GKE Node Auto-repair Cheat Sheet

Cluster resiliency through auto-healed nodes

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Focus Areas

Focus
Detect node health thrashes via health agents
Use taints/tolerations to keep replacements stable

Commands & Queries

gcloud container node-pools update pool --enable-autorepair
Enable auto repair
kubectl describe node my-node
Inspect failure
gcloud compute operations list --filter repairs
Review repair history

Summary

Auto-repair makes GKE nodes self-healing so teams avoid manual remediations.

💡 Pro Tip: Label taints so replacement nodes can still host critical pods.
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