Openshift HPA is creating maximum POD replicas as soon as it is created

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Maximum pod replicas configured in HPA definition is being triggered as soon as the HPA is deployed.

    Normal  SuccessfulRescale  18m  horizontal-pod-autoscaler  New size: 5; reason: cpu resource utilization (percentage of request) above target
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Openshift Container Platform (RHOCP)
    • 3
    • 4
  • Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)

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