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RKE2 commands

Install

curl -sL https://get.rke2.io | sh
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl start rke2-server

Various exploration/debug commmands for RKE2

binaries

$ ls -1 /var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/*
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/containerd
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/containerd-shim
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/containerd-shim-runc-v1
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/containerd-shim-runc-v2
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/ctr
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/kubectl
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/kubelet
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/runc

tar.gz contents

lib/
lib/systemd/
lib/systemd/system/
lib/systemd/system/rke2-agent.service
lib/systemd/system/rke2-agent.env
lib/systemd/system/rke2-server.service
lib/systemd/system/rke2-server.env
share/
share/rke2/
share/rke2/rke2-cis-sysctl.conf
share/rke2/LICENSE.txt
share/rke2-windows/
bin/
bin/rke2.exe
bin/rke2
bin/rke2-uninstall.ps1
bin/rke2-uninstall.sh
bin/rke2-killall.sh

systemd

  • /usr/local/lib/systemd/system/rke2-server.service
  • /usr/local/lib/systemd/system/rke2-agent.service

kubeconfig

export KUBECONFIG=/etc/rancher/rke2/rke2.yaml
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/kubectl get nodes

/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/kubectl --kubeconfig /etc/rancher/rke2/rke2.yaml get nodes

containerd

  • socket located at /run/k3s/containerd/containerd.sock

ctr

List containers using ctr

/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/ctr --address /run/k3s/containerd/containerd.sock --namespace k8s.io container ls

crictl

export CRI_CONFIG_FILE=/var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/etc/crictl.yaml
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl ps

/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl --config /var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/etc/crictl.yaml ps

/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl --runtime-endpoint unix:///run/k3s/containerd/containerd.sock ps -a

logging

  • journalctl -f -u rke2-server
  • /var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/containerd/containerd.log
  • /var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/logs/kubelet.log

etcd

using kubectl

  • etcdctl check perf
for etcdpod in $(kubectl -n kube-system get pod -l component=etcd --no-headers -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name); do kubectl -n kube-system exec $etcdpod -- sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl check perf"; done
  • etcdctl endpoint status
for etcdpod in $(kubectl -n kube-system get pod -l component=etcd --no-headers -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name); do kubectl -n kube-system exec $etcdpod -- sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl endpoint status"; done
  • etcdctl endpoint health
for etcdpod in $(kubectl -n kube-system get pod -l component=etcd --no-headers -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name); do kubectl -n kube-system exec $etcdpod -- sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl endpoint health"; done
  • etcdctl alarm list
for etcdpod in $(kubectl -n kube-system get pod -l component=etcd --no-headers -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name); do kubectl -n kube-system exec $etcdpod -- sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl alarm list"; done
  • etcdctl compact
rev=$(kubectl -n kube-system exec $(kubectl -n kube-system get pod -l component=etcd --no-headers -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name | head -1) -- sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl endpoint status --write-out fields | grep Revision | cut -d: -f2")
kubectl -n kube-system exec $(kubectl -n kube-system get pod -l component=etcd --no-headers -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name | head -1) -- sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl compact \"$(echo $rev)\""
  • etcdctl defrag
kubectl -n kube-system exec $(kubectl -n kube-system get pod -l component=etcd --no-headers -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name | head -1) -- sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl defrag --cluster"
  • curl metrics

This does not work with the embedded curl in the image and the ECDSA certificate (key)

on the etcd host itself

export CRI_CONFIG_FILE=/var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/etc/crictl.yaml
etcdcontainer=$(/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl ps --label io.kubernetes.container.name=etcd --quiet)
  • etcdctl check perf
export CRI_CONFIG_FILE=/var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/etc/crictl.yaml
etcdcontainer=$(/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl ps --label io.kubernetes.container.name=etcd --quiet)
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl exec $etcdcontainer sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl check perf"
  • etcdctl endpoint status
export CRI_CONFIG_FILE=/var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/etc/crictl.yaml
etcdcontainer=$(/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl ps --label io.kubernetes.container.name=etcd --quiet)
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl exec $etcdcontainer sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl endpoint status --cluster --write-out=table"
  • etcdctl endpoint health
export CRI_CONFIG_FILE=/var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/etc/crictl.yaml
etcdcontainer=$(/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl ps --label io.kubernetes.container.name=etcd --quiet)
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl exec $etcdcontainer sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl endpoint health --cluster --write-out=table"
  • etcdctl alarm list
export CRI_CONFIG_FILE=/var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/etc/crictl.yaml
etcdcontainer=$(/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl ps --label io.kubernetes.container.name=etcd --quiet)
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl exec $etcdcontainer sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl alarm list"
  • etcdctl compact
export CRI_CONFIG_FILE=/var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/etc/crictl.yaml
etcdcontainer=$(/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl ps --label io.kubernetes.container.name=etcd --quiet)
rev=$(/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl exec $etcdcontainer sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl endpoint status --write-out fields | grep Revision | cut -d: -f2")
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl exec $etcdcontainer sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl compact \"$(echo $rev)\""
  • etcdctl defrag
export CRI_CONFIG_FILE=/var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/etc/crictl.yaml
etcdcontainer=$(/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl ps --label io.kubernetes.container.name=etcd --quiet)
/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl exec $etcdcontainer sh -c "ETCDCTL_ENDPOINTS='https://127.0.0.1:2379' ETCDCTL_CACERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt' ETCDCTL_CERT='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt' ETCDCTL_KEY='/var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key' ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl defrag --cluster"
  • curl metrics
curl -L --cacert /var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-ca.crt --cert /var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.crt --key /var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/tls/etcd/server-client.key https://127.0.0.1:2379/metrics
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Great list! With the most recent RKE v1.22.6, I can no longer access the kubectl:

W0221 22:01:41.863757   21627 loader.go:221] Config not found: /etc/rancher/rke2/rke2.yaml
The connection to the server localhost:8080 was refused - did you specify the right host or port?

It did work before!

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@JannikZed That file location hasn't changed I think, did you install v1.22.6+rke2r1? And how? Does /etc/rancher/rke2 exist at all?

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jwhb commented Jun 17, 2022 •
edited

RKE2 Windows Agent commands

Use PowerShell (as Administrator).

binaries

C:\var\lib\rancher\rke2\bin> ls -Name
calico-ipam.exe
calico-node.exe
calico.exe
containerd-shim-runhcs-v1.exe
containerd.exe
crictl.exe
ctr.exe
hns.psm1
host-local.exe
kube-proxy.exe
kubectl.exe
kubelet.exe
win-overlay.exe

kubeconfig / kubectl

set KUBECONFIG="C:\var\lib\rancher\rke2\agent\kubelet.kubeconfig"
"C:\var\lib\rancher\rke2\bin\kubectl.exe" get node

ctr

List containers using ctr

ctr --address "\\.\\pipe\\containerd-containerd" --namespace k8s.io container ls

List images

ctr --address "\\.\\pipe\\containerd-containerd" --namespace k8s.io image ls

crictl

"C:\var\lib\rancher\rke2\bin\crictl.exe" -r "npipe:////./pipe/containerd-containerd" ps

logging

rke2 service logs:

Get-EventLog Application -Source rke2 -Newest 50 | Select-Object -Property ReplacementStrings

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