l2aosv4 as an AKS node
2 vCPU16 GiBx86_64Azure us-eastStandard_L2aos_v4
Where the l2aosv4 goes
Default AKS setup: AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay.
CPU1.70 of 2 vCPU left for your pods
Memory11.61 GiB of 16 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
250max pods per node
$164.98on demand / month · $0.2260/h
$34.60spot / month (varies)
l2aosv4 AKS max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a l2aosv4 run as a node with AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay? Up to 250; kubelet keeps 4196 MiB of memory and 100m CPU, leaving 11.90 GiB and 1.90 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a l2aosv4 run as a node with AKS 1.29+, kubenet / CNI pod subnet? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 2350 MiB of memory and 100m CPU, leaving 13.71 GiB and 1.90 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 3 per node after DaemonSets; 4 nodes for 10 replicas, about $659.92/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on l2aosv4
| Setup | Max pods | kube-reserved CPU | Memory reserved + eviction | Allocatable CPU | Allocatable memory | Memory usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay max pods 250 | 250 | 100m | 4096 Mi + 100 Mi | 1.90 | 11.90 GiB | 74.4% |
| AKS 1.29+, kubenet / CNI pod subnet max pods 110 | 110 | 100m | 2250 Mi + 100 Mi | 1.90 | 13.71 GiB | 85.7% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one l2aosv4
Assumes DaemonSets (CNI, kube-proxy, log and metrics agents) request 200m CPU, 300 Mi and 3 pods per node. Try your own numbers in the node calculator.
| Pod requests (CPU / memory) | AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay | AKS 1.29+, kubenet / CNI pod subnet | $ per pod / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m / 128 Mi | 17 | 17 | $9.70 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 6 | 6 | $27.50 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 6 | 6 | $27.50 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 3 | 3 | $54.99 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 3 | 3 | $54.99 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 1 | 1 | $164.98 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 1 | 1 | $164.98 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 0 | 0 | — |
Similar AKS node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e2psv6 | 2 | 16 | 1.90 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $67.31 | $5.65 |
| e2psv5 | 2 | 16 | 1.90 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $73.73 | $6.19 |
| e2asv5 | 2 | 16 | 1.90 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $82.49 | $6.93 |
| ec2asv5 | 2 | 16 | 1.90 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $82.49 | $6.93 |
| e2pdsv5 | 2 | 16 | 1.90 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $83.95 | $7.05 |
| e2pdsv6 | 2 | 16 | 1.90 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $85.41 | $7.18 |
| e2asv6 | 2 | 16 | 1.90 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $86.87 | $7.30 |
| e2asv7 | 2 | 16 | 1.90 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $86.87 | $7.30 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e2-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 | 1.93 | 13.30 GiB | 110 | $65.99 | $4.96 |
| r6g.large | 2 | 16 | 1.93 | 15.34 GiB | 29 | $73.58 | $4.80 |
| n4a-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 | 1.93 | 13.30 GiB | 110 | $73.79 | $5.55 |
| r7g.large | 2 | 16 | 1.93 | 15.34 GiB | 29 | $78.18 | $5.10 |
| n4d-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 | 1.93 | 13.30 GiB | 110 | $81.16 | $6.10 |
| r5a.large | 2 | 16 | 1.93 | 15.34 GiB | 29 | $82.49 | $5.38 |