How to manage Kubernetes Kapsule node pools

Reviewed on June 23, 2025

This documentation provides step-by-step instructions on how to manage Kubernetes Kapsule node pools using the Scaleway console.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
• Created a Kubernetes Kapsule cluster

How to create a new Kubernetes Kapsule node pool

1. Navigate to Kubernetes under the Containers section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Kubernetes dashboard displays.
2. Click the Kapsule cluster name you want to manage. The cluster information page displays.
3. Click the Pools tab to display the pool configuration of the cluster.
4. Click Add pool to launch the pool creation wizard.
5. Configure the pool:
   • Choose the Availability Zone for the pool.
   • Choose the commercial type of Instance for the pool.
   • Configure the system volume.
   • Configure pool options.
   • Enter the pool's details.
6. Click Add pool. The pool gets added to your basket. Repeat the steps above to configure additional pools.
7. Click Review once you have configured the desired pools. A summary of your configuration displays.
8. Verify your configuration and click Submit to add the pool(s) to your Kapsule cluster.

How to edit an existing Kubernetes Kapsule node pool

1. Navigate to Kubernetes under the Containers section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Kubernetes dashboard displays.
2. Click the Kapsule cluster name you want to manage. The cluster information page displays.
3. Click the Pools tab to display the pool configuration of the cluster.
4. Click more icon > Edit next to the node pool you want to edit.
5. Configure the pool:
   • Update pool tags
   • Configure autoscaling
   • Enable or disable the autoheal feature
6. Click Update pool to update the pool configuration.

How to migrate existing workloads to a new Kubernets Kapsule node pool

1. Create the new node pool with the desired configuration either from the console or by using the Scaleway CLI tool scw.
   Tip

   Ensure that the new node pool is properly labeled if necessary.

2. Run kubectl get nodes to check that the new nodes are in a Ready state.
3. Cordon the nodes in the old node pool to prevent new pods from being scheduled there. For each node, run: kubectl cordon <node-name>
   Tip

   You can use a selector on the pool name label to cordon or drain multiple nodes at the same time if your app allows it (ex. kubectl cordon -l k8s.scaleway.com/pool-name=mypoolname)

4. Drain the nodes to evict the pods gracefully.
   • For each node, run: kubectl drain <node-name> --ignore-daemonsets --delete-emptydir-data
   • The --ignore-daemonsets flag is used because daemon sets manage pods across all nodes and will automatically reschedule them.
   • The --delete-emptydir-data flag is necessary if your pods use emptyDir volumes, but use this option carefully as it will delete the data stored in these volumes.
   • Refer to the official Kubernetes documentation for further information.
5. Run kubectl get pods -o wide after draining, to verify that the pods have been rescheduled to the new node pool.
6. Delete the old node pool once you confirm that all workloads are running smoothly on the new node pool.

How to delete an existing Kubernetes Kapsule node pool

1. Navigate to Kubernetes under the Containers section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Kubernetes dashboard displays.
2. Click the Kapsule cluster name you want to manage. The cluster information page displays.
3. Click the Pools tab to display the pool configuration of the cluster.
4. Click more icon > Delete next to the node pool you want to delete.
5. Click Delete pool in the pop-up to confirm deletion of the pool.
   Important

   This action will permanently destroy your pool and all its data.