Revert "Modify nodes to register directly with the master."

cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default

@@ -22,19 +22,6 @@
   {% set api_servers_with_port = api_servers + ":6443" -%}
 {% endif -%}
 
-# Disable registration for the kubelet running on the master on GCE.
-# TODO(roberthbailey): Make this configurable via an env var in config-default.sh
-{% if grains.cloud == 'gce' -%}
-  {% if grains['roles'][0] == 'kubernetes-master' -%}
-    {% set api_servers_with_port = "" -%}
-  {% endif -%}
-{% endif -%}
-
-{% set cloud_provider = "" -%}
-{% if grains.cloud is defined -%}
-  {% set cloud_provider = "--cloud_provider=" + grains.cloud -%}
-{% endif -%}
-
 {% set config = "--config=/etc/kubernetes/manifests" -%}
 {% set hostname_override = "" -%}
 {% if grains.hostname_override is defined -%}
@@ -58,4 +45,4 @@
   {% set configure_cbr0 = "--configure-cbr0=" + pillar['allocate_node_cidrs'] -%}
 {% endif -%}
 
-DAEMON_ARGS="{{daemon_args}} {{api_servers_with_port}} {{hostname_override}} {{cloud_provider}} {{config}} --allow_privileged={{pillar['allow_privileged']}} {{pillar['log_level']}} {{cluster_dns}} {{cluster_domain}} {{docker_root}} {{configure_cbr0}}"
+DAEMON_ARGS="{{daemon_args}} {{api_servers_with_port}} {{hostname_override}} {{config}} --allow_privileged={{pillar['allow_privileged']}} {{pillar['log_level']}} {{cluster_dns}} {{cluster_domain}} {{docker_root}} {{configure_cbr0}}"

cmd/integration/integration.go

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ func startComponents(firstManifestURL, secondManifestURL, apiVersion string) (st
 	// Setup
 	servers := []string{}
 	glog.Infof("Creating etcd client pointing to %v", servers)
+	machineList := []string{"localhost", "127.0.0.1"}
 
 	handler := delegateHandler{}
 	apiServer := httptest.NewServer(&handler)
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ func startComponents(firstManifestURL, secondManifestURL, apiVersion string) (st
 			api.ResourceName(api.ResourceMemory): resource.MustParse("10G"),
 		}}
 
-	nodeController := nodecontroller.NewNodeController(nil, "", nodeResources, cl, 10, 5*time.Minute, util.NewFakeRateLimiter(),
+	nodeController := nodecontroller.NewNodeController(nil, "", machineList, nodeResources, cl, 10, 5*time.Minute, util.NewFakeRateLimiter(),
 		40*time.Second, 60*time.Second, 5*time.Second, nil, false)
 	nodeController.Run(5*time.Second, true)
 	cadvisorInterface := new(cadvisor.Fake)
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ func startComponents(firstManifestURL, secondManifestURL, apiVersion string) (st
 	configFilePath := makeTempDirOrDie("config", testRootDir)
 	glog.Infof("Using %s as root dir for kubelet #1", testRootDir)
 	fakeDocker1.VersionInfo = docker.Env{"ApiVersion=1.15"}
-	kcfg := kubeletapp.SimpleKubelet(cl, &fakeDocker1, "localhost", testRootDir, firstManifestURL, "127.0.0.1", 10250, api.NamespaceDefault, empty_dir.ProbeVolumePlugins(), nil, cadvisorInterface, configFilePath, nil, kubecontainer.FakeOS{})
+	kcfg := kubeletapp.SimpleKubelet(cl, &fakeDocker1, machineList[0], testRootDir, firstManifestURL, "127.0.0.1", 10250, api.NamespaceDefault, empty_dir.ProbeVolumePlugins(), nil, cadvisorInterface, configFilePath, nil, kubecontainer.FakeOS{})
 	kubeletapp.RunKubelet(kcfg, nil)
 	// Kubelet (machine)
 	// Create a second kubelet so that the guestbook example's two redis slaves both
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ func startComponents(firstManifestURL, secondManifestURL, apiVersion string) (st
 	testRootDir = makeTempDirOrDie("kubelet_integ_2.", "")
 	glog.Infof("Using %s as root dir for kubelet #2", testRootDir)
 	fakeDocker2.VersionInfo = docker.Env{"ApiVersion=1.15"}
-	kcfg = kubeletapp.SimpleKubelet(cl, &fakeDocker2, "127.0.0.1", testRootDir, secondManifestURL, "127.0.0.1", 10251, api.NamespaceDefault, empty_dir.ProbeVolumePlugins(), nil, cadvisorInterface, "", nil, kubecontainer.FakeOS{})
+	kcfg = kubeletapp.SimpleKubelet(cl, &fakeDocker2, machineList[1], testRootDir, secondManifestURL, "127.0.0.1", 10251, api.NamespaceDefault, empty_dir.ProbeVolumePlugins(), nil, cadvisorInterface, "", nil, kubecontainer.FakeOS{})
 	kubeletapp.RunKubelet(kcfg, nil)
 	return apiServer.URL, configFilePath
 }

cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go

@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (s *CMServer) Run(_ []string) error {
 		glog.Warning("DEPRECATION NOTICE: sync-node-status flag is being deprecated. It has no effect now and it will be removed in a future version.")
 	}
 
-	nodeController := nodecontroller.NewNodeController(cloud, s.MinionRegexp, nodeResources,
+	nodeController := nodecontroller.NewNodeController(cloud, s.MinionRegexp, s.MachineList, nodeResources,
 		kubeClient, s.RegisterRetryCount, s.PodEvictionTimeout, util.NewTokenBucketRateLimiter(s.DeletingPodsQps, s.DeletingPodsBurst),
 		s.NodeMonitorGracePeriod, s.NodeStartupGracePeriod, s.NodeMonitorPeriod, (*net.IPNet)(&s.ClusterCIDR), s.AllocateNodeCIDRs)
 	nodeController.Run(s.NodeSyncPeriod, s.SyncNodeList)

cmd/kubelet/app/server.go

@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ type KubeletServer struct {
 	HealthzBindAddress             util.IP
 	OOMScoreAdj                    int
 	APIServerList                  util.StringList
-	RegisterNode                   bool
 	ClusterDomain                  string
 	MasterServiceNamespace         string
 	ClusterDNS                     util.IP
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@ func NewKubeletServer() *KubeletServer {
 		CadvisorPort:                4194,
 		HealthzPort:                 10248,
 		HealthzBindAddress:          util.IP(net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")),
-		RegisterNode:                true, // will be ignored if no apiserver is configured
 		OOMScoreAdj:                 -900,
 		MasterServiceNamespace:      api.NamespaceDefault,
 		ImageGCHighThresholdPercent: 90,
@@ -213,7 +211,6 @@ func (s *KubeletServer) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.Var(&s.HealthzBindAddress, "healthz-bind-address", "The IP address for the healthz server to serve on, defaulting to 127.0.0.1 (set to 0.0.0.0 for all interfaces)")
 	fs.IntVar(&s.OOMScoreAdj, "oom-score-adj", s.OOMScoreAdj, "The oom_score_adj value for kubelet process. Values must be within the range [-1000, 1000]")
 	fs.Var(&s.APIServerList, "api-servers", "List of Kubernetes API servers for publishing events, and reading pods and services. (ip:port), comma separated.")
-	fs.BoolVar(&s.RegisterNode, "register-node", s.RegisterNode, "Register the node with the apiserver (defaults to true if --api-server is set)")
 	fs.StringVar(&s.ClusterDomain, "cluster-domain", s.ClusterDomain, "Domain for this cluster.  If set, kubelet will configure all containers to search this domain in addition to the host's search domains")
 	fs.StringVar(&s.MasterServiceNamespace, "master-service-namespace", s.MasterServiceNamespace, "The namespace from which the kubernetes master services should be injected into pods")
 	fs.Var(&s.ClusterDNS, "cluster-dns", "IP address for a cluster DNS server.  If set, kubelet will configure all containers to use this for DNS resolution in addition to the host's DNS servers")
@@ -321,7 +318,6 @@ func (s *KubeletServer) Run(_ []string) error {
 		MinimumGCAge:                   s.MinimumGCAge,
 		MaxPerPodContainerCount:        s.MaxPerPodContainerCount,
 		MaxContainerCount:              s.MaxContainerCount,
-		RegisterNode:                   s.RegisterNode,
 		ClusterDomain:                  s.ClusterDomain,
 		ClusterDNS:                     s.ClusterDNS,
 		Runonce:                        s.RunOnce,
@@ -497,7 +493,6 @@ func SimpleKubelet(client *client.Client,
 		MinimumGCAge:            10 * time.Second,
 		MaxPerPodContainerCount: 5,
 		MaxContainerCount:       100,
-		RegisterNode:            true,
 		MasterServiceNamespace:  masterServiceNamespace,
 		VolumePlugins:           volumePlugins,
 		TLSOptions:              tlsOptions,
@@ -623,7 +618,6 @@ type KubeletConfig struct {
 	MinimumGCAge                   time.Duration
 	MaxPerPodContainerCount        int
 	MaxContainerCount              int
-	RegisterNode                   bool
 	ClusterDomain                  string
 	ClusterDNS                     util.IP
 	EnableServer                   bool
@@ -681,7 +675,6 @@ func createAndInitKubelet(kc *KubeletConfig) (k KubeletBootstrap, pc *config.Pod
 		kc.RegistryBurst,
 		gcPolicy,
 		pc.SeenAllSources,
-		kc.RegisterNode,
 		kc.ClusterDomain,
 		net.IP(kc.ClusterDNS),
 		kc.MasterServiceNamespace,

cmd/kubernetes/kubernetes.go

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func runScheduler(cl *client.Client) {
 }
 
