More Info:

GKE node pools should be regional (multiple zones) for maximum nodes availability during zonal outages

Risk Level

High

Address

Security, Reliability, Operational Excellence, Performance Efficiency

Compliance Standards

HIPAA, NIST, HITRUST, SOC2, NISTCSF, PCIDSS

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

To remediate the misconfiguration “Node Pools Should Be Regional For High Availability” in GCP using GCP console, follow the below steps:

  1. Login to the GCP console.

  2. Navigate to the Kubernetes Engine section.

  3. Select the cluster that has the misconfigured node pool.

  4. Click on the “Nodes” tab on the left-hand side.

  5. Select the node pool that needs to be remediated.

  6. Click the “Edit” button at the top of the page.

  7. Under the “Location” section, select “Regional” from the drop-down menu.

  8. Choose the region where you want to create the node pool.

  9. Click “Save” to apply the changes.

  10. Wait for the node pool to be created in the selected region.

  11. Once the node pool is created, verify that the nodes are running and healthy.

By following these steps, you will have successfully remediated the misconfiguration “Node Pools Should Be Regional For High Availability” in GCP using GCP console.