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CKA Logging and Monitoring Flashcards

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  1. Which command lists recent events from every namespace in the cluster?

    Answer: kubectl get events --all-namespaces

    `kubectl get events --all-namespaces` (or `-A`) retrieves Event objects from every namespace.

  2. What Kubernetes object type records cluster state changes such as pod scheduling failures?

    Answer: Events

    Kubernetes Event objects capture state changes and notable occurrences like scheduling failures or image pull errors.

  3. Which status field shows the detailed reason a specific container is not running?

    Answer: status.containerStatuses[].state

    The `status.containerStatuses[].state` field contains Waiting, Running, or Terminated state details including the reason.

  4. What command shows full details about a pod, including related events at the bottom?

    Answer: kubectl describe pod mypod

    `kubectl describe pod ` outputs human-readable pod details including the Events section at the end.

  5. How long are Kubernetes Events retained in the cluster by default?

    Answer: 1 hour

    Kubernetes Events are retained for 1 hour by default, controlled by the `--event-ttl` flag on the API server.

  6. Which command shows capacity, allocatable resources, and conditions for a specific node 'node01'?

    Answer: kubectl describe node node01

    `kubectl describe node ` shows capacity, allocatable resources, taints, conditions, and running pods.

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