Updating nodes-and-node-pools.md to nodes-and-machine-pools.md and updating sidebar files/redirects.

Signed-off-by: Sunil Singh <sunil.singh@suse.com>
2026-09-25 20:48:11 +00:00 · 2026-04-15 10:50:12 -07:00
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-title: Nodes and Node Pools
+title: Nodes and Machine Pools
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 <head>
-  <link rel="canonical" href="https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/nodes-and-node-pools"/>
+  <link rel="canonical" href="https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/nodes-and-machine-pools"/>
 </head>

-After you launch a Kubernetes cluster in Rancher, you can manage individual nodes from the cluster's **Node** tab. 
+After you launch a Kubernetes cluster in Rancher, you can manage individual nodes from the cluster's **Node** tab.

 1. Click **☰** in the top left corner.
 1. Select **Cluster Management**.
@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@ The following table lists which node options are available for each type of clus

 ### Nodes Hosted by an Infrastructure Provider

-Node pools are available when you provision Rancher-launched Kubernetes clusters on nodes that are [hosted in an infrastructure provider.](../launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md)
-
-Clusters provisioned using [one of the node pool options](../launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md#node-pools) can be scaled up or down if the node pool is edited.
-
-A node pool can also automatically maintain the node scale that's set during the initial cluster provisioning if [node auto-replace is enabled.](../launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md#about-node-auto-replace) This scale determines the number of active nodes that Rancher maintains for the cluster.
-
-Rancher uses [node templates](../launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md#node-templates) to replace nodes in the node pool. Each node template uses cloud provider credentials to allow Rancher to set up the node in the infrastructure provider.
+Machine pools are available when you provision Rancher-launched Kubernetes clusters on nodes that are [hosted in an infrastructure provider.](../launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md)

 ### Nodes Provisioned by Hosted Kubernetes Providers

@@ -82,7 +76,7 @@ Select this option to view the node's [API endpoints](../../../api/quickstart.md

 Use **Delete** to remove defective nodes from the cloud provider.

-When you the delete a defective node, Rancher can automatically replace it with an identically provisioned node if the node is in a node pool and [node auto-replace is enabled.](../launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md#about-node-auto-replace)
+When you delete a defective node, Rancher can automatically replace it with an identically provisioned node if the node is in a machine pool and [auto-replace is enabled](../../../reference-guides/cluster-configuration/rancher-server-configuration/rke2-cluster-configuration.md#auto-replace).

 :::tip

@@ -92,7 +86,7 @@ If your cluster is hosted by an infrastructure provider, and you want to scale y

 ## Scaling Nodes

-For nodes hosted by an infrastructure provider, you can scale the number of nodes in each [node pool](../launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md#node-pools) by using the scale controls. This option isn't available for other cluster types.
+For nodes hosted by an infrastructure provider, you can scale the number of nodes in each machine pool by using the scale controls. This option isn't available for other cluster types.

 ## SSH into a Node Hosted by an Infrastructure Provider

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-title: Managing Node Templates
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-
-<head>
-  <link rel="canonical" href="https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/reference-guides/user-settings/manage-node-templates"/>
-</head>
-
-When you provision a cluster [hosted by an infrastructure provider](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md), [node templates](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md#node-templates) are used to provision the cluster nodes. These templates use Docker Machine configuration options to define an operating system image and settings/parameters for the node. You can create node templates in two contexts:
-
- While [provisioning a node pool cluster](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md).
- At any time, from your [user settings](user-settings.md).
-
-When you create a node template, it is bound to your user profile. Node templates cannot be shared among users. You can delete stale node templates that you no longer user from your user settings.
-
-## Creating a Node Template
-
-1. Click **☰ > Cluster Management**.
-1. Click **RKE1 Configuration > Node Templates**.
-1. Click **Add Template**.
-1. Select one of the cloud providers available. Then follow the instructions on screen to configure the template.
-
-**Result:** The template is configured. You can use the template later when you [provision a node pool cluster](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md).
-
-## Updating a Node Template
-
-1. Click **☰ > Cluster Management**.
-1. Click **RKE1 Configuration > Node Templates**.
-1. Choose the node template that you want to edit and click the **⋮ > Edit**.
-
-    :::note
-
-    The default `active` [node drivers](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/about-provisioning-drivers/manage-node-drivers.md) and any node driver, that has fields marked as `password`, are required to use [cloud credentials](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md#cloud-credentials).
-
-    :::
-
-1. Edit the required information and click **Save**.
-
-**Result:** The node template is updated. All node pools using this node template will automatically use the updated information when new nodes are added.
-
-## Cloning Node Templates
-
-When creating new node templates from your user settings, you can clone an existing template and quickly update its settings rather than creating a new one from scratch. Cloning templates saves you the hassle of re-entering access keys for the cloud provider.
-
-1. Click **☰ > Cluster Management**.
-1. Click **RKE1 Configuration > Node Templates**.
-1. Find the template you want to clone. Then select **⋮ > Clone**.
-1. Complete the rest of the form.
-
-**Result:** The template is cloned and configured. You can use the template later when you [provision a node pool cluster](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md).
-
-## Deleting a Node Template
-
-When you no longer use a node template, you can delete it from your user settings.
-
-1. Click **☰ > Cluster Management**.
-1. Click **RKE1 Configuration > Node Templates**.
-1. Select one or more template from the list. Then click **Delete**. Confirm the delete when prompted.