From 7f7ac49f8dc62adc97b8e7fd9827eeeb5b4e8cdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Bannister Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 01:15:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Revise StatefulSet Basics - fix markdown - separate commands from their output - don't highlight sample output as if it were Bourne shell code - add note shortcodes where appropriate - update link targets - miscellaneous other tidying --- .../basic-stateful-set.md | 410 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 284 insertions(+), 126 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/docs/tutorials/stateful-application/basic-stateful-set.md b/content/en/docs/tutorials/stateful-application/basic-stateful-set.md index faff7c89d7..9c6edf784f 100644 --- a/content/en/docs/tutorials/stateful-application/basic-stateful-set.md +++ b/content/en/docs/tutorials/stateful-application/basic-stateful-set.md @@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ weight: 10 This tutorial provides an introduction to managing applications with -[StatefulSets](/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/statefulset/). It -demonstrates how to create, delete, scale, and update the Pods of StatefulSets. +{{< glossary_tooltip text="StatefulSets" term_id="statefulset" >}}. +It demonstrates how to create, delete, scale, and update the Pods of StatefulSets. + ## {{% heading "prerequisites" %}} Before you begin this tutorial, you should familiarize yourself with the -following Kubernetes concepts. +following Kubernetes concepts: * [Pods](/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/) * [Cluster DNS](/docs/concepts/services-networking/dns-pod-service/) @@ -27,12 +28,14 @@ following Kubernetes concepts. * [PersistentVolumes](/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/) * [PersistentVolume Provisioning](https://github.com/kubernetes/examples/tree/{{< param "githubbranch" >}}/staging/persistent-volume-provisioning/) * [StatefulSets](/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/statefulset/) -* [kubectl CLI](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/) +* The [kubectl](/docs/reference/kubectl/kubectl/) command line tool +{{< note >}} This tutorial assumes that your cluster is configured to dynamically provision PersistentVolumes. If your cluster is not configured to do so, you will have to manually provision two 1 GiB volumes prior to starting this tutorial. +{{< /note >}} ## {{% heading "objectives" %}} @@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ After this tutorial, you will be familiar with the following. Begin by creating a StatefulSet using the example below. It is similar to the example presented in the [StatefulSets](/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/statefulset/) concept. -It creates a [Headless Service](/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#headless-services), +It creates a [headless Service](/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#headless-services), `nginx`, to publish the IP addresses of Pods in the StatefulSet, `web`. {{< codenew file="application/web/web.yaml" >}} @@ -74,37 +77,45 @@ kubectl get pods -w -l app=nginx In the second terminal, use [`kubectl apply`](/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl-commands/#apply) to create the -Headless Service and StatefulSet defined in `web.yaml`. +headless Service and StatefulSet defined in `web.yaml`. ```shell kubectl apply -f web.yaml +``` +``` service/nginx created statefulset.apps/web created ``` The command above creates two Pods, each running an -[NGINX](https://www.nginx.com) webserver. Get the `nginx` Service and the -`web` StatefulSet to verify that they were created successfully. - +[NGINX](https://www.nginx.com) webserver. Get the `nginx` Service... ```shell kubectl get service nginx +``` +``` NAME TYPE CLUSTER-IP EXTERNAL-IP PORT(S) AGE nginx ClusterIP None 80/TCP 12s - +``` +...then get the `web` StatefulSet, to verify that both were created successfully: +```shell kubectl get statefulset web +``` +``` NAME DESIRED CURRENT