- Introduction
- Kubernetes & OS Compatibility
- Installation
- Configuration
- Operation
- Building
- Frequently Asked/Anticipated Questions
- Getting Help
Kured (KUbernetes REboot Daemon) is a Kubernetes daemonset that performs safe automatic node reboots when the need to do so is indicated by the package management system of the underlying OS.
- Watches for the presence of a reboot sentinel file e.g.
/var/run/reboot-requiredor the successful run of a sentinel command. - Utilises a lock in the API server to ensure only one node reboots at a time
- Optionally defers reboots in the presence of active Prometheus alerts or selected pods
- Cordons & drains worker nodes before reboot, uncordoning them after
The daemon image contains versions of k8s.io/client-go and
k8s.io/kubectl (the binary of kubectl in older releases) for the purposes of
maintaining the lock and draining worker nodes. Kubernetes aims to provide
forwards and backwards compatibility of one minor version between client and
server:
| kured | kubectl | k8s.io/client-go | k8s.io/apimachinery | expected kubernetes compatibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| main | 1.22.4 | v0.22.4 | v0.22.4 | 1.21.x, 1.22.x, 1.23.x |
| 1.9.0 | 1.22.4 | v0.22.4 | v0.22.4 | 1.21.x, 1.22.x, 1.23.x |
| 1.8.1 | 1.21.4 | v0.21.4 | v0.21.4 | 1.20.x, 1.21.x, 1.22.x |
| 1.7.0 | 1.20.5 | v0.20.5 | v0.20.5 | 1.19.x, 1.20.x, 1.21.x |
| 1.6.1 | 1.19.4 | v0.19.4 | v0.19.4 | 1.18.x, 1.19.x, 1.20.x |
| 1.5.1 | 1.18.8 | v0.18.8 | v0.18.8 | 1.17.x, 1.18.x, 1.19.x |
| 1.4.4 | 1.17.7 | v0.17.0 | v0.17.0 | 1.16.x, 1.17.x, 1.18.x |
| 1.3.0 | 1.15.10 | v12.0.0 | release-1.15 | 1.15.x, 1.16.x, 1.17.x |
| 1.2.0 | 1.13.6 | v10.0.0 | release-1.13 | 1.12.x, 1.13.x, 1.14.x |
| 1.1.0 | 1.12.1 | v9.0.0 | release-1.12 | 1.11.x, 1.12.x, 1.13.x |
| 1.0.0 | 1.7.6 | v4.0.0 | release-1.7 | 1.6.x, 1.7.x, 1.8.x |
See the release notes for specific version compatibility information, including which combination have been formally tested.
Versions >=1.1.0 enter the host mount namespace to invoke
systemctl reboot, so should work on any systemd distribution.
To obtain a default installation without Prometheus alerting interlock or Slack notifications:
latest=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/weaveworks/kured/releases | jq -r .[0].tag_name)
kubectl apply -f "https://github.com/weaveworks/kured/releases/download/$latest/kured-$latest-dockerhub.yaml"If you want to customise the installation, download the manifest and edit it in accordance with the following section before application.
The following arguments can be passed to kured via the daemonset pod template:
Flags:
--alert-filter-regexp regexp.Regexp alert names to ignore when checking for active alerts
--alert-firing-only bool only consider firing alerts when checking for active alerts
--blocking-pod-selector stringArray label selector identifying pods whose presence should prevent reboots
--drain-grace-period int time in seconds given to each pod to terminate gracefully, if negative, the default value specified in the pod will be used (default: -1)
--skip-wait-for-delete-timeout int when seconds is greater than zero, skip waiting for the pods whose deletion timestamp is older than N seconds while draining a node (default: 0)
--ds-name string name of daemonset on which to place lock (default "kured")
--ds-namespace string namespace containing daemonset on which to place lock (default "kube-system")
--end-time string schedule reboot only before this time of day (default "23:59:59")
--force-reboot bool force a reboot even if the drain is still running (default: false)
--drain-timeout duration timeout after which the drain is aborted (default: 0, infinite time)
-h, --help help for kured
--lock-annotation string annotation in which to record locking node (default "weave.works/kured-node-lock")
--lock-release-delay duration hold lock after reboot by this duration (default: 0, disabled)
--lock-ttl duration expire lock annotation after this duration (default: 0, disabled)
--message-template-drain string message template used to notify about a node being drained (default "Draining node %s")
--message-template-reboot string message template used to notify about a node being rebooted (default "Rebooting node %s")
--notify-url url for reboot notifications (cannot use with --slack-hook-url flags)
--period duration reboot check period (default 1h0m0s)
--prefer-no-schedule-taint string Taint name applied during pending node reboot (to prevent receiving additional pods from other rebooting nodes). Disabled by default. Set e.g. to "weave.works/kured-node-reboot" to enable tainting.