 // RunControllerManager starts a controller
-func runControllerManager(cl *client.Client, nodeMilliCPU, nodeMemory int64) {
+func runControllerManager(machineList []string, cl *client.Client, nodeMilliCPU, nodeMemory int64) {
 	nodeResources := &api.NodeResources{
 		Capacity: api.ResourceList{
 			api.ResourceCPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(nodeMilliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func runControllerManager(cl *client.Client, nodeMilliCPU, nodeMemory int64) {
 
 	const nodeSyncPeriod = 10 * time.Second
 	nodeController := nodecontroller.NewNodeController(
-		nil, "", nodeResources, cl, 10, 5*time.Minute, util.NewTokenBucketRateLimiter(*deletingPodsQps, *deletingPodsBurst),
+		nil, "", machineList, nodeResources, cl, 10, 5*time.Minute, util.NewTokenBucketRateLimiter(*deletingPodsQps, *deletingPodsBurst),
 		40*time.Second, 60*time.Second, 5*time.Second, nil, false)
 	nodeController.Run(nodeSyncPeriod, true)
 
@@ -150,16 +150,18 @@ func runControllerManager(cl *client.Client, nodeMilliCPU, nodeMemory int64) {
 }
 
 func startComponents(etcdClient tools.EtcdClient, cl *client.Client, addr net.IP, port int) {
+	machineList := []string{"localhost"}
+
 	runApiServer(etcdClient, addr, port, *masterServiceNamespace)
 	runScheduler(cl)
-	runControllerManager(cl, *nodeMilliCPU, *nodeMemory)
+	runControllerManager(machineList, cl, *nodeMilliCPU, *nodeMemory)
 
 	dockerClient := dockertools.ConnectToDockerOrDie(*dockerEndpoint)
 	cadvisorInterface, err := cadvisor.New(0)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Failed to create cAdvisor: %v", err)
 	}
-	kcfg := kubeletapp.SimpleKubelet(cl, dockerClient, "localhost", "/tmp/kubernetes", "", "127.0.0.1", 10250, *masterServiceNamespace, kubeletapp.ProbeVolumePlugins(), nil, cadvisorInterface, "", nil, kubecontainer.RealOS{})
+	kcfg := kubeletapp.SimpleKubelet(cl, dockerClient, machineList[0], "/tmp/kubernetes", "", "127.0.0.1", 10250, *masterServiceNamespace, kubeletapp.ProbeVolumePlugins(), nil, cadvisorInterface, "", nil, kubecontainer.RealOS{})
 	kubeletapp.RunKubelet(kcfg, nil)
 
 }

pkg/api/validation/validation.go

@@ -1222,8 +1222,6 @@ func ValidateNodeUpdate(oldNode *api.Node, node *api.Node) errs.ValidationErrorL
 	oldNode.ObjectMeta = node.ObjectMeta
 	// Allow users to update capacity
 	oldNode.Status.Capacity = node.Status.Capacity
-	// Allow the controller manager to assign a CIDR to a node.
-	oldNode.Spec.PodCIDR = node.Spec.PodCIDR
 	// Allow users to unschedule node
 	oldNode.Spec.Unschedulable = node.Spec.Unschedulable
 	// Clear status

pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cloudprovider
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -87,8 +86,6 @@ type Instances interface {
 	Release(name string) error
 }
 
-var InstanceNotFound = errors.New("instance not found")
-
 // Zone represents the location of a particular machine.
 type Zone struct {
 	FailureDomain string

pkg/cloudprovider/gce/gce.go

@@ -444,10 +444,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) getInstanceByName(name string) (*compute.Instance, error) {
 	name = canonicalizeInstanceName(name)
 	res, err := gce.service.Instances.Get(gce.projectID, gce.zone, name).Do()
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("Failed to retrieve TargetInstance resource for instance: %s", name)
+		glog.Errorf("Failed to retrieve TargetInstance resource for instance:%s", name)
-		if apiErr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && apiErr.Code == http.StatusNotFound {
-			return nil, cloudprovider.InstanceNotFound
-		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return res, nil

pkg/cloudprovider/nodecontroller/nodecontroller.go

@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	apierrors "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
@@ -52,6 +57,7 @@ type NodeController struct {
 	cloud                   cloudprovider.Interface
 	matchRE                 string
 	staticResources         *api.NodeResources
+	nodes                   []string
 	kubeClient              client.Interface
 	recorder                record.EventRecorder
 	registerRetryCount      int
@@ -94,6 +100,7 @@ type NodeController struct {
 func NewNodeController(
 	cloud cloudprovider.Interface,
 	matchRE string,
+	nodes []string,
 	staticResources *api.NodeResources,
 	kubeClient client.Interface,
 	registerRetryCount int,
@@ -118,6 +125,7 @@ func NewNodeController(
 	return &NodeController{
 		cloud:                   cloud,
 		matchRE:                 matchRE,
+		nodes:                   nodes,
 		staticResources:         staticResources,
 		kubeClient:              kubeClient,
 		recorder:                recorder,
@@ -136,9 +144,9 @@ func NewNodeController(
 }
 
 // Generates num pod CIDRs that could be assigned to nodes.
-func generateCIDRs(clusterCIDR *net.IPNet, num int) util.StringSet {
+func (nc *NodeController) generateCIDRs(num int) util.StringSet {
 	res := util.NewStringSet()
-	cidrIP := clusterCIDR.IP.To4()
+	cidrIP := nc.clusterCIDR.IP.To4()
 	for i := 0; i < num; i++ {
 		// TODO: Make the CIDRs configurable.
 		b1 := byte(i >> 8)
@@ -148,46 +156,37 @@ func generateCIDRs(clusterCIDR *net.IPNet, num int) util.StringSet {
 	return res
 }
 
-// reconcilePodCIDRs looks at each node and assigns it a valid CIDR
+// For each node from newNodes, finds its current spec in registeredNodes.
-// if it doesn't currently have one.
+// If it is not there, it gets a new valid CIDR assigned.
-func (nc *NodeController) reconcilePodCIDRs(nodes *api.NodeList) {
+func (nc *NodeController) reconcilePodCIDRs(newNodes, registeredNodes *api.NodeList) *api.NodeList {
-	glog.V(4).Infof("Reconciling pods cidrs for %d nodes", len(nodes.Items))
+	registeredCIDRs := make(map[string]string)
-	// TODO(roberthbailey): This seems inefficient. Why re-calculate CIDRs
+	availableCIDRs := nc.generateCIDRs(len(newNodes.Items) + len(registeredNodes.Items))
-	// on each sync period?
+	for _, node := range registeredNodes.Items {
-	availableCIDRs := generateCIDRs(nc.clusterCIDR, len(nodes.Items))
+		registeredCIDRs[node.Name] = node.Spec.PodCIDR
-	for _, node := range nodes.Items {
+		availableCIDRs.Delete(node.Spec.PodCIDR)
-		if node.Spec.PodCIDR != "" {
-			glog.V(4).Infof("CIDR %s is already being used by node %s", node.Spec.PodCIDR, node.Name)
-			availableCIDRs.Delete(node.Spec.PodCIDR)
-		}
 	}
-	for _, node := range nodes.Items {
+	for i, node := range newNodes.Items {
-		if node.Spec.PodCIDR == "" {
+		podCIDR, registered := registeredCIDRs[node.Name]
-			podCIDR, found := availableCIDRs.PopAny()
+		if !registered {
-			if !found {
+			podCIDR, _ = availableCIDRs.PopAny()
-				glog.Errorf("No available CIDR for node %s", node.Name)
-				continue
-			}
-			glog.V(4).Infof("Assigning node %s CIDR %s", node.Name, podCIDR)
-			node.Spec.PodCIDR = podCIDR
-			if err := nc.configureNodeCIDR(&node); err != nil {
-				glog.Errorf("Error configuring node %s: %s", node.Name, err)
-				// The newly assigned CIDR was not properly configured, so don't save it in the API server.
-				continue
-			}
-			if _, err := nc.kubeClient.Nodes().Update(&node); err != nil {
-				glog.Errorf("Unable to assign node %s CIDR %s: %v", node.Name, podCIDR, err)
-			}
 		}
+		newNodes.Items[i].Spec.PodCIDR = podCIDR
 	}
+	return newNodes
 }
 
