Skip to content

Add explanation on how to select runner manager node with nodeSelector

Kate Grechishkina requested to merge docs-add-troubleshooting-nodeselector into main

What does this MR do?

Recently we got two customer tickets who were trying to setup kubernetes runner that could schedule build pods on Windows nodes. They were getting the following errors:

  Warning  FailedMount  4s    kubelet            MountVolume.SetUp failed for volume "kube-api-access-24gfv" : chown c:\var\lib\kubelet\pods\fb506dd4-0a0a-4670-8492-1ab64172d5ac\volumes\kubernetes.io~projected\kube-api-access-24gfv\..2022_07_08_13_48_59.148971519\token: not supported by windows

After recearching this issue, we determined that we need to instruct the runner to select linux nodes for runner manager pod:

nodeSelector:
  kubernetes.io/os: linux

This Merge Request documents the error and the solution.

Customer tickets:

Related issues

Author's checklist

If you are only adding documentation, do not add any of the following labels:

  • ~"feature"
  • ~"frontend"
  • ~"backend"
  • ~"bug"
  • ~"database"

These labels cause the MR to be added to code verification QA issues.

Review checklist

Documentation-related MRs should be reviewed by a Technical Writer for a non-blocking review, based on Documentation Guidelines and the Style Guide.

  • If the content requires it, ensure the information is reviewed by a subject matter expert.
  • Technical writer review items:
    • Ensure docs metadata is present and up-to-date.
    • Ensure the appropriate labels are added to this MR.
    • If relevant to this MR, ensure content topic type principles are in use, including:
      • The headings should be something you'd do a Google search for. Instead of Default behavior, say something like Default behavior when you close an issue.
      • The headings (other than the page title) should be active. Instead of Configuring GDK, say something like Configure GDK.
      • Any task steps should be written as a numbered list.
      • If the content still needs to be edited for topic types, you can create a follow-up issue with the docs-technical-debt label.
  • Review by assigned maintainer, who can always request/require the above reviews. Maintainer's review can occur before or after a technical writer review.
  • Ensure a release milestone is set.
Edited by Romuald Atchadé

Merge request reports