:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE

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// assembly-deploy-restart-events.adoc

[id='proc-operator-restart-events-{context}']
= Checking Kafka restarts

[role="_abstract"]
Use a `kubectl` command to list restart events initiated by the Cluster Operator.
Filter restart events emitted by the Cluster Operator by setting the Cluster Operator as the reporting component using the `reportingController` or `source` event fields.

.Prerequisites

* The Cluster Operator is running in the Kubernetes cluster.

.Procedure

. Get all restart events emitted by the Cluster Operator:
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[source,shell]
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kubectl -n kafka get events --field-selector reportingController=strimzi.io/cluster-operator
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.Example showing events returned
[source,shell]
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LAST SEEN   TYPE     REASON                   OBJECT                  MESSAGE
2m          Normal   CaCertRenewed            kafka/strimzi-cluster   Rolling Pod strimzi-cluster-kafka-0 due to CA certificate renewed
58m         Normal   PodForceRestartOnError   kafka/strimzi-cluster   Rolling Pod strimzi-cluster-kafka-1 due to Pod needs to be forcibly restarted due to an error
5m47s       Normal   ManualRollingUpdate      kafka/strimzi-cluster   Rolling Pod strimzi-cluster-kafka-2 due to Pod was manually annotated to be rolled
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You can also specify a `reason` or other `field-selector` options to constrain the events returned.
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Here, a specific reason is added:
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[source,shell]
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kubectl -n kafka get events --field-selector reportingController=strimzi.io/cluster-operator,reason=PodForceRestartOnError
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. Use an output format, such as YAML, to return more detailed information about one or more events.
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[source,shell-session]
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kubectl -n kafka get events --field-selector reportingController=strimzi.io/cluster-operator,reason=PodForceRestartOnError -o yaml
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.Example showing detailed events output
[source,yaml]
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apiVersion: v1
items:
- action: StrimziInitiatedPodRestart
  apiVersion: v1
  eventTime: "2022-05-13T00:22:34.168086Z"
  firstTimestamp: null
  involvedObject:
      kind: Kafka
      name: strimzi-cluster
      namespace: kafka
  kind: Event
  lastTimestamp: null
  message: Rolling Pod strimzi-cluster-kafka-1 due to Pod needs to be forcibly restarted due to an error
  metadata:
      creationTimestamp: "2022-05-13T00:22:34Z"
      generateName: strimzi-event
      name: strimzi-eventwppk6
      namespace: kafka
      resourceVersion: "432961"
      uid: 29fcdb9e-f2cf-4c95-a165-a5efcd48edfc
  reason: PodForceRestartOnError
  related:
      kind: Pod
      name: strimzi-cluster-kafka-1
      namespace: kafka
  reportingController: strimzi.io/cluster-operator
  reportingInstance: strimzi-cluster-operator-6458cfb4c6-6bpdp
  source: {}
  type: Normal
kind: List
metadata:
  resourceVersion: ""
  selfLink: ""
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The following fields are deprecated, so they are not populated for these events:

* `firstTimestamp`
* `lastTimestamp`
* `source`