How can you combine a TCP liveness probe with an exec probe to check both port availability and a custom command in a pod spec?

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Kubernetes - Health Checks and Probes

AUse two separate probes: livenessProbe with tcpSocket and readinessProbe with exec

BDefine both tcpSocket and exec under the same livenessProbe

CUse only tcpSocket because exec is not supported with TCP probes

DUse exec probe with a curl command to check TCP port

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand probe types
Kubernetes does not support combining tcpSocket and exec in one probe.
Step 2: Use separate probes
You can use livenessProbe with tcpSocket and readinessProbe with exec to check different things.
Final Answer:
Use two separate probes: livenessProbe with tcpSocket and readinessProbe with exec -> Option A
Quick Check:
Separate probes for tcpSocket and exec = Use two separate probes: livenessProbe with tcpSocket and readinessProbe with exec [OK]

Quick Trick: Use separate probes for tcpSocket and exec checks [OK]

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