Can Pod/Service still work if kube-master or etcd service down?

11/27/2015

If kube-master or etcd service down in my kubernetes cluster, can my Pod/Service still work? Also, if the network is still work?

-- X.G
etcd
kubernetes

1 Answer

11/27/2015

The containers in a pod continue to run, yes. If the master components are not available this means no new pods/services can be launched, but existing ones continue to operate. Note that this behaviour is also one of the good practices and lessons learned from Borg.

-- Michael Hausenblas
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