Conquer Kubernetes Failures: The CKA Troubleshooting Playbook
This isn’t just a study guide, it’s your go-to troubleshooting manual.
Designed for SREs, platform engineers, and CKA candidates, this playbook takes a deep dive into 33 real-world Kubernetes failure scenarios that you’ll face not only in exams but also in live production environments.
Whether you're debugging a broken service, stuck pods, DNS failures, volume issues, taints, misconfigured deployments, or network policies gone wrong, this guide shows you how to fix it, fast.
Here’s what you’ll find:
- Step-by-step solutions for actual Kubernetes failures
- Command-line focused, kubectl, describe, logs, patch, and more Expert insights on what went wrong, why it’s important, and how to fix it effectively
- CKA-aligned scenarios to reinforce the specific skills you’ll be tested on
- Proven techniques for real-world production support challenges
I created this to compile everything I wish I had when I first started managing clusters and preparing for the CKA exam.
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