# Drain a K8S cluster node

1. mark the node as unschedulable (_cordon_):

   ```sh
   $ kubectl cordon kworker-rj2
   node/kworker-rj2 cordoned
   ```

1. remove pods running on the node:

   ```sh
   $ kubectl drain kworker-rj2 --grace-period=300 --ignore-daemonsets=true
   node/kworker-rj2 already cordoned
   WARNING: ignoring DaemonSet-managed Pods: kube-system/calico-node-fl8dl, kube-system/kube-proxy-95vdf
   evicting pod default/my-dep-557548758d-d2pmd
   pod/my-dep-557548758d-d2pmd evicted
   node/kworker-rj2 evicted
   ```

1. do to the node what you need to do
1. make the node available again:

   ```sh
   $ kubectl uncordon kworker-rj2
   node/kworker-rj2 uncordoned
   ```

## Sources

- [How to drain a node in Kubernetes]

[how to drain a node in kubernetes]: https://linuxhandbook.com/kubectl-drain-node/