default,workspace-6008d4902ddf203ba1f1ed36) is in use"

Background:

Prior to 4.5.0 a race condition defect can sometimes present an interesting error in the User or execution log of a workspace or run which is misleading. 

The error is:

java.lang.IllegalStateException: PVC PersistentVolumeClaimId(default,workspace-6008d4902ddf203ba1f1ed36) is in use

The race-condition defect occurs because something breaks during the early phase of the Run container and we erroneously try to re-acquire storage.

Resolution:

If this error message occasionally appears during failed workspaces for particular projects or particular environments, (rather than something occurring consistently for many different projects and environments), then you are probably encountering the race-condition defect.

Rather than being concerned about problems at a PVC or storage level you instead need to address the reasons why the Run container is failing during it's start.  You can test different environments and the quick-start project to confirm that you are simply seeing this log output due to the race condition defect.   Hopefully the execution and executor log within the support bundle can provide additional clues on why the Run container is failing it's start.

*If the error happens across all environments and all projects then you likely do have a storage related problem that needs to be addressed with the help of Domino Technical Support

This race condition defect is resolved in version 4.5.0.