Rahul Bansod
Simplifying Kubernetes & OpenShift
Summary
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Building a Kubernetes Troubleshooting Copilot using Elasticsearch Vector Search, Logs, and RAG
February 1, 2026Describes a Retrieval-Augmented-Generation troubleshooting assistant for Kubernetes that uses Elasticsearch vector search over documentation and cluster logs, and an LLM for evidence-driven explanations and remediation steps.
When Zombie Pods Broke Our Kubernetes Node Upgrade
December 1, 2025Incident report about a node upgrade blocked by a pod stuck in Terminating, analysis of causes (SIGTERM handling, terminationGracePeriodSeconds, PodDisruptionBudget), and remediation/operational lessons.
Exploring OpenShift Routes & Ingress in My CRC Lab: A Day of Debugging, Learning, and Wins
August 1, 2025Hands-on exploration of OpenShift Routes versus Kubernetes Ingress, debugging steps and learnings from a CRC (CodeReady Containers) lab.
From Tools to Teams: Why People are the Key to DevOps Success
January 1, 2025Argues that culture and collaboration are the primary drivers of DevOps success, beyond tooling and automation.
How Kubernetes Achieves Self-Healing and Self-Correcting Behaviors
October 1, 2024Explains Kubernetes' controller-based reconciliation loops and how the platform maintains desired state to deliver self-healing and self-correcting behaviors.