Pods are stuck in "ContainerCreating" status when an OpenShift node's /var/log partition is full

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • OpenShift's nodes have a separate /var/log partition, and when all space on this partition fills up, pods begin to get stuck in ContainerCreating status;
  • OpenShift node does not become NotReady with DiskPressure status when separate /var/log partition disk space fills up.

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP)
    • 3.x
    • 4.x

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