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easykubectl

Display CPU and memory usage metrics for all nodes in the cluster

command

kubectl top node

also accepted

kubectl top nodeskubectl top no

Command breakdown

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

kubectltopnode

More Nodes commands

List all nodes in the cluster with their status and Kubernetes versionkubectl get nodes
Show detailed information including capacity, conditions, and allocated resources for a nodekubectl describe node NODE_NAME
Mark a node as unschedulable to prevent new pods from being assigned to itkubectl cordon NODE_NAME
Mark a previously cordoned node as schedulable again to accept new podskubectl uncordon NODE_NAME
Safely evict all pods from a node in preparation for maintenancekubectl drain NODE_NAME --ignore-daemonsets --delete-emptydir-data
Apply a taint to a node to repel pods that do not tolerate the taintkubectl taint nodes NODE_NAME KEY=VALUE:EFFECT
Add or update a label on a node for scheduling constraints and selectionkubectl label nodes NODE_NAME KEY=VALUE
List all nodes with extended details including internal IP, OS image, and container runtimekubectl get nodes -o wide

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