AGE web 2 1 20s ``` ### Ordered Pod Creation -For a StatefulSet with N replicas, when Pods are being deployed, they are -created sequentially, in order from {0..N-1}. Examine the output of the +For a StatefulSet with _n_ replicas, when Pods are being deployed, they are +created sequentially, ordered from _{0..n-1}_. Examine the output of the `kubectl get` command in the first terminal. Eventually, the output will look like the example below. ```shell kubectl get pods -w -l app=nginx +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 0/1 Pending 0 0s web-0 0/1 Pending 0 0s @@ -117,7 +128,8 @@ web-1 1/1 Running 0 18s ``` Notice that the `web-1` Pod is not launched until the `web-0` Pod is -[Running and Ready](/docs/user-guide/pod-states). +_Running_ (see [Pod Phase](/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/#pod-phase)) +and _Ready_ (see `type` in [Pod Conditions](/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/#pod-conditions)). ## Pods in a StatefulSet @@ -125,31 +137,34 @@ Pods in a StatefulSet have a unique ordinal index and a stable network identity. ### Examining the Pod's Ordinal Index -Get the StatefulSet's Pods. +Get the StatefulSet's Pods: ```shell kubectl get pods -l app=nginx +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 1/1 Running 0 1m web-1 1/1 Running 0 1m - ``` As mentioned in the [StatefulSets](/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/statefulset/) concept, the Pods in a StatefulSet have a sticky, unique identity. This identity is based on a unique ordinal index that is assigned to each Pod by the -StatefulSet controller. The Pods' names take the form -`-`. Since the `web` StatefulSet has two -replicas, it creates two Pods, `web-0` and `web-1`. +StatefulSet {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="controller" text="controller">}}. +The Pods' names take the form `-`. +Since the `web` StatefulSet has two replicas, it creates two Pods, `web-0` and `web-1`. ### Using Stable Network Identities Each Pod has a stable hostname based on its ordinal index. Use [`kubectl exec`](/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl-commands/#exec) to execute the -`hostname` command in each Pod. +`hostname` command in each Pod: ```shell -for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec web-$i -- sh -c 'hostname'; done +for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec "web-$i" -- sh -c 'hostname'; done +``` +``` web-0 web-1 ``` @@ -157,11 +172,18 @@ web-1 Use [`kubectl run`](/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl-commands/#run) to execute a container that provides the `nslookup` command from the `dnsutils` package. Using `nslookup` on the Pods' hostnames, you can examine their in-cluster DNS -addresses. +addresses: ```shell -kubectl run -i --tty --image busybox:1.28 dns-test --restart=Never --rm +kubectl run -i --tty --image busybox:1.28 dns-test --restart=Never --rm +``` +which starts a new shell. In that new shell, run: +```shell +# Run this in the dns-test container shell nslookup web-0.nginx +``` +The output is similar to: +``` Server: 10.0.0.10 Address 1: 10.0.0.10 kube-dns.kube-system.svc.cluster.local @@ -176,30 +198,36 @@ Name: web-1.nginx Address 1: 10.244.2.6 ``` +(and now exit the container shell: `exit`) + The CNAME of the headless service points to SRV records (one for each Pod that is Running and Ready). The SRV records point to A record entries that contain the Pods' IP addresses. -In one terminal, watch the StatefulSet's Pods. +In one terminal, watch the StatefulSet's Pods: ```shell kubectl get pod -w -l app=nginx ``` In a second terminal, use [`kubectl delete`](/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl-commands/#delete) to delete all -the Pods in the StatefulSet. +the Pods in the StatefulSet: ```shell kubectl delete pod -l app=nginx +``` +``` pod "web-0" deleted pod "web-1" deleted ``` Wait for the StatefulSet to restart them, and for both Pods to transition to -Running and Ready. +Running and Ready: ```shell kubectl get pod -w -l app=nginx +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 