<p>I have kubernetes cluster working fine. I have one <code>master</code> node and 5 <code>worker</code> nodes, and all these are running pods. When all the nodes are on and if the kubernetes master goes down/ powered off, will the worker nodes keep working as normally.?</p>

<p>If <code>master</code> node is down and one of the <code>worker</code> node also goes down and then come back online after sometime. Then will the pod automatically be started on that worker as the <code>master</code> node is still down.?</p>

S Andrew
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  <p>When all the nodes are on and if the kubernetes master goes down/ powered off, will the worker nodes keep working as normally.?</p>
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<p>Yes, they will work in their last state.</p>

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  <p>If <code>master</code> node is down and one of the <code>worker</code> node also goes down and then come back online after sometime. Then will the pod automatically be started on that worker as the <code>master</code> node is still down.?</p>
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<p>No.</p>

<p>As you can read in <a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/components/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kubernetes Components</a> section:</p>

<p><code>Master components provide the cluster’s control plane. Master components make global decisions about the cluster (for example, scheduling), and detecting and responding to cluster events (starting up a new pod when a replication controller’s ‘replicas’ field is unsatisfied).</code></p>
