You have a Kubernetes cluster with 1 node-pool. The cluster receives a lot of traffic and needs to grow. You decide to add a node. What should you do?

The correct answer is A. Use "gcloud container clusters resize" with the desired number of nodes.. A is correct because this resizes the cluster to the desired number of nodes. B is not correct because you need to use gcloud, not kubectl. C is not correct because you should not manually manage the MIG behind a cluster. D is not correct because you should not manually manage th

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Question

You have a Kubernetes cluster with 1 node-pool. The cluster receives a lot of traffic and needs to grow. You decide to add a node. What should you do?

Options

AUse "gcloud container clusters resize" with the desired number of nodes.
BUse "kubectl container clusters resize" with the desired number of nodes.
CEdit the managed instance group of the cluster and increase the number of VMs by 1.
DEdit the managed instance group of the cluster and enable autoscaling.

How the community answered

(27 responses)

A
93% (25)
C
4% (1)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

A is correct because this resizes the cluster to the desired number of nodes. B is not correct because you need to use gcloud, not kubectl. C is not correct because you should not manually manage the MIG behind a cluster. D is not correct because you should not manually manage the MIG behind a cluster.

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#GKE cluster resize#gcloud container#node pool management#cluster scaling

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