* `requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution` (Hard requirement): The scheduler will not place the pod unless the node meets the label criteria. * `preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution` (Soft requirement): The scheduler tries to find a node matching the criteria; if none exist, it schedules the pod on another node anyway.

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# Types of Affinity:

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requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution (Hard requirement): The scheduler will not place the pod unless the node meets the label criteria.
preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution (Soft requirement): The scheduler tries to find a node matching the criteria; if none exist, it schedules the pod on another node anyway.

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