The lifecycle of a node pool involves multiple stages and states, from the creation and deployment of the node pool, through operation and maintenance (including scaling, updating, and node removal), to deletion. This topic introduces the full lifecycle of a node pool to help you better understand and manage nodes.
The following figure shows the meanings and transitions between different states of a node pool.
Node pool status | Description |
Initializing | The node pool is being initialized. |
Active | The node pool is created. |
Failed | The node pool failed to be created. |
Scaling Out | The node pool is being scaled out or nodes are being added to the node pool. |
Updating | The configurations of the node pool are being updated. |
Removing Nodes | Nodes are being removed from the node pool. |
Upgrading | The node pool is being upgraded. |
Repairing | Node repair is being performed on the node pool. |
Deleting | The node pool is being deleted. |
Deleted (invisible to users) | The node pool is deleted. |