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Sequential Breakdown and Verification of the Update Process

Explore the sequential steps involved in updating a Kubernetes cluster using kOps, from adjusting worker node settings in AWS to validating node additions with kubectl. Understand how nodes join the cluster and how to confirm updates to maintain cluster health and scalability.

Sequential breakdown of the update process

Let’s understand what happens when we execute the kops update command.

  1. kOps retrieves the desired state from the S3 bucket.

  2. kOps sends requests to AWS API to change the values of the workers ASG.

  3. AWS modifies the values of the workers ASG by increasing ...