Health States

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The Control Center tracks two independent health dimensions: the Orkestra runtime itself, and the CRDs it manages.


Runtime Health

Runtime Health reflects whether the Orkestra process is reachable and operating normally.

StateMeaning
OperationalRuntime is running and serving requests
DegradedRuntime is unreachable or has internal errors

Katalog Health

Katalog Health reflects whether the CRDs within a Katalog are reconciling correctly.

StateMeaning
HealthyAll CRDs are reconciling without errors
DegradedOne or more CRDs have persistent failures

CRD States

Each CRD card shows one of four states:

StateColorMeaning
HealthyGreenFully operational, no errors
StartedBlueRunning but may have initial reconcile errors
PendingYellowWaiting — dependencies not ready or CRD not yet applied
DegradedRedPersistent failures, needs attention

Why Runtime and Katalog Health Can Differ

Runtime Operational + Katalog Degraded is the normal failure case. The runtime is fine — the problem is in your CRD templates or the resources they create.

Runtime Degraded means the Orkestra process itself has a problem: check the deployment, network, or leader election.


Queue Pressure

Queue depth is shown as a progress bar on each CRD card:

FillMeaning
< 50%Normal
50–80%Moderate — watch it
> 80%High — consider increasing workers for this CRD