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diff --git a/src/docs/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab.md b/src/docs/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab.md
index c44b094a4..537f6c07c 100644
--- a/src/docs/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab.md
+++ b/src/docs/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Automatic Right-Sizing Recommendations and Rules
-Cloud service provider relevance: EKS and AKS
+Cloud service provider relevance: EKS, AKS, and GKE
This topic shows you how to view right-sizing recommendations for workloads and containers and work with right-sizing rules.
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ Your workload optimization activities impact the status of the workloads in the
## Workloads Optimization List
-
+
+
This list displays your right-sizing recommendations per workload and lets you drill down per container.
* [Right Sizing rules](ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab?id=automation-rules-list) that are attached to specific workloads.
@@ -33,9 +34,9 @@ This list displays your right-sizing recommendations per workload and lets you d
* Gray (Rollback): Ocean rolled back to the original deployment request and suspended the workload's attachment to the rule.
* Brown (Not Attached): The Workload is not optimized.
* Workload type and names.
-* vCPU and memory right sizing recommendations per deployment. Recommended increases are shown with a green up arrow, and recommended decreases are shown with a red Down arrow.
-* HPA: If the workload is configured with HPA, **ON** is displayed under HPA. Hover over the entry for information about the specific HPA trigger (CPU/Memory/other).
-* Potential monthly maximums savings if you adopt the recommendations.
+* vCPU and memory right sizing recommendations per deployment. Recommended increases are shown with a green up arrow, and recommended decreases are shown with a red down arrow.
+* HPA: If the workload is configured with HPA, **ON** appears under the HPA column. Hover over the entry for information about the specific HPA trigger (CPU/Memory/other).
+* Potential maximum monthly savings if you adopt the recommendations.
> **Notes**:
> - Hover over the Limited and Not optimized statuses to view more details in a tooltip.
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ To view a list of your potential savings and recommendations per container:
* Click on the down arrow to the left of a workload to drill down to the containers. For each container, you can then view the following:
- * vCPU Request: showing current and average utilization and a recommended increase or decrease for this resource (in vCPU units). If no changes are required, a Keep icon is displayed.
- * Memory Request: This shows current and Average utilization and a recommended increase or decrease for this resource (in MiB units). If no changes are required, a Keep icon is displayed.
+ * vCPU Request: showing current and average utilization, and a recommended increase or decrease for this resource (in vCPU units). If no changes are required, a Keep icon is displayed.
+ * Memory Request: This shows current and Average utilization, and a recommended increase or decrease for this resource (in MiB units). If no changes are required, a Keep icon is displayed.
* Right-Sizing Recommendations: Show the recommended changes in vCPU and memory. Click on the Copy icon to save these changes for later.
## Automation Rules List
@@ -70,39 +71,49 @@ You can create right-sizing rules to trigger immediately after a specific set of
### Create or Edit a Right-Sizing Rule
-To create/edit a right-sizing rule:
+To create or edit a right-sizing rule:
-1. Click the **Advanced Optimization** tab if not already displayed.
-2. To create a new rule, click **+ Add new rule** above the Automation Rules list (or to edit an existing rule, click the pencil icon in the rule).
+1. Click the **Advanced Optimization** tab, if it is not already displayed.
+2. To create a new rule, click **+ Add new rule** above the rules list (or edit an existing rule).
-
+
-3. In the Configure Automation Rule dialog box, enter/edit the unique rule name.
-4. Select when to apply the recommendation by selecting one of the following options:
+3. In the Configure automation rule dialog box, enter/edit a unique rule name.
+4. Select when to apply the recommendation:
- * **Once available**: The recommendation is applied immediately after it becomes available.
- * **Specific time**: You select when to apply the recommendation after it becomes available.
+ * **Once available**: Apply the recommendation immediately when it becomes available.
+ * **Specific time**: Apply the recommendation at a specific time after it becomes available.
-
+
+
5. Turn on **Exclude preliminary recommendation** if you want to suppress recommendations as long as the workload has preliminary status (4 days).
-6. Select one of the **Restart replicas** options:
- * All manifests.
- * Manifests with more than 1 replica only.
- * No restart.
-7. Click the **Set the resources percentage change** down arrow to apply the recommendation, and set the CPU and Memory percentage thresholds. This is the minimum percentage change from the current request for applying a recommendation. If the right-sizing recommendation exceeds the percentage threshold for either resource (CPU or Memory), it will be applied to both resources, and the resulting status will be **fully optimized**. We do this because the original purpose of the threshold is to prevent unnecessary pod deletion. However, if we need to delete a pod and relaunch a new one for one resource, we do the same for the other.