--prometheus-url string Prometheus instance to probe for active alerts
--reboot-command string command to run when a reboot is required by the sentinel (default "/sbin/systemctl reboot")
--reboot-days strings schedule reboot on these days (default [su,mo,tu,we,th,fr,sa])
--reboot-delay duration add a delay after drain finishes but before the reboot command is issued (default 0, no time)
--reboot-sentinel string path to file whose existence signals need to reboot (default "/var/run/reboot-required")
--reboot-sentinel-command string command for which a successful run signals need to reboot (default ""). If non-empty, sentinel file will be ignored.
--slack-channel string slack channel for reboot notfications
--slack-hook-url string slack hook URL for reboot notfications [deprecated in favor of --notify-url]
--slack-username string slack username for reboot notfications (default "kured")
--start-time string schedule reboot only after this time of day (default "0:00")
--time-zone string use this timezone for schedule inputs (default "UTC")
--log-format string log format specified as text or json, defaults to "text"By default kured checks for the existence of
/var/run/reboot-required every sixty minutes; you can override these
values with --reboot-sentinel and --period. Each replica of the
daemon uses a random offset derived from the period on startup so that
nodes don't all contend for the lock simultaneously.
Alternatively, a reboot sentinel command can be used. If a reboot sentinel command is used, the reboot sentinel file presence will be ignored.
By default, kured will reboot any time it detects the sentinel, but this
may cause reboots during odd hours. While service disruption does not
normally occur, anything is possible and operators may want to restrict
reboots to predictable schedules. Use --reboot-days, --start-time,
--end-time, and --time-zone to set a schedule. For example, business
hours on the west coast USA can be specified with:
--reboot-days=mon,tue,wed,thu,fri
--start-time=9am
--end-time=5pm
--time-zone=America/Los_AngelesTimes can be formatted in numerous ways, including 5pm, 5:00pm 17:00,
and 17. --time-zone represents a Go time.Location, and can be UTC,
Local, or any entry in the standard Linux tz database.
Note that when using smaller time windows, you should consider shortening
the sentinel check period (--period).
You may find it desirable to block automatic node reboots when there are active alerts - you can do so by providing the URL of your Prometheus server:
--prometheus-url=http://prometheus.monitoring.svc.cluster.localBy default the presence of any active (pending or firing) alerts will block reboots, however you can ignore specific alerts:
--alert-filter-regexp=^(RebootRequired|AnotherBenignAlert|...$You can also only block reboots for firing alerts:
--alert-firing-only=trueSee the section on Prometheus metrics for an important application of this filter.
You can also block reboots of an individual node when specific pods are scheduled on it:
--blocking-pod-selector=runtime=long,cost=expensiveSince label selector strings use commas to express logical 'and', you can specify this parameter multiple times for 'or':
--blocking-pod-selector=runtime=long,cost=expensive
--blocking-pod-selector=name=temperamentalIn this case, the presence of either an (appropriately labelled) expensive long running job or a known temperamental pod on a node will stop it rebooting.
Try not to abuse this mechanism - it's better to strive for restartability where possible. If you do use it, make sure you set up a RebootRequired alert as described in the next section so that you can intervene manually if reboots are blocked for too long.
