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// * hosted_control_planes/hcp-troubleshooting.adoc

:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE
[id="scale-down-data-plane_{context}"]
= Scaling down the data plane to zero

If you are not using the hosted control plane, to save the resources and cost you can scale down a data plane to zero.

[NOTE]
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Ensure you are prepared to scale down the data plane to zero. Because the workload from the worker nodes disappears after scaling down.
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.Procedure

. Set the `kubeconfig` file to access the hosted cluster by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ export KUBECONFIG=<install_directory>/auth/kubeconfig
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. Get the name of the `NodePool` resource associated to your hosted cluster by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc get nodepool --namespace <hosted_cluster_namespace>
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. Optional: To prevent the pods from draining, add the `nodeDrainTimeout` field in the `NodePool` resource by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc edit nodepool <nodepool_name>  --namespace <hosted_cluster_namespace>
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.Example output
[source,yaml]
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apiVersion: hypershift.openshift.io/v1alpha1
kind: NodePool
metadata:
# ...
  name: nodepool-1
  namespace: clusters
# ...
spec:
  arch: amd64
  clusterName: clustername <1>
  management:
    autoRepair: false
    replace:
      rollingUpdate:
        maxSurge: 1
        maxUnavailable: 0
      strategy: RollingUpdate
    upgradeType: Replace
  nodeDrainTimeout: 0s <2>
# ...
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<1> Defines the name of your hosted cluster.
<2> Specifies the total amount of time that the controller spends to drain a node. By default, the `nodeDrainTimeout: 0s` setting blocks the node draining process.
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[NOTE]
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To allow the node draining process to continue for a certain period of time, you can set the value of the `nodeDrainTimeout` field accordingly, for example, `nodeDrainTimeout: 1m`.
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. Scale down the `NodePool` resource associated to your hosted cluster by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc scale nodepool/<nodepool_name> --namespace <hosted_cluster_namespace> \
  --replicas=0
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[NOTE]
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After scaling down the data plan to zero, some pods in the control plane stay in the `Pending` status and the hosted control plane stays up and running. If necessary, you can scale up the `NodePool` resource.
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. Optional: Scale up the `NodePool` resource associated to your hosted cluster by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc scale nodepool/<nodepool_name> --namespace <hosted_cluster_namespace> --replicas=1
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After rescaling the `NodePool` resource,  wait for couple of minutes for the `NodePool` resource to become available in a `Ready` state.

.Verification

* Verify that the value for the `nodeDrainTimeout` field is greater than `0s` by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc get nodepool -n <hosted_cluster_namespace> <nodepool_name> -ojsonpath='{.spec.nodeDrainTimeout}'
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