HPA scales _capacity_, not _workload_#365
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HPA scales _capacity_, not _workload_. I recognize that this language was taken directly from the Kubernetes HPA documentation, and have submitted a corresponding pull request there as well. (kubernetes/website#53923)
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Same issue as my previous PR: mulesoft#365
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| In Kubernetes, a Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) automatically updates a workload resource to scale the workload to match demand. Horizontal scaling automatically deploys more pods as a response to an increased load. As a result of these regular autoscaling operations, an application can be changed to a new replica without user action. | ||
| In Kubernetes, a Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) automatically updates a workload resource to scale capacity to match demand. Horizontal scaling automatically deploys more pods as a response to an increased load. As a result of these regular autoscaling operations, an application can be changed to a new replica without user action. |
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HPA scales capacity, not workload. I recognize that this language was taken directly from the Kubernetes HPA documentation, and have submitted a corresponding pull request there as well. (kubernetes/website#53923)