0: Advanced Pod Scheduling – Structured Learning Index

5.1 : Scheduling to a Specific Node (nodeName)

5.2 : Node Selection with nodeSelector

5.3 : Required Node Affinity

5.4 : Preferred Node Affinity (Soft Constraints)

5.5: Excluding Nodes with NotIn Affinity

5.6 : Pod Anti-Affinity (Spread Pods for High Availability)

5.7 : Multiple Values in Node Affinity (OR Logic)

5.8 : Taints & Tolerations (Node Repellents)

5.9 : Pod Priority & Preemption