Kubernetes taints and tolerations

Taints allow a node to repel a set of pods, in opposite to Node Affinity

• https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/taint-and-toleration/

• kubectl taint

• A taint consists of a key, value, and effect. As an argument here, it is expressed as

key=value:effect.

• The effect must be NoSchedule, PreferNoSchedule or NoExecute.

Activities

• Read https://www.mankier.com/1/kubectl-taint

Related

• tolerations:
• Node affinity

See also

• Kubernetes taints and tolerations, NO_SCHEDULE, NoExecute, module.eks_managed_node_group
• Kubernetes taints: kubectl taint