gke/Ca Failed To Evict Pods

Check for “scale.down.error.failed.to.evict.pods” log entries

Product: Google Kubernetes Engine
Step Type: AUTOMATED STEP

Description

None

Failure Reason

The scaleDown event failed because some of the Pods could not be evicted from a node. Example log entry that would help identify involved objects: {LOG_ENTRY}

Failure Remediation

Review best practices for Pod Disruption Budgets to ensure that the rules allow for eviction of application replicas when acceptable. https://cloud.google.com/architecture/best-practices-for-running-cost-effective-kubernetes-applications-on-gke#add-pod_disruption_budget-to-your-application

Success Reason

No “scale.down.error.failed.to.evict.pods” errors found between {START_TIME_UTC} and {END_TIME_UTC} UTC