4.2. Working with nodes
As an administrator, you can perform a number of tasks to make your clusters more efficient.
4.2.1. Understanding how to evacuate pods on nodes
Evacuating pods allows you to migrate all or selected pods from a given node or nodes.
You can only evacuate pods backed by a replication controller. The replication controller creates new pods on other nodes and removes the existing pods from the specified node(s).
Bare pods, meaning those not backed by a replication controller, are unaffected by default. You can evacuate a subset of pods by specifying a pod-selector. Pod selectors are based on labels, so all the pods with the specified label will be evacuated.
Procedure
Mark the nodes unschedulable before performing the pod evacuation.
Mark the node as unschedulable:
$ oc adm cordon <node1>
Example output
node/<node1> cordoned
Check that the node status is
NotReady,SchedulingDisabled
:$ oc get node <node1>
Example output
NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION <node1> NotReady,SchedulingDisabled worker 1d v1.18.3
Evacuate the pods using one of the following methods:
Evacuate all or selected pods on one or more nodes:
$ oc adm drain <node1> <node2> [--pod-selector=<pod_selector>]
Force the deletion of bare pods using the
--force
option. When set totrue
, deletion continues even if there are pods not managed by a replication controller, replica set, job, daemon set, or stateful set:$ oc adm drain <node1> <node2> --force=true
Set a period of time in seconds for each Pod to terminate gracefully, use
--grace-period
. If negative, the default value specified in the Pod will be used:$ oc adm drain <node1> <node2> --grace-period=-1
Ignore pods managed by daemon sets using the
--ignore-daemonsets
flag set totrue
:$ oc adm drain <node1> <node2> --ignore-daemonsets=true
Set the length of time to wait before giving up using the
--timeout
flag. A value of0
sets an infinite length of time:$ oc adm drain <node1> <node2> --timeout=5s
Delete pods even if there are pods using emptyDir using the
--delete-local-data
flag set totrue
. Local data is deleted when the node is drained:$ oc adm drain <node1> <node2> --delete-local-data=true
List objects that will be migrated without actually performing the evacuation, using the
--dry-run
option set totrue
:$ oc adm drain <node1> <node2> --dry-run=true
Instead of specifying specific node names (for example,
<node1> <node2>
), you can use the--selector=<node_selector>
option to evacuate pods on selected nodes.
Mark the node as schedulable when done.
$ oc adm uncordon <node1>
4.2.2. Understanding how to update labels on nodes
You can update any label on a node.
Node labels are not persisted after a node is deleted even if the node is backed up by a Machine.
Any change to a MachineSet
object is not applied to existing machines owned by the machine set. For example, labels edited or added to an existing MachineSet
object are not propagated to existing machines and nodes associated with the machine set.
The following command adds or updates labels on a node:
$ oc label node <node> <key_1>=<value_1> ... <key_n>=<value_n>
For example:
$ oc label nodes webconsole-7f7f6 unhealthy=true
The following command updates all pods in the namespace:
$ oc label pods --all <key_1>=<value_1>
For example:
$ oc label pods --all status=unhealthy
4.2.3. Understanding how to mark nodes as unschedulable or schedulable
By default, healthy nodes with a Ready
status are marked as schedulable, meaning that new pods are allowed for placement on the node. Manually marking a node as unschedulable blocks any new pods from being scheduled on the node. Existing pods on the node are not affected.
The following command marks a node or nodes as unschedulable:
Example output
$ oc adm cordon <node>
For example:
$ oc adm cordon node1.example.com
Example output
node/node1.example.com cordoned NAME LABELS STATUS node1.example.com kubernetes.io/hostname=node1.example.com Ready,SchedulingDisabled
The following command marks a currently unschedulable node or nodes as schedulable:
$ oc adm uncordon <node1>
Alternatively, instead of specifying specific node names (for example,
<node>
), you can use the--selector=<node_selector>
option to mark selected nodes as schedulable or unschedulable.
