Recover a Node After Maintenance

Diagnose scheduler evidence and return a cordoned, tainted node to service.

A advanced Kubernetes challenge worth 20 points. Solve it hands-on in a real Kubernetes environment in your browser - no local setup, no fake shells.

The Challenge

Payments is Pending after planned maintenance. Inspect the node and Pod describe output, remove the maintenance taint, uncordon simulator-node, wait for both replicas to become Ready, and run check. Do not add a workload toleration.