0/1 ContainerCreating 0 0s NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE @@ -210,16 +238,28 @@ web-1 0/1 ContainerCreating 0 0s web-1 1/1 Running 0 34s ``` -Use `kubectl exec` and `kubectl run` to view the Pods hostnames and in-cluster -DNS entries. +Use `kubectl exec` and `kubectl run` to view the Pods' hostnames and in-cluster +DNS entries. First, view the Pods' hostnames: ```shell for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec web-$i -- sh -c 'hostname'; done +``` +``` web-0 web-1 - +``` +then, run: +``` kubectl run -i --tty --image busybox:1.28 dns-test --restart=Never --rm /bin/sh +``` +which starts a new shell. +In that new shell, run: +```shell +# Run this in the dns-test container shell nslookup web-0.nginx +``` +The output is similar to: +``` Server: 10.0.0.10 Address 1: 10.0.0.10 kube-dns.kube-system.svc.cluster.local @@ -234,6 +274,8 @@ Name: web-1.nginx Address 1: 10.244.2.8 ``` +(and now exit the container shell: `exit`) + The Pods' ordinals, hostnames, SRV records, and A record names have not changed, but the IP addresses associated with the Pods may have changed. In the cluster used for this tutorial, they have. This is why it is important not to configure @@ -241,7 +283,7 @@ other applications to connect to Pods in a StatefulSet by IP address. If you need to find and connect to the active members of a StatefulSet, you -should query the CNAME of the Headless Service +should query the CNAME of the headless Service (`nginx.default.svc.cluster.local`). The SRV records associated with the CNAME will contain only the Pods in the StatefulSet that are Running and Ready. @@ -255,56 +297,67 @@ to Running and Ready. ### Writing to Stable Storage -Get the PersistentVolumeClaims for `web-0` and `web-1`. +Get the PersistentVolumeClaims for `web-0` and `web-1`: ```shell kubectl get pvc -l app=nginx +``` +The output is similar to: +``` NAME STATUS VOLUME CAPACITY ACCESSMODES AGE www-web-0 Bound pvc-15c268c7-b507-11e6-932f-42010a800002 1Gi RWO 48s www-web-1 Bound pvc-15c79307-b507-11e6-932f-42010a800002 1Gi RWO 48s ``` -The StatefulSet controller created two PersistentVolumeClaims that are -bound to two [PersistentVolumes](/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/). As the cluster used in this tutorial is configured to dynamically provision -PersistentVolumes, the PersistentVolumes were created and bound automatically. -The NGINX webservers, by default, will serve an index file at +The StatefulSet controller created two +{{< glossary_tooltip text="PersistentVolumeClaims" term_id="persistent-volume-claim" >}} +that are bound to two +{{< glossary_tooltip text="PersistentVolumes" term_id="persistent-volume" >}}. + +As the cluster used in this tutorial is configured to dynamically provision PersistentVolumes, +the PersistentVolumes were created and bound automatically. + +The NGINX webserver, by default, serves an index file from `/usr/share/nginx/html/index.html`. The `volumeMounts` field in the -StatefulSets `spec` ensures that the `/usr/share/nginx/html` directory is +StatefulSet's `spec` ensures that the `/usr/share/nginx/html` directory is backed by a PersistentVolume. Write the Pods' hostnames to their `index.html` files and verify that the NGINX -webservers serve the hostnames. +webservers serve the hostnames: ```shell -for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec web-$i -- sh -c 'echo $(hostname) > /usr/share/nginx/html/index.html'; done +for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec "web-$i" -- sh -c 'echo "$(hostname)" > /usr/share/nginx/html/index.html'; done -for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec -it web-$i -- curl localhost; done +for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec -i -t "web-$i" -- curl http://localhost/; done +``` +``` web-0 web-1 ``` {{< note >}} -If you instead see 403 Forbidden responses for the above curl command, +If you instead see **403 Forbidden** responses for the above curl command, you will need to fix the permissions of the directory mounted by the `volumeMounts` -(due to a [bug