You can view the lifecycle status of TKG clusters in the vSphere inventory and using kubectl.
TKG Cluster Lifecycle Status in vSphere
The table lists and describes the TKG cluster status information that appears in the vSphere inventory.
| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Name | The user-defined name of the cluster. | tkg2-cluster-01 |
| Creation Time | The date and time of cluster creation. | Mar 17, 2022, 11:42:46 PM |
| Phase | The lifecycle status of the cluster. | creating |
| Worker Count | The number of worker nodes in the cluster. | 1 or 2 or 5 |
| Distribution Version | The version of Kubernetes software that the cluster is running. | v1.22.6+vmware.1-tkg.1.7144628 |
| Control Plane Address | The IP address of the cluster control plane load balancer. | 192.168.123.2 |
TKG Cluster Lifecycle Status in kubectl
The table lists and describes the TKG cluster status information that appears in kubectl.
| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| NAME | Name of the cluster. | tkg2-cluster-01 |
| CONTROL PLANE | Number of control plane nodes in the cluster. | 3 |
| WORKER | Number of worker nodes in the cluster. | 5 |
| DISTRIBUTION | Kubernetes version that the cluster is running. | v1.22.6+vmware.1-tkg.1.5b5608b |
| AGE | Number of days the cluster has been running. | 13d |
| PHASE | The lifecycle status of the cluster. | running |
Cluster Lifecycle Phase Status
The table lists and describes the status for each phase of a cluster lifecycle.
| Phase | Description |
|---|---|
creating |
Cluster provisioning can start, the control plane is being created, or the control plane is created but not initialized. |
deleting |
The cluster is being deleted. |
failed |
The creation of the cluster control plane failed and user intervention is likely required. |
running |
The infrastructure is created and configured, and the control plane is fully initialized. |
updating |
The cluster is being updated. |
