When upgrading Karpenter in production environments, implementing a robust CI/CD pipeline approach is crucial. Improper upgrades can lead to significant disruptions including failed node provisioning, orphaned nodes, interrupted workloads, and potential cost implications from unmanaged scaling. Given Karpenter's critical role in cluster scaling and workload management, untested upgrades could result in production outages or resource allocation issues that directly impact application availability and performance. Therefore, we recommend following these structured steps:
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