Automatically scaling a cluster of nodes based on deployments of containerized applications
US12379978B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/541
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one example, a computer system performs operations including accessing a cluster including a node pool that includes nodes executing deployments. The cluster includes an auto-scaler configured to scale the nodes in the node pool based on a configuration. The configuration includes a minimum setting for the number of nodes for the node pool. The computer system determines that a number of deployments are executing in the node pool that meets or exceeds a threshold. In response, the computer system updates the minimum setting of the auto-scaling configuration for the node pool to a first predefined value sufficient for executing a predefined maximum number of deployments. The computer system later determines that a different number of deployments are executing on the node pool, now below the threshold. In response, the computer system updates the minimum setting of the auto-scaling configuration for the node pool to a second predefined value.
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