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Chapter 5. Control plane backup and restore
5.1. Backing up etcd
etcd is the key-value store for OpenShift Container Platform, which persists the state of all resource objects.
Back up your cluster’s etcd data regularly and store in a secure location ideally outside the OpenShift Container Platform environment. Do not take an etcd backup before the first certificate rotation completes, which occurs 24 hours after installation, otherwise the backup will contain expired certificates. It is also recommended to take etcd backups during non-peak usage hours because the etcd snapshot has a high I/O cost.
Be sure to take an etcd backup after you upgrade your cluster. This is important because when you restore your cluster, you must use an etcd backup that was taken from the same z-stream release. For example, an OpenShift Container Platform 4.y.z cluster must use an etcd backup that was taken from 4.y.z.
Back up your cluster’s etcd data by performing a single invocation of the backup script on a control plane host. Do not take a backup for each control plane host.
After you have an etcd backup, you can restore to a previous cluster state.
5.1.1. Backing up etcd data
Follow these steps to back up etcd data by creating an etcd snapshot and backing up the resources for the static pods. This backup can be saved and used at a later time if you need to restore etcd.
Only save a backup from a single control plane host. Do not take a backup from each control plane host in the cluster.
Prerequisites
-
You have access to the cluster as a user with the
cluster-admin
role. You have checked whether the cluster-wide proxy is enabled.
TipYou can check whether the proxy is enabled by reviewing the output of
oc get proxy cluster -o yaml
. The proxy is enabled if thehttpProxy
,httpsProxy
, andnoProxy
fields have values set.
Procedure
Start a debug session for a control plane node:
$ oc debug node/<node_name>
Change your root directory to
/host
:sh-4.2# chroot /host
-
If the cluster-wide proxy is enabled, be sure that you have exported the
NO_PROXY
,HTTP_PROXY
, andHTTPS_PROXY
environment variables. Run the
cluster-backup.sh
script and pass in the location to save the backup to.TipThe
cluster-backup.sh
script is maintained as a component of the etcd Cluster Operator and is a wrapper around theetcdctl snapshot save
command.sh-4.4# /usr/local/bin/cluster-backup.sh /home/core/assets/backup
Example script output
found latest kube-apiserver: /etc/kubernetes/static-pod-resources/kube-apiserver-pod-6 found latest kube-controller-manager: /etc/kubernetes/static-pod-resources/kube-controller-manager-pod-7 found latest kube-scheduler: /etc/kubernetes/static-pod-resources/kube-scheduler-pod-6 found latest etcd: /etc/kubernetes/static-pod-resources/etcd-pod-3 ede95fe6b88b87ba86a03c15e669fb4aa5bf0991c180d3c6895ce72eaade54a1 etcdctl version: 3.4.14 API version: 3.4 {"level":"info","ts":1624647639.0188997,"caller":"snapshot/v3_snapshot.go:119","msg":"created temporary db file","path":"/home/core/assets/backup/snapshot_2021-06-25_190035.db.part"} {"level":"info","ts":"2021-06-25T19:00:39.030Z","caller":"clientv3/maintenance.go:200","msg":"opened snapshot stream; downloading"} {"level":"info","ts":1624647639.0301006,"caller":"snapshot/v3_snapshot.go:127","msg":"fetching snapshot","endpoint":"https://10.0.0.5:2379"} {"level":"info","ts":"2021-06-25T19:00:40.215Z","caller":"clientv3/maintenance.go:208","msg":"completed snapshot read; closing"} {"level":"info","ts":1624647640.6032252,"caller":"snapshot/v3_snapshot.go:142","msg":"fetched snapshot","endpoint":"https://10.0.0.5:2379","size":"114 MB","took":1.584090459} {"level":"info","ts":1624647640.6047094,"caller":"snapshot/v3_snapshot.go:152","msg":"saved","path":"/home/core/assets/backup/snapshot_2021-06-25_190035.db"} Snapshot saved at /home/core/assets/backup/snapshot_2021-06-25_190035.db {"hash":3866667823,"revision":31407,"totalKey":12828,"totalSize":114446336} snapshot db and kube resources are successfully saved to /home/core/assets/backup
In this example, two files are created in the
/home/core/assets/backup/
directory on the control plane host:-
snapshot_<datetimestamp>.db
: This file is the etcd snapshot. Thecluster-backup.sh
script confirms its validity. static_kuberesources_<datetimestamp>.tar.gz
: This file contains the resources for the static pods. If etcd encryption is enabled, it also contains the encryption keys for the etcd snapshot.NoteIf etcd encryption is enabled, it is recommended to store this second file separately from the etcd snapshot for security reasons. However, this file is required to restore from the etcd snapshot.
Keep in mind that etcd encryption only encrypts values, not keys. This means that resource types, namespaces, and object names are unencrypted.
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5.2. Replacing an unhealthy etcd member
This document describes the process to replace a single unhealthy etcd member.
This process depends on whether the etcd member is unhealthy because the machine is not running or the node is not ready, or whether it is unhealthy because the etcd pod is crashlooping.
If you have lost the majority of your control plane hosts, follow the disaster recovery procedure to restore to a previous cluster state instead of this procedure.
If the control plane certificates are not valid on the member being replaced, then you must follow the procedure to recover from expired control plane certificates instead of this procedure.
If a control plane node is lost and a new one is created, the etcd cluster Operator handles generating the new TLS certificates and adding the node as an etcd member.
5.2.1. Prerequisites
- Take an etcd backup prior to replacing an unhealthy etcd member.
5.2.2. Identifying an unhealthy etcd member
You can identify if your cluster has an unhealthy etcd member.
Prerequisites
-
Access to the cluster as a user with the
cluster-admin
role.
Procedure
Check the status of the
EtcdMembersAvailable
status condition using the following command:$ oc get etcd -o=jsonpath='{range .items[0].status.conditions[?(@.type=="EtcdMembersAvailable")]}{.message}{"\n"}'
Review the output:
2 of 3 members are available, ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal is unhealthy
This example output shows that the
ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal
etcd member is unhealthy.
5.2.3. Determining the state of the unhealthy etcd member
The steps to replace an unhealthy etcd member depend on which of the following states your etcd member is in:
- The machine is not running or the node is not ready
- The etcd pod is crashlooping
This procedure determines which state your etcd member is in. This enables you to know which procedure to follow to replace the unhealthy etcd member.
If you are aware that the machine is not running or the node is not ready, but you expect it to return to a healthy state soon, then you do not need to perform a procedure to replace the etcd member. The etcd cluster Operator will automatically sync when the machine or node returns to a healthy state.
Prerequisites
-
You have access to the cluster as a user with the
cluster-admin
role. - You have identified an unhealthy etcd member.
Procedure
Determine if the machine is not running:
$ oc get machines -A -ojsonpath='{range .items[*]}{@.status.nodeRef.name}{"\t"}{@.status.providerStatus.instanceState}{"\n"}' | grep -v running
Example output
ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal stopped 1
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- This output lists the node and the status of the node’s machine. If the status is anything other than
running
, then the machine is not running.
If the machine is not running, then follow the Replacing an unhealthy etcd member whose machine is not running or whose node is not ready procedure.
Determine if the node is not ready.
If either of the following scenarios are true, then the node is not ready.
If the machine is running, then check whether the node is unreachable:
$ oc get nodes -o jsonpath='{range .items[*]}{"\n"}{.metadata.name}{"\t"}{range .spec.taints[*]}{.key}{" "}' | grep unreachable
Example output
ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal node-role.kubernetes.io/master node.kubernetes.io/unreachable node.kubernetes.io/unreachable 1
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- If the node is listed with an
unreachable
taint, then the node is not ready.
If the node is still reachable, then check whether the node is listed as
NotReady
:$ oc get nodes -l node-role.kubernetes.io/master | grep "NotReady"
Example output
ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal NotReady master 122m v1.23.0 1
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- If the node is listed as
NotReady
, then the node is not ready.
If the node is not ready, then follow the Replacing an unhealthy etcd member whose machine is not running or whose node is not ready procedure.
Determine if the etcd pod is crashlooping.
If the machine is running and the node is ready, then check whether the etcd pod is crashlooping.
Verify that all control plane nodes are listed as
Ready
:$ oc get nodes -l node-role.kubernetes.io/master
Example output
NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal Ready master 6h13m v1.23.0 ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal Ready master 6h13m v1.23.0 ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal Ready master 6h13m v1.23.0
Check whether the status of an etcd pod is either
Error
orCrashloopBackoff
:$ oc -n openshift-etcd get pods -l k8s-app=etcd
Example output
etcd-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal 2/3 Error 7 6h9m 1 etcd-ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal 3/3 Running 0 6h6m etcd-ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal 3/3 Running 0 6h6m
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- Since this status of this pod is
Error
, then the etcd pod is crashlooping.
If the etcd pod is crashlooping, then follow the Replacing an unhealthy etcd member whose etcd pod is crashlooping procedure.
