A Node in Kubernetes is a worker machine (virtual or physical), managed by the control plane.
Each Node contains the services necessary to run Pods: docker, kubelet and kube-proxy.
This guide describes how list Nodes in Kubernetes and how to get extended information about them using the kubectl command.
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Get Nodes using Kubectl
Get a list of all Nodes in Kubernetes:
$ kubectl get nodes $ kubectl get nodes -o wide
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-o wide, --output wide |
Set output format to “wide” |
Get detailed information about a Node:
$ kubectl describe node <node_name>
List all Nodes with detailed information about each of them:
$ kubectl describe nodes
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