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title: Preemption
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id: preemption
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date: 2019-01-31
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full_link: /docs/concepts/configuration/pod-priority-preemption/#preemption
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short_description: >
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Preemption logic in Kubernetes helps a pending Pod to find a suitable Node by evicting low priority Pods existing on that Node.
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aka:
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tags:
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- operation
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Preemption logic in Kubernetes helps a pending {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="pod" >}} to find a suitable {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="node" >}} by evicting low priority Pods existing on that Node.
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If a Pod cannot be scheduled, the scheduler tries to [preempt](/docs/concepts/configuration/pod-priority-preemption/#preemption) lower priority Pods to make scheduling of the pending Pod possible.
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