LABINTERMEDIATE

HPA and VPA Autoscaling

Master Horizontal and Vertical Pod Autoscaling to automatically adjust application resources.

45 minutes

kubernetes/cka

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Lab Overview

This lab teaches you how to configure autoscaling in Kubernetes, a critical skill for the CKA exam.

You'll learn to:

Install and configure the Metrics Server
Create Horizontal Pod Autoscalers (HPA) based on CPU and memory
Understand Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) concepts
Generate load to trigger autoscaling
Monitor and troubleshoot autoscaling behavior
Configure scaling thresholds and limits

Autoscaling ensures applications can handle varying loads efficiently.

Key Resources:

Prerequisites

basic-kubernetes

Technologies Covered

kubernetesckaautoscalinghpavpametrics-server

Part of a Course

This lab is part of the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Exam Preparation course

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