--- - name: remove-node | Delete node command: "{{ kubectl }} delete node {{ kube_override_hostname|default(inventory_hostname) }}" delegate_to: "{{ groups['kube_control_plane']|first }}" when: - groups['kube_control_plane'] | length > 0 # ignore servers that are not nodes - inventory_hostname in groups['k8s_cluster'] and kube_override_hostname|default(inventory_hostname) in nodes.stdout_lines retries: "{{ delete_node_retries }}" # Sometimes the api-server can have a short window of indisponibility when we delete a master node delay: "{{ delete_node_delay_seconds }}" register: result until: result is not failed