Which statement about AKS system node pools is accurate?
- A They can be scaled to zero nodes
- B They must run Linux and host critical system pods such as CoreDNS (correct answer)
- C They cannot run user workloads under any circumstances
- D They are billed separately from user node pools
Shortcut: A system node pool must be Linux with at least one node because it hosts kube-system components. User pools may scale to zero; system pools may not.