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hardkubectl

Safely evict all pods from a node in preparation for maintenance

command

kubectl drain NODE_NAME --ignore-daemonsets --delete-emptydir-data

also accepted

kubectl drainkubectl drain NODE_NAMEkubectl drain NODE_NAME --ignore-daemonsets

Command breakdown

Part of the Kubernetes CLI (kubectl) — Nodes category.

kubectldrainNODE_NAME--ignore-daemonsets--delete-emptydir-data
FlagPurpose
--ignore-daemonsetsBoolean flag
--delete-emptydir-dataBoolean flag

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