Cause Crash Loop

Attack

Causes a crash loop in a pod

Targets:

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Cause Crash Loop

Causes a crash loop in a pod

Attack

Targets:

Kubernetes pods

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Cause Crash Loop

Attack

Causes a crash loop in a pod

Targets:

Kubernetes pods

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Cause Crash Loop

Causes a crash loop in a pod

Attack

Targets:

Kubernetes pods

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Introduction

You can use this step to continuously kill all (or a given) container in a selected pod.

Use Cases

Simulate failure of container startups and Kubernetes backing off to restart the container

Known limitations

Pods using hostPID=true are currently not supported
Containers without kill binary are currently not supported

Rollback

No rollback necessary.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description	Default
Duration	true	How long should the attack run?	60s
Container	false	Name of a container which should be killed. By default all containers are killed.

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DataDog alerts when a Kubernetes pod is in crash loop

When one of your containers has problems starting, it may result in a crash loop and, eventually, Kubernetes backing off to restart this container. Verify that Datadog notices a crash loop and will alert you to take action.

Datadog monitors

Kubernetes pods

Dynatrace detects problem when a Kubernetes pod is in crash loop.

When one of your containers has problems starting, it may result in a crash loop and, eventually, Kubernetes backing off to restart this container. Verify that Dynatrace notices a crash loop and will alert you to take action.

Kubernetes pods

Instana detects a Kubernetes pod in crash loop

When one of your containers has problems starting, it may result in a crash loop and, eventually, Kubernetes backing off to restart this container. Verify that Instana notices a crash loop and will alert you to take action.

Instana application perspectives

Kubernetes pods

New Relic detects a Kubernetes pod in crash loop

When one of your containers has problems starting, it may result in a crash loop and, eventually, Kubernetes backing off to restart this container. Verify that New Relic notices a crash loop and will alert you to take action.

New Relic Accounts

Kubernetes pods

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