Amazon EKS now supports advanced Kubernetes control plane configuration
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) now enables cluster administrators to configure parameters for Kubernetes control plane components, including the scheduler, controller manager, and API server. This enhancement allows for fine-tuning pod placement strategies to optimize resource utilization, adjusting horizontal pod autoscaling responsiveness, and setting resource lifecycle parameters. For example, administrators can switch the scheduler's node resource fit strategy to `MostAllocated` for greater density or retain the default `LeastAllocated` for spread. The capability is available in all AWS Regions where Amazon EKS is offered, providing more granular control beyond default settings.
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- Configure Kubernetes Control Plane Parameters in EKS
Amazon EKS now supports configuring parameters for Kubernetes control plane components such as the scheduler, controller manager, and API server. This allows for tuning pod placement strategies to improve resource utilization, adjusting horizontal pod autoscaling, and setting resource lifecycle parameters like event retention duration. For example, administrators can set the scheduler's node resource fit strategy to `MostAllocated` or `LeastAllocated`.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/08/amazon-eks-control-plane-configuration-parameters
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