-func (nc *NodeController) configureNodeCIDR(node *api.Node) error {
+func (nc *NodeController) configureNodeCIDR(node *api.Node) {
 	instances, ok := nc.cloud.Instances()
 	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error configuring node %s: CloudProvider does not support Instances()", node.Name)
+		glog.Errorf("Error configuring node %s: CloudProvider does not support Instances()", node.Name)
+		return
+	}
+	err := instances.Configure(node.Name, &node.Spec)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("Error configuring node %s: %s", node.Name, err)
+		// The newly assigned CIDR was not properly configured, so don't save it in the API server.
+		node.Spec.PodCIDR = ""
 	}
-	return instances.Configure(node.Name, &node.Spec)
 }
 
 func (nc *NodeController) unassignNodeCIDR(nodeName string) {
@@ -196,14 +195,59 @@ func (nc *NodeController) unassignNodeCIDR(nodeName string) {
 		glog.Errorf("Error deconfiguring node %s: CloudProvider does not support Instances()", nodeName)
 		return
 	}
-	if err := instances.Release(nodeName); err != nil {
+	err := instances.Release(nodeName)
+	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Error deconfiguring node %s: %s", nodeName, err)
 	}
 }
 
-// Run starts an asynchronous loop that monitors the status of cluster nodes.
+// Run creates initial node list and start syncing instances from cloudprovider, if any.
+// It also starts syncing or monitoring cluster node status.
+// 1. registerNodes() is called only once to register all initial nodes (from cloudprovider
+//    or from command line flag). To make cluster bootstrap faster, node controller populates
+//    node addresses.
+// 2. syncCloudNodes() is called periodically (if enabled) to sync instances from cloudprovider.
+//    Node created here will only have specs.
+// 3. monitorNodeStatus() is called periodically to incorporate the results of node status
+//    pushed from kubelet to master.
 func (nc *NodeController) Run(period time.Duration, syncNodeList bool) {
-	// Incorporate the results of node status pushed from kubelet to master.
+	// Register intial set of nodes with their status set.
+	var nodes *api.NodeList
+	var err error
+	if nc.isRunningCloudProvider() {
+		if syncNodeList {
+			if nodes, err = nc.getCloudNodesWithSpec(); err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("Error loading initial node from cloudprovider: %v", err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			nodes = &api.NodeList{}
+		}
+	} else {
+		if nodes, err = nc.getStaticNodesWithSpec(); err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("Error loading initial static nodes: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if nodes, err = nc.populateAddresses(nodes); err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("Error getting nodes ips: %v", err)
+	}
+	if nc.isRunningCloudProvider() && nc.allocateNodeCIDRs {
+		nc.reconcilePodCIDRs(nodes, &api.NodeList{})
+	}
+	if err := nc.registerNodes(nodes, nc.registerRetryCount, period); err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("Error registering node list %+v: %v", nodes, err)
+	}
+
+	// Start syncing node list from cloudprovider.
+	if syncNodeList && nc.isRunningCloudProvider() {
+		go util.Forever(func() {
+			if err := nc.syncCloudNodes(); err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("Error syncing cloud: %v", err)
+			}
+		}, period)
+	}
+
+	// Start monitoring node status.
 	go util.Forever(func() {
 		if err := nc.monitorNodeStatus(); err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("Error monitoring node status: %v", err)
@@ -211,6 +255,165 @@ func (nc *NodeController) Run(period time.Duration, syncNodeList bool) {
 	}, nc.nodeMonitorPeriod)
 }
 
