For GKE Standard clusters, the maximum number of nodes that you can upgrade simultaneously by using surge...
UpdateUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
For GKE Standard clusters, the maximum number of nodes that you can upgrade simultaneously by using surge upgrades ( maxSurge + maxUnavailable ) is now 100. Each of these settings can be set as high as 100, but their sum can be no higher than 100. For more information, see Surge upgrades .
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