Cluster settings

Review or edit the settings of the onboarded cluster

Cluster Settings contains a variety of configurable parameters, including:

• General cluster settings

• Various customizations

• Status of the Agent connecting the cluster to PerfectScale

To navigate to the Custer Settings , go to the Overview tab and find the needed cluster from the list of onboarded clusters. Hover over the cluster and click on the Gear button.

Cluster settings

General Settings

General cluster settings

1. Cluster Name - (editable field) displays the name of the cluster.

2. Disconnect Cluster - click on the button to disconnect the cluster from PerfectScale.

3. Optimization Policy - specifies how resources should be allocated to achieve the desired level of resiliency. This allows setting policies to support the individual needs of your workloads. Keep the default or select one of the following values:

   • MaxSavings - maximum cost savings, the best for non-production environments

   • Balanced (default) - optimally balances cost and resiliency

   • ExtraHeadroom - the best fit for latency-sensitive environments

   • MaxHeadroom - keeps the environment above the highest spikes

   Discover more about customizing the Optimization policy here.
4. Region - (autodetected editable field) displays the region where the cluster is running.

5. Cloud Provider - (autodetected non-editable field) displays the cloud provider name.

6. Initialization Date - (non-editable field) displays the date when the cluster was added.

Click Save Changes button to save the changes or Cancel & Close to discard them.

Customizations

PerfectScale offers a range of customizable features designed to empower you in building your own optimized K8s ecosystem. These enhancements boost observability throughout your environment while streamlining processes like alerting, ticketing, and pricing management.

Explore the available customizations here.

Agent

PerfectScale delivers its services through agents like the PSC Exporter and PSC AutoScaler. To continuously analyze your environment, provide recommendations, and execute automation on your clusters, it's essential to have the relevant agent installed.

PerfectScale Agent

If you don't see a green (upgrade available) or orange (upgrade required) indicator, it means the agent is up to date and no action is needed.

Easily check the current version of the Agent or delve into the Release Notes. Clicking the Release Notes button takes you to GitHub, where you can explore comprehensive release details, including changes and assets.

In order to ensure you receive superior service and benefit from the latest features, an update of the agent components might be needed. In that case, the relevant indicator will be raised to inform you whether the upgrade is available or required, along with further instructions provided.

Upgrade Available

Upgrade Available indicates that a new version is ready for installation, while PerfectScale continues data processing with the current version.

Click the Upgrade Available indicator to explore the details. To upgrade the agent, click the View Upgrade Instructions button and follow the provided guide.

Agent upgrade available

Use the --reset-then-reuse-values flag to reuse the values from the last deployment of a release, overriding only the parameters explicitly set in the command. This flag retains existing values and changes only specific parameters, ensuring all other values remain the same as in the previous deployment. NOTE: -- reset-then-reuse-values is only available in the Helm 3.14 or newer version.

If you are using the older Helm version, turn the Helm 3.14+ toggle off and upgrade Agent with the provided Helm.

Upgrade Required

Upgrade Required indicates that the current version is incompatible, and an upgrade is required to continue data processing by PerfectScale.

Click the Upgrade Required indicator to explore the details. To upgrade the agent, click the View Upgrade Instructions button and follow the provided guide.

Agent upgrade required

Use the -- reset-then-reuse-values flag to reuse the values from the last deployment of a release, overriding only the parameters explicitly set in the command. This flag retains existing values and changes only specific parameters, ensuring all other values remain the same as in the previous deployment. NOTE: -- reset-then-reuse-values is only available in Helm 3.14 or newer versions.

If you are using an older Helm version, turn the Helm 3.14+ toggle off and upgrade Agent with the provided Helm command.

Delete a cluster

The endpoint removes the cluster instance from PerfectScale.

There may be situations where you need to remove a cluster from PerfectScale. You can seamlessly delete a cluster using Public API. Learn more here.