ContainerCreating

The pod is stuck while the runtime sets the container up.

Volume mounts, especially NFS or a CSI driver, are the usual delay. A few seconds is normal. Many minutes means an event is waiting on storage or the network.

Commands to start with

kubectl describe pod POD
kubectl get pv,pvc -n NAMESPACE

Explain a ContainerCreating paste

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Output

The result shows up here. Your input is not written to the log.

Questions

›How long is too long?

More than a minute or two, with a FailedMount or FailedAttachVolume event, is a storage problem rather than a slow pull.

›Should I delete the pod?

Read the event first. Deleting it repeats the same mount against the same volume.