This article introduces the concept of āHow to troubleshoot Pod network issues in a Kubernetes cluster.ā It will present strategies for diagnosing network problems within Kubernetes clusters, including a model for network anomalies, commonly used tools, and some case studies for learning.
- Common Types of Network Anomalies in Pods
- Web Diagnostic Tool
- Pod Network Anomaly Troubleshooting Ideas and Process Model
- Troubleshooting Steps for CNI Network Abnormalities
- Case Study
Pod network anomaly
Network anomalies can generally be categorized as follows:
- Network unreachable, the main issue is that ping is unreachable, which might be due to:
- Source-side and destination-side firewalls (
iptables
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- The source and destination systems are experiencing high load, network connections are maxed out, and the network card queues are full.
- Network link failure
- Source-side and destination-side firewalls (
- Port Unreachable: The main symptom is that you can ping but cannot telnet the port. Possible reasons are:
- Source and destination firewall restrictions
- The system load on both the source and destination systems is excessively high, the number of network connections is at capacity, the network interface card queues are full, and the ports are exhausted.
- The target application is not listening properly (the application hasnāt started, or is listening on 127.0.0.1, etc.)
- DNS resolution anomalyThe primary issue is that while the basic network is accessible, accessing the domain name results in an error indicating it cannot be resolved. However, accessing the IP address functions correctly. Possible reasons for this are
- The DNS configuration of the Pod is incorrect.
- DNS service anomaly
- Issues in Communication Between Pod and DNS Service
- Large Packet Loss: The primary symptom is that the basic network and ports can be connected, small data packets are transmitted without issues, but large data packets are dropped. Possible reasons for this might be:
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ping -s
Specify packet size for testing - The size of the data packet exceeds the limits set by Docker, the CNI plugin, or the host network card.MTUIt appears there isnāt sufficient context or content to translate. Could you provide more text or further clarify the content you wish to be translated?
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- CNI anomalyThe main issue is that while the Node is accessible, the Pod cannot reach the cluster address. Possible reasons include:
- kube-proxy service is malfunctioning, causing a failure to generate iptables policies or IPVS rules, leading to inaccessibility.
- CIDR exhaustion, unable to inject into Node.
PodCIDR
Causing CNI Plugin Anomalies - Other CNI Plugin Issues
Therefore, the entire Pod network anomaly classification can be illustrated as shown in the figure below:
Pod network trouble hirarchy
To summarize, the most common network issues with Pods include network unreachable (unable to ping), port unreachable (unable to telnet), DNS resolution failures (hostname unreachable), and large packet loss (unable to send large packets).
Common Network Troubleshooting Tools
After understanding common network anomalies, during troubleshooting, you need to use some network tools to effectively pinpoint the cause of network failures. Below, some network troubleshooting tools will be introduced.
tcpdump
The TCPdump network sniffer combines power and simplicity into a single command-line interface, capable of capturing packets on the network and outputting them to the screen or logging them to a file.
āInstallation on Various Systems
- Ubuntu/Debian:
tcpdump
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View all communications on specified interfaces.
Syntax
Parameters |
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-i [interface] | |
-w [flle] |
The first `n` indicates resolving the address to a numeric format rather than a hostname, and the second `N` indicates resolving the port to a numeric format instead of a service name. |
-n |
Do not display IP address |
-X |
hex and ASCII |
-A |
ASCII (actually displayed in human-readable packets) |
-XX | |
-v |
Detailed Information |
-r |
Read files instead of capturing packets in real-time. |
Keywords | |
type |
host (hostname, domain name, IP address), net, port, portrange |
direction |
src, dst, src or dst , src and ds |
protocol |
Ethernet, IP, ARP, TCP, UDP, WLAN |
Capture all network interfaces
tcpdump -D
Track traffic by IP: Pod network issues
One of the most common querieshost
You can see the comings and goings of1.1.1.1
Traffic.
tcpdump host 1.1.1.1
Filter by Source/Destination Address
If you only want to view traffic coming from or going in a particular direction, you can use src
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tcpdump src|dst 1.1.1.1
Searching for data packets online
Usenet
Options to trace packets entering or exiting a specific network or subnet.
tcpdump net 1.2.3.0/24
hex
It is possible to output the contents of the packet in hexadecimal.
tcpdump -c 1 -X icmp
Monitoring traffic on specific ports
Useport
Options to find specific port traffic.
tcpdump port 3389
tcpdump src port 1025
Find traffic within a range of ports
tcpdump portrange 21-23
Filter package size
If you need to search for packets of a specific size, you can use the following options. You can use less
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tcpdump less 32
tcpdump greater 64
tcpdump <= 128
Capture traffic output to a file
-w
Packet captures can be saved to a file for future analysis. These files are called PCAP
(PEE-cap) files, they can be processed by different tools, including Wireshark
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tcpdump port 80 -w capture_file
Combined Conditions
`tcpdump` can also be combined with logical operators to create compound condition queries.
