title: Kubernetes daemonset not running at all in AWS EKS 1.21
body: <p>I'm using <strong>AWS EKS 1.21 with Fargate (serverless)</strong>. I'm trying to run Fluentd as a daemonset however the daemonset is not running at all.</p>
  <p>All the other objects like role, rolebinding, serviceaccount, configmap are already in place in the cluster.</p>
  <pre><code>NAME                 DESIRED   CURRENT   READY   UP-TO-DATE   AVAILABLE   NODE SELECTOR   AGE
  aws-node             0         0         0       0            0           &lt;none&gt;          8d
  fluentd-cloudwatch   0         0         0       0            0           &lt;none&gt;          3m36s
  kube-proxy           0         0         0       0            0           &lt;none&gt;          8d
  </code></pre>
  <p>This is my Daemonset:-</p>
  <pre><code>apiVersion: apps/v1 #Latest support AWS EKS 1.21
  kind: DaemonSet
  metadata:
    labels:
      k8s-app: fluentd-cloudwatch
    name: fluentd-cloudwatch
    namespace: kube-system
  spec:
    selector:
      matchLabels:
        k8s-app: fluentd-cloudwatch
    template:
      metadata:
        labels:
          k8s-app: fluentd-cloudwatch
      spec:
        containers:
        - env:
          - name: REGION
            value: us-east-1 # Correct AWS EKS region should be verified before running this Daemonset
          - name: CLUSTER_NAME
            value: eks-fargate-alb-demo # AWS EKS Cluster Name should be verified before running this Daemonset
          image: fluent/fluentd-kubernetes-daemonset:v1.1-debian-cloudwatch
          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
          name: fluentd-cloudwatch
          resources:
            limits:
              memory: 200Mi
            requests:
              cpu: 100m
              memory: 200Mi
          terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
          terminationMessagePolicy: File
          volumeMounts:
          - mountPath: /config-volume
            name: config-volume
          - mountPath: /fluentd/etc
            name: fluentdconf
          - mountPath: /var/log
            name: varlog
          - mountPath: /var/lib/docker/containers
            name: varlibdockercontainers
            readOnly: true
          - mountPath: /run/log/journal
            name: runlogjournal
            readOnly: true
        dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
        initContainers:
        - command:
          - sh
          - -c
          - cp /config-volume/..data/* /fluentd/etc
          image: busybox
          imagePullPolicy: Always
          name: copy-fluentd-config
          resources: {}
          terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
          terminationMessagePolicy: File
          volumeMounts:
          - mountPath: /config-volume
            name: config-volume
          - mountPath: /fluentd/etc
            name: fluentdconf
        serviceAccount: fluentd
        serviceAccountName: fluentd
        terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
        volumes:
        - configMap:
            defaultMode: 420
            name: fluentd-config
          name: config-volume
        - emptyDir: {}
          name: fluentdconf
        - hostPath:
            path: /var/log
            type: &quot;&quot;
          name: varlog
        - hostPath:
            path: /var/lib/docker/containers
            type: &quot;&quot;
          name: varlibdockercontainers
        - hostPath:
            path: /run/log/journal
            type: &quot;&quot;
          name: runlogjournal
  </code></pre>
  <p>When I describe it, I do not see any events as well. I can run other pods like Nginx etc on this cluster but this is not running at all.</p>
  <pre><code>kubectl describe ds fluentd-cloudwatch -n kube-system
  
  
  
  Name:           fluentd-cloudwatch
  Selector:       k8s-app=fluentd-cloudwatch
  Node-Selector:  &lt;none&gt;
  Labels:         k8s-app=fluentd-cloudwatch
  Annotations:    deprecated.daemonset.template.generation: 1
  Desired Number of Nodes Scheduled: 0
  Current Number of Nodes Scheduled: 0
  Number of Nodes Scheduled with Up-to-date Pods: 0
  Number of Nodes Scheduled with Available Pods: 0
  Number of Nodes Misscheduled: 0
  Pods Status:  0 Running / 0 Waiting / 0 Succeeded / 0 Failed
  Pod Template:
    Labels:           k8s-app=fluentd-cloudwatch
    Service Account:  fluentd
    Init Containers:
     copy-fluentd-config:
      Image:      busybox
      Port:       &lt;none&gt;
      Host Port:  &lt;none&gt;
      Command:
        sh
        -c
        cp /config-volume/..data/* /fluentd/etc
      Environment:  &lt;none&gt;
      Mounts:
        /config-volume from config-volume (rw)
        /fluentd/etc from fluentdconf (rw)
    Containers:
     fluentd-cloudwatch:
      Image:      fluent/fluentd-kubernetes-daemonset:v1.1-debian-cloudwatch
      Port:       &lt;none&gt;
      Host Port:  &lt;none&gt;
      Limits:
        memory:  200Mi
      Requests:
        cpu:     100m
        memory:  200Mi
      Environment:
        REGION:        us-east-1
        CLUSTER_NAME:  eks-fargate-alb-demo
      Mounts:
        /config-volume from config-volume (rw)
        /fluentd/etc from fluentdconf (rw)
        /run/log/journal from runlogjournal (ro)
        /var/lib/docker/containers from varlibdockercontainers (ro)
        /var/log from varlog (rw)
    Volumes:
     config-volume:
      Type:      ConfigMap (a volume populated by a ConfigMap)
      Name:      fluentd-config
      Optional:  false
     fluentdconf:
      Type:       EmptyDir (a temporary directory that shares a pod's lifetime)
      Medium:
      SizeLimit:  &lt;unset&gt;
     varlog:
      Type:          HostPath (bare host directory volume)
      Path:          /var/log
      HostPathType:
     varlibdockercontainers:
      Type:          HostPath (bare host directory volume)
      Path:          /var/lib/docker/containers
      HostPathType:
     runlogjournal:
      Type:          HostPath (bare host directory volume)
      Path:          /run/log/journal
      HostPathType:
  Events:            &lt;none&gt;
  </code></pre>
  <p>ConfigMap:-</p>
  <pre><code>apiVersion: v1
  data:
    containers.conf: |
      &lt;source&gt;
        @type tail
        @id in_tail_container_logs
        @label @containers
        path /var/log/containers/*.log
        pos_file /var/log/fluentd-containers.log.pos
        tag *
        read_from_head true
        &lt;parse&gt;
          @type json
          time_format %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%NZ
        &lt;/parse&gt;
      &lt;/source&gt;
  
