Why is it critical to monitor both liveness and readiness probes in a production Kubernetes cluster?

hard📝 Conceptual Q10 of 15

Kubernetes - Production Best Practices

ABecause readiness probes restart pods automatically

BBecause only liveness probes matter for production health

CBecause probes replace the need for logging

DBecause liveness probes detect crashes and readiness probes manage traffic flow, both ensuring uptime

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand roles of liveness and readiness probes
Liveness probes detect if a container is alive and restart if needed; readiness probes control traffic flow.
Step 2: Importance of monitoring both probes
Monitoring both ensures quick recovery from failures and stable traffic management, critical for uptime.
Final Answer:
Because liveness probes detect crashes and readiness probes manage traffic flow, both ensuring uptime -> Option D
Quick Check:
Both probes together ensure uptime and traffic control [OK]

Quick Trick: Monitor both probes for full production health insight [OK]

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