- AND
and
or&&
- OR
or
or||
- EXCEPT
not
or!
tcpdump -i eth0 -nn host 220.181.57.216 and 10.0.0.1 # Communication between hosts
tcpdump -i eth0 -nn host 220.181.57.216 or 10.0.0.1
# Capture communication between 10.0.0.1 and either 10.0.0.9 or 10.0.0.3
tcpdump -i eth0 -nn host 10.0.0.1 and \(10.0.0.9 or 10.0.0.3\)
Original output
Display human-readable content for output packaging (excluding content).
tcpdump -ttnnvvS -i eth0
tcpdump -ttnnvvS -i eth0
IP to Port
Letās locate all traffic from a specific IP to any host on a specific port.
tcpdump -nnvvS src 10.5.2.3 and dst port 3389
Removing Specific Traffic
You can exclude specific traffic, such as showing all non-ICMP traffic to 192.168.0.2.
tcpdump dst 192.168.0.2 and src net and not icmp
Traffic from unspecified ports, such as, show all traffic from hosts that are not SSH traffic.
tcpdump -vv src mars and not dst port 22
Option Grouping
When constructing complex queries, you must use single quotes.'
Single quotes are used to ignore special symbols.()
, to facilitate grouping with other expressions (like host, port, net, etc.).
tcpdump 'src 10.0.2.4 and (dst port 3389 or 22)'
Filtering TCP Flag Bits
TCP RST
The filters below find these various packets because tcp[13] looks at offset 13 in the TCP header, the number represents the location within the byte, and the !=0 means that the flag in question is set to 1, i.e. itās on.
tcpdump 'tcp[13] & 4!=0'
tcpdump 'tcp[tcpflags] == tcp-rst'
TCP SYN
tcpdump 'tcp[13] & 2!=0'
tcpdump 'tcp[tcpflags] == tcp-syn'
Ignore packets with both SYN and ACK flags
tcpdump 'tcp[13]=18'
TCP URG
tcpdump 'tcp[13] & 32!=0'
tcpdump 'tcp[tcpflags] == tcp-urg'
TCP ACK
tcpdump 'tcp[13] & 16!=0'
tcpdump 'tcp[tcpflags] == tcp-ack'
TCP PSH
tcpdump 'tcp[13] & 8!=0'
tcpdump 'tcp[tcpflags] == tcp-push'
TCP FIN
tcpdump 'tcp[13] & 1!=0'
tcpdump 'tcp[tcpflags] == tcp-fin'
Search for HTTP package
Finduser-agent
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tcpdump -vvAls0 | grep 'User-Agent:'
Find onlyGET
Requested Traffic
tcpdump -vvAls0 | grep 'GET'
Find HTTP Client IP
tcpdump -vvAls0 | grep 'Host:'
Query client cookies
tcpdump -vvAls0 | grep 'Set-Cookie|Host:|Cookie:'
Investigating DNS Traffic
tcpdump -vvAs0 port 53
Find the plaintext password corresponding to the traffic.
tcpdump port http or port ftp or port smtp or port imap or port pop3 or port telnet -lA | egrep -i -B5 'pass=|pwd=|log=|login=|user=|username=|pw=|passw=|passwd= |password=|pass:|user:|username:|password:|login:|pass |user '
Wireshark Trace Stream
Wiresharkās ability to trace streams can effectively help understand the issues that arise during an interaction.
In Wireshark, select a packet and right-click to choose āFollow Stream.ā If the packet is from a supported protocol, this option can be activated.
Regarding packet capture nodes and devices.
