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| 1 | +# Lab 15 — StatefulSets & Persistent Storage |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +**Student**: Selivanov George |
| 4 | +**Date**: May 7, 2026 |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +## 1) StatefulSet Concepts |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +StatefulSet is used when pods need: |
| 9 | +- Stable pod identity (`name-0`, `name-1`, `name-2`) |
| 10 | +- Stable storage per pod (own PVC for each replica) |
| 11 | +- Ordered create/update/delete behavior |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +Deployment vs StatefulSet: |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +| Feature | Deployment | StatefulSet | |
| 16 | +|---|---|---| |
| 17 | +| Pod identity | Ephemeral/random suffix | Stable ordinal name | |
| 18 | +| Storage | Usually shared/one PVC pattern | Per-pod PVC via template | |
| 19 | +| Scale/update order | Unordered | Ordered by ordinal | |
| 20 | +| Typical workloads | Stateless APIs/web | DBs, queues, clustered systems | |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +Headless Service (`clusterIP: None`) is required so each pod gets resolvable DNS: |
| 23 | +- `python-app-devops-python-app-0.python-app-devops-python-app-headless.devops-python-app.svc.cluster.local` |
| 24 | +- `python-app-devops-python-app-1.python-app-devops-python-app-headless.devops-python-app.svc.cluster.local` |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +## 2) Implementation (Helm) |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +Implemented in chart `k8s/devops-python-app`: |
| 29 | +- Added `templates/statefulset.yaml` |
| 30 | +- Added `templates/service-headless.yaml` |
| 31 | +- Kept normal service for app access |
| 32 | +- Added statefulset configuration and update strategy options used by `volumeClaimTemplates` |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +Used values: |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +```yaml |
| 37 | +replicaCount: 3 |
| 38 | +statefulset: |
| 39 | + enabled: true |
| 40 | + updateStrategy: |
| 41 | + type: RollingUpdate |
| 42 | + rollingUpdate: |
| 43 | + partition: 0 |
| 44 | +persistence: |
| 45 | + enabled: true |
| 46 | + size: 100Mi |
| 47 | + storageClass: "" |
| 48 | + accessMode: ReadWriteOnce |
| 49 | + mountPath: /data |
| 50 | +``` |
| 51 | +
|
| 52 | +Deploy: |
| 53 | +
|
| 54 | +```bash |
| 55 | +helm dependency update k8s/devops-python-app |
| 56 | +helm upgrade --install python-app k8s/devops-python-app \ |
| 57 | + --namespace devops-python-app --create-namespace \ |
| 58 | + --set statefulset.enabled=true \ |
| 59 | + --set rollout.enabled=false \ |
| 60 | + --set image.repository=ge0s1/devops-python-app \ |
| 61 | + --set image.tag=lab15 \ |
| 62 | + --set image.pullPolicy=IfNotPresent |
| 63 | +kubectl rollout status statefulset/python-app-devops-python-app -n devops-python-app --timeout=240s |
| 64 | +kubectl get po,sts,svc,pvc -n devops-python-app -l app.kubernetes.io/instance=python-app -o wide |
| 65 | +``` |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +Evidence: |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +```text |
| 70 | +NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE IP NODE NOMINATED NODE READINESS GATES |
| 71 | +pod/python-app-devops-python-app-0 1/1 Running 0 12s 10.1.0.15 devops-lab-control-plane <none> <none> |
| 72 | +pod/python-app-devops-python-app-1 1/1 Running 0 22s 10.1.0.16 devops-lab-control-plane <none> <none> |
| 73 | +pod/python-app-devops-python-app-2 1/1 Running 0 32s 10.1.0.17 devops-lab-control-plane <none> <none> |
| 74 | +
|
| 75 | +NAME READY AGE CONTAINERS IMAGES |
| 76 | +statefulset.apps/python-app-devops-python-app 3/3 2m59s devops-python-app ge0s1/devops-python-app:lab15 |
| 77 | +
|
| 78 | +NAME TYPE CLUSTER-IP EXTERNAL-IP PORT(S) AGE SELECTOR |
| 79 | +service/python-app-devops-python-app-headless ClusterIP None <none> 80/TCP 2m59s app.kubernetes.io/instance=python-app,app.kubernetes.io/name=devops-python-app |
| 80 | +service/python-app-devops-python-app-service NodePort 10.100.50.30 <none> 80:30080/TCP 2m59s app.kubernetes.io/instance=python-app,app.kubernetes.io/name=devops-python-app |
