Over-provisioning Resources During Scaling

During a scaling event, resources were over-provisioned, causing unnecessary resource consumption and cost.

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What Happened

During scaling, the resources requested by pods were higher than needed, leading to over-provisioning and unnecessary resource consumption.

Diagnosis Steps

1Reviewed pod resource requests and limits, finding that they were set higher than the actual usage.
2Observed higher-than-expected costs due to over-provisioning.

Root Cause

Misconfigured pod resource requests and limits during scaling.

Fix/Workaround

• Reduced resource requests and limits to more closely match actual usage patterns.
• Enabled auto-scaling of resource limits based on traffic patterns.

Lessons Learned

Over-provisioning can lead to resource wastage and increased costs.

How to Avoid

1Fine-tune resource requests and limits based on historical usage and traffic patterns.
2Use monitoring tools to track resource usage and adjust requests accordingly.

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