How to Capture Useful Packets and Find the Corresponding Interfaces: Here Are Some Suggestions
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Typically, packet capturing is performed simultaneously at both the source and destination to observe whether the packet is sent correctly from the source, whether the destination receives the packet and responds back, and whether the source receives the response properly. If packet loss is detected, packet capturing is conducted at each node along the network path to troubleshoot. For instance, if packets travel from Node A through Node C to Node B, capturing is first done simultaneously on both ends, A and B. If Node B does not receive packets from Node A, packets are then captured simultaneously at Node C.
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VxLAN in kubernetes
nsenter
`nsenter` is a tool that allows you to enter the namespaces of a process. For instance, if a container is running under a non-root user, and you usedocker exec
Upon entering, however, the container was not installed.sudo
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In a scenario where you wish to view the current network properties, such as open ports, how can you achieve this?nsenterThis is used to address this problem.
nsenter (namespace enter) It can be used on the containerās host machine.nsenterCommand into the containerās namespace to operate network commands on the host from the containerās perspective. Of course, you need to have the necessaryrootPermissions
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- Ubuntu/Debian:
util-linux
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Example: If we have a Pod process ID of 30858, execute it within that Podās namespace.ifconfig
, as shown below
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root 17636 62887 0 20:19 pts/2 00:00:00 grep --color=auto tail
root 30858 30838 0 15:55 ? 00:00:01 tail -f
$ nsenter -t 30858 -n ifconfig
eth0: flags=4163<> mtu 1480
inet 192.168.1.213 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether 5e:d5:98:af:dc:6b txqueuelen 0 (Ethernet)
RX packets 92 bytes 9100 (8.8 KiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 92 bytes 8422 (8.2 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
lo: flags=73<> mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 5 bytes 448 (448.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 5 bytes 448 (448.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
net1: flags=4163<> mtu 1500
inet 10.1.0.201 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.1.0.255
ether b2:79:f9:dd:2a:10 txqueuelen 0 (Ethernet)
RX packets 228 bytes 21272 (20.7 KiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 216 bytes 20272 (19.7 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
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How to Locate Pod Namespace
First, you need to determine the name of the node where the Pod is located.
$ kubectl get pods -owide |awk '{print $1,$7}'
NAME NODE
netbox-85865d5556-hfg6v master-machine
netbox-85865d5556-vlgr4 node01
If the Pod is not on the current node and you still need to log in using the IP, then you also need to check the IP (optional).
$ kubectl get pods -owide |awk '{print $1,$6,$7}'
NAME IP NODE
netbox-85865d5556-hfg6v 192.168.1.213 master-machine
netbox-85865d5556-vlgr4 192.168.0.4 node01
Next, log into the node and obtain the container ID, as shown below. Each pod typically has one by default.pauseContainers and others are containers defined in the userās YAML file. In theory, all containers share the same network namespace, so you can choose any container for troubleshooting.
$ docker ps |grep netbox-85865d5556-hfg6v
6f8c58377aae f78dd05f11ff "tail -f" 45 hours ago Up 45 hours k8s_netbox_netbox-85865d5556-hfg6v_default_4a8e2da8-05d1-4c81-97a7-3d76343a323a_0
b9c732ee457e registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/google_containers/pause:3.1 "/pause" 45 hours ago Up 45 hours k8s_POD_netbox-85865d5556-hfg6v_default_4a8e2da8-05d1-4c81-97a7-3d76343a323a_0
Next, obtain the process ID corresponding to the container in the node system as shown below.
$ docker inspect --format "{{ .State.Pid }}" 6f8c58377aae
30858
Finally, you can usensenterEntered the containerās network namespace to execute commands.
paping
papingThe command allows specifying the target port to perform continuous ping using the TCP protocol, leveraging this feature to compensate forā¦pingICMP protocol, as well asnmap , telnetSingle-operation limitations; typically used for testing port connectivity and packet loss rate.
Downloading `paping`:paping[2]
papingIt is also necessary to install the following dependencies, depending on what you have installed.papingVersion
- RedHat/CentOS:
yum install -y libstdc++.i686 glibc.i686
- Ubuntu/Debian: Minimal Installation Without Dependencies
$ paping -h
paping v1.5.5 - Copyright (c) 2011 Mike Lovell
Syntax: paping [options] destination
Options:
-?, --help display usage
-p, --port N set TCP port N (required)
--nocolor Disable color output
-t, --timeout timeout in milliseconds (default 1000)
-c, --count N set number of checks to N
mtr
mtris a cross-platform network diagnostic tool, which cantracerouteandpingthe features into one tool. WithtracerouteDifferences aremtrThe displayed information compared to tracerouteEnhanced: ThroughmtrIt is possible to determine the number of hops in the network, and simultaneously print the response percentage along with the response time at each hop within the network.
