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Kubelet event QPS not properly set

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Id: kubernetes-kubelet-event-qps-not-properly-set

Platform: Kubernetes

Severity: Low

Category: Observability

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Description

When running kubelet, the --event-qps flag should be set to 0. The rule flags kubelet containers whose command includes kubelet and whose --event-qps flag is not set to 0. It also inspects KubeletConfiguration resources and reports when eventRecordQPS is missing or set to a non-zero value.

Compliant Code Examples

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: command-demo
  labels:
    purpose: demonstrate-command
spec:
  containers:
    - name: command-demo-container
      image: foo/bar
      command: ["kubelet"]
      args: ["--event-qps=0"]
  restartPolicy: OnFailure

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: command-demo
  labels:
    purpose: demonstrate-command
spec:
  containers:
    - name: command-demo-container
      image: foo/bar
      command: ["kubelet"]
      args: []
  restartPolicy: OnFailure

apiVersion: kubelet.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
kind: KubeletConfiguration
address: "192.168.0.8"
port: 20250
serializeImagePulls: false
eventRecordQPS: 0
tlsCertFile: "someFile.txt"
tlsPrivateKeyFile: "someFile.txt"
evictionHard:
    memory.available:  "200Mi"

Non-Compliant Code Examples

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: command-demo
  labels:
    purpose: demonstrate-command
spec:
  containers:
    - name: command-demo-container
      image: foo/bar
      command: ["kubelet"]
      args: ["--event-qps=1"]
  restartPolicy: OnFailure

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: command-demo
  labels:
    purpose: demonstrate-command
spec:
  containers:
    - name: command-demo-container
      image: foo/bar
      command: ["kubelet","--event-qps=3"]
      args: []
  restartPolicy: OnFailure

apiVersion: kubelet.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
kind: KubeletConfiguration
address: "192.168.0.8"
port: 20250
eventRecordQPS: 2
serializeImagePulls: false
tlsCertFile: "someFile.txt"
tlsPrivateKeyFile: "someFile.txt"
evictionHard:
    memory.available:  "200Mi"