Amazon EKS now supports advanced Kubernetes control plane configuration parameters
Amazon EKS now supports configuring parameters for Kubernetes control plane components, including the scheduler and API server. This gives cluster administrators more control over settings beyond the defaults.
Why it matters
This allow users to optimize resource utilization and potentially reduce costs by running workloads on fewer nodes. It also enables better tuning of how systems respond to demand changes.
The details
- Configurable components include the scheduler, controller manager, and API server.
- The MostAllocated strategy helps run workloads on fewer nodes.
- Settings are available in all AWS Regions where Amazon EKS is offered.
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Key connections
Amazon owns Amazon EKS
Amazon provides the Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service.
Amazon EKS uses Horizontal Pod Autoscaling
Amazon EKS allows tuning horizontal pod autoscaling responsiveness through control plane configuration.
Amazon EKS is built with Kubernetes
Amazon EKS is a managed service built on Kubernetes to run containerized workloads.
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Amazon EKS Adds Support for Advanced Kubernetes Control Plane Configuration Parameters
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