Chapter 7. Verifying connectivity to an endpoint The Cluster Network Operator (CNO) runs a controller, the connectivity check controller, that performs a connection health check between resources within your cluster. By reviewing the results of the health checks, you can diagnose connection problems or eliminate network connectivity as the cause of an issue that you are investigating. 7.1. Connection health checks performed To verify that cluster resources are reachable, a TCP connection is made to each of the following cluster API services: Kubernetes API server service Kubernetes API server endpoints OpenShift API server service OpenShift API server endpoints Load balancers To verify that services and service endpoints are reachable on every node in the cluster, a TCP connection is made to each of the following targets: Health check target service Health check target endpoints 7.2. Implementation of connection health checks The connectivity check controller orchestrates connection verification checks in your cluster. The results for the connection tests are stored in PodNetworkConnectivity objects in the openshift-network-diagnostics namespace. Connection tests are performed every minute in parallel. The Cluster Network Operator (CNO) deploys several resources to the cluster to send and receive connectivity health checks: Health check source This program deploys in a single pod replica set managed by a Deployment object. The program consumes PodNetworkConnectivity objects and connects to the spec.targetEndpoint specified in each object. Health check target A pod deployed as part of a daemon set on every node in the cluster. The pod listens for inbound health checks. The presence of this pod on every node allows for the testing of connectivity to each node. 7.3. PodNetworkConnectivityCheck object fields The PodNetworkConnectivityCheck object fields are described in the following tables. Table 7.1. PodNetworkConnectivityCheck object fields Field Type Description metadata.name string The name of the object in the following format: <source>-to-<target> . The destination described by <target> includes one of following strings: load-balancer-api-external load-balancer-api-internal kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint kubernetes-apiserver-service-cluster network-check-target openshift-apiserver-endpoint openshift-apiserver-service-cluster metadata.namespace string The namespace that the object is associated with. This value is always openshift-network-diagnostics . spec.sourcePod string The name of the pod where the connection check originates, such as network-check-source-596b4c6566-rgh92 . spec.targetEndpoint string The target of the connection check, such as api.devcluster.example.com:6443 . spec.tlsClientCert object Configuration for the TLS certificate to use. spec.tlsClientCert.name string The name of the TLS certificate used, if any. The default value is an empty string. status object An object representing the condition of the connection test and logs of recent connection successes and failures. status.conditions array The latest status of the connection check and any statuses. status.failures array Connection test logs from unsuccessful attempts. status.outages array Connect test logs covering the time periods of any outages. status.successes array Connection test logs from successful attempts. The following table describes the fields for objects in the status.conditions array: Table 7.2. status.conditions Field Type Description lastTransitionTime string The time that the condition of the connection transitioned from one status to another. message string The details about last transition in a human readable format. reason string The last status of the transition in a machine readable format. status string The status of the condition. type string The type of the condition. The following table describes the fields for objects in the status.conditions array: Table 7.3. status.outages Field Type Description end string The timestamp from when the connection failure is resolved. endLogs array Connection log entries, including the log entry related to the successful end of the outage. message string A summary of outage details in a human readable format. start string The timestamp from when the connection failure is first detected. startLogs array Connection log entries, including the original failure. Connection log fields The fields for a connection log entry are described in the following table. The object is used in the following fields: status.failures[] status.successes[] status.outages[].startLogs[] status.outages[].endLogs[] Table 7.4. Connection log object Field Type Description latency string Records the duration of the action. message string Provides the status in a human readable format. reason string Provides the reason for status in a machine readable format. The value is one of TCPConnect , TCPConnectError , DNSResolve , DNSError . success boolean Indicates if the log entry is a success or failure. time string The start time of connection check. 7.4. Verifying network connectivity for an endpoint As a cluster administrator, you can verify the connectivity of an endpoint, such as an API server, load balancer, service, or pod. Prerequisites Install the OpenShift CLI ( oc ). Access to the cluster as a user with the cluster-admin role. Procedure To list the current PodNetworkConnectivityCheck objects, enter the following command: USD oc get podnetworkconnectivitycheck -n openshift-network-diagnostics Example output NAME AGE network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-1 73m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-2 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-kubernetes-apiserver-service-cluster 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-kubernetes-default-service-cluster 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-load-balancer-api-external 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-load-balancer-api-internal 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-1 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-2 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh 74m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-c-n8mbf 74m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-d-4hnrz 74m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-service-cluster 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-openshift-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-openshift-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-1 