Inspect control plane and addon health quickly.
Section: Control Plane and System Pods
List kube-system pods
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kubectl get pods -n kube-system -o wideLearn the surrounding workflow
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Related commands
Same sheet · prioritizing Control Plane and System Pods
Find node problem detector pods
If used, inspect node problem detector coverage.
Open a debug shell on a node
Create a privileged debug pod on the node for investigation.