-8. Click the **Set recommendation ranges for resources** down arrow and enter the upper and lower boundary values for CPU (millicpu) and Memory (MiB) requests to apply a recommendation. By default, the minimum values are 10 millicpu for CPU and 32 MiB for memory; no lower values will be accepted.
+6. Select one of the **Pod modification methods**:
+ * Update workloads live.
+ * Restart all attached workloads.
+ * Restart all attached workloads with more than 1 replica only.
+ * Update workloads on recreation without triggering a restart.
+
+ >**Note**: if you have Kubernetes 1.33 or above, Ocean can (in most cases) automatically apply the recommendations without having to restart pods. For feature limitations, see the [Kubernetes documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/resize-container-resources/#limitations).
+
+7. Set the recommendation baseline (right-sizing percentile) for the workload to calculate the vCPU and memory recommendations.
+The lower the percentile, the stronger the recommendations. By default, both vCPU and memory use the 85th percentile.
+
+>**Important:** Changing the percentiles will impact any recommendations that were already applied (this may take a few minutes to update) and will also override the values set at cluster level for this workload.
+
+8. Click **Set the resources percentage change to apply the recommendation** (CPU and memory percentage thresholds). This is the minimum percentage change from the current request for applying a recommendation. If the right-sizing recommendation exceeds the percentage threshold for either resource (CPU or memory), it will be applied to both resources, and the resulting status will be **fully optimized**. We do this because the original purpose of the threshold is to prevent unnecessary pod deletion. However, if we need to delete a pod and relaunch a new one for one resource, we do the same for the other.
+9. Click **Set recommendation ranges for resources**, and enter the upper and lower boundary values for CPU (millicpu) and memory (MiB) requests to apply a recommendation. By default, the minimum values are 10 millicpu for CPU and 32 MiB for memory; no lower values will be accepted.
* If a recommendation is above the set boundaries, automatic right-sizing will apply the recommendation using the maximum value configured in the rule.
* If a recommendation is below the set boundaries, automatic right-sizing will apply the recommendation using the minimum value configured in the rule.
-9. Click the **Set overhead for resources** down arrow and set the CPU and memory percentage overheads. An overhead specifies the percentage of extra resources to add to the new request recommendation.
-10. Ocean supports automatic right-sizing for HPA-associated workloads. To enable, click **Apply HPA on associated workload**.
+11. Click **Set overhead for resources**, and set the CPU and memory percentage overhead. An overhead specifies the percentage of extra resources to add to the new request recommendation.
+12. Ocean supports automatic right-sizing for workloads associated with HPA. Click **Apply HPA on associated workload** to enable.
-11. Turn on **Auto-attach** if you want to automatically attach rules to workloads based on selected criteria.
- * In the Auto-attach area, select required namespaces / labels.
+13. Turn on **Auto-attach** if you want to automatically attach rules to workloads based on selected criteria.
+ * In the Auto-attach area, select required namespaces and / or labels.
-
+
-12. After you save the rule, it appears in the area under the [Workloads Optimization list](https://docs.spot.io/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab?id=workloads-optimization-list).
+12. A saved rule appears in the area under the [Workloads Optimization list](https://docs.spot.io/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab?id=workloads-optimization-list).
> **Notes**:
> - Default values for Overhead and Automation Threshold are **10%** and **5%** respectively.
@@ -124,9 +135,9 @@ To manually attach a rule:
1. Select one or more workloads in the Workloads Optimization list.
2. From the Actions drop-down menu above the table, click **Attach Rule**.
-
+ 
-3. You can either attach an existing or new rule you create from scratch (a new rule will be attached to the workload(s) you selected earlier):
+3. You can either attach an existing rule or create a new rule from scratch (a new rule will be attached to the workload(s) you selected earlier):
* Click the **Select from existing rule** drop-down menu and then select a rule.
* Click **Create new rule from scratch** (see [Create or Edit a Right-Sizing Rule](ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab?id=create-or-edit-a-right-sizing-rule))
@@ -144,10 +155,10 @@ To detach a rule from one or more workloads:
### Delete a Right-Sizing Rule
-To delete a right sizing rule:
+To delete a right-sizing rule:
1. To the right of the row for the rule in the list, click the wastebasket icon.
-2. When the confirmation message appears, Click **Delete**, or **Cancel** (if you are unsure).
+2. When the confirmation message appears, click **Delete**, or **Cancel** (if you are unsure).
>**Important**: You cannot restore a deleted right-sizing rule. In addition, a rule may be deleted only if it is no longer attached to a workload.
