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What this PR does / why we need it:
Adds a new "Pod Stuck in Pending" section to the troubleshooting guide, covering two pre-checks (schedulerName, correct device plugin) to rule out issues upstream of scheduling, the specific failure reason codes HAMi's scheduler has reported directly in Pod events since v2.7.0 (NodeInsufficientDevice, CardTypeMismatch, CardInsufficientMemory, NumaNotFit), traced against actual scheduler source and real log examples, and a worked example reproducing a CardInsufficientMemory failure. Applied to both docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md and the current versioned copy, per the pattern in #710.

Researched and drafted with Claude Code assistance — verified against HAMi's scheduler source code, real log examples, and the actual current file format before submitting. Content and final wording are my own.

Which issue(s) this PR fixes:

Related to #656

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  • npm run lint and npm run format:check pass (format:check shows CRLF-only diffs locally due to Windows line-ending conversion; git diff confirms actual content is correct)
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  • Documentation
    • Added troubleshooting guidance for GPU Pods stuck in Pending.
    • Explained how to check scheduler selection, device-plugin compatibility, Pod events, and scheduler logs.
    • Added common failure reasons and a worked example for diagnosing insufficient GPU memory.
    • Included recommended remediation steps for GPU memory-related scheduling failures.

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The troubleshooting documentation now covers GPU Pods stuck in Pending, including scheduler and device-plugin checks, event failure reasons, and a worked CardInsufficientMemory example in current and v2.9.0 documentation.

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GPU Pod troubleshooting

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Pending diagnosis guidance
docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md, versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md
Adds checks for HAMi scheduler assignment, compatible device plugins, Pod events, scheduler logs, and common scheduling failure reasons.
GPU memory failure example
versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md
Adds a GPU Pod manifest and commands for diagnosing CardInsufficientMemory, reducing the request, and reapplying the Pod.

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The new troubleshooting guidance is mergeable with owner follow-up: the worked example should use a value above available node memory, and the diagnostic instructions should distinguish Pod events from scheduler logs; the versioned copy also needs a blank line before its heading.

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In `@docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md`:
- Around line 203-207: Update the instructions after the GPU manifest in
docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md lines 203-207 and
versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md lines 201-205
to tell readers to replace the nvidia.com/gpumem value of 3000 with a value
greater than the free memory on every candidate node, while preserving the
existing event-checking steps.
- Line 214: Update the HAMi diagnostic wording at
docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md lines 214-214 and
versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md lines 212-212:
identify FilteringFailed as the Pod event containing CardInsufficientMemory, and
direct readers to scheduler logs for detailed total and used memory values.

In `@versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md`:
- Line 163: Add one blank line immediately before the “Pod Stuck in Pending”
heading in the troubleshooting document, preserving the heading text and
surrounding content.
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Comment thread docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md Outdated
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nvidia.com/gpumem: "3000"
nvidia.com/gpucores: "30"
```

Apply this Pod with `gpumem` set higher than any node has free, then check its events:

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Make the CardInsufficientMemory example reproducible in both documents. The manifest uses a fixed value that may not exceed free memory on the target cluster.

  • docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md#L203-L207: tell readers to replace 3000 with a value greater than the free memory on every candidate node.
  • versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md#L201-L205: apply the same instruction.
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  • docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md#L203-L207 (this comment)
  • versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md#L201-L205
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In `@docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md` around lines 203 - 207, Update the
instructions after the GPU manifest in docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md
lines 203-207 and
versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md lines 201-205
to tell readers to replace the nvidia.com/gpumem value of 3000 with a value
greater than the free memory on every candidate node, while preserving the
existing event-checking steps.

Comment thread docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md Outdated
kubectl describe pod gpu-pod
```

You should see a `CardInsufficientMemory` event referencing the specific card and its total/used memory. Adjust the request to fit within available capacity and reapply; the Pod should transition to `Running`.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Describe HAMi diagnostic output accurately in both documents. CardInsufficientMemory appears in the FilteringFailed event message; detailed memory values come from scheduler logs, not the Pod event. (project-hami.io)

  • docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md#L214-L214: identify the event as FilteringFailed and direct readers to scheduler logs for memory details.
  • versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md#L212-L212: apply the same wording.
📍 Affects 2 files
  • docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md#L214-L214 (this comment)
  • versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md#L212-L212
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In `@docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md` at line 214, Update the HAMi
diagnostic wording at docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md lines 214-214 and
versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md lines 212-212:
identify FilteringFailed as the Pod event containing CardInsufficientMemory, and
direct readers to scheduler logs for detailed total and used memory values.

```

:::
## Pod Stuck in Pending {#pod-stuck-in-pending}

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add a blank line before the heading.

Line 163 is not separated from the preceding content by a blank line. Add one blank line before ## Pod Stuck in Pending to satisfy Markdownlint MD022 and keep this snapshot consistent with docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md.

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 ## Pod Stuck in Pending {`#pod-stuck-in-pending`}
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## Pod Stuck in Pending {#pod-stuck-in-pending}
## Pod Stuck in Pending {#pod-stuck-in-pending}
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md` at line
163, Add one blank line immediately before the “Pod Stuck in Pending” heading in
the troubleshooting document, preserving the heading text and surrounding
content.

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Signed-off-by: Olamide Oladejo <olamideoladejo@outlook.com>
…lves correctly

Signed-off-by: Olamide Oladejo <olamideoladejo@outlook.com>

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content is accurate, but coordination is the real issue: #767 documents all 17 reason codes on a dedicated page, and #741, #773 and #788 all append to this same file. this section may be better as a short pointer to that page. also: the zh copies of this page exist and are not updated or noted, the build and zh checklist boxes are empty, and the docs health ci did not run, please rebase.


Common failure reasons and what they mean:

- **`NodeInsufficientDevice`** - the Pod requested more devices (by count) than the node has at all.

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these four codes are a subset of the 17 that #767 documents with fixes on a dedicated page. if that lands, link it here instead of duplicating.


- **Confirm the Pod is using HAMi's scheduler** - HAMi's mutating webhook only rewrites `schedulerName` for Pods whose resource requests it recognizes as HAMi-manageable. If it doesn't recognize the request, the Pod falls through to the default Kubernetes scheduler silently, and none of the failure reasons below will apply. Check with:

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the unindented fence ends the bullet list, so the follow up paragraph and the next bullets render detached. indent the fence and the paragraph under the list item.

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