--- title: "Apply and manage Pod rightsizing with UI - deprecated" slug: "deprecated-apply-and-manage-pod-rightsizing" updated: 2026-04-19T14:48:59Z published: 2026-04-19T14:48:59Z canonical: "docs.zesty.co/deprecated-apply-and-manage-pod-rightsizing" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.zesty.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Apply and manage Pod rightsizing with UI - deprecated This topic describes how to apply and manage Pod rightsizing using the UI. To use YAML, see [Apply and manage Pod rightsizing with CLI](/v1/docs/apply-pod-rightsizing-with-cli) #### Apply Pod rightsizing to a workload with the UI You apply the Pod rightsizing solution to a workload using the **Pod rightsizing tab** (“tab”) of the workload recommendation drawer (“drawer”). You access the drawer from a recommendation in the **Workloads** tab. **Note**: If the Insights agent is not installed in the cluster, recommendations are not displayed, so you cannot access the drawer. To install the Insights agent, see [Install the Kompass Insights agent](/v1/docs/install-the-kompass-insights-agent). #### Pod rightsizing tab The following figure illustrates the Pod rightsizing tab of the drawer: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/0eb80240-664b-49f5-9181-5713ddf9f725/Images/Documentation/k8s_workloads_drawer_rightsizing_job2_minimal_inactive.png) The tab has these sections: - **General**: In this section, equal across all the tabs, you can see basic workload data, such as workload and cluster name, namespace, and cost. To see a graph of cost over time click **View over time**. The tab name shows whether the solution is currently active or inactive. > [!NOTE] > All data is based on a selected container with resource requests. > > **To see data for a different container, change the selected container**. - **Optimization**: Compare the workload’s current metrics to the expected state after optimizing, per optimization strategy. You can see how Pod rightsizing will change CPU and RAM requests to lead to expected optimized metrics. Pod rightsizing offers these optimization strategies: - **Default**: Reduce RAM or vCPU to the lowest safe level, for the highest savings. Appropriate for most workloads. - **Conservative**: Reduce RAM or vCPU moderately, for moderate savings. Appropriate for sensitive or stateful workloads. For more information about the optimization strategies, see [Pod rightsizing workload optimization](/v1/docs/pod-rightsizing-workload-optimization). You can also see the expected change comparisons in graph form. On the graph, select which optimization strategy to see. **Prerequisites** - Pod rightsizing is enabled on the cluster. For more information, see [Enable Pod rightsizing](/v1/docs/enable-pod-rightsizing). If you attempt to apply Pod rightsizing before it is enabled, you can enable it directly from the drawer. **To apply Pod rightsizing to a workload from the UI:** 1. From the **Kompass > Workloads** tab, identify a workload with one of the Pod rightsizing recommendations in the **Recommendations** column: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/0eb80240-664b-49f5-9181-5713ddf9f725/Images/Documentation/k8s_icon_rs_underprovisioned.png) - under-provisioned ![](https://cdn.document360.io/0eb80240-664b-49f5-9181-5713ddf9f725/Images/Documentation/k8s_icon_rs_overprovisioned(1).png) - over-provisioned To show only workloads with specific recommendations, click ![](https://cdn.document360.io/0eb80240-664b-49f5-9181-5713ddf9f725/Images/Documentation/image(28).png). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/0eb80240-664b-49f5-9181-5713ddf9f725/Images/Documentation/image(29).png) 2. Click the icon of the recommendation to apply. The workload recommendation drawer is displayed, showing the Pod rightsizing tab. For more information about the data shown in the tab, see [Pod rightsizing tab](/v1/docs/apply-and-manage-pod-rightsizing#pod-rightsizing-tab). 3. Choose an optimization strategy. 4. Click **Apply Pod rightsizing,** then confirm. The drawer closes and the **Kompass > Workloads** tab opens showing a message that the solution is being applied. While the solution application is in progress, the icon of the applied solution is displayed in the workload’s **Product status** column in blue. After the solution is active (about an hour), the icon changes to green. #### See changes in workload metrics After Pod rightsizing is active on a workload, you can see the following data in the **Impact report** section: - Changes in CPU and RAM requests - All-time savings from when optimization was first applied You can also see the history of all changes the solution has made in the **Audit log**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/0eb80240-664b-49f5-9181-5713ddf9f725/Images/Documentation/k8s_workloads_drawer_rightsizing_minimal_active(1).png) > [!NOTE] > All data is based on a selected container with resource requests. > > **To see data for a different container, change the selected container**. **To see changes in workload metrics**: 1. From the **Kompass > Workloads** tab, click the icon of a recommendation. The workload is displayed in the drawer. 2. To see data for a specific container, select a container and time period. #### Remove Pod rightsizing from a workload After Pod rightsizing is active on a workload, you can remove the optimization. Removal takes effect within an hour. **To remove Pod rightsizing from a workload:** 1. From the **Kompass > Workloads** tab, click the icon of the recommendation to remove. The workload is displayed in the drawer. 2. From the **General** section, click **Remove**, then confirm. You can use the user interface to remove Pod rightsizing only when Pod rightsizing was applied through an annotation (“managed by annotation”). If the **Remove** button is disabled, make the change from the CLI. For more information, see [Apply and manage Pod rightsizing with CLI](/v1/docs/apply-and-manage-pod-rightsizing-with-cli-1). A confirmation message is displayed. #### Change the current Pod rightsizing optimization strategy After Pod rightsizing is active on a workload, you can change the current optimization strategy. Changes take effect within an hour. **To change an optimization strategy:** 1. From the **Kompass > Workloads** tab, click the icon of the recommendation to change. The workload drawer is displayed. 2. From the **General** section, click **Change strategy**. You can use the user interface to change the Pod rightsizing strategy only when Pod rightsizing was applied through an annotation (“managed by annotation”). If the Change strategy is not active, make the change from the CLI. For more information, see [Apply and manage Pod rightsizing with CLI](/v1/docs/apply-and-manage-pod-rightsizing-with-cli-1). 3. Choose an alternate strategy. 4. Click **Change strategy**, then confirm. A confirmation message is displayed.