Exclude Nodes from License Node Count

You might have nodes in a application cluster that does not host any application. Portworx Backup facilitates you to remove these nodes from the licensing node count.
You can apply the pre-defined label portworx.io/nobackup to these nodes, for Portworx Backup to exclude them from the licensing node count.

This label works for nodes across all license types and licensing mechanisms currently supported by Portworx Backup.

To apply the label the application cluster nodes, follow these steps:

1. Verify whether the pre-defined label, portworx.io/nobackup is associated with the node.

   kubectl get nodes --show-labels|grep portworx.io/nobackup=true

2. Apply the pre-defined label to the node.

   kubectl label node <nodename> portworx.io/nobackup=true

   note

   After you apply the label to a node, Portworx Backup skips this node for licensing and displays the reduced node count in the license page after a few minutes. For more information on licensing, contact Pure Storage support.

   To remove the pre-defined label, run the following command:

   kubectl label node <nodename> portworx.io/nobackup-

   After you remove the label from a node, Portworx Backup includes this node for licensing node count.