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Clarify Azure Spot node pools usage for stateful workloads#442

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Added a note about the use of Azure Spot node pools for stateful workloads.

Added a note about the use of Azure Spot node pools for stateful workloads.
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Learn Build status updates of commit ef6575c:

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Updated link to Azure Spot node pools documentation for clarity.
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Pull request overview

Adds guidance to the AKS stateful workloads overview to clarify that Azure Spot node pools aren’t recommended for production-critical stateful workloads due to eviction risk and potential recovery/rescheduling delays.

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  • Adds a NOTE warning against using Azure Spot node pools for production-critical stateful workloads.
  • Explains eviction behavior and recommends regular node pools plus storage resiliency mechanisms for high-availability stateful workloads.

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> Spot VMs can be evicted with little notice when Azure reclaims capacity, resulting in abrupt node termination and potential delays in volume recovery or pod rescheduling. For >workloads that depend on persistent data and high availability, use regular node pools and appropriate storage resiliency mechanisms.
> Azure Spot node pools should be reserved for interruptible workloads that can tolerate unexpected node loss
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abarqawi commented Jul 2, 2026

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closed as opened on pr branch

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abarqawi commented Jul 2, 2026

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closed as opened on pr branch

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