4.2.4. Configuring master nodes as schedulable
You can configure master nodes to be schedulable, meaning that new pods are allowed for placement on the master nodes. By default, master nodes are not schedulable.
You can set the masters to be schedulable, but must retain the worker nodes.
You can deploy OpenShift Container Platform with no worker nodes on a bare metal cluster. In this case, the master nodes are marked schedulable by default.
You can allow or disallow master nodes to be schedulable by configuring the mastersSchedulable
field.
Procedure
Edit the
schedulers.config.openshift.io
resource.$ oc edit schedulers.config.openshift.io cluster
Configure the
mastersSchedulable
field.apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1 kind: Scheduler metadata: creationTimestamp: "2019-09-10T03:04:05Z" generation: 1 name: cluster resourceVersion: "433" selfLink: /apis/config.openshift.io/v1/schedulers/cluster uid: a636d30a-d377-11e9-88d4-0a60097bee62 spec: mastersSchedulable: false 1 policy: name: "" status: {}
- 1
- Set to
true
to allow master nodes to be schedulable, orfalse
to disallow master nodes to be schedulable.
- Save the file to apply the changes.
4.2.5. Deleting nodes
4.2.5.1. Deleting nodes from a cluster
When you delete a node using the CLI, the node object is deleted in Kubernetes, but the pods that exist on the node are not deleted. Any bare pods not backed by a replication controller become inaccessible to OpenShift Container Platform. Pods backed by replication controllers are rescheduled to other available nodes. You must delete local manifest pods.
Procedure
To delete a node from the OpenShift Container Platform cluster, edit the appropriate MachineSet
object:
If you are running cluster on bare metal, you cannot delete a node by editing MachineSet
objects. Machine sets are only available when a cluster is integrated with a cloud provider. Instead you must unschedule and drain the node before manually deleting it.
View the machine sets that are in the cluster:
$ oc get machinesets -n openshift-machine-api
The machine sets are listed in the form of <clusterid>-worker-<aws-region-az>.
Scale the machine set:
$ oc scale --replicas=2 machineset <machineset> -n openshift-machine-api
For more information on scaling your cluster using a machine set, see Manually scaling a machine set.
4.2.5.2. Deleting nodes from a bare metal cluster
When you delete a node using the CLI, the node object is deleted in Kubernetes, but the pods that exist on the node are not deleted. Any bare pods not backed by a replication controller become inaccessible to OpenShift Container Platform. Pods backed by replication controllers are rescheduled to other available nodes. You must delete local manifest pods.
Procedure
Delete a node from an OpenShift Container Platform cluster running on bare metal by completing the following steps:
Mark the node as unschedulable:
$ oc adm cordon <node_name>
Drain all pods on your node:
$ oc adm drain <node_name> --force=true
Delete your node from the cluster:
$ oc delete node <node_name>
Although the node object is now deleted from the cluster, it can still rejoin the cluster after reboot or if the kubelet service is restarted. To permanently delete the node and all its data, you must decommission the node.
4.2.6. Adding kernel arguments to Nodes
In some special cases, you might want to add kernel arguments to a set of nodes in your cluster. This should only be done with caution and clear understanding of the implications of the arguments you set.
Improper use of kernel arguments can result in your systems becoming unbootable.
Examples of kernel arguments you could set include:
- enforcing=0: Configures Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) to run in permissive mode. In permissive mode, the system acts as if SELinux is enforcing the loaded security policy, including labeling objects and emitting access denial entries in the logs, but it does not actually deny any operations. While not recommended for production systems, permissive mode can be helpful for debugging.
-
nosmt: Disables symmetric multithreading (SMT) in the kernel. Multithreading allows multiple logical threads for each CPU. You could consider
nosmt
in multi-tenant environments to reduce risks from potential cross-thread attacks. By disabling SMT, you essentially choose security over performance.
See Kernel.org kernel parameters for a list and descriptions of kernel arguments.
In the following procedure, you create a MachineConfig
object that identifies:
- A set of machines to which you want to add the kernel argument. In this case, machines with a worker role.