5.2.4. Replacing the unhealthy etcd member
Depending on the state of your unhealthy etcd member, use one of the following procedures:
5.2.4.1. Replacing an unhealthy etcd member whose machine is not running or whose node is not ready
This procedure details the steps to replace an etcd member that is unhealthy either because the machine is not running or because the node is not ready.
Prerequisites
- You have identified the unhealthy etcd member.
- You have verified that either the machine is not running or the node is not ready.
-
You have access to the cluster as a user with the
cluster-admin
role. You have taken an etcd backup.
ImportantIt is important to take an etcd backup before performing this procedure so that your cluster can be restored if you encounter any issues.
Procedure
Remove the unhealthy member.
Choose a pod that is not on the affected node:
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc -n openshift-etcd get pods -l k8s-app=etcd
Example output
etcd-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal 3/3 Running 0 123m etcd-ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal 3/3 Running 0 123m etcd-ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal 3/3 Running 0 124m
Connect to the running etcd container, passing in the name of a pod that is not on the affected node:
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc rsh -n openshift-etcd etcd-ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal
View the member list:
sh-4.2# etcdctl member list -w table
Example output
+------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | ID | STATUS | NAME | PEER ADDRS | CLIENT ADDRS | +------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | 6fc1e7c9db35841d | started | ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal | https://10.0.131.183:2380 | https://10.0.131.183:2379 | | 757b6793e2408b6c | started | ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal | https://10.0.164.97:2380 | https://10.0.164.97:2379 | | ca8c2990a0aa29d1 | started | ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal | https://10.0.154.204:2380 | https://10.0.154.204:2379 | +------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+
Take note of the ID and the name of the unhealthy etcd member, because these values are needed later in the procedure. The
$ etcdctl endpoint health
command will list the removed member until the procedure of replacement is finished and a new member is added.Remove the unhealthy etcd member by providing the ID to the
etcdctl member remove
command:sh-4.2# etcdctl member remove 6fc1e7c9db35841d
Example output
Member 6fc1e7c9db35841d removed from cluster ead669ce1fbfb346
View the member list again and verify that the member was removed:
sh-4.2# etcdctl member list -w table
Example output
+------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | ID | STATUS | NAME | PEER ADDRS | CLIENT ADDRS | +------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | 757b6793e2408b6c | started | ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal | https://10.0.164.97:2380 | https://10.0.164.97:2379 | | ca8c2990a0aa29d1 | started | ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal | https://10.0.154.204:2380 | https://10.0.154.204:2379 | +------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+
You can now exit the node shell.
ImportantAfter you remove the member, the cluster might be unreachable for a short time while the remaining etcd instances reboot.
Turn off the quorum guard by entering the following command:
$ oc patch etcd/cluster --type=merge -p '{"spec": {"unsupportedConfigOverrides": {"useUnsupportedUnsafeNonHANonProductionUnstableEtcd": true}}}'
This command ensures that you can successfully re-create secrets and roll out the static pods.
Remove the old secrets for the unhealthy etcd member that was removed.
List the secrets for the unhealthy etcd member that was removed.
$ oc get secrets -n openshift-etcd | grep ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal 1
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- Pass in the name of the unhealthy etcd member that you took note of earlier in this procedure.
There is a peer, serving, and metrics secret as shown in the following output:
Example output
etcd-peer-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal kubernetes.io/tls 2 47m etcd-serving-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal kubernetes.io/tls 2 47m etcd-serving-metrics-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal kubernetes.io/tls 2 47m
Delete the secrets for the unhealthy etcd member that was removed.
Delete the peer secret:
$ oc delete secret -n openshift-etcd etcd-peer-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal
Delete the serving secret:
$ oc delete secret -n openshift-etcd etcd-serving-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal
Delete the metrics secret:
$ oc delete secret -n openshift-etcd etcd-serving-metrics-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal
Delete and recreate the control plane machine. After this machine is recreated, a new revision is forced and etcd scales up automatically.
If you are running installer-provisioned infrastructure, or you used the Machine API to create your machines, follow these steps. Otherwise, you must create the new master using the same method that was used to originally create it.
Obtain the machine for the unhealthy member.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc get machines -n openshift-machine-api -o wide
Example output
NAME PHASE TYPE REGION ZONE AGE NODE PROVIDERID STATE clustername-8qw5l-master-0 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1a 3h37m ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1a/i-0ec2782f8287dfb7e stopped 1 clustername-8qw5l-master-1 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1b 3h37m ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1b/i-096c349b700a19631 running clustername-8qw5l-master-2 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1c 3h37m ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1c/i-02626f1dba9ed5bba running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1a-wbtgd Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1a 3h28m ip-10-0-129-226.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1a/i-010ef6279b4662ced running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1b-lrdxb Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1b 3h28m ip-10-0-144-248.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1b/i-0cb45ac45a166173b running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1c-pkg26 Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1c 3h28m ip-10-0-170-181.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1c/i-06861c00007751b0a running
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- This is the control plane machine for the unhealthy node,
ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal
.
Save the machine configuration to a file on your file system:
$ oc get machine clustername-8qw5l-master-0 \ 1 -n openshift-machine-api \ -o yaml \ > new-master-machine.yaml
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- Specify the name of the control plane machine for the unhealthy node.
Edit the
new-master-machine.yaml
file that was created in the previous step to assign a new name and remove unnecessary fields.Remove the entire
status
section:status: addresses: - address: 10.0.131.183 type: InternalIP - address: ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal type: InternalDNS - address: ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal type: Hostname lastUpdated: "2020-04-20T17:44:29Z" nodeRef: kind: Node name: ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal uid: acca4411-af0d-4387-b73e-52b2484295ad phase: Running providerStatus: apiVersion: awsproviderconfig.openshift.io/v1beta1 conditions: - lastProbeTime: "2020-04-20T16:53:50Z" lastTransitionTime: "2020-04-20T16:53:50Z" message: machine successfully created reason: MachineCreationSucceeded status: "True" type: MachineCreation instanceId: i-0fdb85790d76d0c3f instanceState: stopped kind: AWSMachineProviderStatus
Change the
metadata.name
field to a new name.It is recommended to keep the same base name as the old machine and change the ending number to the next available number. In this example,
clustername-8qw5l-master-0
is changed toclustername-8qw5l-master-3
.For example:
apiVersion: machine.openshift.io/v1beta1 kind: Machine metadata: ... name: clustername-8qw5l-master-3 ...
Remove the
spec.providerID
field:providerID: aws:///us-east-1a/i-0fdb85790d76d0c3f
Delete the machine of the unhealthy member:
$ oc delete machine -n openshift-machine-api clustername-8qw5l-master-0 1
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- Specify the name of the control plane machine for the unhealthy node.
Verify that the machine was deleted:
$ oc get machines -n openshift-machine-api -o wide
Example output
NAME PHASE TYPE REGION ZONE AGE NODE PROVIDERID STATE clustername-8qw5l-master-1 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1b 3h37m ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1b/i-096c349b700a19631 running clustername-8qw5l-master-2 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1c 3h37m ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1c/i-02626f1dba9ed5bba running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1a-wbtgd Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1a 3h28m ip-10-0-129-226.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1a/i-010ef6279b4662ced running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1b-lrdxb Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1b 3h28m ip-10-0-144-248.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1b/i-0cb45ac45a166173b running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1c-pkg26 Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1c 3h28m ip-10-0-170-181.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1c/i-06861c00007751b0a running
Create the new machine using the
new-master-machine.yaml
file:$ oc apply -f new-master-machine.yaml
Verify that the new machine has been created:
$ oc get machines -n openshift-machine-api -o wide
Example output
NAME PHASE TYPE REGION ZONE AGE NODE PROVIDERID STATE clustername-8qw5l-master-1 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1b 3h37m ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1b/i-096c349b700a19631 running clustername-8qw5l-master-2 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1c 3h37m ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1c/i-02626f1dba9ed5bba running clustername-8qw5l-master-3 Provisioning m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1a 85s ip-10-0-133-53.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1a/i-015b0888fe17bc2c8 running 1 clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1a-wbtgd Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1a 3h28m ip-10-0-129-226.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1a/i-010ef6279b4662ced running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1b-lrdxb Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1b 3h28m ip-10-0-144-248.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1b/i-0cb45ac45a166173b running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1c-pkg26 Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1c 3h28m ip-10-0-170-181.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1c/i-06861c00007751b0a running
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- The new machine,
clustername-8qw5l-master-3
is being created and is ready once the phase changes fromProvisioning
toRunning
.
It might take a few minutes for the new machine to be created. The etcd cluster Operator will automatically sync when the machine or node returns to a healthy state.
