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reviewers:
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title: Validate node setup
weight: 30
---
## Node Conformance Test
*Node conformance test* is a containerized test framework that provides a system
verification and functionality test for a node. The test validates whether the
node meets the minimum requirements for Kubernetes; a node that passes the test
is qualified to join a Kubernetes cluster.
## Node Prerequisite
To run node conformance test, a node must satisfy the same prerequisites as a
standard Kubernetes node. At a minimum, the node should have the following
daemons installed:
* Container Runtime (Docker)
* Kubelet
## Running Node Conformance Test
To run the node conformance test, perform the following steps:
1. Work out the value of the `--kubeconfig` option for the kubelet; for example:
`--kubeconfig=/var/lib/kubelet/config.yaml`.
Because the test framework starts a local control plane to test the kubelet,
use `http://localhost:8080` as the URL of the API server.
There are some other kubelet command line parameters you may want to use:
* `--cloud-provider`: If you are using `--cloud-provider=gce`, you should
remove the flag to run the test.
2. Run the node conformance test with command:
```shell
# $CONFIG_DIR is the pod manifest path of your Kubelet.
# $LOG_DIR is the test output path.
sudo docker run -it --rm --privileged --net=host \
-v /:/rootfs -v $CONFIG_DIR:$CONFIG_DIR -v $LOG_DIR:/var/result \
registry.k8s.io/node-test:0.2
```
## Running Node Conformance Test for Other Architectures
Kubernetes also provides node conformance test docker images for other
architectures:
Arch | Image |
--------|:-----------------:|
amd64 | node-test-amd64 |
arm | node-test-arm |
arm64 | node-test-arm64 |
## Running Selected Test
To run specific tests, overwrite the environment variable `FOCUS` with the
regular expression of tests you want to run.
```shell
sudo docker run -it --rm --privileged --net=host \
-v /:/rootfs:ro -v $CONFIG_DIR:$CONFIG_DIR -v $LOG_DIR:/var/result \
-e FOCUS=MirrorPod \ # Only run MirrorPod test
registry.k8s.io/node-test:0.2
```
To skip specific tests, overwrite the environment variable `SKIP` with the
regular expression of tests you want to skip.
```shell
sudo docker run -it --rm --privileged --net=host \
-v /:/rootfs:ro -v $CONFIG_DIR:$CONFIG_DIR -v $LOG_DIR:/var/result \
-e SKIP=MirrorPod \ # Run all conformance tests but skip MirrorPod test
registry.k8s.io/node-test:0.2
```
Node conformance test is a containerized version of [node e2e test](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-node/e2e-node-tests.md).
By default, it runs all conformance tests.
Theoretically, you can run any node e2e test if you configure the container and
mount required volumes properly. But **it is strongly recommended to only run conformance
test**, because it requires much more complex configuration to run non-conformance test.
## Caveats
* The test leaves some docker images on the node, including the node conformance
test image and images of containers used in the functionality
test.
* The test leaves dead containers on the node. These containers are created
during the functionality test.