when using hostPath volumes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/2630)) with: +(due to a [bug when using hostPath volumes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/2630)), +by running: -```shell -for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec web-$i -- chmod 755 /usr/share/nginx/html; done -``` +`for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec web-$i -- chmod 755 /usr/share/nginx/html; done` -before retrying the curl command above. +before retrying the `curl` command above. {{< /note >}} -In one terminal, watch the StatefulSet's Pods. +In one terminal, watch the StatefulSet's Pods: ```shell kubectl get pod -w -l app=nginx ``` -In a second terminal, delete all of the StatefulSet's Pods. +In a second terminal, delete all of the StatefulSet's Pods: ```shell kubectl delete pod -l app=nginx +``` +``` pod "web-0" deleted pod "web-1" deleted ``` @@ -313,6 +366,8 @@ for all of the Pods to transition to Running and Ready. ```shell kubectl get pod -w -l app=nginx +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 0/1 ContainerCreating 0 0s NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE @@ -323,10 +378,12 @@ web-1 0/1 ContainerCreating 0 0s web-1 1/1 Running 0 34s ``` -Verify the web servers continue to serve their hostnames. +Verify the web servers continue to serve their hostnames: ``` -for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec -it web-$i -- curl localhost; done +for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec -i -t "web-$i" -- curl http://localhost/; done +``` +``` web-0 web-1 ``` @@ -338,6 +395,7 @@ node `web-0`and `web-1` are scheduled on, their PersistentVolumes will be mounted to the appropriate mount points. ## Scaling a StatefulSet + Scaling a StatefulSet refers to increasing or decreasing the number of replicas. This is accomplished by updating the `replicas` field. You can use either [`kubectl scale`](/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl-commands/#scale) or @@ -345,17 +403,19 @@ This is accomplished by updating the `replicas` field. You can use either ### Scaling Up -In one terminal window, watch the Pods in the StatefulSet. +In one terminal window, watch the Pods in the StatefulSet: ```shell kubectl get pods -w -l app=nginx ``` In another terminal window, use `kubectl scale` to scale the number of replicas -to 5. +to 5: ```shell kubectl scale sts web --replicas=5 +``` +``` statefulset.apps/web scaled ``` @@ -364,6 +424,8 @@ for the three additional Pods to transition to Running and Ready. ```shell kubectl get pods -w -l app=nginx +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 1/1 Running 0 2h web-1 1/1 Running 0 2h @@ -390,24 +452,28 @@ subsequent Pod. ### Scaling Down -In one terminal, watch the StatefulSet's Pods. +In one terminal, watch the StatefulSet's Pods: ```shell kubectl get pods -w -l app=nginx ``` In another terminal, use `kubectl patch` to scale the StatefulSet back down to -three replicas. +three replicas: ```shell kubectl patch sts web -p '{"spec":{"replicas":3}}' +``` +``` statefulset.apps/web patched ``` Wait for `web-4` and `web-3` to transition to Terminating. -``` +```shell kubectl get pods -w -l app=nginx +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 1/1 Running 0 3h web-1 1/1 Running 0 3h @@ -428,10 +494,12 @@ The controller deleted one Pod at a time, in reverse order with respect to its ordinal index, and it waited for each to be completely shutdown before deleting the next. -Get the StatefulSet's PersistentVolumeClaims. +Get the StatefulSet's PersistentVolumeClaims: ```shell kubectl get pvc -l app=nginx +``` +``` NAME STATUS VOLUME CAPACITY ACCESSMODES AGE www-web-0 Bound pvc-15c268c7-b507-11e6-932f-42010a800002 1Gi RWO 13h www-web-1 Bound pvc-15c79307-b507-11e6-932f-42010a800002 1Gi RWO 13h @@ -460,25 +528,32 @@ StatefulSet. There are two valid update strategies, `RollingUpdate` and The `RollingUpdate` update strategy will update all Pods in a StatefulSet, in reverse ordinal order, while respecting the StatefulSet guarantees. -Patch the `web` StatefulSet to apply the `RollingUpdate` update strategy. +Patch the `web` StatefulSet to apply the `RollingUpdate` update strategy: ```shell kubectl patch statefulset web -p '{"spec":{"updateStrategy":{"type":"RollingUpdate"}}}' +``` +``` statefulset.apps/web patched ``` In one terminal window, patch the `web` StatefulSet to change the container -image again. +image again: ```shell kubectl patch statefulset web --type='json' -p='[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/image", "value":"gcr.io/google_containers/nginx-slim:0.8"}]' +``` +``` statefulset.apps/web patched ``` -In another terminal, watch the Pods in the StatefulSet. +In another terminal, watch the Pods in the StatefulSet: ```shell -kubectl get po -l app=nginx -w +kubectl get pod -l app=nginx -w +``` +The output is simular to: +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 1/1 Running 0 7m web-1 1/1 Running 0 7m @@ -518,16 +593,19 @@ StatefulSet controller terminates each Pod, and waits for it to transition to Ru Ready prior to updating the next Pod. Note that, even though the StatefulSet controller will not proceed to update the next Pod until its ordinal successor is Running and Ready, it will restore any Pod that fails during the update to -its current version. Pods that have already received the update will be -restored to the updated version, and Pods that have not yet received the -update will be restored to the previous version. In this way, the controller -attempts to continue to keep the application healthy and the update consistent -in the presence of intermittent failures. +its current version. -Get the Pods to view their container images. +Pods that have already received the update will be restored to the updated version, +and Pods that have not yet received the update will be restored to the previous +version. In this way, the controller attempts to continue to keep the application +healthy and the update consistent in the presence of intermittent failures. + +Get the Pods to view their container images: ```shell -for p in 0 1 2; do kubectl get po web-$p --template '{{range $i, $c := .spec.containers}}{{$c.image}}{{end}}'; echo; done +for p in 0 1 2; do kubectl get pod "web-$p" --template '{{range $i, $c := .spec.containers}}{{$c.image}}{{end}}'; echo; done +``` +``` k8s.gcr.io/nginx-slim:0.8 k8s.gcr.io/nginx-slim:0.8 k8s.gcr.io/nginx-slim:0.8 @@ -536,40 +614,51 @@ k8s.gcr.io/nginx-slim:0.8 All the Pods in the StatefulSet are now running the previous container image. -**Tip** You can also use `kubectl rollout status sts/` to view -the status of a rolling update. +{{< note >}} +You can also use `kubectl rollout status sts/` to view +the status of a rolling update to a StatefulSet +{{< /note >}} #### Staging an Update + You can stage an update to a StatefulSet by using the `partition` parameter of the `RollingUpdate` update strategy. A staged update will keep all of the Pods in the StatefulSet at the current version while allowing mutations to the StatefulSet's `.spec.template`. -Patch the `web` StatefulSet to add a partition to the `updateStrategy` field. +Patch the `web` StatefulSet to add a partition to the `updateStrategy` field: ```shell kubectl patch statefulset web -p '{"spec":{"updateStrategy":{"type":"RollingUpdate","rollingUpdate":{"partition":3}}}}' +``` +``` statefulset.apps/web patched ``` -Patch the StatefulSet again to change the container's image. +Patch the StatefulSet again to change the container's image: ```shell kubectl patch statefulset web --type='json' -p='[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/image", "value":"k8s.gcr.io/nginx-slim:0.7"}]' +``` +``` statefulset.apps/web patched ``` -Delete a Pod in the StatefulSet. +Delete a Pod in the StatefulSet: ```shell -kubectl delete po web-2 +kubectl delete pod web-2 +``` +``` pod "web-2" deleted ``` Wait for the Pod to be Running and Ready. ```shell -kubectl get po -l app=nginx -w +kubectl get pod -l app=nginx -w +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 1/1 Running 0 4m web-1 1/1 Running 0 4m @@ -577,34 +666,40 @@ web-2 0/1 ContainerCreating 0 11s web-2 