I'm using the GKE cluster and using the release version as a Regular channel. I noticed that the pods are restarting due to the GKE's auto-upgrade feature. In my cluster, I have a deployment of NiFi in the cluster couldn't bear continuous reboots because of some internal functionality. I know that's not the expected behavior of containers, but we are working on that. But till its completion, I would like my cluster not to reboot nodes or restart pods. Is there a way for that? I found that, using 'Stable version' instead of 'Regular Release Channels' would work, but in the documentation I noticed that:

Even if the cluster is not enrolled in a release channel, GKE will still regularly upgrade the cluster's control plane to newer versions. GKE will upgrade control planes to the next minor version on its scheduled upgrades start date.

from this documentation link

Is there a way, if I want to stop/pause the auto-upgrade (security/patch update) in the GKE cluster?

I also noticed 'Maintenance exclusions'. If I exclude upgrades for a couple of weeks, does that works?

CodePudding user response：

Yes. Maintenance exclusions will stop upgrades to your cluster, depending on what you specify. If you specify NO upgrades allowed during the interval, then you are only allowed to set a 30-day window max (the window can be longer if you specify certain parts can be upgraded -- e.g. allow patch upgrades, allow minor upgrades, etc.)

The window can be moved but you will need to make sure you're still covering the current day or you may get upgraded.