After recovering from an RKE crash, I figured it was time to look into different Kubernetes options. I ended up with a new offering from a familiar friend.
Tag: RKE
Nothing says “Friday Night Fun” like crashing an RKE Cluster!
Yes… I crashed my RKE clusters in a big way yesterday evening, and I spent a lot of time getting them back. I learned a few things in the process, and may have gotten the kickstart I need to investigate new Kubernetes flavors. It all started with an upgrade… All I wanted to do was… Continue reading Nothing says “Friday Night Fun” like crashing an RKE Cluster!
Lessons in Managing my Kubernetes Cluster: Man Down!
I had a bit of a panic this week as routine tasks took me down a rabbit hole in Kubernetes. The more I manage my home lab clusters, the more I realize I do not want to be responsible for bare metal clusters at work. It was a typical upgrade… With ArgoCD in place, the… Continue reading Lessons in Managing my Kubernetes Cluster: Man Down!
Hitting for the cycle…
Well, I may not be hitting for the cycle, but I am certainly cycling Kubernetes nodes like it is my job. The recent OpenSSL security patches got me thinking that I need to cycle my cluster nodes. A Quick Primer In Kubernetes, a “node” is, well, a machine performing some bit of work. It could… Continue reading Hitting for the cycle…
I’ll take ‘Compatibility Matrices’ for $1000, Alex…
I have posted a lot on Kubernetes over the past weeks. I have covered a lot around tools for observability, monitoring, networking, and general usefulness. But what I ran into over the past few weeks is both infuriating and completely avoidable, with the right knowledge and time to keep up to speed. The problem I… Continue reading I’ll take ‘Compatibility Matrices’ for $1000, Alex…
Breaking an RKE cluster in one easy step
With the release of Ubuntu’s latest LTS release (22.04, or “Jammy Jellyfish), I wanted to upgrade my Kubernetes nodes from 20.04 to 22.04. What I had hoped would be an easy endeavor turned out to be a weeks-long process with destroyed clusters and, ultimately, an ETCD issue. The Hypothesis As I viewed it, I had… Continue reading Breaking an RKE cluster in one easy step