+// registerNodes registers the given list of nodes, it keeps retrying for `retryCount` times.
+func (nc *NodeController) registerNodes(nodes *api.NodeList, retryCount int, retryInterval time.Duration) error {
+	if len(nodes.Items) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	nodes = nc.canonicalizeName(nodes)
+	toRegister := util.NewStringSet()
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	var successfullyRegistered int32 = 0
+	for i := range nodes.Items {
+		node := &nodes.Items[i]
+		if !toRegister.Has(node.Name) {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			toRegister.Insert(node.Name)
+			go func(n *api.Node) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				for i := 0; i < retryCount; i++ {
+					if nc.isRunningCloudProvider() && nc.allocateNodeCIDRs {
+						nc.configureNodeCIDR(n)
+					}
+					_, err := nc.kubeClient.Nodes().Create(n)
+					if err == nil || apierrors.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
+						glog.Infof("Registered node in registry: %v", n.Name)
+						atomic.AddInt32(&successfullyRegistered, 1)
+						return
+					} else {
+						glog.Errorf("Error registering node %v (retries left: %v): %v", n.Name, retryCount-i-1, err)
+					}
+					time.Sleep(retryInterval)
+				}
+				glog.Errorf("Unable to register node %v", n.Name)
+			}(node)
+		}
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	if int32(toRegister.Len()) != atomic.LoadInt32(&successfullyRegistered) {
+		return ErrRegistration
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// syncCloudNodes synchronizes the list of instances from cloudprovider to master server.
+func (nc *NodeController) syncCloudNodes() error {
+	matches, err := nc.getCloudNodesWithSpec()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	nodes, err := nc.kubeClient.Nodes().List(labels.Everything(), fields.Everything())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	nodeMap := make(map[string]*api.Node)
+	nodeMapLock := sync.Mutex{}
+	for i := range nodes.Items {
+		node := nodes.Items[i]
+		nodeMapLock.Lock()
+		nodeMap[node.Name] = &node
+		nodeMapLock.Unlock()
+	}
+	if nc.allocateNodeCIDRs {
+		nc.reconcilePodCIDRs(matches, nodes)
+	}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(len(matches.Items))
+	// Create nodes which have been created in cloud, but not in kubernetes cluster
+	// Skip nodes if we hit an error while trying to get their addresses.
+	for i := range matches.Items {
+		go func(node *api.Node) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			nodeMapLock.Lock()
+			_, ok := nodeMap[node.Name]
+			nodeMapLock.Unlock()
+			if !ok {
+				glog.V(3).Infof("Querying addresses for new node: %s", node.Name)
+				nodeList := &api.NodeList{}
+				nodeList.Items = []api.Node{*node}
+				_, err = nc.populateAddresses(nodeList)
+				if err != nil {
+					glog.Errorf("Error fetching addresses for new node %s: %v", node.Name, err)
+					return
+				}
+				node.Status.Addresses = nodeList.Items[0].Status.Addresses
+				if nc.allocateNodeCIDRs {
+					nc.configureNodeCIDR(node)
+				}
+				glog.Infof("Create node in registry: %s", node.Name)
+				_, err = nc.kubeClient.Nodes().Create(node)
+				if err != nil {
+					glog.Errorf("Create node %s error: %v", node.Name, err)
+				}
+			}
+			nodeMapLock.Lock()
+			delete(nodeMap, node.Name)
+			nodeMapLock.Unlock()
+		}(&matches.Items[i])
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	wg.Add(len(nodeMap))
+	// Delete nodes which have been deleted from cloud, but not from kubernetes cluster.
+	for nodeID := range nodeMap {
+		go func(nodeID string) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			if nc.allocateNodeCIDRs {
+				nc.unassignNodeCIDR(nodeID)
+			}
+			glog.Infof("Delete node from registry: %s", nodeID)
+			err = nc.kubeClient.Nodes().Delete(nodeID)
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("Delete node %s error: %v", nodeID, err)
+			}
+			nc.deletePods(nodeID)
+		}(nodeID)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// populateAddresses queries Address for given list of nodes.
+func (nc *NodeController) populateAddresses(nodes *api.NodeList) (*api.NodeList, error) {
+	if nc.isRunningCloudProvider() {
+		instances, ok := nc.cloud.Instances()
+		if !ok {
+			return nodes, ErrCloudInstance
+		}
+		for i := range nodes.Items {
+			node := &nodes.Items[i]
+			nodeAddresses, err := instances.NodeAddresses(node.Name)
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("error getting instance addresses for %s: %v", node.Name, err)
+			} else {
+				node.Status.Addresses = nodeAddresses
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		for i := range nodes.Items {
+			node := &nodes.Items[i]
+			addr := net.ParseIP(node.Name)
+			if addr != nil {
+				address := api.NodeAddress{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: addr.String()}
+				node.Status.Addresses = []api.NodeAddress{address}
+			} else {
+				addrs, err := nc.lookupIP(node.Name)
+				if err != nil {
+					glog.Errorf("Can't get ip address of node %s: %v", node.Name, err)
+				} else if len(addrs) == 0 {
+					glog.Errorf("No ip address for node %v", node.Name)
+				} else {
+					address := api.NodeAddress{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: addrs[0].String()}
+					node.Status.Addresses = []api.NodeAddress{address}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nodes, nil
+}
+
 func (nc *NodeController) recordNodeEvent(node *api.Node, event string) {
 	ref := &api.ObjectReference{
 		Kind:      "Node",
@@ -364,9 +567,6 @@ func (nc *NodeController) monitorNodeStatus() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if nc.allocateNodeCIDRs {
-		nc.reconcilePodCIDRs(nodes)
-	}
 	for i := range nodes.Items {
 		var gracePeriod time.Duration
 		var lastReadyCondition api.NodeCondition
@@ -395,12 +595,10 @@ func (nc *NodeController) monitorNodeStatus() error {
 			if lastReadyCondition.Status == api.ConditionFalse &&
 				nc.now().After(nc.nodeStatusMap[node.Name].readyTransitionTimestamp.Add(nc.podEvictionTimeout)) {
 				// Node stays in not ready for at least 'podEvictionTimeout' - evict all pods on the unhealthy node.
-				// Makes sure we are not removing pods from too many nodes in the same time.
+				// Makes sure we are not removing pods from to many nodes in the same time.
 				glog.Infof("Evicting pods: %v is later than %v + %v", nc.now(), nc.nodeStatusMap[node.Name].readyTransitionTimestamp, nc.podEvictionTimeout)
 				if nc.deletingPodsRateLimiter.CanAccept() {
-					if err := nc.deletePods(node.Name); err != nil {
+					nc.deletePods(node.Name)
-						glog.Errorf("Unable to delete pods from node %s: %v", node.Name, err)
-					}
 				}
 			}
 			if lastReadyCondition.Status == api.ConditionUnknown &&
@@ -409,9 +607,7 @@ func (nc *NodeController) monitorNodeStatus() error {
 				// need to substract monitoring grace period in order to get the real 'podEvictionTimeout'.
 				glog.Infof("Evicting pods2: %v is later than %v + %v", nc.now(), nc.nodeStatusMap[node.Name].readyTransitionTimestamp, nc.podEvictionTimeout-gracePeriod)
 				if nc.deletingPodsRateLimiter.CanAccept() {
-					if err := nc.deletePods(node.Name); err != nil {
+					nc.deletePods(node.Name)
-						glog.Errorf("Unable to delete pods from node %s: %v", node.Name, err)
-					}
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -425,33 +621,71 @@ func (nc *NodeController) monitorNodeStatus() error {
 			if readyCondition.Status == api.ConditionUnknown && lastReadyCondition.Status != api.ConditionUnknown {
 				nc.recordNodeEvent(node, "unknown")
 			}
-
-			// Check with the cloud provider to see if the node still exists. If it
-			// doesn't, delete the node and all pods scheduled on the node.
-			if readyCondition.Status != api.ConditionTrue && nc.cloud != nil {
-				instances, ok := nc.cloud.Instances()
-				if !ok {
-					glog.Errorf("%v", ErrCloudInstance)
-					continue
-				}
-				if _, err := instances.ExternalID(node.Name); err != nil && err == cloudprovider.InstanceNotFound {
-					if nc.allocateNodeCIDRs {
-						nc.unassignNodeCIDR(node.Name)
-					}
-					if err := nc.kubeClient.Nodes().Delete(node.Name); err != nil {
-						glog.Errorf("Unable to delete node %s: %v", node.Name, err)
-						continue
-					}
-					if err := nc.deletePods(node.Name); err != nil {
-						glog.Errorf("Unable to delete pods from node %s: %v", node.Name, err)
-					}
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+// getStaticNodesWithSpec constructs and returns api.NodeList for static nodes. If error
+// occurs, an empty NodeList will be returned with a non-nil error info. The method only
+// constructs spec fields for nodes.
+func (nc *NodeController) getStaticNodesWithSpec() (*api.NodeList, error) {
+	result := &api.NodeList{}
+	for _, nodeID := range nc.nodes {
+		node := api.Node{
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: nodeID},
+			Spec: api.NodeSpec{
+				ExternalID: nodeID,
+			},
+			Status: api.NodeStatus{
+				Capacity: nc.staticResources.Capacity,
+			},
+		}
+		result.Items = append(result.Items, node)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// getCloudNodesWithSpec constructs and returns api.NodeList from cloudprovider. If error
+// occurs, an empty NodeList will be returned with a non-nil error info. The method only
+// constructs spec fields for nodes.
+func (nc *NodeController) getCloudNodesWithSpec() (*api.NodeList, error) {
+	result := &api.NodeList{}
+	instances, ok := nc.cloud.Instances()
+	if !ok {
+		return result, ErrCloudInstance
+	}
+	matches, err := instances.List(nc.matchRE)
+	if err != nil {
+		return result, err
+	}
+	for i := range matches {
+		node := api.Node{}
+		node.Name = matches[i]
+		resources, err := instances.GetNodeResources(matches[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if resources == nil {
+			resources = nc.staticResources
+		}
+		if resources != nil {
+			node.Status.Capacity = resources.Capacity
+			if node.Status.Capacity != nil {
+				node.Status.Capacity[api.ResourcePods] = *resource.NewQuantity(0, resource.DecimalSI)
+			}
+		}
+		instanceID, err := instances.ExternalID(node.Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("Error getting instance id for %s: %v", node.Name, err)
+		} else {
+			node.Spec.ExternalID = instanceID
+		}
+		result.Items = append(result.Items, node)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 // deletePods will delete all pods from master running on given node.
 func (nc *NodeController) deletePods(nodeID string) error {
 	glog.V(2).Infof("Delete all pods from %v", nodeID)
@@ -474,6 +708,19 @@ func (nc *NodeController) deletePods(nodeID string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// isRunningCloudProvider checks if cluster is running with cloud provider.
+func (nc *NodeController) isRunningCloudProvider() bool {
+	return nc.cloud != nil && len(nc.matchRE) > 0
+}
+
+// canonicalizeName takes a node list and lowercases all nodes' name.
+func (nc *NodeController) canonicalizeName(nodes *api.NodeList) *api.NodeList {
+	for i := range nodes.Items {
+		nodes.Items[i].Name = strings.ToLower(nodes.Items[i].Name)
+	}
+	return nodes
+}
+
 // getCondition returns a condition object for the specific condition
 // type, nil if the condition is not set.
 func (nc *NodeController) getCondition(status *api.NodeStatus, conditionType api.NodeConditionType) *api.NodeCondition {