Turn the quorum guard back on by entering the following command:
$ oc patch etcd/cluster --type=merge -p '{"spec": {"unsupportedConfigOverrides": null}}'
You can verify that the
unsupportedConfigOverrides
section is removed from the object by entering this command:$ oc get etcd/cluster -oyaml
If you are using single-node OpenShift, restart the node. Otherwise, you might encounter the following error in the etcd cluster Operator:
Example output
EtcdCertSignerControllerDegraded: [Operation cannot be fulfilled on secrets "etcd-peer-sno-0": the object has been modified; please apply your changes to the latest version and try again, Operation cannot be fulfilled on secrets "etcd-serving-sno-0": the object has been modified; please apply your changes to the latest version and try again, Operation cannot be fulfilled on secrets "etcd-serving-metrics-sno-0": the object has been modified; please apply your changes to the latest version and try again]
Verification
Verify that all etcd pods are running properly.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc -n openshift-etcd get pods -l k8s-app=etcd
Example output
etcd-ip-10-0-133-53.ec2.internal 3/3 Running 0 7m49s etcd-ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal 3/3 Running 0 123m etcd-ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal 3/3 Running 0 124m
If the output from the previous command only lists two pods, you can manually force an etcd redeployment. In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc patch etcd cluster -p='{"spec": {"forceRedeploymentReason": "recovery-'"$( date --rfc-3339=ns )"'"}}' --type=merge 1
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- The
forceRedeploymentReason
value must be unique, which is why a timestamp is appended.
Verify that there are exactly three etcd members.
Connect to the running etcd container, passing in the name of a pod that was not on the affected node:
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc rsh -n openshift-etcd etcd-ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal
View the member list:
sh-4.2# etcdctl member list -w table
Example output
+------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | ID | STATUS | NAME | PEER ADDRS | CLIENT ADDRS | +------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | 5eb0d6b8ca24730c | started | ip-10-0-133-53.ec2.internal | https://10.0.133.53:2380 | https://10.0.133.53:2379 | | 757b6793e2408b6c | started | ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal | https://10.0.164.97:2380 | https://10.0.164.97:2379 | | ca8c2990a0aa29d1 | started | ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal | https://10.0.154.204:2380 | https://10.0.154.204:2379 | +------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+
If the output from the previous command lists more than three etcd members, you must carefully remove the unwanted member.
WarningBe sure to remove the correct etcd member; removing a good etcd member might lead to quorum loss.
5.2.4.2. Replacing an unhealthy etcd member whose etcd pod is crashlooping
This procedure details the steps to replace an etcd member that is unhealthy because the etcd pod is crashlooping.
Prerequisites
- You have identified the unhealthy etcd member.
- You have verified that the etcd pod is crashlooping.
-
You have access to the cluster as a user with the
cluster-admin
role. You have taken an etcd backup.
ImportantIt is important to take an etcd backup before performing this procedure so that your cluster can be restored if you encounter any issues.
Procedure
Stop the crashlooping etcd pod.
Debug the node that is crashlooping.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc debug node/ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal 1
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- Replace this with the name of the unhealthy node.
Change your root directory to
/host
:sh-4.2# chroot /host
Move the existing etcd pod file out of the kubelet manifest directory:
sh-4.2# mkdir /var/lib/etcd-backup
sh-4.2# mv /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd-pod.yaml /var/lib/etcd-backup/
Move the etcd data directory to a different location:
sh-4.2# mv /var/lib/etcd/ /tmp
You can now exit the node shell.
Remove the unhealthy member.
Choose a pod that is not on the affected node.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc -n openshift-etcd get pods -l k8s-app=etcd
Example output
etcd-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal 2/3 Error 7 6h9m etcd-ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal 3/3 Running 0 6h6m etcd-ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal 3/3 Running 0 6h6m
Connect to the running etcd container, passing in the name of a pod that is not on the affected node.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc rsh -n openshift-etcd etcd-ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal
View the member list:
sh-4.2# etcdctl member list -w table
Example output
+------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | ID | STATUS | NAME | PEER ADDRS | CLIENT ADDRS | +------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | 62bcf33650a7170a | started | ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal | https://10.0.131.183:2380 | https://10.0.131.183:2379 | | b78e2856655bc2eb | started | ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal | https://10.0.164.97:2380 | https://10.0.164.97:2379 | | d022e10b498760d5 | started | ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal | https://10.0.154.204:2380 | https://10.0.154.204:2379 | +------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+
Take note of the ID and the name of the unhealthy etcd member, because these values are needed later in the procedure.
Remove the unhealthy etcd member by providing the ID to the
etcdctl member remove
command:sh-4.2# etcdctl member remove 62bcf33650a7170a
Example output
Member 62bcf33650a7170a removed from cluster ead669ce1fbfb346
View the member list again and verify that the member was removed:
sh-4.2# etcdctl member list -w table
Example output
+------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | ID | STATUS | NAME | PEER ADDRS | CLIENT ADDRS | +------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+ | b78e2856655bc2eb | started | ip-10-0-164-97.ec2.internal | https://10.0.164.97:2380 | https://10.0.164.97:2379 | | d022e10b498760d5 | started | ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal | https://10.0.154.204:2380 | https://10.0.154.204:2379 | +------------------+---------+------------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+
You can now exit the node shell.
Turn off the quorum guard by entering the following command:
$ oc patch etcd/cluster --type=merge -p '{"spec": {"unsupportedConfigOverrides": {"useUnsupportedUnsafeNonHANonProductionUnstableEtcd": true}}}'
This command ensures that you can successfully re-create secrets and roll out the static pods.
Remove the old secrets for the unhealthy etcd member that was removed.
List the secrets for the unhealthy etcd member that was removed.
$ oc get secrets -n openshift-etcd | grep ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal 1
- 1
- Pass in the name of the unhealthy etcd member that you took note of earlier in this procedure.
There is a peer, serving, and metrics secret as shown in the following output:
Example output
etcd-peer-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal kubernetes.io/tls 2 47m etcd-serving-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal kubernetes.io/tls 2 47m etcd-serving-metrics-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal kubernetes.io/tls 2 47m
Delete the secrets for the unhealthy etcd member that was removed.
Delete the peer secret:
$ oc delete secret -n openshift-etcd etcd-peer-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal
Delete the serving secret:
$ oc delete secret -n openshift-etcd etcd-serving-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal
Delete the metrics secret:
$ oc delete secret -n openshift-etcd etcd-serving-metrics-ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal
Force etcd redeployment.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc patch etcd cluster -p='{"spec": {"forceRedeploymentReason": "single-master-recovery-'"$( date --rfc-3339=ns )"'"}}' --type=merge 1
- 1
- The
forceRedeploymentReason
value must be unique, which is why a timestamp is appended.
When the etcd cluster Operator performs a redeployment, it ensures that all control plane nodes have a functioning etcd pod.
Turn the quorum guard back on by entering the following command:
$ oc patch etcd/cluster --type=merge -p '{"spec": {"unsupportedConfigOverrides": null}}'
You can verify that the
unsupportedConfigOverrides
section is removed from the object by entering this command:$ oc get etcd/cluster -oyaml
If you are using single-node OpenShift, restart the node. Otherwise, you might encounter the following error in the etcd cluster Operator:
Example output
EtcdCertSignerControllerDegraded: [Operation cannot be fulfilled on secrets "etcd-peer-sno-0": the object has been modified; please apply your changes to the latest version and try again, Operation cannot be fulfilled on secrets "etcd-serving-sno-0": the object has been modified; please apply your changes to the latest version and try again, Operation cannot be fulfilled on secrets "etcd-serving-metrics-sno-0": the object has been modified; please apply your changes to the latest version and try again]
Verification
Verify that the new member is available and healthy.
Connect to the running etcd container again.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a cluster-admin user, run the following command:
$ oc rsh -n openshift-etcd etcd-ip-10-0-154-204.ec2.internal
Verify that all members are healthy:
sh-4.2# etcdctl endpoint health
Example output
https://10.0.131.183:2379 is healthy: successfully committed proposal: took = 16.671434ms https://10.0.154.204:2379 is healthy: successfully committed proposal: took = 16.698331ms https://10.0.164.97:2379 is healthy: successfully committed proposal: took = 16.621645ms
5.2.4.3. Replacing an unhealthy bare metal etcd member whose machine is not running or whose node is not ready
This procedure details the steps to replace a bare metal etcd member that is unhealthy either because the machine is not running or because the node is not ready.
If you are running installer-provisioned infrastructure or you used the Machine API to create your machines, follow these steps. Otherwise you must create the new control plane node using the same method that was used to originally create it.
Prerequisites
- You have identified the unhealthy bare metal etcd member.
- You have verified that either the machine is not running or the node is not ready.
-
You have access to the cluster as a user with the
cluster-admin
role. You have taken an etcd backup.
ImportantYou must take an etcd backup before performing this procedure so that your cluster can be restored if you encounter any issues.
Procedure
Verify and remove the unhealthy member.
