Kubernetes Node Pool Autoscaling Should Be Enabled
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Ensure that node pool autoscaling is enabledRisk Level
MediumAddress
Performance Efficiency, Operational Excellence, Reliability, SecurityCompliance Standards
CBPTriage and Remediation
Remediation
Using Console
Using Console
To remediate the Kubernetes Node Pool Autoscaling misconfiguration for GCP using GCP console, follow these steps:
- Open the Google Cloud Console and navigate to the Kubernetes Engine page.
- Select the cluster that you want to remediate.
- Click on the “Node pools” tab.
- Select the node pool that you want to enable autoscaling for.
- Click on the “Edit” button at the top of the page.
- Scroll down to the “Autoscaling” section and click on the toggle button to enable autoscaling.
- Set the minimum and maximum number of nodes that you want to use for the node pool.
- Click on the “Save” button to apply the changes.
Using CLI
Using CLI
To remediate the misconfiguration “Kubernetes Node Pool Autoscaling Should Be Enabled” for GCP, you can follow these step-by-step instructions using GCP CLI:Replace [CLUSTER_NAME] and [ZONE] with your GKE cluster name and zone.Replace [NODE_POOL_NAME], [CLUSTER_NAME], and [ZONE] with the appropriate values.Replace [MIN_NODES] and [MAX_NODES] with the desired minimum and maximum number of nodes.This command should return “autoscaling: enabled”.With these steps, you have successfully remediated the misconfiguration “Kubernetes Node Pool Autoscaling Should Be Enabled” for GCP using GCP CLI.
- Open the Cloud Shell in your GCP console.
- Run the following command to get a list of all the node pools in your GKE cluster:
- Choose the node pool that you want to enable autoscaling for.
- Run the following command to enable autoscaling for the chosen node pool:
- Set the minimum and maximum number of nodes for the autoscaler using the following command:
- Verify that autoscaling is enabled for the node pool by running the following command:
Using Python
Using Python
To remediate the misconfiguration “Kubernetes Node Pool Autoscaling Should Be Enabled” for GCP using Python, you can use the following steps:This will enable autoscaling for the node pool in your GCP Kubernetes cluster.
- Import the necessary libraries:
- Set up the credentials:
- Define the project ID and cluster ID:
- Get the current node pool configuration:
- Check if autoscaling is enabled:
- Update the node pool configuration: