[Solved] You tried to upgrade Kafka with:helm upgrade kafka bitnami/kafka --set zookeeper.enabled=falseBut Zookeeper pods are still running. What is the likely issue? | Kafka

Kafka - Kubernetes and Cloud Deployment

You tried to upgrade Kafka with:

helm upgrade kafka bitnami/kafka --set zookeeper.enabled=false

But Zookeeper pods are still running. What is the likely issue?

AThe Helm chart does not support disabling Zookeeper

BThe setting was not applied because of a typo in the release name

CZookeeper is managed outside Helm and not affected

DYou need to delete existing Zookeeper pods manually

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand Helm upgrade effect
Disabling Zookeeper in Helm disables new pods but existing pods remain.
Step 2: Cleanup existing pods
Existing Zookeeper pods must be deleted manually to stop them.
Final Answer:
You need to delete existing Zookeeper pods manually -> Option D
Quick Check:
Disabling does not auto-delete pods [OK]

Quick Trick: Disabling components may require manual pod cleanup [OK]

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