Choose a pod that is not on the affected node:
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc -n openshift-etcd get pods -l k8s-app=etcd -o wide
Example output
etcd-openshift-control-plane-0 5/5 Running 11 3h56m 192.168.10.9 openshift-control-plane-0 <none> <none> etcd-openshift-control-plane-1 5/5 Running 0 3h54m 192.168.10.10 openshift-control-plane-1 <none> <none> etcd-openshift-control-plane-2 5/5 Running 0 3h58m 192.168.10.11 openshift-control-plane-2 <none> <none>
Connect to the running etcd container, passing in the name of a pod that is not on the affected node:
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc rsh -n openshift-etcd etcd-openshift-control-plane-0
View the member list:
sh-4.2# etcdctl member list -w table
Example output
+------------------+---------+--------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+ | ID | STATUS | NAME | PEER ADDRS | CLIENT ADDRS | IS LEARNER | +------------------+---------+--------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+ | 7a8197040a5126c8 | started | openshift-control-plane-2 | https://192.168.10.11:2380/ | https://192.168.10.11:2379/ | false | | 8d5abe9669a39192 | started | openshift-control-plane-1 | https://192.168.10.10:2380/ | https://192.168.10.10:2379/ | false | | cc3830a72fc357f9 | started | openshift-control-plane-0 | https://192.168.10.9:2380/ | https://192.168.10.9:2379/ | false | +------------------+---------+--------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+
Take note of the ID and the name of the unhealthy etcd member, because these values are required later in the procedure. The
etcdctl endpoint health
command will list the removed member until the replacement procedure is completed and the new member is added.Remove the unhealthy etcd member by providing the ID to the
etcdctl member remove
command:WarningBe sure to remove the correct etcd member; removing a good etcd member might lead to quorum loss.
sh-4.2# etcdctl member remove 7a8197040a5126c8
Example output
Member 7a8197040a5126c8 removed from cluster b23536c33f2cdd1b
View the member list again and verify that the member was removed:
sh-4.2# etcdctl member list -w table
Example output
+------------------+---------+--------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+ | ID | STATUS | NAME | PEER ADDRS | CLIENT ADDRS | IS LEARNER | +------------------+---------+--------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+ | 7a8197040a5126c8 | started | openshift-control-plane-2 | https://192.168.10.11:2380/ | https://192.168.10.11:2379/ | false | | 8d5abe9669a39192 | started | openshift-control-plane-1 | https://192.168.10.10:2380/ | https://192.168.10.10:2379/ | false | +------------------+---------+--------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
You can now exit the node shell.
ImportantAfter you remove the member, the cluster might be unreachable for a short time while the remaining etcd instances reboot.
Turn off the quorum guard by entering the following command:
$ oc patch etcd/cluster --type=merge -p '{"spec": {"unsupportedConfigOverrides": {"useUnsupportedUnsafeNonHANonProductionUnstableEtcd": true}}}'
This command ensures that you can successfully re-create secrets and roll out the static pods.
Remove the old secrets for the unhealthy etcd member that was removed by running the following commands.
List the secrets for the unhealthy etcd member that was removed.
$ oc get secrets -n openshift-etcd | grep openshift-control-plane-2
Pass in the name of the unhealthy etcd member that you took note of earlier in this procedure.
There is a peer, serving, and metrics secret as shown in the following output:
etcd-peer-openshift-control-plane-2 kubernetes.io/tls 2 134m etcd-serving-metrics-openshift-control-plane-2 kubernetes.io/tls 2 134m etcd-serving-openshift-control-plane-2 kubernetes.io/tls 2 134m
Delete the secrets for the unhealthy etcd member that was removed.
Delete the peer secret:
$ oc delete secret etcd-peer-openshift-control-plane-2 -n openshift-etcd secret "etcd-peer-openshift-control-plane-2" deleted
Delete the serving secret:
$ oc delete secret etcd-serving-metrics-openshift-control-plane-2 -n openshift-etcd secret "etcd-serving-metrics-openshift-control-plane-2" deleted
Delete the metrics secret:
$ oc delete secret etcd-serving-openshift-control-plane-2 -n openshift-etcd secret "etcd-serving-openshift-control-plane-2" deleted
Delete the control plane machine.
If you are running installer-provisioned infrastructure, or you used the Machine API to create your machines, follow these steps. Otherwise, you must create the new control plane node using the same method that was used to originally create it.
Obtain the machine for the unhealthy member.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc get machines -n openshift-machine-api -o wide
Example output
NAME PHASE TYPE REGION ZONE AGE NODE PROVIDERID STATE examplecluster-control-plane-0 Running 3h11m openshift-control-plane-0 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-control-plane-0/da1ebe11-3ff2-41c5-b099-0aa41222964e externally provisioned 1 examplecluster-control-plane-1 Running 3h11m openshift-control-plane-1 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-control-plane-1/d9f9acbc-329c-475e-8d81-03b20280a3e1 externally provisioned examplecluster-control-plane-2 Running 3h11m openshift-control-plane-2 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-control-plane-2/3354bdac-61d8-410f-be5b-6a395b056135 externally provisioned examplecluster-compute-0 Running 165m openshift-compute-0 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-compute-0/3d685b81-7410-4bb3-80ec-13a31858241f provisioned examplecluster-compute-1 Running 165m openshift-compute-1 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-compute-1/0fdae6eb-2066-4241-91dc-e7ea72ab13b9 provisioned
- 1
- This is the control plane machine for the unhealthy node,
examplecluster-control-plane-2
.
Save the machine configuration to a file on your file system:
$ oc get machine examplecluster-control-plane-2 \ 1 -n openshift-machine-api \ -o yaml \ > new-master-machine.yaml
- 1
- Specify the name of the control plane machine for the unhealthy node.
Edit the
new-master-machine.yaml
file that was created in the previous step to assign a new name and remove unnecessary fields.Remove the entire
status
section:status: addresses: - address: "" type: InternalIP - address: fe80::4adf:37ff:feb0:8aa1%ens1f1.373 type: InternalDNS - address: fe80::4adf:37ff:feb0:8aa1%ens1f1.371 type: Hostname lastUpdated: "2020-04-20T17:44:29Z" nodeRef: kind: Machine name: fe80::4adf:37ff:feb0:8aa1%ens1f1.372 uid: acca4411-af0d-4387-b73e-52b2484295ad phase: Running providerStatus: apiVersion: machine.openshift.io/v1beta1 conditions: - lastProbeTime: "2020-04-20T16:53:50Z" lastTransitionTime: "2020-04-20T16:53:50Z" message: machine successfully created reason: MachineCreationSucceeded status: "True" type: MachineCreation instanceId: i-0fdb85790d76d0c3f instanceState: stopped kind: Machine
Change the
metadata.name
field to a new name.It is recommended to keep the same base name as the old machine and change the ending number to the next available number. In this example,
examplecluster-control-plane-2
is changed toexamplecluster-control-plane-3
.For example:
apiVersion: machine.openshift.io/v1beta1 kind: Machine metadata: ... name: examplecluster-control-plane-3 ...
Remove the
spec.providerID
field:providerID: baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-control-plane-2/3354bdac-61d8-410f-be5b-6a395b056135
Remove the
metadata.annotations
andmetadata.generation
fields:annotations: machine.openshift.io/instance-state: externally provisioned ... generation: 2
Remove the
spec.conditions
,spec.lastUpdated
,spec.nodeRef
andspec.phase
fields:lastTransitionTime: "2022-08-03T08:40:36Z" message: 'Drain operation currently blocked by: [{Name:EtcdQuorumOperator Owner:clusteroperator/etcd}]' reason: HookPresent severity: Warning status: "False" type: Drainable lastTransitionTime: "2022-08-03T08:39:55Z" status: "True" type: InstanceExists lastTransitionTime: "2022-08-03T08:36:37Z" status: "True" type: Terminable lastUpdated: "2022-08-03T08:40:36Z" nodeRef: kind: Node name: openshift-control-plane-2 uid: 788df282-6507-4ea2-9a43-24f237ccbc3c phase: Running
Ensure that the Bare Metal Operator is available by running the following command:
$ oc get clusteroperator baremetal
Example output
NAME VERSION AVAILABLE PROGRESSING DEGRADED SINCE MESSAGE baremetal 4.10.x True False False 3d15h
Remove the old
BareMetalHost
object by running the following command:$ oc delete bmh openshift-control-plane-2 -n openshift-machine-api
Example output
baremetalhost.metal3.io "openshift-control-plane-2" deleted
Delete the machine of the unhealthy member by running the following command:
$ oc delete machine -n openshift-machine-api examplecluster-control-plane-2
After you remove the
BareMetalHost
andMachine
objects, then theMachine
controller automatically deletes theNode
object.If deletion of the machine is delayed for any reason or the command is obstructed and delayed, you can force deletion by removing the machine object finalizer field.
