diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/node-pools/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/node-pools/_index.md index 7d0c6c6e8e4..e359bf31e47 100644 --- a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/node-pools/_index.md +++ b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/node-pools/_index.md @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ This section covers the following topics: - [Node templates](#node-templates) - [Node labels](#node-labels) - [Node taints](#node-taints) + - [Administrator control of node templates](#administrator-control-of-node-templates) - [Node pools](#node-pools) - [Node pool taints](#node-pool-taints) - [About node auto-replace](#about-node-auto-replace) @@ -42,6 +43,19 @@ You can add [taints](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/taint-and Since taints can be added at a node template and node pool, if there is no conflict with the same key and effect of the taints, all taints will be added to the nodes. If there are taints with the same key and different effect, the taints from the node pool will override the taints from the node template. +### Administrator Control of Node Templates + +_Available as of v2.3.3_ + +Administrators can control all node templates. Admins can now maintain all the node templates within Rancher. When a node template owner is no longer using Rancher, the node templates created by them can be managed by administrators so the cluster can continue to be updated and maintained. + +To access all node templates, an administrator will need to do the following: + +1. In the Rancher UI, click the user profile icon in the upper right corner. +1. Click **Node Templates.** + +**Result:** All node templates are listed and grouped by owner. The templates can be edited or cloned by clicking the **Ellipsis (...).** + # Node Pools Using Rancher, you can create pools of nodes based on a [node template](#node-templates). The benefit of using a node pool is that if a node is destroyed or deleted, you can increase the number of live nodes to compensate for the node that was lost. The node pool helps you ensure that the count of the node pool is as expected.