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mtr
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Simple Usage Example
The simplest example is appending a domain name or IP, which will track the entire route.
$ mtr google.com
Start: Thu Jun 28 12:10:13 2018
HOST: TecMint Loss% Snt Last Avg Best Wrst StDev
1.|-- 192.168.0.1 0.0% 5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0
2.|-- 5.5.5.211 0.0% 5 0.7 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.0
3.|-- 209.snat-111-91-120.hns.n 80.0% 5 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 0.0
4.|-- 72.14.194.226 0.0% 5 1.9 2.9 1.9 4.4 1.1
5.|-- 108.170.248.161 0.0% 5 2.9 3.5 2.0 4.3 0.7
6.|-- 216.239.62.237 0.0% 5 3.0 6.2 2.9 18.3 6.7
7.|-- bom05s12-in-f14.1e100.net 0.0% 5 2.1 2.4 2.0 3.8 0.5
-n
ForcemtrPrint the IP address instead of the hostname
$ mtr -n google.com
Start: Thu Jun 28 12:12:58 2018
HOST: TecMint Loss% Snt Last Avg Best Wrst StDev
1.|-- 192.168.0.1 0.0% 5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0
2.|-- 5.5.5.211 0.0% 5 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.0
3.|-- ??? 100.0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
4.|-- 72.14.194.226 0.0% 5 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 0.0
5.|-- 108.170.248.161 0.0% 5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.4 0.0
6.|-- 216.239.62.237 0.0% 5 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.3 0.0
7.|-- 172.217.160.174 0.0% 5 3.7 3.6 2.0 5.3 1.4
-b
Simultaneously display IP addresses and hostnames.
$ mtr -b google.com
Start: Thu Jun 28 12:14:36 2018
HOST: TecMint Loss% Snt Last Avg Best Wrst StDev
1.|-- 192.168.0.1 0.0% 5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0
2.|-- 5.5.5.211 0.0% 5 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.0
3.|-- 209.snat-111-91-120.hns.n 0.0% 5 1.4 1.6 1.3 2.1 0.0
4.|-- 72.14.194.226 0.0% 5 1.8 2.1 1.8 2.6 0.0
5.|-- 108.170.248.209 0.0% 5 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.0 0.0
6.|-- 216.239.56.115 0.0% 5 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.9 0.0
7.|-- bom07s15-in-f14.1e100.net 0.0% 5 3.7 2.2 1.7 3.7 0.9
-c
Followed by a specific value, this will restrictmtrthe number of times for ping; it will exit after reaching the count
$ mtr -c5 google.com
If you need to specify the number of times and save this data after exiting, use-r
flag
$ mtr -r -c 5 google.com > 1
$ cat 1
Start: Sun Aug 21 22:06:49 2022
HOST: xxxxx.xxxxx.xxxx.xxxx Loss% Snt Last Avg Best Wrst StDev
1.|-- gateway 0.0% 5 0.6 146.8 0.6 420.2 191.4
2.|-- 212.xx.21.241 0.0% 5 0.4 1.0 0.4 2.3 0.5
3.|-- 188.xxx.106.124 0.0% 5 0.7 1.1 0.7 2.1 0.5
4.|-- ??? 100.0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
5.|-- 72.14.209.89 0.0% 5 43.2 43.3 43.1 43.3 0.0
6.|-- 108.xxx.250.33 0.0% 5 43.2 43.1 43.1 43.2 0.0
7.|-- 108.xxx.250.34 0.0% 5 43.7 43.6 43.5 43.7 0.0
8.|-- 142.xxx.238.82 0.0% 5 60.6 60.9 60.6 61.2 0.0
9.|-- 142.xxx.238.64 0.0% 5 59.7 67.5 59.3 89.8 13.2
10.|-- 142.xxx.37.81 0.0% 5 62.7 62.9 62.6 63.5 0.0
11.|-- 142.xxx.229.85 0.0% 5 61.0 60.9 60.7 61.3 0.0
12.|-- xx-in-f14.1e100.net 0.0% 5 59.0 58.9 58.9 59.0 0.0
The default protocol used is ICMP.-i
, can specify-u
, -t
Use other protocols
mtr --tcp google.com
-m
Specify the maximum number of hops
mtr -m 35 216.58.223.78
-s
Specify the package size
`mtr` output data
colum |
describe |
---|---|
last |
The most recent probe latency value. |
avg |
Average value of detection latency |
best |
Minimum value for detecting latency |
wrst |
Detecting the maximum latency |
stdev |
Standard deviation. A larger value indicates that the corresponding node is more unstable. |
Packet Loss Detection
Any nodeāsLoss%
(Packet Loss Rate) If it is not zero, it indicates that there might be an issue with this network hop. There are usually two reasons that can cause packet loss at the respective node.