ImportantDo not interrupt machine deletion by pressing
Ctrl+c
. You must allow the command to proceed to completion. Open a new terminal window to edit and delete the finalizer fields.Edit the machine configuration by running the following command:
$ oc edit machine -n openshift-machine-api examplecluster-control-plane-2
Delete the following fields in the
Machine
custom resource, and then save the updated file:finalizers: - machine.machine.openshift.io
Example output
machine.machine.openshift.io/examplecluster-control-plane-2 edited
Verify that the machine was deleted by running the following command:
$ oc get machines -n openshift-machine-api -o wide
Example output
NAME PHASE TYPE REGION ZONE AGE NODE PROVIDERID STATE examplecluster-control-plane-0 Running 3h11m openshift-control-plane-0 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-control-plane-0/da1ebe11-3ff2-41c5-b099-0aa41222964e externally provisioned examplecluster-control-plane-1 Running 3h11m openshift-control-plane-1 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-control-plane-1/d9f9acbc-329c-475e-8d81-03b20280a3e1 externally provisioned examplecluster-compute-0 Running 165m openshift-compute-0 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-compute-0/3d685b81-7410-4bb3-80ec-13a31858241f provisioned examplecluster-compute-1 Running 165m openshift-compute-1 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-compute-1/0fdae6eb-2066-4241-91dc-e7ea72ab13b9 provisioned
Verify that the node has been deleted by running the following command:
$ oc get nodes NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION openshift-control-plane-0 Ready master 3h24m v1.24.0+9546431 openshift-control-plane-1 Ready master 3h24m v1.24.0+9546431 openshift-compute-0 Ready worker 176m v1.24.0+9546431 openshift-compute-1 Ready worker 176m v1.24.0+9546431
Create the new
BareMetalHost
object and the secret to store the BMC credentials:$ cat <<EOF | oc apply -f - apiVersion: v1 kind: Secret metadata: name: openshift-control-plane-2-bmc-secret namespace: openshift-machine-api data: password: <password> username: <username> type: Opaque --- apiVersion: metal3.io/v1alpha1 kind: BareMetalHost metadata: name: openshift-control-plane-2 namespace: openshift-machine-api spec: automatedCleaningMode: disabled bmc: address: redfish://10.46.61.18:443/redfish/v1/Systems/1 credentialsName: openshift-control-plane-2-bmc-secret disableCertificateVerification: true bootMACAddress: 48:df:37:b0:8a:a0 bootMode: UEFI externallyProvisioned: false online: true rootDeviceHints: deviceName: /dev/sda userData: name: master-user-data-managed namespace: openshift-machine-api EOF
NoteThe username and password can be found from the other bare metal host’s secrets. The protocol to use in
bmc:address
can be taken from other bmh objects.ImportantIf you reuse the
BareMetalHost
object definition from an existing control plane host, do not leave theexternallyProvisioned
field set totrue
.Existing control plane
BareMetalHost
objects may have theexternallyProvisioned
flag set totrue
if they were provisioned by the OpenShift Container Platform installation program.After the inspection is complete, the
BareMetalHost
object is created and available to be provisioned.Verify the creation process using available
BareMetalHost
objects:$ oc get bmh -n openshift-machine-api NAME STATE CONSUMER ONLINE ERROR AGE openshift-control-plane-0 externally provisioned examplecluster-control-plane-0 true 4h48m openshift-control-plane-1 externally provisioned examplecluster-control-plane-1 true 4h48m openshift-control-plane-2 available examplecluster-control-plane-3 true 47m openshift-compute-0 provisioned examplecluster-compute-0 true 4h48m openshift-compute-1 provisioned examplecluster-compute-1 true 4h48m
Create the new control plane machine using the
new-master-machine.yaml
file:$ oc apply -f new-master-machine.yaml
Verify that the new machine has been created:
$ oc get machines -n openshift-machine-api -o wide
Example output
NAME PHASE TYPE REGION ZONE AGE NODE PROVIDERID STATE examplecluster-control-plane-0 Running 3h11m openshift-control-plane-0 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-control-plane-0/da1ebe11-3ff2-41c5-b099-0aa41222964e externally provisioned 1 examplecluster-control-plane-1 Running 3h11m openshift-control-plane-1 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-control-plane-1/d9f9acbc-329c-475e-8d81-03b20280a3e1 externally provisioned examplecluster-control-plane-2 Running 3h11m openshift-control-plane-2 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-control-plane-2/3354bdac-61d8-410f-be5b-6a395b056135 externally provisioned examplecluster-compute-0 Running 165m openshift-compute-0 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-compute-0/3d685b81-7410-4bb3-80ec-13a31858241f provisioned examplecluster-compute-1 Running 165m openshift-compute-1 baremetalhost:///openshift-machine-api/openshift-compute-1/0fdae6eb-2066-4241-91dc-e7ea72ab13b9 provisioned
- 1
- The new machine,
clustername-8qw5l-master-3
is being created and is ready after the phase changes fromProvisioning
toRunning
.
It should take a few minutes for the new machine to be created. The etcd cluster Operator will automatically sync when the machine or node returns to a healthy state.
Verify that the bare metal host becomes provisioned and no error reported by running the following command:
$ oc get bmh -n openshift-machine-api
Example output
$ oc get bmh -n openshift-machine-api NAME STATE CONSUMER ONLINE ERROR AGE openshift-control-plane-0 externally provisioned examplecluster-control-plane-0 true 4h48m openshift-control-plane-1 externally provisioned examplecluster-control-plane-1 true 4h48m openshift-control-plane-2 provisioned examplecluster-control-plane-3 true 47m openshift-compute-0 provisioned examplecluster-compute-0 true 4h48m openshift-compute-1 provisioned examplecluster-compute-1 true 4h48m
Verify that the new node is added and in a ready state by running this command:
$ oc get nodes
Example output
$ oc get nodes NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION openshift-control-plane-0 Ready master 4h26m v1.24.0+9546431 openshift-control-plane-1 Ready master 4h26m v1.24.0+9546431 openshift-control-plane-2 Ready master 12m v1.24.0+9546431 openshift-compute-0 Ready worker 3h58m v1.24.0+9546431 openshift-compute-1 Ready worker 3h58m v1.24.0+9546431
Turn the quorum guard back on by entering the following command:
$ oc patch etcd/cluster --type=merge -p '{"spec": {"unsupportedConfigOverrides": null}}'
You can verify that the
unsupportedConfigOverrides
section is removed from the object by entering this command:$ oc get etcd/cluster -oyaml
If you are using single-node OpenShift, restart the node. Otherwise, you might encounter the following error in the etcd cluster Operator:
Example output
EtcdCertSignerControllerDegraded: [Operation cannot be fulfilled on secrets "etcd-peer-sno-0": the object has been modified; please apply your changes to the latest version and try again, Operation cannot be fulfilled on secrets "etcd-serving-sno-0": the object has been modified; please apply your changes to the latest version and try again, Operation cannot be fulfilled on secrets "etcd-serving-metrics-sno-0": the object has been modified; please apply your changes to the latest version and try again]
Verification
Verify that all etcd pods are running properly.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc -n openshift-etcd get pods -l k8s-app=etcd -o wide
Example output
etcd-openshift-control-plane-0 5/5 Running 0 105m etcd-openshift-control-plane-1 5/5 Running 0 107m etcd-openshift-control-plane-2 5/5 Running 0 103m
If the output from the previous command only lists two pods, you can manually force an etcd redeployment. In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc patch etcd cluster -p='{"spec": {"forceRedeploymentReason": "recovery-'"$( date --rfc-3339=ns )"'"}}' --type=merge 1
- 1
- The
forceRedeploymentReason
value must be unique, which is why a timestamp is appended.
To verify there are exactly three etcd members, connect to the running etcd container, passing in the name of a pod that was not on the affected node. In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc rsh -n openshift-etcd etcd-openshift-control-plane-0
View the member list:
sh-4.2# etcdctl member list -w table
Example output
+------------------+---------+--------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------+ | ID | STATUS | NAME | PEER ADDRS | CLIENT ADDRS | IS LEARNER | +------------------+---------+--------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------+ | 7a8197040a5126c8 | started | openshift-control-plane-2 | https://192.168.10.11:2380 | https://192.168.10.11:2379 | false | | 8d5abe9669a39192 | started | openshift-control-plane-1 | https://192.168.10.10:2380 | https://192.168.10.10:2379 | false | | cc3830a72fc357f9 | started | openshift-control-plane-0 | https://192.168.10.9:2380 | https://192.168.10.9:2379 | false | +------------------+---------+--------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------+
NoteIf the output from the previous command lists more than three etcd members, you must carefully remove the unwanted member.
Verify that all etcd members are healthy by running the following command:
# etcdctl endpoint health --cluster
Example output
https://192.168.10.10:2379 is healthy: successfully committed proposal: took = 8.973065ms https://192.168.10.9:2379 is healthy: successfully committed proposal: took = 11.559829ms https://192.168.10.11:2379 is healthy: successfully committed proposal: took = 11.665203ms
Validate that all nodes are at the latest revision by running the following command:
$ oc get etcd -o=jsonpath='{range.items[0].status.conditions[?(@.type=="NodeInstallerProgressing")]}{.reason}{"\n"}{.message}{"\n"}'
AllNodesAtLatestRevision
5.3. Disaster recovery
5.3.1. About disaster recovery
The disaster recovery documentation provides information for administrators on how to recover from several disaster situations that might occur with their OpenShift Container Platform cluster. As an administrator, you might need to follow one or more of the following procedures to return your cluster to a working state.