Each kured pod exposes a single gauge metric (:8080/metrics) that
indicates the presence of the sentinel file:
# HELP kured_reboot_required OS requires reboot due to software updates.
# TYPE kured_reboot_required gauge
kured_reboot_required{node="ip-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx.ec2.internal"} 0The purpose of this metric is to power an alert which will summon an operator if the cluster cannot reboot itself automatically for a prolonged period:
# Alert if a reboot is required for any machines. Acts as a failsafe for the
# reboot daemon, which will not reboot nodes if there are pending alerts save
# this one.
ALERT RebootRequired
IF max(kured_reboot_required) != 0
FOR 24h
LABELS { severity="warning" }
ANNOTATIONS {
summary = "Machine(s) require being rebooted, and the reboot daemon has failed to do so for 24 hours",
impact = "Cluster nodes more vulnerable to security exploits. Eventually, no disk space left.",
description = "Machine(s) require being rebooted, probably due to kernel update.",
}If you choose to employ such an alert and have configured kured to
probe for active alerts before rebooting, be sure to specify
--alert-filter-regexp=^RebootRequired$ to avoid deadlock!
When you specify a formatted URL using --notify-url, kured will notify
about draining and rebooting nodes across a list of technologies.
Alternatively you can use the --message-template-drain and --message-template-reboot to customize the text of the message, e.g.
--message-template-drain="Draining node %s part of *my-cluster* in region *xyz*"
Here is the syntax:
-
slack:
slack://tokenA/tokenB/tokenC(--slack-hook-urlis deprecated but possible to use) -
rocketchat:
rocketchat://[username@]rocketchat-host/token[/channel|@recipient] -
teams:
teams://tName/token-a/token-b/token-cAttention as the format of the url has changed you also have to specify a
tName -
Email:
smtp://username:password@host:port/?fromAddress=fromAddress&toAddresses=recipient1[,recipient2,...]
More details here: containrrr.dev/shoutrrr/v0.4/services/overview
The --ds-name and --ds-namespace arguments should match the name and
namespace of the daemonset used to deploy the reboot daemon - the locking is
implemented by means of an annotation on this resource. The defaults match
the daemonset YAML provided in the repository.
Similarly --lock-annotation can be used to change the name of the
annotation kured will use to store the lock, but the default is almost
certainly safe.
The example commands in this section assume that you have not overriden the default lock annotation, daemonset name or namespace; if you have, you will have to adjust the commands accordingly.
You can test your configuration by provoking a reboot on a node:
sudo touch /var/run/reboot-requiredIf you need to temporarily stop kured from rebooting any nodes, you can take the lock manually:
kubectl -n kube-system annotate ds kured weave.works/kured-node-lock='{"nodeID":"manual"}'Don't forget to release it afterwards!
In exceptional circumstances, such as a node experiencing a permanent failure whilst rebooting, manual intervention may be required to remove the cluster lock:
kubectl -n kube-system annotate ds kured weave.works/kured-node-lock-NB the
-at the end of the command is important - it instructskubectlto remove that annotation entirely.
In exceptional circumstances (especially when used with cluster-autoscaler) a node which holds lock might be killed thus annotation will stay there for ever.
Using --lock-ttl=30m will allow other nodes to take over if TTL has expired (in this case 30min) and continue reboot process.
Using --lock-release-delay=30m will cause nodes to hold the lock for the specified time frame (in this case 30min) before it is released and the reboot process continues. This can be used to throttle reboots across the cluster.
Kured now uses Go Modules, so build instructions vary depending on where you have checked out the repository:
Building outside $GOPATH:
makeBuilding inside $GOPATH:
GO111MODULE=on makeYou can find the current preferred version of Golang in the go.mod file.
If you are interested in contributing code to kured, please take a look at our development docs.
Use of latest for production deployments is bad practice - see
here for
details. The manifest on main refers to latest for local
development testing with minikube only; for production use choose a
versioned manifest from the release page.
If you have any questions about, feedback for or problems with kured:
- Invite yourself to the Weave Users Slack.
- Ask a question on the #kured slack channel.
- File an issue.
- Join us in our monthly meeting, every fourth Wednesday of the month at 16:00 UTC.
We follow the CNCF Code of Conduct.
Your feedback is always welcome!