- The operator, based on security or performance needs, has artificially limited the ICMP send rate of the node, leading to packet loss.
- It is indeed the case that anomalies in nodes can lead to packet loss. By analyzing the packet loss conditions of both the anomalous node and its subsequent nodes, one can determine the cause of the packet loss.
āNotes:
- If there are no packet losses in subsequent nodes, it usually indicates that the packet loss at the anomalous node is due to ISP policy restrictions. You can ignore the related packet loss.
- If subsequent nodes also experience packet loss, it typically indicates that there is indeed a network anomaly at the node, leading to packet loss. In scenarios where the problematic node and the following nodes continuously experience packet loss with differing rates at each node, the packet loss rate of the final few hops is generally considered the most accurate. For example, if link testing shows packet loss at the 5th, 6th, and 7th hops, the packet loss situation is ultimately referenced by the 7th hop.
Delayed Judgment
Due to link jitter or other factors, the nodeās BestandWorstValues can vary greatly. However,Avg(Average Value) The average of all probes since the self-loop test has been statistically analyzed, allowing for a better reflection of the network quality of the corresponding node. And StDevThe higher the (standard deviation), the more variable (or dispersed) the latency values of data packets are at a given node. Therefore, the standard deviation can assist in determiningAvgwhether it accurately reflects the network quality of the respective node. For instance, if the standard deviation is large, it indicates that the packet delay is uncertain. Some packets might have very low delays (e.g., 25ms), while others experience high delays (e.g., 350ms). However, the resulting average delay might appear normal. Therefore, in this caseAvgIt does not accurately reflect the actual network quality situation.
This requires making a judgment based on the following conditions:
- IfStDevis high, then synchronously observe the corresponding nodeāsBestandwrstto determine if the corresponding node exhibits any anomalies.
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Pod Network Troubleshooting Process
When troubleshooting Pod network anomalies, you can refer to the diagram below.
Pod network troubleshooting idea
Case Study
Unable to access the service address after expanding the node.
After scaling the k8s nodes in the testing environment, the clusterIP-type registry service becomes inaccessible.
Environment Details:
IP |
Hostname |
role |
---|---|---|
10.153.204.15 |
yq01-aip-aikefu12 |
worknode node (the node with expansion issues this time) |
10.153.203.14 |
yq01-aip-aikefu31 |
master node |
10.61.187.42 |
yq01-aip-aikefu2746f8e9 |
master node |
10.61.187.48 |
yq01-aip-aikefu30b61e25 |
master node (the node where the registry service pod is located) |
- CNI Plugin: Flannel VXLAN
- kube-proxy operates in iptables mode.
- registry service
- Single instance deployed at 10.61.187.48:5000
- Pod IP: 10.233.65.46,
- Cluster IP: 10.233.0.100
Phenomenon:
- Pod communication between all nodes is functioning normally.
- Any node and Pod can curl the Pod of the registry.IP:5000Can all be connected.
- The newly expanded node 10.153.204.15 cannot successfully execute a curl command to the registry serviceās Cluster IP 10.233.0.100:5000, whereas other nodes can connect without issues.
Analysis Approach:
- Based on Observation 1, a preliminary assessment can be made.CNINo anomalies with the plugin.
- Based on Phenomenon 2, it can be determinedregistryIām sorry, but it seems like there isnāt enough context or information for me to provide assistance. Could you please provide more details or context related to the content you need help with?PodNo anomalies
- Based on phenomenon 3, it can be determined thatregistryI see that the input is not in English. Please provide the text content that needs translation into American English, and I can assist you further.serviceThe likelihood of an anomaly is low; it might be a newly expanded node accessing the system.registryIām here to help translate text content from WordPress posts into American English while preserving any HTML tags or formatting. If you could provide the text you need assistance with, Iāll gladly help you translate it.serviceAnomaly Detected
Suspected Directions:
- kube-proxy of the problematic node is experiencing anomalies.