Disaster recovery requires you to have at least one healthy control plane host.
- Restoring to a previous cluster state
This solution handles situations where you want to restore your cluster to a previous state, for example, if an administrator deletes something critical. This also includes situations where you have lost the majority of your control plane hosts, leading to etcd quorum loss and the cluster going offline. As long as you have taken an etcd backup, you can follow this procedure to restore your cluster to a previous state.
If applicable, you might also need to recover from expired control plane certificates.
WarningRestoring to a previous cluster state is a destructive and destablizing action to take on a running cluster. This procedure should only be used as a last resort.
Prior to performing a restore, see About restoring cluster state for more information on the impact to the cluster.
NoteIf you have a majority of your masters still available and have an etcd quorum, then follow the procedure to replace a single unhealthy etcd member.
- Recovering from expired control plane certificates
- This solution handles situations where your control plane certificates have expired. For example, if you shut down your cluster before the first certificate rotation, which occurs 24 hours after installation, your certificates will not be rotated and will expire. You can follow this procedure to recover from expired control plane certificates.
5.3.2. Restoring to a previous cluster state
To restore the cluster to a previous state, you must have previously backed up etcd data by creating a snapshot. You will use this snapshot to restore the cluster state.
5.3.2.1. About restoring cluster state
You can use an etcd backup to restore your cluster to a previous state. This can be used to recover from the following situations:
- The cluster has lost the majority of control plane hosts (quorum loss).
- An administrator has deleted something critical and must restore to recover the cluster.
Restoring to a previous cluster state is a destructive and destablizing action to take on a running cluster. This should only be used as a last resort.
If you are able to retrieve data using the Kubernetes API server, then etcd is available and you should not restore using an etcd backup.
Restoring etcd effectively takes a cluster back in time and all clients will experience a conflicting, parallel history. This can impact the behavior of watching components like kubelets, Kubernetes controller managers, SDN controllers, and persistent volume controllers.
It can cause Operator churn when the content in etcd does not match the actual content on disk, causing Operators for the Kubernetes API server, Kubernetes controller manager, Kubernetes scheduler, and etcd to get stuck when files on disk conflict with content in etcd. This can require manual actions to resolve the issues.
In extreme cases, the cluster can lose track of persistent volumes, delete critical workloads that no longer exist, reimage machines, and rewrite CA bundles with expired certificates.
5.3.2.2. Restoring to a previous cluster state
You can use a saved etcd backup to restore a previous cluster state or restore a cluster that has lost the majority of control plane hosts.
When you restore your cluster, you must use an etcd backup that was taken from the same z-stream release. For example, an OpenShift Container Platform 4.7.2 cluster must use an etcd backup that was taken from 4.7.2.
Prerequisites
-
Access to the cluster as a user with the
cluster-admin
role through a certificate-basedkubeconfig
file, like the one that was used during installation. - A healthy control plane host to use as the recovery host.
- SSH access to control plane hosts.
-
A backup directory containing both the etcd snapshot and the resources for the static pods, which were from the same backup. The file names in the directory must be in the following formats:
snapshot_<datetimestamp>.db
andstatic_kuberesources_<datetimestamp>.tar.gz
.
For non-recovery control plane nodes, it is not required to establish SSH connectivity or to stop the static pods. You can delete and recreate other non-recovery, control plane machines, one by one.
Procedure
- Select a control plane host to use as the recovery host. This is the host that you will run the restore operation on.
Establish SSH connectivity to each of the control plane nodes, including the recovery host.
The Kubernetes API server becomes inaccessible after the restore process starts, so you cannot access the control plane nodes. For this reason, it is recommended to establish SSH connectivity to each control plane host in a separate terminal.
ImportantIf you do not complete this step, you will not be able to access the control plane hosts to complete the restore procedure, and you will be unable to recover your cluster from this state.
Copy the etcd backup directory to the recovery control plane host.
This procedure assumes that you copied the
backup
directory containing the etcd snapshot and the resources for the static pods to the/home/core/
directory of your recovery control plane host.Stop the static pods on any other control plane nodes.
NoteYou do not need to stop the static pods on the recovery host.
- Access a control plane host that is not the recovery host.
Move the existing etcd pod file out of the kubelet manifest directory:
$ sudo mv /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd-pod.yaml /tmp
Verify that the etcd pods are stopped.
$ sudo crictl ps | grep etcd | grep -v operator
The output of this command should be empty. If it is not empty, wait a few minutes and check again.
Move the existing Kubernetes API server pod file out of the kubelet manifest directory:
$ sudo mv /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-apiserver-pod.yaml /tmp
Verify that the Kubernetes API server pods are stopped.
$ sudo crictl ps | grep kube-apiserver | grep -v operator
The output of this command should be empty. If it is not empty, wait a few minutes and check again.
Move the etcd data directory to a different location:
$ sudo mv /var/lib/etcd/ /tmp
- Repeat this step on each of the other control plane hosts that is not the recovery host.
- Access the recovery control plane host.
If the cluster-wide proxy is enabled, be sure that you have exported the
NO_PROXY
,HTTP_PROXY
, andHTTPS_PROXY
environment variables.TipYou can check whether the proxy is enabled by reviewing the output of
oc get proxy cluster -o yaml
. The proxy is enabled if thehttpProxy
,httpsProxy
, andnoProxy
fields have values set.Run the restore script on the recovery control plane host and pass in the path to the etcd backup directory:
$ sudo -E /usr/local/bin/cluster-restore.sh /home/core/backup
Example script output
...stopping kube-scheduler-pod.yaml ...stopping kube-controller-manager-pod.yaml ...stopping etcd-pod.yaml ...stopping kube-apiserver-pod.yaml Waiting for container etcd to stop .complete Waiting for container etcdctl to stop .............................complete Waiting for container etcd-metrics to stop complete Waiting for container kube-controller-manager to stop complete Waiting for container kube-apiserver to stop ..........................................................................................complete Waiting for container kube-scheduler to stop complete Moving etcd data-dir /var/lib/etcd/member to /var/lib/etcd-backup starting restore-etcd static pod starting kube-apiserver-pod.yaml static-pod-resources/kube-apiserver-pod-7/kube-apiserver-pod.yaml starting kube-controller-manager-pod.yaml static-pod-resources/kube-controller-manager-pod-7/kube-controller-manager-pod.yaml starting kube-scheduler-pod.yaml static-pod-resources/kube-scheduler-pod-8/kube-scheduler-pod.yaml
NoteThe restore process can cause nodes to enter the
NotReady
state if the node certificates were updated after the last etcd backup.Check the nodes to ensure they are in the
Ready
state.Run the following command:
$ oc get nodes -w
Sample output
NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION host-172-25-75-28 Ready master 3d20h v1.23.3+e419edf host-172-25-75-38 Ready infra,worker 3d20h v1.23.3+e419edf host-172-25-75-40 Ready master 3d20h v1.23.3+e419edf host-172-25-75-65 Ready master 3d20h v1.23.3+e419edf host-172-25-75-74 Ready infra,worker 3d20h v1.23.3+e419edf host-172-25-75-79 Ready worker 3d20h v1.23.3+e419edf host-172-25-75-86 Ready worker 3d20h v1.23.3+e419edf host-172-25-75-98 Ready infra,worker 3d20h v1.23.3+e419edf
It can take several minutes for all nodes to report their state.
If any nodes are in the
NotReady
state, log in to the nodes and remove all of the PEM files from the/var/lib/kubelet/pki
directory on each node. You can SSH into the nodes or use the terminal window in the web console.$ ssh -i <ssh-key-path> core@<master-hostname>
Sample
pki
directorysh-4.4# pwd /var/lib/kubelet/pki sh-4.4# ls kubelet-client-2022-04-28-11-24-09.pem kubelet-server-2022-04-28-11-24-15.pem kubelet-client-current.pem kubelet-server-current.pem
Restart the kubelet service on all control plane hosts.
From the recovery host, run the following command:
$ sudo systemctl restart kubelet.service
- Repeat this step on all other control plane hosts.
Approve the pending CSRs:
Get the list of current CSRs:
$ oc get csr
Example output
NAME AGE SIGNERNAME REQUESTOR CONDITION csr-2s94x 8m3s kubernetes.io/kubelet-serving system:node:<node_name> Pending 1 csr-4bd6t 8m3s kubernetes.io/kubelet-serving system:node:<node_name> Pending 2 csr-4hl85 13m kubernetes.io/kube-apiserver-client-kubelet system:serviceaccount:openshift-machine-config-operator:node-bootstrapper Pending 3 csr-zhhhp 3m8s kubernetes.io/kube-apiserver-client-kubelet system:serviceaccount:openshift-machine-config-operator:node-bootstrapper Pending 4 ...
