It looks like puppet just reports error happening in provider_class.prefetch(resources) and does nothing about that.
See https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/blob/3.4.1/lib/puppet/transaction.rb#L272 for details
2015-10-22 03:37:34 +0000 Puppet (err): Could not prefetch neutron_subnet provider 'neutron': Can't retrieve subnet-show because Neutron or Keystone API is not available. /etc/puppet/modules/neutron/lib/puppet/provider/neutron.rb:153:in `get_neutron_resource_attrs' /etc/puppet/modules/neutron/lib/puppet/provider/neutron_subnet/neutron.rb:24:in `block in instances' /etc/puppet/modules/neutron/lib/puppet/provider/neutron_subnet/neutron.rb:23:in `collect' /etc/puppet/modules/neutron/lib/puppet/provider/neutron_subnet/neutron.rb:23:in `instances' /etc/puppet/modules/neutron/lib/puppet/provider/neutron_subnet/neutron.rb:43:in `prefetch' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/transaction.rb:277:in `prefetch' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/transaction.rb:167:in `prefetch_if_necessary' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/transaction.rb:67:in `block in evaluate' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/graph/relationship_graph.rb:116:in `call' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/graph/relationship_graph.rb:116:in `traverse' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/transaction.rb:108:in `evaluate' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:164:in `block in apply' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/log.rb:149:in `with_destination' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/transaction/report.rb:108:in `as_logging_destination' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/resource/catalog.rb:163:in `apply' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/configurer.rb:125:in `block in apply_catalog' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util.rb:161:in `block in benchmark' /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/benchmark.rb:295:in `realtime' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util.rb:160:in `benchmark' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/configurer.rb:124:in `apply_catalog' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/configurer.rb:192:in `run' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/application/apply.rb:268:in `apply_catalog' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/application/apply.rb:218:in `main' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/application/apply.rb:146:in `run_command' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/application.rb:364:in `block (2 levels) in run' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/application.rb:470:in `plugin_hook' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/application.rb:364:in `block in run' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util.rb:478:in `exit_on_fail' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/application.rb:364:in `run' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/command_line.rb:137:in `run' /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/command_line.rb:91:in `execute' /usr/bin/puppet:4:in `<main>'
It looks like puppet just reports error happening in provider_ class.prefetch( resources) and does nothing about that.
See https:/ /github. com/puppetlabs/ puppet/ blob/3. 4.1/lib/ puppet/ transaction. rb#L272 for details
2015-10-22 03:37:34 +0000 Puppet (err): Could not prefetch neutron_subnet provider 'neutron': Can't retrieve subnet-show because Neutron or Keystone API is not available. modules/ neutron/ lib/puppet/ provider/ neutron. rb:153: in `get_neutron_ resource_ attrs' modules/ neutron/ lib/puppet/ provider/ neutron_ subnet/ neutron. rb:24:in `block in instances' modules/ neutron/ lib/puppet/ provider/ neutron_ subnet/ neutron. rb:23:in `collect' modules/ neutron/ lib/puppet/ provider/ neutron_ subnet/ neutron. rb:23:in `instances' modules/ neutron/ lib/puppet/ provider/ neutron_ subnet/ neutron. rb:43:in `prefetch' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ transaction. rb:277: in `prefetch' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ transaction. rb:167: in `prefetch_ if_necessary' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ transaction. rb:67:in `block in evaluate' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ graph/relations hip_graph. rb:116: in `call' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ graph/relations hip_graph. rb:116: in `traverse' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ transaction. rb:108: in `evaluate' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ resource/ catalog. rb:164: in `block in apply' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ util/log. rb:149: in `with_destination' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ transaction/ report. rb:108: in `as_logging_ destination' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ resource/ catalog. rb:163: in `apply' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ configurer. rb:125: in `block in apply_catalog' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ util.rb: 161:in `block in benchmark' ruby/1. 9.1/benchmark. rb:295: in `realtime' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ util.rb: 160:in `benchmark' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ configurer. rb:124: in `apply_catalog' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ configurer. rb:192: in `run' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ application/ apply.rb: 268:in `apply_catalog' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ application/ apply.rb: 218:in `main' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ application/ apply.rb: 146:in `run_command' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ application. rb:364: in `block (2 levels) in run' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ application. rb:470: in `plugin_hook' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ application. rb:364: in `block in run' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ util.rb: 478:in `exit_on_fail' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ application. rb:364: in `run' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ util/command_ line.rb: 137:in `run' ruby/vendor_ ruby/puppet/ util/command_ line.rb: 91:in `execute' puppet: 4:in `<main>'
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