1/1 Running 0 18s ``` -Get the Pod's container. +Get the Pod's container image: ```shell -kubectl get po web-2 --template '{{range $i, $c := .spec.containers}}{{$c.image}}{{end}}' +kubectl get pod web-2 --template '{{range $i, $c := .spec.containers}}{{$c.image}}{{end}}' +``` +``` k8s.gcr.io/nginx-slim:0.8 - ``` Notice that, even though the update strategy is `RollingUpdate` the StatefulSet -controller restored the Pod with its original container. This is because the +restored the Pod with its original container. This is because the ordinal of the Pod is less than the `partition` specified by the `updateStrategy`. #### Rolling Out a Canary + You can roll out a canary to test a modification by decrementing the `partition` you specified [above](#staging-an-update). -Patch the StatefulSet to decrement the partition. +Patch the StatefulSet to decrement the partition: ```shell kubectl patch statefulset web -p '{"spec":{"updateStrategy":{"type":"RollingUpdate","rollingUpdate":{"partition":2}}}}' +``` +``` statefulset.apps/web patched ``` Wait for `web-2` to be Running and Ready. ```shell -kubectl get po -l app=nginx -w +kubectl get pod -l app=nginx -w +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 1/1 Running 0 4m web-1 1/1 Running 0 4m @@ -612,10 +707,12 @@ web-2 0/1 ContainerCreating 0 11s web-2 1/1 Running 0 18s ``` -Get the Pod's container. +Get the Pod's container: ```shell -kubectl get po web-2 --template '{{range $i, $c := .spec.containers}}{{$c.image}}{{end}}' +kubectl get pod web-2 --template '{{range $i, $c := .spec.containers}}{{$c.image}}{{end}}' +``` +``` k8s.gcr.io/nginx-slim:0.7 ``` @@ -624,17 +721,22 @@ When you changed the `partition`, the StatefulSet controller automatically updated the `web-2` Pod because the Pod's ordinal was greater than or equal to the `partition`. -Delete the `web-1` Pod. +Delete the `web-1` Pod: ```shell -kubectl delete po web-1 +kubectl delete pod web-1 +``` +``` pod "web-1" deleted ``` Wait for the `web-1` Pod to be Running and Ready. ```shell -kubectl get po -l app=nginx -w +kubectl get pod -l app=nginx -w +``` +The output is similar to: +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 1/1 Running 0 6m web-1 0/1 Terminating 0 6m @@ -648,13 +750,15 @@ web-1 0/1 ContainerCreating 0 0s web-1 1/1 Running 0 18s ``` -Get the `web-1` Pods container. +Get the `web-1` Pod's container image: ```shell -kubectl get po web-1 --template '{{range $i, $c := .spec.containers}}{{$c.image}}{{end}}' -k8s.gcr.io/nginx-slim:0.8 - +kubectl get pod web-1 --template '{{range $i, $c := .spec.containers}}{{$c.image}}{{end}}' ``` +``` +k8s.gcr.io/nginx-slim:0.8 +``` + `web-1` was restored to its original configuration because the Pod's ordinal was less than the partition. When a partition is specified, all Pods with an ordinal that is greater than or equal to the partition will be updated when the @@ -663,23 +767,29 @@ than the partition is deleted or otherwise terminated, it will be restored to its original configuration. #### Phased Roll Outs + You can perform a phased roll out (e.g. a linear, geometric, or exponential roll out) using a partitioned rolling update in a similar manner to how you rolled out a [canary](#rolling-out-a-canary). To perform a phased roll out, set the `partition` to the ordinal at which you want the controller to pause the update. -The partition is currently set to `2`. Set the partition to `0`. +The partition is currently set to `2`. Set the partition to `0`: ```shell kubectl patch statefulset web -p '{"spec":{"updateStrategy":{"type":"RollingUpdate","rollingUpdate":{"partition":0}}}}' +``` +``` statefulset.apps/web patched ``` Wait for all of the Pods in the StatefulSet to become Running and Ready. ```shell -kubectl get po -l app=nginx -w +kubectl get pod -l app=nginx -w +``` +The output is similar to: +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 1/1 Running 0 3m web-1 0/1 ContainerCreating 0 11s @@ -697,17 +807,18 @@ web-0 0/1 ContainerCreating 0 0s web-0 1/1 Running 0 3s ``` -Get the Pod's containers. +Get the container image details for the Pods in the