- Kernel arguments that are appended to the end of the existing kernel arguments.
- A label that indicates where in the list of machine configs the change is applied.
Prerequisites
- Have administrative privilege to a working OpenShift Container Platform cluster.
Procedure
List existing
MachineConfig
objects for your OpenShift Container Platform cluster to determine how to label your machine config:$ oc get MachineConfig
Example output
NAME GENERATEDBYCONTROLLER IGNITIONVERSION CREATED 00-master 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 30m 00-worker 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 30m 01-master-container-runtime 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 30m 01-master-kubelet 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 30m 01-worker-container-runtime 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 30m 01-worker-kubelet 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 30m 99-master-1131169f-dae9-11e9-b5dd-12a845e8ffd8-registries 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 30m 99-master-ssh 2.2.0 30m 99-worker-114e8ac7-dae9-11e9-b5dd-12a845e8ffd8-registries 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 30m 99-worker-ssh 2.2.0 30m rendered-master-b3729e5f6124ca3678188071343115d0 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 30m rendered-worker-18ff9506c718be1e8bd0a066850065b7 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 30m
Create a
MachineConfig
object file that identifies the kernel argument (for example,05-worker-kernelarg-selinuxpermissive.yaml
)apiVersion: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1 kind: MachineConfig metadata: labels: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/role: worker1 name: 05-worker-kernelarg-selinuxpermissive2 spec: config: ignition: version: 2.2.0 kernelArguments: - enforcing=03
Create the new machine config:
$ oc create -f 05-worker-kernelarg-selinuxpermissive.yaml
Check the machine configs to see that the new one was added:
$ oc get MachineConfig
Example output
NAME GENERATEDBYCONTROLLER IGNITIONVERSION CREATED 00-master 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 31m 00-worker 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 31m 01-master-container-runtime 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 31m 01-master-kubelet 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 31m 01-worker-container-runtime 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 31m 01-worker-kubelet 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 31m 05-worker-kernelarg-selinuxpermissive 3.1.0 105s 99-master-1131169f-dae9-11e9-b5dd-12a845e8ffd8-registries 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 31m 99-master-ssh 2.2.0 30m 99-worker-114e8ac7-dae9-11e9-b5dd-12a845e8ffd8-registries 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 31m 99-worker-ssh 2.2.0 31m rendered-master-b3729e5f6124ca3678188071343115d0 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 31m rendered-worker-18ff9506c718be1e8bd0a066850065b7 577c2d527b09cd7a481a162c50592139caa15e20 2.2.0 31m
Check the nodes:
$ oc get nodes
Example output
NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION ip-10-0-136-161.ec2.internal Ready worker 28m v1.18.3 ip-10-0-136-243.ec2.internal Ready master 34m v1.18.3 ip-10-0-141-105.ec2.internal Ready,SchedulingDisabled worker 28m v1.18.3 ip-10-0-142-249.ec2.internal Ready master 34m v1.18.3 ip-10-0-153-11.ec2.internal Ready worker 28m v1.18.3 ip-10-0-153-150.ec2.internal Ready master 34m v1.18.3
You can see that scheduling on each worker node is disabled as the change is being applied.
Check that the kernel argument worked by going to one of the worker nodes and listing the kernel command line arguments (in
/proc/cmdline
on the host):$ oc debug node/ip-10-0-141-105.ec2.internal
Example output
Starting pod/ip-10-0-141-105ec2internal-debug ... To use host binaries, run `chroot /host` sh-4.2# cat /host/proc/cmdline BOOT_IMAGE=/ostree/rhcos-... console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 rootflags=defaults,prjquota rw root=UUID=fd0... ostree=/ostree/boot.0/rhcos/16... coreos.oem.id=qemu coreos.oem.id=ec2 ignition.platform.id=ec2 enforcing=0 sh-4.2# exit
You should see the
enforcing=0
argument added to the other kernel arguments.
4.2.7. Additional resources
For more information on scaling your cluster using a MachineSet, see Manually scaling a MachineSet.