      &lt;label @containers&gt;
        &lt;filter **&gt;
          @type kubernetes_metadata
          @id filter_kube_metadata
        &lt;/filter&gt;
  
        &lt;filter **&gt;
          @type record_transformer
          @id filter_containers_stream_transformer
          &lt;record&gt;
            stream_name ${tag_parts[3]}
          &lt;/record&gt;
        &lt;/filter&gt;
  
        &lt;match **&gt;
          @type cloudwatch_logs
          @id out_cloudwatch_logs_containers
          region &quot;#{ENV.fetch('REGION')}&quot;
          log_group_name &quot;/k8s-nest/#{ENV.fetch('CLUSTER_NAME')}/containers&quot;
          log_stream_name_key stream_name
          remove_log_stream_name_key true
          auto_create_stream true
          &lt;buffer&gt;
            flush_interval 5
            chunk_limit_size 2m
            queued_chunks_limit_size 32
            retry_forever true
          &lt;/buffer&gt;
        &lt;/match&gt;
      &lt;/label&gt;
    fluent.conf: |
      @include containers.conf
      @include systemd.conf
  
      &lt;match fluent.**&gt;
        @type null
      &lt;/match&gt;
    systemd.conf: |
      &lt;source&gt;
        @type systemd
        @id in_systemd_kubelet
        @label @systemd
        filters [{ &quot;_SYSTEMD_UNIT&quot;: &quot;kubelet.service&quot; }]
        &lt;entry&gt;
          field_map {&quot;MESSAGE&quot;: &quot;message&quot;, &quot;_HOSTNAME&quot;: &quot;hostname&quot;, &quot;_SYSTEMD_UNIT&quot;: &quot;systemd_unit&quot;}
          field_map_strict true
        &lt;/entry&gt;
        path /run/log/journal
        pos_file /var/log/fluentd-journald-kubelet.pos
        read_from_head true
        tag kubelet.service
      &lt;/source&gt;
  
      &lt;source&gt;
        @type systemd
        @id in_systemd_kubeproxy
        @label @systemd
        filters [{ &quot;_SYSTEMD_UNIT&quot;: &quot;kubeproxy.service&quot; }]
        &lt;entry&gt;
          field_map {&quot;MESSAGE&quot;: &quot;message&quot;, &quot;_HOSTNAME&quot;: &quot;hostname&quot;, &quot;_SYSTEMD_UNIT&quot;: &quot;systemd_unit&quot;}
          field_map_strict true
        &lt;/entry&gt;
        path /run/log/journal
        pos_file /var/log/fluentd-journald-kubeproxy.pos
        read_from_head true
        tag kubeproxy.service
      &lt;/source&gt;
  
      &lt;source&gt;
        @type systemd
        @id in_systemd_docker
        @label @systemd
        filters [{ &quot;_SYSTEMD_UNIT&quot;: &quot;docker.service&quot; }]
        &lt;entry&gt;
          field_map {&quot;MESSAGE&quot;: &quot;message&quot;, &quot;_HOSTNAME&quot;: &quot;hostname&quot;, &quot;_SYSTEMD_UNIT&quot;: &quot;systemd_unit&quot;}
          field_map_strict true
        &lt;/entry&gt;
        path /run/log/journal
        pos_file /var/log/fluentd-journald-docker.pos
        read_from_head true
        tag docker.service
      &lt;/source&gt;
  
      &lt;label @systemd&gt;
        &lt;filter **&gt;
          @type record_transformer
          @id filter_systemd_stream_transformer
          &lt;record&gt;
            stream_name ${tag}-${record[&quot;hostname&quot;]}
          &lt;/record&gt;
        &lt;/filter&gt;
  
        &lt;match **&gt;
          @type cloudwatch_logs
          @id out_cloudwatch_logs_systemd
          region &quot;#{ENV.fetch('REGION')}&quot;
          log_group_name &quot;/k8s-nest/#{ENV.fetch('CLUSTER_NAME')}/systemd&quot;
          log_stream_name_key stream_name
          auto_create_stream true
          remove_log_stream_name_key true
          &lt;buffer&gt;
            flush_interval 5
            chunk_limit_size 2m
            queued_chunks_limit_size 32
            retry_forever true
          &lt;/buffer&gt;
        &lt;/match&gt;
      &lt;/label&gt;
  kind: ConfigMap
  metadata:
    labels:
      k8s-app: fluentd-cloudwatch
    name: fluentd-config
    namespace: kube-system
  </code></pre>
  <p>Please let me know where the problem is, thanks</p>