beginnerKubernetes Architecture: Control Plane & Worker Nodes
kubectl get pods hangs 30s even though the application serves traffic normally
The API Server is down or network-partitioned from the client. The application continues normally because kubelets and the container runtime are autonomous. kubectl always requires a reachable API Server.
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