General Troubleshooting - Server in Kubernetes Cluster

  • Make all future commands in the context of the relevant Namespace:
### Find-and-replace $NAMESPACE with the relevant Namespace
kubectl config set-context --current --namespace='$NAMESPACE'
  • Get a list of vFunction Pod IDs with status:
kubectl get pods
  • Get the logs from one vFunction Pod:
### Find-and-replace $POD_ID with the relevant Pod, such as vfunction-mysql-AA1234A
kubectl logs $POD_ID
  • Open Bash inside a Pod
kubectl exec -it $POD_ID bash
  • Get events in the Namespace sorted chronologically:
kubectl get event --sort-by='.metadata.managedFields[0].time'
  • Modify an existing Deployment to, for example, modify the Pod Resource Limits on-the-fly:
### Find-and-replace $DEPLOYMENT_NAME with the relevant deployment, such as vfunction-mysql
KUBE_EDITOR="vi" kubectl edit deployment $DEPLOYMENT_NAME
  • Get Resource Utilization every 5 seconds for 10 minutes on one Pod:
### Find-and-replace $POD_ID with the relevant Pod, such as vfunction-mysql-AA1234A
for i in {1..120}; do kubectl top pod $POD_ID >> /tmp/$POD_ID.txt; sleep 5; done
  • Get Information about a Persistent Volume Claim
### Find-and-replace $CLAIM_NAME with the relevant CLAIM, such as vfunction-mysql-pvc / vfunction-storage-pvc 
kubectl describe pvc $CLAIM_NAME
  • Get Information about a Persistent Volume
### Find-and-replace $VOLUME_NAME with the relevant CLAIM, such as vfunction-mysql-vol / vfunction-storage-vol
kubectl describe pv $VOLUME_NAME
  • Check the Available Storage for a Persistent Volume
### 1. Find the Storage Pod
kubectl get pods

### 2. Open Bash in the Storage Pod
kubectl exec -it $VFUN_STORAGE_POD_ID

### 3. Check the Disk Space in /home/storage/storage
df -h
  • Delete a single Pod to restart it:
### Find-and-replace $POD_ID with the relevant Pod
kubectl delete pod $POD_ID
  • Delete all Pods:
### Find-and-replace $NAMESPACE with the relevant Namespace
kubectl delete pods --all -n $NAMESPACE
  • Uninstall the vFunction Server:
### Find-and-replace $NAMESPACE with the relevant Namespace
helm uninstall vfunction-server -n $NAMESPACE
  • Manually install the vFunction Server via Helm:
### Find-and-replace $NAMESPACE with the relevant Namespace
helm install --wait --namespace $NAMESPACE --values vfunction-server-for-kubernetes/config/helm/custom-values.yaml vfunction-server vfunction-server-for-kubernetes/helm/server-chart.tgz
  • Manually upgrade the vFunction Server via Helm:
### Find-and-replace $NAMESPACE with the relevant Namespace
helm upgrade --install --wait --namespace $NAMESPACE --values vfunction-server-for-kubernetes/config/helm/custom-values.yaml vfunction-server vfunction-server-for-kubernetes/helm/server-chart.tgz

Updated on 05 May 2026