- The iptables rules of the problem node have anomalies.
- There is an anomaly at the network layer between the problem node and the service.
Troubleshooting Process:
- Troubleshooting Issue Nodes
kube-proxy
- Execute
kubectl get pod -owide -nkube-system l grep kube-proxy
Viewkube-proxyPod Status on Problematic Nodeskube-proxyPod forrunningStatus - Execute
kubecti logs <>< pod="" name=""> -nkube-system</></>
Investigate Issue Nodekube-proxyThe Pod logs do not display any abnormal errors. - Executing on the question node operating system
iptables -S -t nat
Viewiptables
Rules
Troubleshooting Process:
Confirm that there is a KUBE-SERVICES chain to the Cluster IP 10.233.0.100 of the registry service, jump to the KUBE-SVC-* chain for load balancing, and then jump to the KUBE-SEP-* chain to replace the IP 10.233.65.46 of the service backend Pod through DNAT. Therefore, it is determined that there is no abnormality in the iptables rule. Execute route-n to check whether the problem node has a route to access the network segment where 10.233.65.46 is located, as shown in the figure
The IP address 10.233.65.46 suggests a private network, which is often used within a local or organizational setup. For routing such an IP, the appropriate configurations need to be set in your networkās router to ensure proper communication within the subnet.
Check the return route of the peer
Return Routing
The investigation above proves that the cause of the problem is not.cniplugins orkube-proxyDue to an abnormality, it is necessary to capture packets on the access link to determine the cause of the issue and identify the problematic node for execution.curl 10.233.0.100:5000
, on both the problem node and the node where the backend pod is located, capturing packets on flannel.1 shows that the sending node keeps retransmitting, Cluster IP has DNATConvert to backend Pod IP, as shown.
Packet capturing process, sending end
Backend Pod (registrySorry, could you please provide more context or content in English so I can assist you accurately?flannel.1No data packets have been captured, as shown in the image.
Packet capture process, server-side
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Packet transmission process, sending end
The receiving endpoint has received the packet but has not sent a response, as shown in the figure.
Packet transmission process, server side.
From this, we can deduce that the NAT action has been completed, and itās just the backend Pod (registryService) no response packet, proceed to execute on the problematic node.curl10.233.65.46:5000
At the issue node and the backend (registryService) The node where the Pod is locatedflannel.1Simultaneously capture packets, both nodes transmit and receive normally, and packet transmission is as shown in the figure.
Normal Packet Sender
Normal Packet Receiver
Next, capture packets on the network interfaces of the two physical machines because packets will pass through the physical machineās network interfaces.vxlanIt looks like the content you want to translate is āPackaging, need to catchā. Hereās the English translation maintaining the technical jargon:
Encapsulation, need to capture.vxlanPort 8472 of the device, packet sending end as shown in the figure.
The network link is established, but the encapsulated IP is incorrect. The encapsulated source node IP is 10.153.204.228, but there is an issue with the node whose IP is 10.153.204.15.
Packet capture on the physical machineās network card interface for troubleshooting issues.
Capture packets on the physical network card of the node where the backend Pod is located, and make sure to filter out requests from other normal nodes, as depicted in the diagram. Itās observed that the received packets have a source address of 10.153.204.228, but the IP of the problem node is 10.153.204.15.
Capture packets at the network interface card of a physical endpoint machine.
At this point, the issue is clear: a Pod has two IP addresses, causing a failure to route outgoing and incoming packets through the tunnel device to the correct interface. This allows for outgoing packets to be received, but they cannot return.
Problem node executionip addr
Discovering Network Interface Cards enp26s0f0 Two IPs are configured, as shown in the figure.
Issue Node IP
Upon further examination of the network card configuration file, it was discovered that the network card is configured with both a static IP and a DHCP dynamic IP assignment. As illustrated in the image.
Network Interface Card Configuration Issue
The root cause was identified as a conflict where the problematic node was configured for both DHCP to obtain an IP and a static IP, causing an IP conflict and resulting in network abnormalities.
Solution: Modify the Network Card Configuration File/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-enp26s0f0
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Timeout when a cloud host outside the cluster invokes an application inside the cluster.
