Add v1.34 Blog Post for Resource Health Status in Pod Status for Device Plugin and DRA KEP-4680 #51556

Jpsassine · 2025-07-08T22:31:30Z

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Add a new blog post about the new functionality expansion of KEP-4680 which now covers DRA in 1.34. The blog post explains context and the nature of the feature for DRA.

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aibarbetta · 2025-07-11T15:07:54Z

Hi @Jpsassine, did you mean to open this for kubernetes/enhancements#4680?
@mortent will cover all DRA KEPs in blog #51488. Please let me know if you plan to write a separate blog, or join the one linked.

Jpsassine · 2025-07-15T18:46:14Z

@aibarbetta, after speaking with @SergeyKanzhelev we see value in having an independent blog post for this specific DRA feature as well as having it included in the main DRA blog post written by @mortent. What exactly is the deadline for this? I had made this placeholder just in case.

aibarbetta · 2025-07-15T20:34:14Z

/retitle [WIP] Add v1.34 Blog Post for Resource Health Status in Pod Status for Device Plugin and DRA KEP-4680

aibarbetta · 2025-07-15T20:38:07Z

@aibarbetta, after speaking with @SergeyKanzhelev we see value in having an independent blog post for this specific DRA feature as well as having it included in the main DRA blog post written by @mortent. What exactly is the deadline for this? I had made this placeholder just in case.

Hi @Jpsassine @SergeyKanzhelev, this PR should have front matter and blog content ready to review by Friday 8th August 2025

aibarbetta · 2025-07-15T20:39:14Z

/sig release
/area blog

content/en/blog/_posts/2025-08-XX-pods-report-dra-resource-health.md

SergeyKanzhelev · 2025-08-11T19:59:45Z

I would publish the general DRA blog first, ideally with a comment in the section that covers KEP-4680 saying a dedicated blog for this feature is coming. But I'm open to suggestions 👀

If there are general DRA blog where this can be integrated into, it will be also OK. I just worry that general DRA blog that also recommend to onboard to thus alpha feature may not be understood correctly. Making separate messages "DRA is GA" and "use new Alpha features for DRA" may be easier to digest

lmktfy

Thanks.

Make sure to mark this as draft in the front matter (the PR should not be marked as draft, though). Release Comms will assign a publication date and un-draft it in a follow up PR.

content/en/blog/_posts/2025-08-XX-pods-report-dra-resource-health.md

SergeyKanzhelev

/lgtm

k8s-ci-robot · 2025-08-14T21:57:35Z

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Jpsassine · 2025-08-22T20:45:42Z

@lmktfy is this still on track for release, or is there something I need to do still? Just want to make sure, thanks.

content/en/blog/_posts/2025-08-XX-pods-report-dra-resource-health.md

aibarbetta · 2025-08-22T21:06:58Z

@lmktfy is this still on track for release, or is there something I need to do still? Just want to make sure, thanks.

Hi @Jpsassine yes, this is still being tracked as a v1.34 post-release communication

This commit adds the feature blog post for the v1.34 release, covering the extension of device health monitoring to Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA). This feature thats part of KEP-4680, allows DRA plugins to report device health directly in the Pod's status, improving observability for workloads using specialized hardware. Refs: https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/i4680

graz-dev

/lgtm

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graz-dev · 2025-08-23T07:30:16Z

content/en/blog/_posts/2025-08-XX-pods-report-dra-resource-health.md

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+The rise of AI/ML and other high-performance workloads has made specialized hardware like GPUs, TPUs, and FPGAs a critical component of many Kubernetes clusters. However, as discussed in a [previous blog post about navigating failures in Pods with devices](/blog/2025/07/03/navigating-failures-in-pods-with-devices/), when this hardware fails, it can be difficult to diagnose, leading to significant downtime. With the release of Kubernetes v1.34, we are excited to announce a new alpha feature that brings much-needed visibility into the health of these devices.
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+This work extends the functionality of [KEP-4680](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/tree/master/keps/sig-node/4680-add-resource-health-to-pod-status), which first introduced a mechanism for reporting the health of devices managed by Device Plugins. Now, this capability is being extended to *Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA)*. Controlled by the `ResourceHealthStatus` feature gate, this enhancement allows DRA drivers to report device health directly into a Pod's `.status` field, providing crucial insights for operators and developers.


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This work extends the functionality of [KEP-4680](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/tree/master/keps/sig-node/4680-add-resource-health-to-pod-status), which first introduced a mechanism for reporting the health of devices managed by Device Plugins. Now, this capability is being extended to *Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA)*. Controlled by the `ResourceHealthStatus` feature gate, this enhancement allows DRA drivers to report device health directly into a Pod's `.status` field, providing crucial insights for operators and developers.

This work extends the functionality of [KEP-4680](kep.k8s.io/4680), which first introduced a mechanism for reporting the health of devices managed by Device Plugins. Now, this capability is being extended to *Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA)*. Controlled by the `ResourceHealthStatus` feature gate, this enhancement allows DRA drivers to report device health directly into a Pod's `.status` field, providing crucial insights for operators and developers.

@graz-dev I think that suggestion isn't quite right

k8s-ci-robot · 2025-08-23T07:30:40Z

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lmktfy · 2025-08-23T17:34:16Z

/approve

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		The rise of AI/ML and other high-performance workloads has made specialized hardware like GPUs, TPUs, and FPGAs a critical component of many Kubernetes clusters. However, as discussed in a [previous blog post about navigating failures in Pods with devices](/blog/2025/07/03/navigating-failures-in-pods-with-devices/), when this hardware fails, it can be difficult to diagnose, leading to significant downtime. With the release of Kubernetes v1.34, we are excited to announce a new alpha feature that brings much-needed visibility into the health of these devices.

		This work extends the functionality of [KEP-4680](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/tree/master/keps/sig-node/4680-add-resource-health-to-pod-status), which first introduced a mechanism for reporting the health of devices managed by Device Plugins. Now, this capability is being extended to Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA). Controlled by the `ResourceHealthStatus` feature gate, this enhancement allows DRA drivers to report device health directly into a Pod's `.status` field, providing crucial insights for operators and developers.

Add v1.34 Blog Post for Resource Health Status in Pod Status for Device Plugin and DRA KEP-4680 #51556

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