Get kubelet logs from Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster nodes
Occasionally, you may need to get kubelet logs from an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) node for troubleshooting purposes. This article shows you how you can use journalctl
to view the kubelet logs.
Create an SSH connection
First, create an SSH connection with the node on which you need to view kubelet logs. This operation is detailed in the SSH into Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster nodes document.
Get kubelet logs
Once you have connected to the node, run the following command to pull the kubelet logs:
sudo journalctl -u kubelet -o cat
The following sample output shows the kubelet log data:
I0508 12:26:17.905042 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:26:27.943494 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:26:28.920125 8672 server.go:796] GET /stats/summary: (10.370874ms) 200 [[Ruby] 10.244.0.2:52292]
I0508 12:26:37.964650 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:26:47.996449 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:26:58.019746 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:27:05.107680 8672 server.go:796] GET /stats/summary/: (24.853838ms) 200 [[Go-http-client/1.1] 10.244.0.3:44660]
I0508 12:27:08.041736 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:27:18.068505 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:27:28.094889 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:27:38.121346 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:27:44.015205 8672 server.go:796] GET /stats/summary: (30.236824ms) 200 [[Ruby] 10.244.0.2:52588]
I0508 12:27:48.145640 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:27:58.178534 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:28:05.040375 8672 server.go:796] GET /stats/summary/: (27.78503ms) 200 [[Go-http-client/1.1] 10.244.0.3:44660]
I0508 12:28:08.214158 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:28:18.242160 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:28:28.274408 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:28:38.296074 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:28:48.321952 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
I0508 12:28:58.344656 8672 kubelet_node_status.go:497] Using Node Hostname from cloudprovider: "aks-agentpool-11482510-0"
Next steps
If you need additional troubleshooting information from the Kubernetes master, see view Kubernetes master node logs in AKS.
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