StatefulSet: ```shell -for p in 0 1 2; do kubectl get po web-$p --template '{{range $i, $c := .spec.containers}}{{$c.image}}{{end}}'; echo; done +for p in 0 1 2; do kubectl get pod "web-$p" --template '{{range $i, $c := .spec.containers}}{{$c.image}}{{end}}'; echo; done +``` +``` k8s.gcr.io/nginx-slim:0.7 k8s.gcr.io/nginx-slim:0.7 k8s.gcr.io/nginx-slim:0.7 - ``` -By moving the `partition` to `0`, you allowed the StatefulSet controller to +By moving the `partition` to `0`, you allowed the StatefulSet to continue the update process. ### On Delete @@ -740,13 +851,17 @@ not delete any of its Pods. ```shell kubectl delete statefulset web --cascade=false +``` +``` statefulset.apps "web" deleted ``` -Get the Pods to examine their status. +Get the Pods, to examine their status: ```shell kubectl get pods -l app=nginx +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 1/1 Running 0 6m web-1 1/1 Running 0 7m @@ -754,17 +869,21 @@ web-2 1/1 Running 0 5m ``` Even though `web` has been deleted, all of the Pods are still Running and Ready. -Delete `web-0`. +Delete `web-0`: ```shell kubectl delete pod web-0 +``` +``` pod "web-0" deleted ``` -Get the StatefulSet's Pods. +Get the StatefulSet's Pods: ```shell kubectl get pods -l app=nginx +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-1 1/1 Running 0 10m web-2 1/1 Running 0 7m @@ -779,22 +898,26 @@ kubectl get pods -w -l app=nginx ``` In a second terminal, recreate the StatefulSet. Note that, unless -you deleted the `nginx` Service ( which you should not have ), you will see +you deleted the `nginx` Service (which you should not have), you will see an error indicating that the Service already exists. ```shell kubectl apply -f web.yaml +``` +``` statefulset.apps/web created service/nginx unchanged ``` -Ignore the error. It only indicates that an attempt was made to create the nginx -Headless Service even though that Service already exists. +Ignore the error. It only indicates that an attempt was made to create the _nginx_ +headless Service even though that Service already exists. Examine the output of the `kubectl get` command running in the first terminal. ```shell kubectl get pods -w -l app=nginx +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-1 1/1 Running 0 16m web-2 1/1 Running 0 2m @@ -817,10 +940,12 @@ Since `web-1` was already Running and Ready, when `web-0` transitioned to terminated. Let's take another look at the contents of the `index.html` file served by the -Pods' webservers. +Pods' webservers: ```shell -for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec -it web-$i -- curl localhost; done +for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec -i -t "web-$i" -- curl http://localhost/; done +``` +``` web-0 web-1 ``` @@ -844,6 +969,8 @@ In another terminal, delete the StatefulSet again. This time, omit the ```shell kubectl delete statefulset web +``` +``` statefulset.apps "web" deleted ``` Examine the output of the `kubectl get` command running in the first terminal, @@ -851,6 +978,8 @@ and wait for all of the Pods to transition to Terminating. ```shell kubectl get pods -w -l app=nginx +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 1/1 Running 0 11m web-1 1/1 Running 0 27m @@ -871,43 +1000,58 @@ are terminated one at a time, with respect to the reverse order of their ordinal indices. Before terminating a Pod, the StatefulSet controller waits for the Pod's successor to be completely terminated. -Note that, while a cascading delete will delete the StatefulSet and its Pods, -it will not delete the Headless Service associated with the StatefulSet. You -must delete the `nginx` Service manually. +{{< note >}} +Although a cascading delete removes a StatefulSet together with its Pods, +the cascade does not delete the headless Service associated with the StatefulSet. +You must delete the `nginx` Service manually. +{{< /note >}} + ```shell kubectl delete service nginx +``` +``` service "nginx" deleted ``` -Recreate the StatefulSet and Headless Service one more time. +Recreate the StatefulSet and headless Service one more time: ```shell kubectl apply -f web.yaml +``` +``` service/nginx created statefulset.apps/web created ``` When all of the StatefulSet's Pods transition to Running and Ready, retrieve -the contents of their `index.html` files. +the contents of their `index.html` files: ```shell -for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec -it web-$i -- curl localhost; done +for i in 0 1; do kubectl exec -i -t "web-$i" -- curl http://localhost/; done +``` +``` web-0 web-1 ``` Even though you completely deleted the StatefulSet, and all of its Pods, the Pods are recreated with their PersistentVolumes mounted, and `web-0` and -`web-1` will still serve their hostnames. +`web-1` continue to serve their hostnames. -Finally delete the `web` StatefulSet and the `nginx` service. +Finally, delete the `web` StatefulSet... ```shell kubectl delete service nginx +``` +``` service "nginx" deleted - +``` +...and the `nginx` Service: +```shell kubectl delete statefulset web +``` +``` statefulset "web" deleted ``` @@ -941,13 +1085,15 @@ of the `web` StatefulSet is set to `Parallel`. In one terminal, watch the Pods in the StatefulSet. ```shell -kubectl get po -l app=nginx -w +kubectl get pod -l app=nginx -w ``` -In another terminal, create the StatefulSet and Service in the manifest. +In another terminal, create the StatefulSet and Service in the manifest: ```shell kubectl apply -f web-parallel.yaml +``` +``` service/nginx created statefulset.apps/web created ``` @@ -955,7 +1101,9 @@ statefulset.apps/web created Examine the output of the `kubectl get` command that you executed in the first terminal. ```shell -kubectl get po -l app=nginx -w +kubectl get pod -l app=nginx -w +``` +``` NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE web-0 0/1 Pending 0 0s web-0 0/1 Pending 0 0s @@ -970,16 +1118,18 @@ web-1 1/1 Running 0 10s The StatefulSet controller launched both `web-0` and `web-1` at the same time. Keep the second terminal open, and, in another terminal window scale the -StatefulSet. +StatefulSet: ```shell kubectl scale statefulset/web --replicas=4 +``` +``` statefulset.apps/web scaled ``` Examine the output of the terminal where the `kubectl get` command is running. -```shell +``` web-3 0/1 Pending 0 0s web-3 0/1 Pending 0 0s web-3 0/1 Pending 0 7s @@ -989,18 +1139,24 @@ web-3 1/1 Running 0 26s ``` -The StatefulSet controller launched two new Pods, and it did not wait for +The StatefulSet launched two new Pods, and it did not wait for the first to become Running and Ready prior to launching the second. -Keep this terminal open, and in another terminal delete the `web` StatefulSet. +## {{% heading "cleanup" %}} + +You should have two terminals open, ready for you to run `kubectl` commands as +part of cleanup. ```shell kubectl delete sts web +# sts is an abbreviation for statefulset ``` -Again, examine the output of the `kubectl get` command running in the other terminal. - +You can watch `kubectl get` to see those Pods being deleted. ```shell +kubectl get pod -l app=nginx -w +``` +``` web-3 1/1 Terminating 0 9m web-2 1/1 Terminating 0 9m web-3 1/1 Terminating 0 9m @@ -1026,20 +1182,22 @@ web-3 0/1 Terminating 0 9m web-3 0/1 Terminating 0 9m ``` -The StatefulSet controller deletes all Pods concurrently, it does not wait for +During deletion, a StatefulSet removes all Pods concurrently; it does not wait for a Pod's ordinal successor to terminate prior to deleting that Pod. Close the terminal where the `kubectl get` command is running and delete the `nginx` -Service. +Service: ```shell kubectl delete svc nginx ``` -## {{% heading "cleanup" %}} +{{< note >}} +You also need to delete the persistent storage media for the PersistentVolumes +used in this tutorial. -You will need to delete the persistent storage media for the PersistentVolumes -used in this tutorial. Follow the necessary steps, based on your environment, -storage configuration, and provisioning method, to ensure that all storage is -reclaimed. + +Follow the necessary steps, based on your environment, storage configuration, +and provisioning method, to ensure that all storage is reclaimed. +{{< /note >}}