@@ -159,9 +170,9 @@ To acknowledge a workload rollback:
1. Click **Acknowledge Rollback** to view all the workloads with the rollback status.
-
+
-* The rollback drill-down list contains the following information:
+* The rollback list includes the following information:
* Workload Name.
* Namespace.
* CPU Update in vCPUs (before and after rollback).
@@ -173,37 +184,29 @@ To acknowledge a workload rollback:
The workloads are displayed in the [Workloads Optimization List](https://docs.spot.io/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab?id=workloads-optimization-list) without any attached rules. Before attaching a rule to a rolled-back workload, first fix the issue.
-### Set the vCPU/Memory Percentile
-
-You can select the right-sizing percentile settings to calculate the vCPU and memory recommendations.
-The lower the percentile, the stronger the recommendations.
-
-By default:
-
-* vCPU: Right-sizing uses the 85th percentile.
-* Memory: Right-sizing uses the maximum value.
-
->**Important:** Changing the percentile setting will impact the recommendations that were already applied (this may take a few minutes to update).
+### Set the vCPU/Memory Percentiles at Cluster Level
-To change settings:
+These are the global percentile settings at the cluster level and apply to all workloads in the cluster.
-1. Click **Settings** above the [workloads optimization list](https://docs.spot.io/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab?id=workloads-optimization-list).
+Any percentile change you make for a specific workload in a right-sizing rule overrides the setting at cluster level.
-
+To change the settings:
-2. Click the arrow on the right for **vCPU** or **Memory** as required (vCPU shown in the example).
+1. Click **Cluster Settings** above the [workloads optimization list](https://docs.spot.io/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab?id=workloads-optimization-list).
+
+2. Click **vCPU** or **Memory** as required (vCPU is shown in the example).
-
+
3. Change the current value(s) and save.
## Best Practices
-These are the Right-Sizing Best Practices:
+These are the right-sizing best practices:
* Workload limits should not have the same values as requests.
* If you set overheads for resources, start with a relatively high overhead (20%) and decrease it with time.
-* If you set boundaries (recommendation ranges for resources), avoid applying the specific rule to all workloads. All services have different purposes.
+* If you set boundaries (recommendation ranges for resources), avoid applying the same rule to all workloads. All services have different purposes.
## Related Topics
diff --git a/src/docs/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-savings-tab.md b/src/docs/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-savings-tab.md
index 62367a34e..ea0b71339 100644
--- a/src/docs/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-savings-tab.md
+++ b/src/docs/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-savings-tab.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Automatic Right-Sizing Actual Savings
-Cloud service provider relevance: EKS and AKS
+Cloud service provider relevance: EKS, AKS, and GKE
This topic shows you how to view your (actual) right-sizing savings from applying down-sizing recommendations to your workloads.
diff --git a/src/docs/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-tab.md b/src/docs/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-tab.md
index eeef69818..edf028a20 100644
--- a/src/docs/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-tab.md
+++ b/src/docs/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-tab.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Ocean Cluster Automatic Right Sizing
-Cloud service provider relevance: EKS and AKS
+Cloud service provider relevance: EKS, AKS, and GKE
To help you improve the efficiency and performance of your cloud environments, Ocean’s rightsizing capabilities provide recommendations that target over-provisioning and underutilization.
@@ -16,20 +16,23 @@ To opt-in and turn on the full capabilities of this powerful feature, [Contact S
## Prerequisites
-Before you attempt to fine-tune your cluster resources according to Ocean's recommendation, you will need:
+Before you attempt to fine-tune your cluster resources according to Ocean recommendations, you will need:
* A Spot account.
-* Ocean cluster managing your Kubernetes worker nodes.
+* Ocean cluster managing your Kubernetes worker nodes.
* [Ocean Controller Version 2.0.52 and above](https://docs.spot.io/ocean/tutorials/ocean-controller-v2/) installed and running.
* Make sure to install the [Metrics Server](https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/metrics-server#deployment).
-* Vertical Pod Autoscaler project (VPA) Version 1.0.0 and above installed on your cluster. If the VPA is not already running on your cluster, run the following helm commands:
-```sh
+* Kubernetes 1.33 and above for the option to apply automatic recommendations without having to restart pods. See [How it works](link TBD).
+* Vertical Pod Autoscaler project (VPA) 1.4.1. If you need to upgrade, see [Upgrade VPA](link TBD). If the VPA is not already running on your cluster, run the following helm commands:
+
+ ```sh.
