Description: Pod Health refers to the state of a Pod in terms of its operational status and availability. In the context of container orchestration, a Pod is the smallest unit that can be deployed and managed, and it can contain one or more containers. Pod Health is evaluated through two types of checks: ‘liveness probes’ and ‘readiness probes’. ‘Liveness probes’ determine if a container is running and should be restarted if it is unresponsive, while ‘readiness probes’ indicate if a container is ready to receive traffic. This functionality is crucial for maintaining the stability and availability of applications in a microservices environment, as it allows orchestration platforms to automatically manage the lifecycle of Pods, ensuring that only those in good condition receive requests. Pod Health also helps developers and administrators proactively identify issues in applications, facilitating the resolution of failures before they impact end users. In summary, Pod Health is an essential component in container orchestration, ensuring that applications run efficiently and reliably in a distributed system.
