Release Notes for Smart Scaler Agent Version 2.9.40
Release Date: 27th January 2026
Smart Scaler solves the problem of runaway costs of Kubernetes clusters that are heavily over-provisioned to compensate for the reactive and time consuming tuning required for vanilla HPA.
We continue to add new features and enhancements to Smart Scaler.
What's New in the Smart Scaler Agent 🔈​
High Availability​
Starting with Smart Scaler Agent version 2.9.40, the agent supports High Availability (HA) with priority-based custom metrics coordination. This ensures that the HPA always queries the pod delivering the highest-quality data.
For more information, see Configure High Availability for the Inference Agent.
Known Issues​
When the Smart Scaler Agent is installed on a new cluster, Beyla enters a crash loop if no applications are running on that cluster.