kubelet service is unable to start in RHOCP 4

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Nodes stay as NotReady since kubelet is not starting.
  • Rebooting the affected nodes doesn't fix the issue.
  • In OCP 4 nodes,kubelet service remain in a activating status when attempting to start.
kubelet.service - Kubernetes Kubelet
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
    Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service.d
             └─01-kubens.conf, 10-mco-default-madv.conf, 20-logging.conf, 20-nodenet.conf
     Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2024-12-23 22:02:31 UTC; 7s ago

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP) 4

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