| 81 | +
|
| 82 | +NAME STATUS VOLUME CAPACITY ACCESS MODES STORAGECLASS VOLUMEATTRIBUTESCLASS AGE VOLUMEMODE |
| 83 | +persistentvolumeclaim/app-data-python-app-devops-python-app-0 Bound pvc-8a3b7c2d-5501-49e2-9912-fc45e1d7a3b2 100Mi RWO standard <unset> 2m59s Filesystem |
| 84 | +persistentvolumeclaim/app-data-python-app-devops-python-app-1 Bound pvc-6f9e4a1c-7822-4b03-8d55-ba12c8f4e901 100Mi RWO standard <unset> 2m47s Filesystem |
| 85 | +persistentvolumeclaim/app-data-python-app-devops-python-app-2 Bound pvc-3d5b2e7a-9104-41f6-a33c-8790d2e5b8c4 100Mi RWO standard <unset> 2m35s Filesystem |
| 86 | +``` |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +## 3) Network Identity (Headless DNS) |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +Commands: |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +```bash |
| 93 | +kubectl exec python-app-devops-python-app-0 -n devops-python-app -- python -c "import socket; print('pod1', socket.gethostbyname('python-app-devops-python-app-1.python-app-devops-python-app-headless.devops-python-app.svc.cluster.local')); print('pod2', socket.gethostbyname('python-app-devops-python-app-2.python-app-devops-python-app-headless.devops-python-app.svc.cluster.local'))" |
| 94 | +``` |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +Evidence: |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +```text |
| 99 | +pod1 10.1.0.16 |
| 100 | +pod2 10.1.0.17 |
| 101 | +``` |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +## 4) Per-Pod Storage Isolation |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +Test by calling each pod locally from inside the pod: |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +```bash |
| 108 | +kubectl exec python-app-devops-python-app-0 -n devops-python-app -- python -c "import urllib.request; [urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:5000/').read() for _ in range(3)]; print(urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:5000/visits').read().decode())" |
| 109 | +kubectl exec python-app-devops-python-app-1 -n devops-python-app -- python -c "import urllib.request; [urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:5000/').read() for _ in range(5)]; print(urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:5000/visits').read().decode())" |
| 110 | +kubectl exec python-app-devops-python-app-2 -n devops-python-app -- python -c "import urllib.request; [urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:5000/').read() for _ in range(2)]; print(urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:5000/visits').read().decode())" |
| 111 | +``` |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +Evidence: |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +```text |
| 116 | +{"visits":3,"visits_file":"/data/visits"} |
| 117 | +{"visits":5,"visits_file":"/data/visits"} |
| 118 | +{"visits":2,"visits_file":"/data/visits"} |
| 119 | +``` |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | +Conclusion: each pod has isolated counter data (separate PVC). |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | +## 5) Persistence Test |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +Commands: |
| 126 | + |
| 127 | +```bash |
| 128 | +kubectl exec python-app-devops-python-app-0 -n devops-python-app -- cat /data/visits |
| 129 | +kubectl delete pod python-app-devops-python-app-0 -n devops-python-app |
| 130 | +kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod/python-app-devops-python-app-0 -n devops-python-app --timeout=180s |
| 131 | +kubectl exec python-app-devops-python-app-0 -n devops-python-app -- cat /data/visits |
| 132 | +``` |
| 133 | + |
| 134 | +Evidence: |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | +```text |
| 137 | +before: |
| 138 | +3 |
| 139 | +pod "python-app-devops-python-app-0" deleted from devops-python-app namespace |
| 140 | +pod/python-app-devops-python-app-0 condition met |
| 141 | +after: |
| 142 | +3 |
| 143 | +``` |
| 144 | + |
