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You deployed a green version but users still see the blue version. What is the most likely cause?

medium📝 Troubleshoot Q14 of 15
Kubernetes - Advanced Deployment Patterns
You deployed a green version but users still see the blue version. What is the most likely cause?
AThe Service selector was not updated to point to green pods
BThe green pods failed to start due to image pull error
CThe Deployment was deleted accidentally
DThe cluster is out of CPU resources
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Check traffic routing setup

    If users still see blue, traffic is likely still routed to blue pods.
  2. Step 2: Identify cause of routing

    This happens if the Service selector was not updated to green pods after deploying green version.
  3. Final Answer:

    The Service selector was not updated to point to green pods -> Option A
  4. Quick Check:

    Service selector update needed to switch traffic [OK]
Quick Trick: Update Service selector to switch traffic [OK]
Common Mistakes:
  • Assuming pods failed without checking
  • Thinking Deployment deletion causes this
  • Blaming cluster resource issues first

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