Cluster Initialization Fails When Containerd Functions As the Kubernetes Container Engine

Symptom

Containerd is used as the Kubernetes container engine, but cluster initialization fails.

Solution

Initialize the Kubernetes cluster by following the instructions provided in the official guide. And then, perform the following steps to check the installed software and check whether the initialization process is normal.

1. See related guidance to check whether required software is installed and whether the container runtime is correctly installed and configured.
2. Check whether --cri-socket is specified and whether the configuration is correct during initialization.
3. Check whether the procedure in Prerequisites is complete and whether cgroup is correctly configured.