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What Are Cluster States?

Cluster states in Ankra indicate whether the Ankra Agent running in your Kubernetes cluster is currently connected to the Ankra platform. This provides a simple, reliable signal of your cluster’s availability for management and monitoring. Currently, Ankra supports two cluster states:
  • Online: The Ankra Agent in your cluster is connected to the Ankra platform. This means your cluster is reachable, healthy, and ready for management operations.
  • Offline: The Ankra Agent is not connected to the Ankra platform. This usually means your cluster is unreachable—possibly due to network issues, cluster shutdown, or maintenance.

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Why Do Cluster States Matter?

  • Visibility: Instantly see if your clusters are connected and available for management.
  • Platform Access: When a cluster is offline, you cannot deploy stacks or gain insights from your cluster through the Ankra platform. Ensuring your cluster is online is essential for full platform functionality.
By focusing on these two clear states, Ankra makes it easy to monitor your infrastructure, respond quickly to connectivity issues, and ensure you can always manage and observe your clusters as needed.
Cluster states help you monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize your Ankra Kubernetes infrastructure with confidence.

Online

Cluster is reachable and healthy.
  • Kubernetes API is accessible.
  • Workloads and services are running as expected.
  • Ready for deployments and management operations.

Offline

Cluster is not reachable.
  • Kubernetes API is not accessible.
  • May be due to network issues, cluster shutdown, or maintenance.
  • Check connectivity, cloud provider status, or cluster configuration.