diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md index 2402ac54f..900229964 100644 --- a/docs/getting-started.md +++ b/docs/getting-started.md @@ -51,11 +51,26 @@ Remove nodes You may want to remove **worker** nodes to your existing cluster. This can be done by re-running the `remove-node.yml` playbook. First, all nodes will be drained, then stop some kubernetes services and delete some certificates, and finally execute the kubectl command to delete these nodes. This can be combined with the add node function, This is generally helpful when doing something like autoscaling your clusters. Of course if a node is not working, you can remove the node and install it again. -- Add worker nodes to the list under kube-node if you want to delete them (or utilize a [dynamic inventory](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/intro_dynamic_inventory.html)). -- Run the ansible-playbook command, substituting `remove-node.yml`: +Add worker nodes to the list under kube-node if you want to delete them (or utilize a [dynamic inventory](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/intro_dynamic_inventory.html)). + + ansible-playbook -i inventory/mycluster/hosts.ini remove-node.yml -b -v \ + --private-key=~/.ssh/private_key + + +We support two ways to select the nodes: + +- Use `--extra-vars "node=,"` to select the node you want to delete. +``` +ansible-playbook -i inventory/mycluster/hosts.ini remove-node.yml -b -v \ + --private-key=~/.ssh/private_key \ + --extra-vars "node=nodename,nodename2" +``` +or +- Use `--limit nodename,nodename2` to select the node ``` ansible-playbook -i inventory/mycluster/hosts.ini remove-node.yml -b -v \ - --private-key=~/.ssh/private_key + --private-key=~/.ssh/private_key \ + --limit nodename,nodename2" ``` Connecting to Kubernetes