Karpenter Node Consolidation Process

Karpenter Node Consolidation Process An architecture diagram generated by Archify. Node 1 · 50% utilization · Existing nodes (consolidation candidates) Node 1 50% utilization Node 2 · 30% utilization · Existing nodes (consolidation candidates) Node 2 30% utilization Node 3 · 20% utilization · Existing nodes (consolidation candidates) Node 3 20% utilization Analyze node utilization · Architecture component Analyze node utilization Evaluate consolidation · Architecture component Evaluate consolidation Provision new node · Architecture component Provision new node New Node · 100% utilization · Architecture component New Node 100% utilization Migrate pods · Architecture component Migrate pods Drain existing nodes · Architecture component Drain existing nodes Terminate existing nodes · Architecture component Terminate existing nodes provision move pods drain, then terminate Existing nodes (consolidation candidates) Legend Backend Cloud