• How many static pod are there? 
    kubectl get pods -A
# This checks all of the pods in all namespaces
  • Need to look at the yaml of the pod if want to know how many static pods exist in the cluster in all namespaces: 
    kubectl get pod kube-apiserver-controlplane -n kube-system -o yaml
  • In the ownerReferences section of the output, you will see which node the static pod is attached to. It is listed under the kind field.
  • What is the path of the directory holding the static pod definition files?
    • Can check the kubelet conf –> /var/lib/kubelet/config.yaml
      • There you can check the staticPodPath key to see the directory of where the pod manifest files are.
  • To check the image of a Static Pod, check /etc/kubernetes/manifests and cat the file manifest file and check the image field.
  • How to create a Static Pod (do not place anything after the --command argument): 
    kubectl run static-busybox --image=busybox --dry-run=client -o yaml --command -- sleep 1000
  • Redirect it to a file: 
    kubectl run static-busybox --image=busybox --dry-run=client -o yaml --command -- sleep 1000 > manifest names
  • Copy the manifest file to /etc/kubernetes/manifests.
  • Edit an image on a Static Pod:
    • To make any changes on a Static Pod, just edit the file under /etc/kubernetes/manifests/<POD_NAME>
    • The pod will
    • Then verify with kubectl get pods --watch
  • How to delete a Static Pod?
    • Cannot just use kubectl delete pod. This doesn’t work, as it is a pod that the kubelet manages.
    • ssh into a node by running kubectl get nodes -o wide and then access the node using the Internal IP address from the command output or the node name.
    • Again, just to check where the Static Pods directory is, check /var/lib/kubelet/config.yaml

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