| 145 | +Conclusion: data persists across pod recreation because PVC is retained and reattached. |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | +## 6) Bonus — Update Strategies |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +### Partitioned rolling update |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +```yaml |
| 152 | +updateStrategy: |
| 153 | + type: RollingUpdate |
| 154 | + rollingUpdate: |
| 155 | + partition: 2 |
| 156 | +``` |
| 157 | +
|
| 158 | +Result: |
| 159 | +- Only pods with ordinal `>= 2` update first. |
| 160 | +- Useful for canarying on highest ordinal replicas. |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +```bash |
| 163 | +helm upgrade python-app k8s/devops-python-app \ |
| 164 | + --namespace devops-python-app --reuse-values \ |
| 165 | + --set image.tag=lab15p \ |
| 166 | + --set statefulset.updateStrategy.rollingUpdate.partition=2 |
| 167 | +kubectl rollout status statefulset/python-app-devops-python-app -n devops-python-app -w |
| 168 | +``` |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +Evidence: |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | +```text |
| 173 | +Waiting for partitioned roll out to finish: 0 out of 1 new pods have been updated... |
| 174 | +partitioned roll out complete: 1 new pods have been updated... |
| 175 | +NAME IMAGE READY |
| 176 | +python-app-devops-python-app-0 ge0s1/devops-python-app:lab15 true |
| 177 | +python-app-devops-python-app-1 ge0s1/devops-python-app:lab15 true |
| 178 | +python-app-devops-python-app-2 ge0s1/devops-python-app:lab15p true |
| 179 | +``` |
| 180 | + |
| 181 | +### OnDelete strategy |
| 182 | + |
| 183 | +```yaml |
| 184 | +updateStrategy: |
| 185 | + type: OnDelete |
| 186 | +``` |
| 187 | + |
| 188 | +Result: |
| 189 | +- Pods are updated only when manually deleted. |
| 190 | +- Useful for strict maintenance windows and controlled failover. |
| 191 | + |
| 192 | +```bash |
| 193 | +helm upgrade python-app k8s/devops-python-app \ |
| 194 | + --namespace devops-python-app --reuse-values \ |
| 195 | + --set image.tag=lab15od \ |
| 196 | + --set statefulset.updateStrategy.type=OnDelete |
| 197 | +kubectl get pods -n devops-python-app -l app.kubernetes.io/instance=python-app -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name,IMAGE:.spec.containers[0].image,READY:.status.conditions[?(@.type=='Ready')].status |
| 198 | +kubectl delete pod python-app-devops-python-app-2 -n devops-python-app |
| 199 | +kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod/python-app-devops-python-app-2 -n devops-python-app --timeout=180s |
| 200 | +kubectl get pods -n devops-python-app -l app.kubernetes.io/instance=python-app -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name,IMAGE:.spec.containers[0].image,READY:.status.conditions[?(@.type=='Ready')].status |
| 201 | +``` |
| 202 | + |
| 203 | +Evidence: |
| 204 | + |
| 205 | +```text |
| 206 | +after upgrade (before delete): |
| 207 | +NAME IMAGE READY |
| 208 | +python-app-devops-python-app-0 ge0s1/devops-python-app:lab15 true |
| 209 | +python-app-devops-python-app-1 ge0s1/devops-python-app:lab15 true |
| 210 | +python-app-devops-python-app-2 ge0s1/devops-python-app:lab15p true |
| 211 | +pod "python-app-devops-python-app-2" deleted from devops-python-app namespace |
| 212 | +pod/python-app-devops-python-app-2 condition met |
| 213 | +after manual delete: |
| 214 | +NAME IMAGE READY |
| 215 | +python-app-devops-python-app-0 ge0s1/devops-python-app:lab15 true |
| 216 | +python-app-devops-python-app-1 ge0s1/devops-python-app:lab15 true |
| 217 | +python-app-devops-python-app-2 ge0s1/devops-python-app:lab15od true |
| 218 | +``` |
| 219 | + |
| 220 | +## 7) Useful Commands |
| 221 | + |
| 222 | +```bash |
| 223 | +kubectl get statefulset,pods,pvc -n devops-python-app |
| 224 | +kubectl describe statefulset python-app-devops-python-app -n devops-python-app |
| 225 | +kubectl get pod python-app-devops-python-app-0 -n devops-python-app -o yaml | grep claimName |
| 226 | +kubectl delete pod python-app-devops-python-app-0 -n devops-python-app |
| 227 | +kubectl rollout status statefulset/python-app-devops-python-app -n devops-python-app |
| 228 | +``` |
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