How can you combine liveness and readiness probes to improve a microservice that sometimes hangs during startup but recovers later?

hard📝 Trade-off Q9 of 15

Microservices - Orchestration with Kubernetes

AUse only liveness probe to delay traffic until startup completes

BConfigure readiness probe to fail until startup completes, and liveness probe to restart if hung

CUse only readiness probe to restart the container if hung

DDisable probes and rely on manual health checks

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Use readiness probe to control traffic
Readiness probe fails during startup hang, preventing traffic until ready.
Step 2: Use liveness probe to detect hangs and restart
Liveness probe detects hung state and restarts container to recover.
Final Answer:
Use readiness probe to block traffic and liveness probe to restart if hung -> Option B
Quick Check:
Readiness blocks traffic, liveness restarts hung container [OK]

Quick Trick: Readiness blocks traffic; liveness restarts stuck containers [OK]

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