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❓ What is a DaemonSet and when would you use it in production?
✓ Ensures 1 pod per node
✓ Used for Fluentd, node-exporter, Calico
✓ Bypasses normal scheduler
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Explain Kubernetes pod lifecycle from kubectl apply to Running state.
Pod created in etcd → scheduler assigns node → kubelet pulls image → containers start...
⭐ Score: 9/10 — Excellent! Add probe details for full marks.
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What's the difference between liveness and readiness probe?
Liveness = is the container alive? Kill + restart if fails.
Readiness = is it ready for traffic? Remove from LB if fails.
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$ kubectl get nodes NAME STATUS ROLES AGE minikube Ready control 3d $ kubectl apply -f pod.yaml pod/webapp created ✓
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⚠ Pod stuck in CrashLoopBackOff
OOMKilled: true | exit code 137
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Memory limit too low. Check kubectl describe pod → increase limits.memory from 128Mi to 512Mi
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Q07 What is a DaemonSet and when would you use it? MEDIUM
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One Pod Per Node — Always
A DaemonSet ensures exactly ONE copy of a Pod runs on EVERY node. When a new node joins, the pod is scheduled automatically...
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4 Real Production Use Cases
Log collection (Fluentd), metrics (node-exporter), CNI networking, runtime security (Falco)...
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Every question has a 5-step hands-on lab with exact commands and expected outputs. Run it on your machine. See it working with your own eyes. That confidence shows in interviews.
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Lab — Step 3 of 5
$ kubectl create deployment webapp --image=nginx --replicas=3
deployment.apps/webapp created
$ kubectl get pods -l app=webapp
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS
webapp-7d4b9f-abc12 1/1 Running 0
webapp-7d4b9f-def34 1/1 Running 0
webapp-7d4b9f-ghi56 1/1 Running 0
✓ Expected: 3 pods in Running state. This is desired state in action.
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Kubernetes · Senior
Explain the difference between a Deployment and a StatefulSet. When would you choose StatefulSet in production?
StatefulSet provides stable pod identity and persistent storage. Used for databases like MySQL, Kafka...
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Good Answer
✓ Correct on stable identity and storage
✓ Good production example
⚠ Missing: ordered startup/shutdown guarantee
⚠ Missing: volumeClaimTemplates detail
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