pkg/cloudprovider/nodecontroller/nodecontroller_test.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package nodecontroller
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client/testclient"
+	fake_cloud "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/fake"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
@@ -140,6 +142,506 @@ func (m *FakeNodeHandler) Watch(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector, re
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func TestRegisterNodes(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		fakeNodeHandler      *FakeNodeHandler
+		machines             []string
+		retryCount           int
+		expectedRequestCount int
+		expectedCreateCount  int
+		expectedFail         bool
+	}{
+		{
+			// Register two nodes normally.
+			machines: []string{"node0", "node1"},
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				CreateHook: func(fake *FakeNodeHandler, node *api.Node) bool { return true },
+			},
+			retryCount:           1,
+			expectedRequestCount: 2,
+			expectedCreateCount:  2,
+			expectedFail:         false,
+		},
+		{
+			// Canonicalize node names.
+			machines: []string{"NODE0", "node1"},
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				CreateHook: func(fake *FakeNodeHandler, node *api.Node) bool {
+					if node.Name == "NODE0" {
+						return false
+					}
+					return true
+				},
+			},
+			retryCount:           1,
+			expectedRequestCount: 2,
+			expectedCreateCount:  2,
+			expectedFail:         false,
+		},
+		{
+			// No machine to register.
+			machines: []string{},
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				CreateHook: func(fake *FakeNodeHandler, node *api.Node) bool { return true },
+			},
+			retryCount:           1,
+			expectedRequestCount: 0,
+			expectedCreateCount:  0,
+			expectedFail:         false,
+		},
+		{
+			// Fail the first two requests.
+			machines: []string{"node0", "node1"},
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				CreateHook: func(fake *FakeNodeHandler, node *api.Node) bool {
+					if fake.RequestCount == 0 || fake.RequestCount == 1 {
+						return false
+					}
+					return true
+				},
+			},
+			retryCount:           10,
+			expectedRequestCount: 4,
+			expectedCreateCount:  2,
+			expectedFail:         false,
+		},
+		{
+			// One node already exists
+			machines: []string{"node0", "node1"},
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				Existing: []*api.Node{
+					{
+						ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+							Name: "node1",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			retryCount:           10,
+			expectedRequestCount: 2,
+			expectedCreateCount:  1,
+			expectedFail:         false,
+		},
+		{
+			// The first node always fails.
+			machines: []string{"node0", "node1"},
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				CreateHook: func(fake *FakeNodeHandler, node *api.Node) bool {
+					if node.Name == "node0" {
+						return false
+					}
+					return true
+				},
+			},
+			retryCount:           2,
+			expectedRequestCount: 3, // 2 for node0, 1 for node1
+			expectedCreateCount:  1,
+			expectedFail:         true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range table {
+		nodes := api.NodeList{}
+		for _, machine := range item.machines {
+			nodes.Items = append(nodes.Items, *newNode(machine))
+		}
+		nodeController := NewNodeController(nil, "", item.machines, &api.NodeResources{}, item.fakeNodeHandler, 10, time.Minute,
+			util.NewFakeRateLimiter(), testNodeMonitorGracePeriod, testNodeStartupGracePeriod, testNodeMonitorPeriod, nil, false)
+		err := nodeController.registerNodes(&nodes, item.retryCount, time.Millisecond)
+		if !item.expectedFail && err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if item.expectedFail && err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected non-error")
+		}
+		if item.fakeNodeHandler.RequestCount != item.expectedRequestCount {
+			t.Errorf("expected %v calls, but got %v.", item.expectedRequestCount, item.fakeNodeHandler.RequestCount)
+		}
+		if len(item.fakeNodeHandler.CreatedNodes) != item.expectedCreateCount {
+			t.Errorf("expected %v nodes, but got %v.", item.expectedCreateCount, item.fakeNodeHandler.CreatedNodes)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreateGetStaticNodesWithSpec(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		machines      []string
+		expectedNodes *api.NodeList
+	}{
+		{
+			machines:      []string{},
+			expectedNodes: &api.NodeList{},
+		},
+		{
+			machines: []string{"node0"},
+			expectedNodes: &api.NodeList{
+				Items: []api.Node{
+					{
+						ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "node0"},
+						Spec: api.NodeSpec{
+							ExternalID: "node0",
+						},
+						Status: api.NodeStatus{
+							Capacity: api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceName(api.ResourceCPU):    resource.MustParse("10"),
+								api.ResourceName(api.ResourceMemory): resource.MustParse("10G"),
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			machines: []string{"node0", "node1"},
+			expectedNodes: &api.NodeList{
+				Items: []api.Node{
+					{
+						ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "node0"},
+						Spec: api.NodeSpec{
+							ExternalID: "node0",
+						},
+						Status: api.NodeStatus{
+							Capacity: api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceName(api.ResourceCPU):    resource.MustParse("10"),
+								api.ResourceName(api.ResourceMemory): resource.MustParse("10G"),
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					{
+						ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "node1"},
+						Spec: api.NodeSpec{
+							ExternalID: "node1",
+						},
+						Status: api.NodeStatus{
+							Capacity: api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceName(api.ResourceCPU):    resource.MustParse("10"),
+								api.ResourceName(api.ResourceMemory): resource.MustParse("10G"),
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	resources := api.NodeResources{
+		Capacity: api.ResourceList{
+			api.ResourceName(api.ResourceCPU):    resource.MustParse("10"),
+			api.ResourceName(api.ResourceMemory): resource.MustParse("10G"),
+		},
+	}
+	for _, item := range table {
+		nodeController := NewNodeController(nil, "", item.machines, &resources, nil, 10, time.Minute,
+			util.NewFakeRateLimiter(), testNodeMonitorGracePeriod, testNodeStartupGracePeriod, testNodeMonitorPeriod, nil, false)
+		nodes, err := nodeController.getStaticNodesWithSpec()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(item.expectedNodes, nodes) {
+			t.Errorf("expected node list %+v, got %+v", item.expectedNodes, nodes)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreateGetCloudNodesWithSpec(t *testing.T) {
+	resourceList := api.ResourceList{
+		api.ResourceCPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(1000, resource.DecimalSI),
+		api.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(3000, resource.DecimalSI),
+	}
+
+	table := []struct {
+		fakeCloud     *fake_cloud.FakeCloud
+		machines      []string
+		expectedNodes *api.NodeList
+	}{
+		{
+			fakeCloud:     &fake_cloud.FakeCloud{},
+			expectedNodes: &api.NodeList{},
+		},
+		{
+			fakeCloud: &fake_cloud.FakeCloud{
+				Machines:      []string{"node0"},
+				NodeResources: &api.NodeResources{Capacity: resourceList},
+			},
+			expectedNodes: &api.NodeList{
+				Items: []api.Node{
+					{
+						ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "node0"},
+						Status:     api.NodeStatus{Capacity: resourceList},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			fakeCloud: &fake_cloud.FakeCloud{
+				Machines:      []string{"node0", "node1"},
+				NodeResources: &api.NodeResources{Capacity: resourceList},
+			},
+			expectedNodes: &api.NodeList{
+				Items: []api.Node{
+					{
+						ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "node0"},
+						Status:     api.NodeStatus{Capacity: resourceList},
+					},
+					{
+						ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "node1"},
+						Status:     api.NodeStatus{Capacity: resourceList},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range table {
+		nodeController := NewNodeController(item.fakeCloud, ".*", nil, &api.NodeResources{}, nil, 10, time.Minute,
+			util.NewFakeRateLimiter(), testNodeMonitorGracePeriod, testNodeStartupGracePeriod, testNodeMonitorPeriod, nil, false)
+		nodes, err := nodeController.getCloudNodesWithSpec()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(item.expectedNodes, nodes) {
+			t.Errorf("expected node list %+v, got %+v", item.expectedNodes, nodes)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSyncCloudNodes(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		fakeNodeHandler      *FakeNodeHandler
+		fakeCloud            *fake_cloud.FakeCloud
+		matchRE              string
+		expectedRequestCount int
+		expectedNameCreated  []string
+		expectedExtIDCreated []string
+		expectedAddrsCreated []string
+		expectedDeleted      []string
+	}{
+		{
+			// 1 existing node, 1 cloud nodes: do nothing.
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				Existing: []*api.Node{newNode("node0")},
+			},
+			fakeCloud: &fake_cloud.FakeCloud{
+				Machines: []string{"node0"},
+				ExtID: map[string]string{
+					"node0": "ext-node0",
+					"node1": "ext-node1",
+				},
+				Addresses: []api.NodeAddress{{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: "1.2.3.4"}},
+			},
+			matchRE:              ".*",
+			expectedRequestCount: 1, // List
+			expectedNameCreated:  []string{},
+			expectedExtIDCreated: []string{},
+			expectedAddrsCreated: []string{},
+			expectedDeleted:      []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			// 1 existing node, 2 cloud nodes: create 1.
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				Existing: []*api.Node{newNode("node0")},
