First 10 Minutes¶
These checklists prioritize speed over completeness. Use them to stabilize your investigation before you dive into a detailed playbook.
Main Content¶
flowchart TD
A[Incident Starts] --> B[Pod Failures]
A --> C[Connectivity]
A --> D[Performance]| Checklist | Use When |
|---|---|
| Pod Failures | Pods are Pending, CrashLooping, or failing image pulls |
| Connectivity | Service or ingress traffic is failing |
| Performance | Requests are slow, throttled, or timing out |
| Scaling | HPA, autoscaler, or node-capacity response is too slow |
| Upgrade | You need to tell upgrade-in-progress from upgrade-failed |
| Control Plane | API server, audit, or webhook symptoms point above the workload layer |