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Adding and Removing Node Pools to Scale Clusters Up and Down

Find out how to add and remove node pools to scale up and scale down the Kubernetes clusters you've created using Kubernetes Engine (OKE).

To optimize resource usage, you can scale a cluster up and down by changing the number of node pools in the cluster. See:

  • Adding Node Pools to Scale Up Clusters
  • Removing Node Pools to Scale Down Clusters

For general information about modifying clusters, see Updating Cluster Properties.

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