In this lab you will explore the benefits of different Google Kubernetes Engine autoscaling strategies, like Horizontal Pod Autoscaling and Vertical Pod Autoscaling for pod-level scaling, and Cluster Autoscaler and Node Auto Provisioning for node-level scaling.
Overview
Syllabus
- GSP768
- Overview
- Setup and requirements
- Task 1. Scale pods with Horizontal Pod Autoscaling
- Task 2. Scale size of pods with Vertical Pod Autoscaling
- Task 3. HPA results
- Task 4. VPA results
- Task 5. Cluster autoscaler
- Task 6. Node Auto Provisioning
- Task 7. Test with larger demand
- Task 8. Optimize larger loads
- Congratulations!