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-openshift-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-2 74m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-openshift-apiserver-service-cluster 75m View the connection test logs: From the output of the command, identify the endpoint that you want to review the connectivity logs for. To view the object, enter the following command: USD oc get podnetworkconnectivitycheck <name> \ -n openshift-network-diagnostics -o yaml where <name> specifies the name of the PodNetworkConnectivityCheck object. Example output apiVersion: controlplane.operator.openshift.io/v1alpha1 kind: PodNetworkConnectivityCheck metadata: name: network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0 namespace: openshift-network-diagnostics ... spec: sourcePod: network-check-source-7c88f6d9f-hmg2f targetEndpoint: 10.0.0.4:6443 tlsClientCert: name: "" status: conditions: - lastTransitionTime: "2021-01-13T20:11:34Z" message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnectSuccess status: "True" type: Reachable failures: - latency: 2.241775ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:10:34Z" - latency: 2.582129ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:09:34Z" - latency: 3.483578ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:08:34Z" outages: - end: "2021-01-13T20:11:34Z" endLogs: - latency: 2.032018ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T20:11:34Z" - latency: 2.241775ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:10:34Z" - latency: 2.582129ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:09:34Z" - latency: 3.483578ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:08:34Z" message: Connectivity restored after 2m59.999789186s start: "2021-01-13T20:08:34Z" startLogs: - latency: 3.483578ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:08:34Z" successes: - latency: 2.845865ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:14:34Z" - latency: 2.926345ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:13:34Z" - latency: 2.895796ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:12:34Z" - latency: 2.696844ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:11:34Z" - latency: 1.502064ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:10:34Z" - latency: 1.388857ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:09:34Z" - latency: 1.906383ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:08:34Z" - latency: 2.089073ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:07:34Z" - latency: 2.156994ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:06:34Z" - latency: 1.777043ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:05:34Z"

Commands:
oc get podnetworkconnectivitycheck -n openshift-network-diagnostics
NAME AGE network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-1 73m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-2 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-kubernetes-apiserver-service-cluster 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-kubernetes-default-service-cluster 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-load-balancer-api-external 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-load-balancer-api-internal 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-1 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-2 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh 74m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-c-n8mbf 74m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-d-4hnrz 74m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-network-check-target-service-cluster 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-openshift-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-openshift-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-1 75m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-openshift-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-2 74m network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-openshift-apiserver-service-cluster 75m
oc get podnetworkconnectivitycheck <name> -n openshift-network-diagnostics -o yaml
apiVersion: controlplane.operator.openshift.io/v1alpha1 kind: PodNetworkConnectivityCheck metadata: name: network-check-source-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-worker-b-6xdmh-to-kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0 namespace: openshift-network-diagnostics spec: sourcePod: network-check-source-7c88f6d9f-hmg2f targetEndpoint: 10.0.0.4:6443 tlsClientCert: name: "" status: conditions: - lastTransitionTime: "2021-01-13T20:11:34Z" message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnectSuccess status: "True" type: Reachable failures: - latency: 2.241775ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:10:34Z" - latency: 2.582129ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:09:34Z" - latency: 3.483578ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:08:34Z" outages: - end: "2021-01-13T20:11:34Z" endLogs: - latency: 2.032018ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T20:11:34Z" - latency: 2.241775ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:10:34Z" - latency: 2.582129ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:09:34Z" - latency: 3.483578ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:08:34Z" message: Connectivity restored after 2m59.999789186s start: "2021-01-13T20:08:34Z" startLogs: - latency: 3.483578ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: failed to establish a TCP connection to 10.0.0.4:6443: dial tcp 10.0.0.4:6443: connect: connection refused' reason: TCPConnectError success: false time: "2021-01-13T20:08:34Z" successes: - latency: 2.845865ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:14:34Z" - latency: 2.926345ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:13:34Z" - latency: 2.895796ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:12:34Z" - latency: 2.696844ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:11:34Z" - latency: 1.502064ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:10:34Z" - latency: 1.388857ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:09:34Z" - latency: 1.906383ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:08:34Z" - latency: 2.089073ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:07:34Z" - latency: 2.156994ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:06:34Z" - latency: 1.777043ms message: 'kubernetes-apiserver-endpoint-ci-ln-x5sv9rb-f76d1-4rzrp-master-0: tcp connection to 10.0.0.4:6443 succeeded' reason: TCPConnect success: true time: "2021-01-13T21:05:34Z"