beginnerCore Components: API Server, etcd, Scheduler, Controller Manager, Kubelet & Kube-Proxy

Pod stuck in Pending with no scheduling events visible

Complete absence of scheduling events means the Scheduler is not seeing the Pod -- check whether the Scheduler is healthy. A FailedScheduling event with a reason means the Scheduler works but no node satisfies constraints. Different root causes requiring different diagnoses.

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