Probe Triage Deck
Recall which Kubernetes probe controls startup protection, traffic gating, and restart decisions.
mixed-card-deck comparison battlecard Traffic gate What does a readiness probe decide? Think Service endpoints. Whether the Pod should receive traffic through Services. A Running Pod can still be excluded from endpoints until readiness succeeds. Restart permission What does a liveness probe decide? Think container restart. Whether Kubernetes should restart a running container that appears unhealthy. Keep liveness narrower than readiness so dependency blips do not create restart storms. Compare Running vs. Ready: which one should traffic trust? When release pressure rises, do not treat Running as a replacement for Ready. Objection The Pod is Running, so route traffic and fix…
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