8 Troubleshooting Kubernetes

This chapter covers

  • Monitoring and viewing logs
  • Determining high CPU or RAM usage
  • Resolving common cluster problems
  • Analyzing network traffic to identify communication concerns

As this is the biggest topic (30%) on the CKA exam, we’re going to cover troubleshooting in detail in this chapter. Troubleshooting means fixing problems with applications, control plane components, worker nodes, and the underlying network. When running applications in Kubernetes, problems will arise, such as concerns with Pods, Services, and Deployments.

The troubleshooting domain

This chapter covers the troubleshooting domain of the CKA curriculum, which consists of 30% of the questions on the exam. This domain covers the techniques we ...

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