Do workloads remain as stable as possible during a node pool upgrade? How can you manage the cost of an upgrade? In this episode of GKE Essentials, Developer Relations Engineer Anthony Bushong shares how to navigate the node pool upgrade strategies built into GKE. Watch to learn the best upgrade strategy for your node pool!
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Surge upgrades vs blue-green upgrades
0:55 - Default node pool upgrades
1:55 - Help pods shutdown gracefully
2:36 - Help workloads maintain their availability
3:34 - Surge upgrades in GKE
6:25 - Blue-green upgrades in GKE
10:00 - Wrap up
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