+			},
+			fakeCloud: &fake_cloud.FakeCloud{
+				Machines: []string{"node0", "node1"},
+				ExtID: map[string]string{
+					"node0": "ext-node0",
+					"node1": "ext-node1",
+				},
+				Addresses: []api.NodeAddress{{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: "1.2.3.4"}},
+			},
+			matchRE:              ".*",
+			expectedRequestCount: 2, // List + Create
+			expectedNameCreated:  []string{"node1"},
+			expectedExtIDCreated: []string{"ext-node1"},
+			expectedAddrsCreated: []string{"1.2.3.4"},
+			expectedDeleted:      []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			// 2 existing nodes, 1 cloud node: delete 1.
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				Existing: []*api.Node{newNode("node0"), newNode("node1")},
+			},
+			fakeCloud: &fake_cloud.FakeCloud{
+				Machines: []string{"node0"},
+				ExtID: map[string]string{
+					"node0": "ext-node0",
+					"node1": "ext-node1",
+				},
+				Addresses: []api.NodeAddress{{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: "1.2.3.4"}},
+			},
+			matchRE:              ".*",
+			expectedRequestCount: 2, // List + Delete
+			expectedNameCreated:  []string{},
+			expectedExtIDCreated: []string{},
+			expectedAddrsCreated: []string{},
+			expectedDeleted:      []string{"node1"},
+		},
+		{
+			// 1 existing node, 3 cloud nodes but only 2 match regex: delete 1.
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				Existing: []*api.Node{newNode("node0")},
+			},
+			fakeCloud: &fake_cloud.FakeCloud{
+				Machines: []string{"node0", "node1", "fake"},
+				ExtID: map[string]string{
+					"node0": "ext-node0",
+					"node1": "ext-node1",
+					"fake":  "ext-fake",
+				},
+				Addresses: []api.NodeAddress{{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: "1.2.3.4"}},
+			},
+			matchRE:              "node[0-9]+",
+			expectedRequestCount: 2, // List + Create
+			expectedNameCreated:  []string{"node1"},
+			expectedExtIDCreated: []string{"ext-node1"},
+			expectedAddrsCreated: []string{"1.2.3.4"},
+			expectedDeleted:      []string{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range table {
+		if item.fakeNodeHandler.Fake == nil {
+			item.fakeNodeHandler.Fake = testclient.NewSimpleFake()
+		}
+		nodeController := NewNodeController(item.fakeCloud, item.matchRE, nil, &api.NodeResources{}, item.fakeNodeHandler, 10, time.Minute,
+			util.NewFakeRateLimiter(), testNodeMonitorGracePeriod, testNodeStartupGracePeriod, testNodeMonitorPeriod, nil, false)
+		if err := nodeController.syncCloudNodes(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if item.fakeNodeHandler.RequestCount != item.expectedRequestCount {
+			t.Errorf("expected %v call, but got %v.", item.expectedRequestCount, item.fakeNodeHandler.RequestCount)
+		}
+		nodes := sortedNodeNames(item.fakeNodeHandler.CreatedNodes)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(item.expectedNameCreated, nodes) {
+			t.Errorf("expected node list %+v, got %+v", item.expectedNameCreated, nodes)
+		}
+		nodeExtIDs := sortedNodeExternalIDs(item.fakeNodeHandler.CreatedNodes)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(item.expectedExtIDCreated, nodeExtIDs) {
+			t.Errorf("expected node external id list %+v, got %+v", item.expectedExtIDCreated, nodeExtIDs)
+		}
+		nodeAddrs := sortedNodeAddresses(item.fakeNodeHandler.CreatedNodes)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(item.expectedAddrsCreated, nodeAddrs) {
+			t.Errorf("expected node address list %+v, got %+v", item.expectedAddrsCreated, nodeAddrs)
+		}
+		nodes = sortedNodeNames(item.fakeNodeHandler.DeletedNodes)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(item.expectedDeleted, nodes) {
+			t.Errorf("expected node list %+v, got %+v", item.expectedDeleted, nodes)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSyncCloudNodesEvictPods(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		fakeNodeHandler      *FakeNodeHandler
+		fakeCloud            *fake_cloud.FakeCloud
+		matchRE              string
+		expectedRequestCount int
+		expectedDeleted      []string
+		expectedActions      []testclient.FakeAction
+	}{
+		{
+			// No node to delete: do nothing.
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				Existing: []*api.Node{newNode("node0"), newNode("node1")},
+				Fake:     testclient.NewSimpleFake(&api.PodList{Items: []api.Pod{*newPod("pod0", "node0"), *newPod("pod1", "node1")}}),
+			},
+			fakeCloud: &fake_cloud.FakeCloud{
+				Machines: []string{"node0", "node1"},
+			},
+			matchRE:              ".*",
+			expectedRequestCount: 1, // List
+			expectedDeleted:      []string{},
+			expectedActions:      nil,
+		},
+		{
+			// Delete node1, and pod0 is running on it.
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				Existing: []*api.Node{newNode("node0"), newNode("node1")},
+				Fake:     testclient.NewSimpleFake(&api.PodList{Items: []api.Pod{*newPod("pod0", "node1")}}),
+			},
+			fakeCloud: &fake_cloud.FakeCloud{
+				Machines: []string{"node0"},
+			},
+			matchRE:              ".*",
+			expectedRequestCount: 2, // List + Delete
+			expectedDeleted:      []string{"node1"},
+			expectedActions:      []testclient.FakeAction{{Action: "list-pods"}, {Action: "delete-pod", Value: "pod0"}},
+		},
+		{
+			// Delete node1, but pod0 is running on node0.
+			fakeNodeHandler: &FakeNodeHandler{
+				Existing: []*api.Node{newNode("node0"), newNode("node1")},
+				Fake:     testclient.NewSimpleFake(&api.PodList{Items: []api.Pod{*newPod("pod0", "node0")}}),
+			},
+			fakeCloud: &fake_cloud.FakeCloud{
+				Machines: []string{"node0"},
+			},
+			matchRE:              ".*",
+			expectedRequestCount: 2, // List + Delete
+			expectedDeleted:      []string{"node1"},
+			expectedActions:      []testclient.FakeAction{{Action: "list-pods"}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range table {
+		if item.fakeNodeHandler.Fake == nil {
+			item.fakeNodeHandler.Fake = testclient.NewSimpleFake()
+		}
+		nodeController := NewNodeController(item.fakeCloud, item.matchRE, nil, &api.NodeResources{}, item.fakeNodeHandler, 10, time.Minute,
+			util.NewFakeRateLimiter(), testNodeMonitorGracePeriod, testNodeStartupGracePeriod, testNodeMonitorPeriod, nil, false)
+		if err := nodeController.syncCloudNodes(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if item.fakeNodeHandler.RequestCount != item.expectedRequestCount {
+			t.Errorf("expected %v call, but got %v.", item.expectedRequestCount, item.fakeNodeHandler.RequestCount)
+		}
+		nodes := sortedNodeNames(item.fakeNodeHandler.DeletedNodes)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(item.expectedDeleted, nodes) {
+			t.Errorf("expected node list %+v, got %+v", item.expectedDeleted, nodes)
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(item.expectedActions, item.fakeNodeHandler.Actions) {
+			t.Errorf("time out waiting for deleting pods, expected %+v, got %+v", item.expectedActions, item.fakeNodeHandler.Actions)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPopulateNodeAddresses(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		nodes             *api.NodeList
+		fakeCloud         *fake_cloud.FakeCloud
+		expectedFail      bool
+		expectedAddresses []api.NodeAddress
+	}{
+		{
+			nodes:     &api.NodeList{Items: []api.Node{*newNode("node0"), *newNode("node1")}},
+			fakeCloud: &fake_cloud.FakeCloud{Addresses: []api.NodeAddress{{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: "1.2.3.4"}}},
+			expectedAddresses: []api.NodeAddress{
+				{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: "1.2.3.4"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			nodes:             &api.NodeList{Items: []api.Node{*newNode("node0"), *newNode("node1")}},
+			fakeCloud:         &fake_cloud.FakeCloud{Err: ErrQueryIPAddress},
+			expectedAddresses: nil,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range table {
+		nodeController := NewNodeController(item.fakeCloud, ".*", nil, nil, nil, 10, time.Minute,
+			util.NewFakeRateLimiter(), testNodeMonitorGracePeriod, testNodeStartupGracePeriod, testNodeMonitorPeriod, nil, false)
+		result, err := nodeController.populateAddresses(item.nodes)
+		// In case of IP querying error, we should continue.
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		for _, node := range result.Items {
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(item.expectedAddresses, node.Status.Addresses) {
+				t.Errorf("expect HostIP %s, got %s", item.expectedAddresses, node.Status.Addresses)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMonitorNodeStatusEvictPods(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeNow := util.Date(2015, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	evictionTimeout := 10 * time.Minute
@@ -324,7 +826,7 @@ func TestMonitorNodeStatusEvictPods(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, item := range table {
-		nodeController := NewNodeController(nil, "", nil, item.fakeNodeHandler, 10,
+		nodeController := NewNodeController(nil, "", []string{"node0"}, nil, item.fakeNodeHandler, 10,
 			evictionTimeout, util.NewFakeRateLimiter(), testNodeMonitorGracePeriod,
 			testNodeStartupGracePeriod, testNodeMonitorPeriod, nil, false)
 		nodeController.now = func() util.Time { return fakeNow }
@@ -527,7 +1029,7 @@ func TestMonitorNodeStatusUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, item := range table {
-		nodeController := NewNodeController(nil, "", nil, item.fakeNodeHandler, 10, 5*time.Minute, util.NewFakeRateLimiter(),
+		nodeController := NewNodeController(nil, "", []string{"node0"}, nil, item.fakeNodeHandler, 10, 5*time.Minute, util.NewFakeRateLimiter(),
 			testNodeMonitorGracePeriod, testNodeStartupGracePeriod, testNodeMonitorPeriod, nil, false)
 		nodeController.now = func() util.Time { return fakeNow }
 		if err := nodeController.monitorNodeStatus(); err != nil {

pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	apierrors "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
@@ -67,6 +66,11 @@ const (
 	// Max amount of time to wait for the container runtime to come up.
 	maxWaitForContainerRuntime = 5 * time.Minute
 
+	// Initial node status update frequency and incremental frequency, for faster cluster startup.
+	// The update frequency will be increameted linearly, until it reaches status_update_frequency.
+	initialNodeStatusUpdateFrequency = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	nodeStatusUpdateFrequencyInc     = 500 * time.Millisecond
+
 	// nodeStatusUpdateRetry specifies how many times kubelet retries when posting node status failed.
 	nodeStatusUpdateRetry = 5
 
@@ -118,7 +122,6 @@ func NewMainKubelet(
 	pullBurst int,
 	containerGCPolicy ContainerGCPolicy,
 	sourcesReady SourcesReadyFn,
-	registerNode bool,
 	clusterDomain string,
 	clusterDNS net.IP,
 	masterServiceNamespace string,
@@ -221,7 +224,6 @@ func NewMainKubelet(
 		readinessManager:               readinessManager,
 		httpClient:                     &http.Client{},
 		sourcesReady:                   sourcesReady,
-		registerNode:                   registerNode,
 		clusterDomain:                  clusterDomain,
 		clusterDNS:                     clusterDNS,
 		serviceLister:                  serviceLister,
@@ -371,9 +373,6 @@ type Kubelet struct {
 	// cAdvisor used for container information.
 	cadvisor cadvisor.Interface
 
-	// Set to true to have the node register itself with the apiserver.
-	registerNode bool
-
 	// If non-empty, use this for container DNS search.
 	clusterDomain string
 
@@ -658,22 +657,26 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) Run(updates <-chan PodUpdate) {
 		glog.Infof("Running in container %q", kl.resourceContainer)
 	}
 
-	if err := kl.imageManager.Start(); err != nil {
+	err := kl.imageManager.Start()
+	if err != nil {
 		kl.recorder.Eventf(kl.nodeRef, "kubeletSetupFailed", "Failed to start ImageManager %v", err)
 		glog.Errorf("Failed to start ImageManager, images may not be garbage collected: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := kl.cadvisor.Start(); err != nil {
+	err = kl.cadvisor.Start()
+	if err != nil {
 		kl.recorder.Eventf(kl.nodeRef, "kubeletSetupFailed", "Failed to start CAdvisor %v", err)
 		glog.Errorf("Failed to start CAdvisor, system may not be properly monitored: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := kl.containerManager.Start(); err != nil {
+	err = kl.containerManager.Start()
+	if err != nil {
 		kl.recorder.Eventf(kl.nodeRef, "kubeletSetupFailed", "Failed to start ContainerManager %v", err)
 		glog.Errorf("Failed to start ContainerManager, system may not be properly isolated: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := kl.oomWatcher.Start(kl.nodeRef); err != nil {
+	err = kl.oomWatcher.Start(kl.nodeRef)
+	if err != nil {
 		kl.recorder.Eventf(kl.nodeRef, "kubeletSetupFailed", "Failed to start OOM watcher %v", err)
 		glog.Errorf("Failed to start OOM watching: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -685,83 +688,20 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) Run(updates <-chan PodUpdate) {
 	kl.syncLoop(updates, kl)
 }
 
-func (kl *Kubelet) initialNodeStatus() (*api.Node, error) {
-	node := &api.Node{
-		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:   kl.hostname,
-			Labels: map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": kl.hostname},
-		},
-	}
-	if kl.cloud != nil {
-		instances, ok := kl.cloud.Instances()
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get instances from cloud provider")
-		}
-		// TODO(roberthbailey): Can we do this without having credentials to talk
-		// to the cloud provider?
-		instanceID, err := instances.ExternalID(kl.hostname)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get instance ID from cloud provider: %v", err)
-		}
-		node.Spec.ExternalID = instanceID
-	} else {
-		node.Spec.ExternalID = kl.hostname
-	}
-	if err := kl.setNodeStatus(node); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return node, nil
-}
-
-// registerWithApiserver registers the node with the cluster master.
-func (kl *Kubelet) registerWithApiserver() {
-	step := 100 * time.Millisecond
-	for {
-		time.Sleep(step)
-		step = step * 2
-		if step >= 7*time.Second {
-			step = 7 * time.Second
-		}
-
-		node, err := kl.initialNodeStatus()
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("Unable to construct api.Node object for kubelet: %v", err)
-			continue
-		}
-		glog.V(2).Infof("Attempting to register node %s", node.Name)
-		if _, err := kl.kubeClient.Nodes().Create(node); err != nil {
-			if apierrors.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
-				currentNode, err := kl.kubeClient.Nodes().Get(kl.hostname)
-				if err != nil {
-					glog.Errorf("error getting node %q: %v", kl.hostname, err)
-					continue
-				}
-				if currentNode == nil {
-					glog.Errorf("no node instance returned for %q", kl.hostname)
-					continue
-				}
-				if currentNode.Spec.ExternalID == node.Spec.ExternalID {
-					glog.Infof("Node %s was previously registered", node.Name)
-					return
-				}
-			}
-			glog.V(2).Infof("Unable to register %s with the apiserver: %v", node.Name, err)
-			continue
-		}
-		glog.Infof("Successfully registered node %s", node.Name)
-		return
-	}
-}
-
 // syncNodeStatus periodically synchronizes node status to master.
 func (kl *Kubelet) syncNodeStatus() {
 	if kl.kubeClient == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if kl.registerNode {
-		kl.registerWithApiserver()
-	}
 	glog.Infof("Starting node status updates")
+	for feq := initialNodeStatusUpdateFrequency; feq < kl.nodeStatusUpdateFrequency; feq += nodeStatusUpdateFrequencyInc {
+		select {
+		case <-time.After(feq):
+			if err := kl.updateNodeStatus(); err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("Unable to update node status: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-time.After(kl.nodeStatusUpdateFrequency):
@@ -1767,13 +1707,14 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) reconcileCBR0(podCIDR string) error {
 // updateNodeStatus updates node status to master with retries.
 func (kl *Kubelet) updateNodeStatus() error {
 	for i := 0; i < nodeStatusUpdateRetry; i++ {
-		if err := kl.tryUpdateNodeStatus(); err != nil {
+		err := kl.tryUpdateNodeStatus()
-			glog.Errorf("Error updating node status, will retry: %v", err)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("error updating node status, will retry: %v", err)
 		} else {
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("update node status exceeds retry count")
+	return fmt.Errorf("Update node status exceeds retry count")
 }
 
 func (kl *Kubelet) recordNodeOnlineEvent() {
@@ -1797,36 +1738,15 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) recordNodeUnschedulableEvent() {
 // Maintains Node.Spec.Unschedulable value from previous run of tryUpdateNodeStatus()
 var oldNodeUnschedulable bool
 
-// setNodeStatus fills in the Status fields of the given Node, overwriting
+// tryUpdateNodeStatus tries to update node status to master. If ReconcileCBR0
-// any fields that are currently set.
+// is set, this function will also confirm that cbr0 is configured correctly.
-func (kl *Kubelet) setNodeStatus(node *api.Node) error {
+func (kl *Kubelet) tryUpdateNodeStatus() error {
-	// Set addresses for the node.
+	node, err := kl.kubeClient.Nodes().Get(kl.hostname)
-	if kl.cloud != nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		instances, ok := kl.cloud.Instances()
+		return fmt.Errorf("error getting node %q: %v", kl.hostname, err)
-		if !ok {
+	}
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get instances from cloud provider")
+	if node == nil {
-		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("no node instance returned for %q", kl.hostname)
-		// TODO(roberthbailey): Can we do this without having credentials to talk
-		// to the cloud provider?
-		nodeAddresses, err := instances.NodeAddresses(kl.hostname)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get node address from cloud provider: %v", err)
-		}
-		node.Status.Addresses = nodeAddresses
-	} else {
-		addr := net.ParseIP(kl.hostname)
-		if addr != nil {
-			node.Status.Addresses = []api.NodeAddress{{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: addr.String()}}
-		} else {
-			addrs, err := net.LookupIP(node.Name)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("can't get ip address of node %s: %v", node.Name, err)
-			} else if len(addrs) == 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("no ip address for node %v", node.Name)
-			} else {
-				node.Status.Addresses = []api.NodeAddress{{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: addrs[0].String()}}
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
 	networkConfigured := true
@@ -1841,13 +1761,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) setNodeStatus(node *api.Node) error {
 	// cAdvisor locally, e.g. for test-cmd.sh, and in integration test.
 	info, err := kl.GetCachedMachineInfo()
 	if err != nil {
-		// TODO(roberthbailey): This is required for test-cmd.sh to pass.
+		glog.Errorf("error getting machine info: %v", err)
-		// See if the test should be updated instead.
-		node.Status.Capacity = api.ResourceList{
-			api.ResourceCPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(0, resource.DecimalSI),
-			api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("0Gi"),
-		}
-		glog.Errorf("Error getting machine info: %v", err)
 	} else {
 		node.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = info.MachineID
 		node.Status.NodeInfo.SystemUUID = info.SystemUUID
@@ -1866,7 +1780,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) setNodeStatus(node *api.Node) error {
 
 	verinfo, err := kl.cadvisor.VersionInfo()
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("Error getting version info: %v", err)
+		glog.Errorf("error getting version info: %v", err)
 	} else {
 		node.Status.NodeInfo.KernelVersion = verinfo.KernelVersion
 		node.Status.NodeInfo.OsImage = verinfo.ContainerOsVersion
@@ -1934,22 +1848,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) setNodeStatus(node *api.Node) error {
 		}
 		oldNodeUnschedulable = node.Spec.Unschedulable
 	}
-	return nil
-}
 
-// tryUpdateNodeStatus tries to update node status to master. If ReconcileCBR0
-// is set, this function will also confirm that cbr0 is configured correctly.
-func (kl *Kubelet) tryUpdateNodeStatus() error {
-	node, err := kl.kubeClient.Nodes().Get(kl.hostname)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error getting node %q: %v", kl.hostname, err)
-	}
-	if node == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no node instance returned for %q", kl.hostname)
-	}
-	if err := kl.setNodeStatus(node); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	// Update the current status on the API server
 	_, err = kl.kubeClient.Nodes().UpdateStatus(node)
 	return err

pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	apierrors "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/capabilities"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/dockertools"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/metrics"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/network"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/version"
@@ -3241,7 +3239,7 @@ func TestUpdateNewNodeStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	kubelet := testKubelet.kubelet
 	kubeClient := testKubelet.fakeKubeClient
 	kubeClient.ReactFn = testclient.NewSimpleFake(&api.NodeList{Items: []api.Node{
-		{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "127.0.0.1"}},
+		{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "testnode"}},
 	}}).ReactFn
 	machineInfo := &cadvisorApi.MachineInfo{
 		MachineID:      "123",
@@ -3259,7 +3257,7 @@ func TestUpdateNewNodeStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	mockCadvisor.On("VersionInfo").Return(versionInfo, nil)
 	expectedNode := &api.Node{
-		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "127.0.0.1"},
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "testnode"},
 		Spec:       api.NodeSpec{},
 		Status: api.NodeStatus{
 			Conditions: []api.NodeCondition{
@@ -3286,7 +3284,6 @@ func TestUpdateNewNodeStatus(t *testing.T) {
 				api.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(1024, resource.BinarySI),
 				api.ResourcePods:   *resource.NewQuantity(0, resource.DecimalSI),
 			},
-			Addresses: []api.NodeAddress{{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: "127.0.0.1"}},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -3320,7 +3317,7 @@ func TestUpdateExistingNodeStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	kubeClient := testKubelet.fakeKubeClient
 	kubeClient.ReactFn = testclient.NewSimpleFake(&api.NodeList{Items: []api.Node{
 		{
-			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "127.0.0.1"},
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "testnode"},
 			Spec:       api.NodeSpec{},
 			Status: api.NodeStatus{
 				Conditions: []api.NodeCondition{
@@ -3356,7 +3353,7 @@ func TestUpdateExistingNodeStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	mockCadvisor.On("VersionInfo").Return(versionInfo, nil)
 	expectedNode := &api.Node{
-		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "127.0.0.1"},
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "testnode"},
 		Spec:       api.NodeSpec{},
 		Status: api.NodeStatus{
 			Conditions: []api.NodeCondition{
@@ -3383,7 +3380,6 @@ func TestUpdateExistingNodeStatus(t *testing.T) {
 				api.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(1024, resource.BinarySI),
 				api.ResourcePods:   *resource.NewQuantity(0, resource.DecimalSI),
 			},
-			Addresses: []api.NodeAddress{{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: "127.0.0.1"}},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -3423,7 +3419,7 @@ func TestUpdateNodeStatusWithoutContainerRuntime(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeDocker.VersionInfo = []string{}
 
 	kubeClient.ReactFn = testclient.NewSimpleFake(&api.NodeList{Items: []api.Node{
-		{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "127.0.0.1"}},
+		{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "testnode"}},
 	}}).ReactFn
 	mockCadvisor := testKubelet.fakeCadvisor
 	machineInfo := &cadvisorApi.MachineInfo{
@@ -3442,7 +3438,7 @@ func TestUpdateNodeStatusWithoutContainerRuntime(t *testing.T) {
 	mockCadvisor.On("VersionInfo").Return(versionInfo, nil)
 
 	expectedNode := &api.Node{
-		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "127.0.0.1"},
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "testnode"},
 		Spec:       api.NodeSpec{},
 		Status: api.NodeStatus{
 			Conditions: []api.NodeCondition{
@@ -3469,7 +3465,6 @@ func TestUpdateNodeStatusWithoutContainerRuntime(t *testing.T) {
 				api.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(1024, resource.BinarySI),
 				api.ResourcePods:   *resource.NewQuantity(0, resource.DecimalSI),
 			},
-			Addresses: []api.NodeAddress{{Type: api.NodeLegacyHostIP, Address: "127.0.0.1"}},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -4407,62 +4402,6 @@ func TestFilterOutTerminatedPods(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRegisterExistingNodeWithApiserver(t *testing.T) {
-	testKubelet := newTestKubelet(t)
-	kubelet := testKubelet.kubelet
-	kubelet.hostname = "127.0.0.1"
-	kubeClient := testKubelet.fakeKubeClient
-	kubeClient.ReactFn = func(action testclient.FakeAction) (runtime.Object, error) {
-		segments := strings.Split(action.Action, "-")
-		if len(segments) < 2 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unrecognized action, need two or three segments <verb>-<resource> or <verb>-<subresource>-<resource>: %s", action.Action)
-		}
-		verb := segments[0]
-		switch verb {
-		case "create":
-			// Return an error on create.
-			return &api.Node{}, &apierrors.StatusError{
-				ErrStatus: api.Status{Reason: api.StatusReasonAlreadyExists},
-			}
-		case "get":
-			// Return an existing (matching) node on get.
-			return &api.Node{
-				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "127.0.0.1"},
-				Spec:       api.NodeSpec{ExternalID: "127.0.0.1"},
-			}, nil
-		default:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no reaction implemented for %s", action.Action)
-		}
-	}
-	machineInfo := &cadvisorApi.MachineInfo{
-		MachineID:      "123",
-		SystemUUID:     "abc",
-		BootID:         "1b3",
-		NumCores:       2,
-		MemoryCapacity: 1024,
-	}
-	mockCadvisor := testKubelet.fakeCadvisor
-	mockCadvisor.On("MachineInfo").Return(machineInfo, nil)
-	versionInfo := &cadvisorApi.VersionInfo{
-		KernelVersion:      "3.16.0-0.bpo.4-amd64",
-		ContainerOsVersion: "Debian GNU/Linux 7 (wheezy)",
-		DockerVersion:      "1.5.0",
-	}
-	mockCadvisor.On("VersionInfo").Return(versionInfo, nil)
-
-	done := make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		kubelet.registerWithApiserver()
-		done <- struct{}{}
-	}()
-	select {
-	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
-		t.Errorf("timed out waiting for registration")
-	case <-done:
-		return
-	}
-}
-
 func TestMakePortMappings(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		container            *api.Container