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API-initiated Eviction
API-initiated eviction is the process by which you use the Eviction API
to create an Eviction object that triggers graceful pod termination.
You can request eviction by directly calling the Eviction API
using a client of the kube-apiserver, like the kubectl drain command.
This creates an Eviction object, which causes the API server to terminate the Pod.
API-initiated evictions respect your configured PodDisruptionBudgets
and terminationGracePeriodSeconds.
What's next
- Learn about Node-pressure Eviction
- Learn about Pod Priority and Preemption
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April 26, 2021 at 9:46 PM PST
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