Pod in Unknown or Terminating state when OpenShift Container Platform - Node is stopped

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When I power-off 1 node, after 5 minutes, the new pod was created on the other node. However the orgin pod was not removed and remained as 'Unknown' status.
  • Pods remain in Unknown or Terminating state when the OCP Node is abruptly stopped.
  • pods stuck at Terminating state on failed nodes

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 3 and 4

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