+
+ helm repo add spot https://charts.spot.io
+ helm repo update
+ helm install spot/ocean-vpa
+ ```
-helm repo add spot https://charts.spot.io
-helm repo update
-helm install spot/ocean-vpa
-```
>**Note**: To turn on automatic right-sizing, contact your [support](https://spot.io/support/) team via email or chat.
## How It Works
@@ -44,6 +47,12 @@ The output produces a single point-in-time data point for each pod. Ocean then a
Using the per-workload container aggregated data points, Ocean makes recommendations based on a mechanism that attempts to even out peaks and troughs in resource demand. The Right-Sizing engine runs every hour to generate new recommendations and update existing ones.
+
+
+Ocean can automatically apply these recommendations to your workloads according to your requirements.
+
+If you have Kubernetes 1.33 or above (see Prerequisites), Ocean provides the option to change the CPU / memory allocation of container(s) within a running Pod while potentially avoiding application disruption. As such, Ocean automatically applies its recommendations without restarting the pods. This feature is subject to [Kubernetes limitations](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/resize-container-resources/#limitations).
+
Recommendations for decreasing and increasing memory or CPU requests are based on the percentile defined for the cluster (the default is the 85th percentile).
Ocean handles the right-sizing workload limits as follows:
@@ -110,7 +119,7 @@ This panel contains two widgets:
* vCPU usage in the last 2 weeks: Displays graphs for used, allocated, and recommended vCPU usage based on data from the last 2 weeks.
* Memory usage in the last 2 weeks: Displays graphs for used, allocated, and recommended memory usage based on data from the last 2 weeks.
-
+
Hover over a data point in the **vCPU usage in the last 2 weeks** widget to view usage details:
>**Note**: The default **85th percentile vCPU usage** and **Maximum memory usage** options are used to calculate the right-sizing recommendations for all usage parameters.
@@ -123,16 +132,21 @@ Hover over a data point in the **vCPU usage in the last 2 weeks** widget to view
* Average vCPU usage
* Suggested vCPU usage based on data from the last 2 weeks.
Hover over a data point in the **Memory usage in the last 2 weeks** widget to view:
+
* Allocated memory usage in GiB based on data from the last 2 weeks.
* Actual memory usage in GiB based on data from the last 2 weeks (you can change the default from the **Usage drop-down menu**).
- * Maximum memory usage in GiB (**default**)
+ * 85th percentile vCPU usage (**default**)
+ * 95th percentile vCPU usage
+ * 90th percentile vCPU usage
+ * Maximum memory usage in GiB
* Average memory usage in GiB
* Suggested memory usage in GiB based on data from the last 2 weeks.
## Related Topics
* [Right-Sizing Troubleshooting](https://docs.spot.io/ocean/features/troubleshoot-right-sizing)
-* [Right-Sizing Rules and Reommendations](https://docs.spot.io/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab)
+* [Right-Sizing Rules and Recommendations](https://docs.spot.io/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-recom-tab)
+* [Right-Sizing Savings Panel](https://docs.spot.io/ocean/features/ocean-cluster-right-sizing-savings-tab)
diff --git a/src/docs/ocean/features/troubleshoot-right-sizing.md b/src/docs/ocean/features/troubleshoot-right-sizing.md
index 29a2e9462..44eb4f3d0 100644
--- a/src/docs/ocean/features/troubleshoot-right-sizing.md
+++ b/src/docs/ocean/features/troubleshoot-right-sizing.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Automatic Right-Sizing-Troubleshooting
-Cloud service provider relevance: EKS, AKS
+Cloud service provider relevance: EKS, AKS, and GKE
## VPA not reporting message appears at the top of the right-sizing page
diff --git a/src/docs/ocean/features/update-vertical-pod-autoscaler-project.md b/src/docs/ocean/features/update-vertical-pod-autoscaler-project.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c8059052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/docs/ocean/features/update-vertical-pod-autoscaler-project.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Update the Vertical Pod Autoscaler Project (VPA)
+
+To use Ocean's automatic right-sizing feature, you need Vertical Pod Autoscaler project (VPA) 1.4.1 or above installed on your cluster.
+
+if you need to upgrade VPA, follow these instructions:
+
+1. Update your local Helm chart repository cache.
+
+ ```sh
+ helm repo update
+ ```
+
+2. Run this command to update the `ocean-vpa change ` and `` fields according to your cluster.
+
+ ```sh
+ helm upgrade --install --wait spot/ocean-vpa \
+ --namespace
+ ```
+
+3. Update the `vpa crd` with the latest version.
+
+ ```sh
+ kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spotinst/charts/refs/tags/main/charts/ocean-vpa/crds/vpa-crd.yaml
+ ```
+
+
+