Review the details of a CSR to verify that it is valid:
$ oc describe csr <csr_name> 1
- 1
<csr_name>
is the name of a CSR from the list of current CSRs.
Approve each valid
node-bootstrapper
CSR:$ oc adm certificate approve <csr_name>
For user-provisioned installations, approve each valid kubelet service CSR:
$ oc adm certificate approve <csr_name>
Verify that the single member control plane has started successfully.
From the recovery host, verify that the etcd container is running.
$ sudo crictl ps | grep etcd | egrep -v "operator|etcd-guard"
Example output
3ad41b7908e32 36f86e2eeaaffe662df0d21041eb22b8198e0e58abeeae8c743c3e6e977e8009 About a minute ago Running etcd 0 7c05f8af362f0
From the recovery host, verify that the etcd pod is running.
$ oc -n openshift-etcd get pods -l k8s-app=etcd
Example output
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE etcd-ip-10-0-143-125.ec2.internal 1/1 Running 1 2m47s
If the status is
Pending
, or the output lists more than one running etcd pod, wait a few minutes and check again.NotePerform the following step only if you are using
OVNKubernetes
Container Network Interface (CNI) plugin.
Restart the Open Virtual Network (OVN) Kubernetes pods on all the hosts.
Remove the northbound database (nbdb) and southbound database (sbdb). Access the recovery host and the remaining control plane nodes by using Secure Shell (SSH) and run the following command:
$ sudo rm -f /var/lib/ovn/etc/*.db
Delete all OVN-Kubernetes control plane pods by running the following command:
$ oc delete pods -l app=ovnkube-master -n openshift-ovn-kubernetes
Ensure that any OVN-Kubernetes control plane pods are deployed again and are in a
Running
state by running the following command:$ oc get pods -l app=ovnkube-master -n openshift-ovn-kubernetes
Example output
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE ovnkube-master-nb24h 4/4 Running 0 48s
Delete all
ovnkube-node
pods by running the following command:$ oc get pods -n openshift-ovn-kubernetes -o name | grep ovnkube-node | while read p ; do oc delete $p -n openshift-ovn-kubernetes ; done
Ensure that all the
ovnkube-node
pods are deployed again and are in aRunning
state by running the following command:$ oc get pods -n openshift-ovn-kubernetes | grep ovnkube-node
Delete and re-create other non-recovery, control plane machines, one by one. After the machines are re-created, a new revision is forced and etcd automatically scales up.
If you use a user-provisioned bare metal installation, you can re-create a control plane machine by using the same method that you used to originally create it. For more information, see "Installing a user-provisioned cluster on bare metal".
WarningDo not delete and re-create the machine for the recovery host.
If you are running installer-provisioned infrastructure, or you used the Machine API to create your machines, follow these steps:
WarningDo not delete and re-create the machine for the recovery host.
For bare metal installations on installer-provisioned infrastructure, control plane machines are not re-created. For more information, see "Replacing a bare-metal control plane node".
Obtain the machine for one of the lost control plane hosts.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a cluster-admin user, run the following command:
$ oc get machines -n openshift-machine-api -o wide
Example output:
NAME PHASE TYPE REGION ZONE AGE NODE PROVIDERID STATE clustername-8qw5l-master-0 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1a 3h37m ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1a/i-0ec2782f8287dfb7e stopped 1 clustername-8qw5l-master-1 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1b 3h37m ip-10-0-143-125.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1b/i-096c349b700a19631 running clustername-8qw5l-master-2 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1c 3h37m ip-10-0-154-194.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1c/i-02626f1dba9ed5bba running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1a-wbtgd Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1a 3h28m ip-10-0-129-226.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1a/i-010ef6279b4662ced running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1b-lrdxb Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1b 3h28m ip-10-0-144-248.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1b/i-0cb45ac45a166173b running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1c-pkg26 Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1c 3h28m ip-10-0-170-181.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1c/i-06861c00007751b0a running
- 1
- This is the control plane machine for the lost control plane host,
ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal
.
Save the machine configuration to a file on your file system:
$ oc get machine clustername-8qw5l-master-0 \ 1 -n openshift-machine-api \ -o yaml \ > new-master-machine.yaml
- 1
- Specify the name of the control plane machine for the lost control plane host.
Edit the
new-master-machine.yaml
file that was created in the previous step to assign a new name and remove unnecessary fields.Remove the entire
status
section:status: addresses: - address: 10.0.131.183 type: InternalIP - address: ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal type: InternalDNS - address: ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal type: Hostname lastUpdated: "2020-04-20T17:44:29Z" nodeRef: kind: Node name: ip-10-0-131-183.ec2.internal uid: acca4411-af0d-4387-b73e-52b2484295ad phase: Running providerStatus: apiVersion: awsproviderconfig.openshift.io/v1beta1 conditions: - lastProbeTime: "2020-04-20T16:53:50Z" lastTransitionTime: "2020-04-20T16:53:50Z" message: machine successfully created reason: MachineCreationSucceeded status: "True" type: MachineCreation instanceId: i-0fdb85790d76d0c3f instanceState: stopped kind: AWSMachineProviderStatus
Change the
metadata.name
field to a new name.It is recommended to keep the same base name as the old machine and change the ending number to the next available number. In this example,
clustername-8qw5l-master-0
is changed toclustername-8qw5l-master-3
:apiVersion: machine.openshift.io/v1beta1 kind: Machine metadata: ... name: clustername-8qw5l-master-3 ...
Remove the
spec.providerID
field:providerID: aws:///us-east-1a/i-0fdb85790d76d0c3f
Remove the
metadata.annotations
andmetadata.generation
fields:annotations: machine.openshift.io/instance-state: running ... generation: 2
Remove the
metadata.resourceVersion
andmetadata.uid
fields:resourceVersion: "13291" uid: a282eb70-40a2-4e89-8009-d05dd420d31a
Delete the machine of the lost control plane host:
$ oc delete machine -n openshift-machine-api clustername-8qw5l-master-0 1
- 1
- Specify the name of the control plane machine for the lost control plane host.
Verify that the machine was deleted:
$ oc get machines -n openshift-machine-api -o wide
Example output:
NAME PHASE TYPE REGION ZONE AGE NODE PROVIDERID STATE clustername-8qw5l-master-1 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1b 3h37m ip-10-0-143-125.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1b/i-096c349b700a19631 running clustername-8qw5l-master-2 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1c 3h37m ip-10-0-154-194.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1c/i-02626f1dba9ed5bba running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1a-wbtgd Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1a 3h28m ip-10-0-129-226.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1a/i-010ef6279b4662ced running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1b-lrdxb Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1b 3h28m ip-10-0-144-248.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1b/i-0cb45ac45a166173b running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1c-pkg26 Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1c 3h28m ip-10-0-170-181.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1c/i-06861c00007751b0a running
Create a machine by using the
new-master-machine.yaml
file:$ oc apply -f new-master-machine.yaml
Verify that the new machine has been created:
$ oc get machines -n openshift-machine-api -o wide
Example output:
NAME PHASE TYPE REGION ZONE AGE NODE PROVIDERID STATE clustername-8qw5l-master-1 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1b 3h37m ip-10-0-143-125.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1b/i-096c349b700a19631 running clustername-8qw5l-master-2 Running m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1c 3h37m ip-10-0-154-194.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1c/i-02626f1dba9ed5bba running clustername-8qw5l-master-3 Provisioning m4.xlarge us-east-1 us-east-1a 85s ip-10-0-173-171.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1a/i-015b0888fe17bc2c8 running 1 clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1a-wbtgd Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1a 3h28m ip-10-0-129-226.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1a/i-010ef6279b4662ced running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1b-lrdxb Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1b 3h28m ip-10-0-144-248.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1b/i-0cb45ac45a166173b running clustername-8qw5l-worker-us-east-1c-pkg26 Running m4.large us-east-1 us-east-1c 3h28m ip-10-0-170-181.ec2.internal aws:///us-east-1c/i-06861c00007751b0a running
- 1
- The new machine,
clustername-8qw5l-master-3
is being created and is ready after the phase changes fromProvisioning
toRunning
.
It might take a few minutes for the new machine to be created. The etcd cluster Operator will automatically sync when the machine or node returns to a healthy state.
- Repeat these steps for each lost control plane host that is not the recovery host.
Turn off the quorum guard by entering the following command:
$ oc patch etcd/cluster --type=merge -p '{"spec": {"unsupportedConfigOverrides": {"useUnsupportedUnsafeNonHANonProductionUnstableEtcd": true}}}'
This command ensures that you can successfully re-create secrets and roll out the static pods.