Issue Description: HTTP POST requests from external cloud hosts to Kubernetes cluster application interfaces timeout.
Environment Information: Kubernetes Cluster: Calico IP-IP Mode, Application Interface Exposed to External Services Using NodePort Method
Client: Cloud Hosts Outside Kubernetes Cluster
Troubleshooting Process:
- When using telnet on a cloud host to check the application interface address and port, the ability to connect indicates that network connectivity is functioning correctly, as shown in the figure.
- Invoke interface on the cloud host is unreachable. Simultaneously capture packets on both the cloud host and the Kubernetes node where the Pod is located, and analyze packets using Wireshark.
Analyzing the packet capture results indicates that establishing the TCP connection has no issues, but during the transmission of large data, packets keep getting retransmitted.1514The first packet of size until timeout. It is suspected that the MTU size is inconsistent at both ends of the link (phenomenon: a packet of a certain fixed size keeps timing out). As shown in the figure, the packet of size 1514 is being retransmitted continuously.
Packet 1-3 TCP three-way handshake normal
The MSS field in message 1 info shows that MSS negotiation is 1460, MTU=1460+20 bytes (IP header) + 20 bytes (TCP header) = 1500.
Packet 7: The k8s host acknowledged the data packet from packet 4, but no further ACKs were sent for the data.
In messages 21-29, you can see that the cloud server keeps sending subsequent data, but it has not received the ACK from the k8s node. Considering that the pod did not receive any packets, it indicates that there is a communication issue between the k8s node and the POD.
Wireshark Analysis
Using Cloud Hostingping -s
Specify the packet size, and it is found that packets larger than 1400 cannot be sent successfully. In light of the above situation, it has been pinpointed that the MTU configuration of the cloud serverās network card is 1500.tunl0The configured MTU is 1440, which prevents large data packets from being sent totunl0, thus the Pod did not receive the message, resulting in a failed interface call.
Solution: Modify the MTU value of the cloud hostās network card to 1440, or change the MTU value of Calico to 1500, ensuring that the MTU values at both ends of the link are consistent.
Cluster pod experiencing a timeout when accessing object storage.
Environment Information: Public cloud environment, Kubernetes cluster nodes, and object storage situated within the same private network, with no firewall restrictions on network links, k8s cluster has enabled Cluster Autoscaler (CA) and Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA). Object storage is accessed via domain name, Pods utilize the cluster DNS service, and the cluster DNS service is configured with a user-built upstream DNS server.
Troubleshooting Process:
- Using the nsenter tool to access the pod container network namespace for testing, the ping to the object storage domain name fails with the error āunknown server name,ā but the ping to the object storage IP can connect successfully.
telnet
Object storage ports 80/443 can be accessed.paping
Object storage ports 80/443 have no packet loss.- To verify the network connectivity in the initial stage after a Pod is created, write the above testing actions into a Dockerfile, regenerate the container image, and create the Pod. The test results are consistent.
Through the above steps, itās determined that there are no anomalies in Pod network connectivity. The timeoutās cause is a domain name resolution failure, and the suspected issues are as follows:
- Cluster DNS service is experiencing anomalies.
- Upstream DNS service is experiencing anomalies.
- Cluster DNS service experiencing abnormal communication with upstream DNS.
- Pod accessing cluster DNS service abnormally.
According to the troubleshooting steps mentioned above, the cluster DNS service status is normal, with no errors reported. Testing the Pods with both the cluster DNS service and upstream DNS service shows that the former fails to resolve domain names, while the latter succeeds. This proves that the upstream DNS service is operating correctly, and there are no timeout errors in the cluster DNS service logs regarding communication with the upstream DNS. The issue identified is: Pod access to the cluster DNS service times out.
At this time, it was found that the problematic Pods were concentrated on the newly popped-up Kubernetes nodes. The kube-proxy Pod status of these nodes was all pending, and they were not scheduled to the nodes normally. As a result, other Pods on the node could not access all Kubernetes services including dns.
Further investigation revealed that the kube-proxy Pod was not configured with priorityclass as the highest priority, which resulted in the kube-proxy that was originally running on the node being expelled in order to schedule the high-priority application Pod to the node when the node resources were tight.
Solution: Set the priorityclass value of kube-proxy to the highest priority of system-node-critical. It is also recommended to configure the readiness probe of the application Pod and test that the object storage domain name can be connected normally before assigning tasks.