Feedback: Deploy CockroachDB with the CockroachDB Operator

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Page: https://cockroachlabs.com/docs/v26.1/deploy-cockroachdb-with-cockroachdb-operator.html

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Issues encountered following the "Deploy CockroachDB with the CockroachDB Operator" guide on a GKE regional cluster (v1.34, e2-standard-4 x 3 zones):

1. Incorrect resource configuration path (Values documentation)
   The documentation references cockroachdb.crdbCluster.podTemplate.spec.resources for setting CPU/memory, but the correct path in the CRD schema is cockroachdb.crdbCluster.podTemplate.spec.containers[].resources. Using the documented path causes: spec.template.spec.podTemplate.spec.resources: field not declared in schema.

2. Missing -n in client-secure pod commands
   The document does not specify the namespace flag when running:

   • kubectl create -f client-secure.yaml
   • kubectl exec -it cockroachdb-client-secure -- ...

   Without -n , the pod is created in the default namespace where the cockroachdb ServiceAccount doesn't exist, resulting in: error looking up service account default/cockroachdb: serviceaccount "cockroachdb" not found.

Jira issue: DOC-16325