Increase default root disk size for karpenter node pools (#1539)

Author: fiunchinho

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- Change the default root disk size for Karpenter node pools. Karpenter will choose the cheapest instances, and certain instances, like `g6f.xlarge` come with some drivers that require a larger disk.
+
 ## [6.2.0] - 2025-10-21
 
 ### Changed

helm/cluster-aws/templates/_karpenter_machine_pools.tpl

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
     - deviceName: /dev/xvda
       rootVolume: true
       ebs:
-        volumeSize: {{ $value.rootVolumeSizeGB | default 8 }}Gi
+        volumeSize: {{ $value.rootVolumeSizeGB | default 15 }}Gi
         volumeType: gp3
         deleteOnTermination: true
     - deviceName: /dev/xvdd