In a separate terminal window within the recovery host, export the recovery
kubeconfig
file by running the following command:$ export KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/static-pod-resources/kube-apiserver-certs/secrets/node-kubeconfigs/localhost-recovery.kubeconfig
Force etcd redeployment.
In the same terminal window where you exported the recovery
kubeconfig
file, run the following command:$ oc patch etcd cluster -p='{"spec": {"forceRedeploymentReason": "recovery-'"$( date --rfc-3339=ns )"'"}}' --type=merge 1
- 1
- The
forceRedeploymentReason
value must be unique, which is why a timestamp is appended.
When the etcd cluster Operator performs a redeployment, the existing nodes are started with new pods similar to the initial bootstrap scale up.
Verify all nodes are updated to the latest revision.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc get etcd -o=jsonpath='{range .items[0].status.conditions[?(@.type=="NodeInstallerProgressing")]}{.reason}{"\n"}{.message}{"\n"}'
Review the
NodeInstallerProgressing
status condition for etcd to verify that all nodes are at the latest revision. The output showsAllNodesAtLatestRevision
upon successful update:AllNodesAtLatestRevision 3 nodes are at revision 7 1
- 1
- In this example, the latest revision number is
7
.
If the output includes multiple revision numbers, such as
2 nodes are at revision 6; 1 nodes are at revision 7
, this means that the update is still in progress. Wait a few minutes and try again.After etcd is redeployed, force new rollouts for the control plane. The Kubernetes API server will reinstall itself on the other nodes because the kubelet is connected to API servers using an internal load balancer.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following commands.Force a new rollout for the Kubernetes API server:
$ oc patch kubeapiserver cluster -p='{"spec": {"forceRedeploymentReason": "recovery-'"$( date --rfc-3339=ns )"'"}}' --type=merge
Verify all nodes are updated to the latest revision.
$ oc get kubeapiserver -o=jsonpath='{range .items[0].status.conditions[?(@.type=="NodeInstallerProgressing")]}{.reason}{"\n"}{.message}{"\n"}'
Review the
NodeInstallerProgressing
status condition to verify that all nodes are at the latest revision. The output showsAllNodesAtLatestRevision
upon successful update:AllNodesAtLatestRevision 3 nodes are at revision 7 1
- 1
- In this example, the latest revision number is
7
.
If the output includes multiple revision numbers, such as
2 nodes are at revision 6; 1 nodes are at revision 7
, this means that the update is still in progress. Wait a few minutes and try again.Force a new rollout for the Kubernetes controller manager:
$ oc patch kubecontrollermanager cluster -p='{"spec": {"forceRedeploymentReason": "recovery-'"$( date --rfc-3339=ns )"'"}}' --type=merge
Verify all nodes are updated to the latest revision.
$ oc get kubecontrollermanager -o=jsonpath='{range .items[0].status.conditions[?(@.type=="NodeInstallerProgressing")]}{.reason}{"\n"}{.message}{"\n"}'
Review the
NodeInstallerProgressing
status condition to verify that all nodes are at the latest revision. The output showsAllNodesAtLatestRevision
upon successful update:AllNodesAtLatestRevision 3 nodes are at revision 7 1
- 1
- In this example, the latest revision number is
7
.
If the output includes multiple revision numbers, such as
2 nodes are at revision 6; 1 nodes are at revision 7
, this means that the update is still in progress. Wait a few minutes and try again.Force a new rollout for the Kubernetes scheduler:
$ oc patch kubescheduler cluster -p='{"spec": {"forceRedeploymentReason": "recovery-'"$( date --rfc-3339=ns )"'"}}' --type=merge
Verify all nodes are updated to the latest revision.
$ oc get kubescheduler -o=jsonpath='{range .items[0].status.conditions[?(@.type=="NodeInstallerProgressing")]}{.reason}{"\n"}{.message}{"\n"}'
Review the
NodeInstallerProgressing
status condition to verify that all nodes are at the latest revision. The output showsAllNodesAtLatestRevision
upon successful update:AllNodesAtLatestRevision 3 nodes are at revision 7 1
- 1
- In this example, the latest revision number is
7
.
If the output includes multiple revision numbers, such as
2 nodes are at revision 6; 1 nodes are at revision 7
, this means that the update is still in progress. Wait a few minutes and try again.
Verify that all control plane hosts have started and joined the cluster.
In a terminal that has access to the cluster as a
cluster-admin
user, run the following command:$ oc -n openshift-etcd get pods -l k8s-app=etcd
Example output
etcd-ip-10-0-143-125.ec2.internal 2/2 Running 0 9h etcd-ip-10-0-154-194.ec2.internal 2/2 Running 0 9h etcd-ip-10-0-173-171.ec2.internal 2/2 Running 0 9h
To ensure that all workloads return to normal operation following a recovery procedure, restart each pod that stores Kubernetes API information. This includes OpenShift Container Platform components such as routers, Operators, and third-party components.
On completion of the previous procedural steps, you might need to wait a few minutes for all services to return to their restored state. For example, authentication by using oc login
might not immediately work until the OAuth server pods are restarted.
Consider using the system:admin
kubeconfig
file for immediate authentication. This method basis its authentication on SSL/TLS client certificates as against OAuth tokens. You can authenticate with this file by issuing the following command:
$ export KUBECONFIG=<installation_directory>/auth/kubeconfig
Issue the following command to display your authenticated user name:
$ oc whoami
5.3.2.3. Additional resources
5.3.2.4. Issues and workarounds for restoring a persistent storage state
If your OpenShift Container Platform cluster uses persistent storage of any form, a state of the cluster is typically stored outside etcd. It might be an Elasticsearch cluster running in a pod or a database running in a StatefulSet
object. When you restore from an etcd backup, the status of the workloads in OpenShift Container Platform is also restored. However, if the etcd snapshot is old, the status might be invalid or outdated.
The contents of persistent volumes (PVs) are never part of the etcd snapshot. When you restore an OpenShift Container Platform cluster from an etcd snapshot, non-critical workloads might gain access to critical data, or vice-versa.
The following are some example scenarios that produce an out-of-date status:
- MySQL database is running in a pod backed up by a PV object. Restoring OpenShift Container Platform from an etcd snapshot does not bring back the volume on the storage provider, and does not produce a running MySQL pod, despite the pod repeatedly attempting to start. You must manually restore this pod by restoring the volume on the storage provider, and then editing the PV to point to the new volume.
- Pod P1 is using volume A, which is attached to node X. If the etcd snapshot is taken while another pod uses the same volume on node Y, then when the etcd restore is performed, pod P1 might not be able to start correctly due to the volume still being attached to node Y. OpenShift Container Platform is not aware of the attachment, and does not automatically detach it. When this occurs, the volume must be manually detached from node Y so that the volume can attach on node X, and then pod P1 can start.
- Cloud provider or storage provider credentials were updated after the etcd snapshot was taken. This causes any CSI drivers or Operators that depend on the those credentials to not work. You might have to manually update the credentials required by those drivers or Operators.
A device is removed or renamed from OpenShift Container Platform nodes after the etcd snapshot is taken. The Local Storage Operator creates symlinks for each PV that it manages from
/dev/disk/by-id
or/dev
directories. This situation might cause the local PVs to refer to devices that no longer exist.To fix this problem, an administrator must:
- Manually remove the PVs with invalid devices.
- Remove symlinks from respective nodes.
-
Delete
LocalVolume
orLocalVolumeSet
objects (see StorageConfiguring persistent storage Persistent storage using local volumes Deleting the Local Storage Operator Resources).
5.3.3. Recovering from expired control plane certificates
5.3.3.1. Recovering from expired control plane certificates
The cluster can automatically recover from expired control plane certificates.
However, you must manually approve the pending node-bootstrapper
certificate signing requests (CSRs) to recover kubelet certificates. For user-provisioned installations, you might also need to approve pending kubelet serving CSRs.
Use the following steps to approve the pending CSRs:
Procedure
Get the list of current CSRs:
$ oc get csr
Example output
NAME AGE SIGNERNAME REQUESTOR CONDITION csr-2s94x 8m3s kubernetes.io/kubelet-serving system:node:<node_name> Pending 1 csr-4bd6t 8m3s kubernetes.io/kubelet-serving system:node:<node_name> Pending 2 csr-4hl85 13m kubernetes.io/kube-apiserver-client-kubelet system:serviceaccount:openshift-machine-config-operator:node-bootstrapper Pending 3 csr-zhhhp 3m8s kubernetes.io/kube-apiserver-client-kubelet system:serviceaccount:openshift-machine-config-operator:node-bootstrapper Pending 4 ...
Review the details of a CSR to verify that it is valid:
$ oc describe csr <csr_name> 1
- 1
<csr_name>
is the name of a CSR from the list of current CSRs.
Approve each valid
node-bootstrapper
CSR:$ oc adm certificate approve <csr_name>
For user-provisioned installations, approve each valid kubelet serving CSR:
$ oc adm certificate approve <csr_name>