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DCD How-Tos

Prerequisite: Only contract administrators, owners, and users with Create Kubernetes Clusters permission can create a cluster. Other user types have read-only access.

Set User Privileges

Managed Kubernetes has a group privilege called Create Kubernetes Clusters. The privilege must be enabled for a group so that the group members inherit this privilege through group privilege settings.

Once the privilege is granted, contract users can create, update, and delete Kubernetes clusters using Managed Kubernetes.

Prerequisite: Make sure you have one or more Groups in the User Manager. To create one, see .

To set user privileges to create Kubernetes clusters, follow these steps:

In the DCD, open Management > Users & Groups under Users.
Select the Groups tab in the User Manager window.
Select the target group name from the Groups list.
Select the Create Kubernetes Clusters checkbox in the Privileges tab.

Result: The Create Kubernetes Clusters privilege is granted to all the members in the selected group.

Revoke user privileges

You can revoke a user's Create Kubernetes Clusters privilege by removing the user from all the groups that have this privilege enabled.

Warning: You can revoke a user from this privilege by disabling Create Kubernetes Clusters for every group the user belongs to. In this case, all the members in the respective groups would also be revoked from this privilege.

To revoke this privilege from a contract administrator, disable the administrator option on the user account. On performing this action, the contract administrator gets the role of a contract user and the privileges that were set up for the user before being an administrator will then be in effect.

Set Up a Cluster

Create a cluster

Prerequisite: Only contract owners, administrators, and users having Create Kubernetes Clusters permission can create a cluster for Public and Private Node Pools. Other user types have read-only access.

You can create a cluster using the Kubernetes Manager in for Public Node Pools.

Note:

A total of 500 node pools per cluster are supported.
It is not possible to switch the Node pool type from public to private and vice versa.

In the DCD, go to Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

Select + Create Cluster.
Enter a Name for the cluster.

Note: Make sure to use the following naming convention for the Kubernetes cluster:

Can be a maximum of 63 characters in length.
Begins and ends with an alphanumeric character ([a-z0-9A-Z]).
Must not contain spaces or any other white-space characters.
Can contain dashes (-), underscores (_), and dots (.) in between.

Select the Kubernetes Version you want to run in the cluster from the drop-down list.
Click + Create Cluster.

Result: A cluster is successfully created and listed in the clusters list for Public Node Pools. The cluster can be modified and populated with node pools once its status is active.

Note:

When defining a private node pool, you need to provide a data center in the same location as the cluster you create the node pool for.
A total of 500 node pools per cluster are supported.
It is not possible to switch the Node pool type from private to public and vice versa.

To create a cluster for Private Node Pools in Kubernetes Manager, follow these steps:

In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

Select + Create Cluster.
Enter a Name for the cluster.

Note: Make sure to use the following naming convention for the Kubernetes cluster:

Can be a maximum of 63 characters in length.
Begins and ends with an alphanumeric character ([a-z0-9A-Z]).
Must not contain spaces or any other white-space characters.
Can contain dashes (-), underscores (_), and dots (.) in between.

Select the Kubernetes Version you want to run in the cluster from the drop-down list.
In the Node pool type field, choose Private from the drop-down list.
Select a Region from the drop-down list.

(Optional) Define a Subnet for the private LAN. This has to be an address of a prefix length /16 in the Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) block.

Note:

The subnet value cannot intersect with 10.208.0.0/12 or 10.23.0.19/24.
Once provisioned, the Region, Gateway IP, and Subnet values cannot be changed.

Click + Create Cluster.

Result: A cluster is successfully created and listed in the clusters list for Private Node Pools.

Note:

To access the Kubernetes API provided by the cluster, download the kubeconfig file and use it with tools such as kubectl.
The maintenance window starts at the time of your choosing and remains open for another four hours. All planned maintenance work will be performed within this window, however, not necessarily at the beginning.

Download Kubeconfig

A kubeconfig file is used to configure access to Kubernetes.

You can download the kubeconfig file:

Using configuration management tools

You can download the kubeconfig file using configuration management tools such as , , and . Following are a few options to retrieve the kubeconfig files.

Tool

Parameter Reference

Description

Note: If you do not want to use any tools like IonosCTL CLI, Ansible, or Terraform, you can retrieve the kubeconfig file directly from the API using tools like cURL or Wget.

Using Kubernetes Manager

In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.
In Kubernetes Manager, select a cluster from the cluster list.
In the Cluster Settings tab, select either kubeconfig.yaml or kubeconfig.json from the drop-down list to download the kubeconfig file.

Result: The kubeconfig file is successfully downloaded.

You can download the kubeconfig file:

Using configuration management tools

Using Kubernetes Manager

To download the kubeconfig file using Kubernetes Manager, follow these steps:

In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.
In Kubernetes Manager, select a cluster from the cluster list.
In the Cluster Settings tab, select either kubeconfig.yaml or kubeconfig.json from the drop-down list to download the kubeconfig file.

Result: The kubeconfig file is successfully downloaded.

Note: Only administrators can retrieve the kubeconfig file without a node pool. All other users need to create a node pool first.

Update a Cluster

You can update a cluster for Public and Private Node Pools with the Kubernetes Manager in .

To update a cluster, follow these steps:

In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Cluster Settings tab.
(Optional) Update the Cluster name, or you can continue with the existing cluster name.

Note: Make sure to use the following naming convention for the Kubernetes cluster:

Can be a maximum of 63 characters in length.
Begins and ends with an alphanumeric character ([a-z0-9A-Z]).
Must not contain spaces or any other white-space characters.
Can contain dashes (-), underscores (_), and dots (.) in between.

Select the Version number of Kubernetes you want to run on the cluster from the drop-down list.
Select a preferred Maintenance day for maintenance from the drop-down list.
Select a preferred Maintenance time (UTC) for your maintenance window from the menu. Necessary maintenance for Managed Kubernetes will be performed accordingly.
Click Update Cluster to save your changes.

Result: The cluster for your Public Node Pools is successfully updated.

To update a cluster, follow these steps:

In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Cluster Settings tab.
(Optional) Update the Cluster name, or you can continue with the existing cluster name.

Note: Make sure to use the following naming convention for the Kubernetes cluster:

Can be a maximum of 63 characters in length.
Begins and ends with an alphanumeric character ([a-z0-9A-Z]).
Must not contain spaces or any other white-space characters.
Can contain dashes (-), underscores (_), and dots (.) in between.

Select the Version number of Kubernetes you want to run on the cluster from the drop-down list.
Select a preferred Maintenance day for maintenance from the drop-down list.
Select a preferred Maintenance time (UTC) for your maintenance window from the menu. Necessary maintenance for Managed Kubernetes will be performed accordingly.
(Optional) Add a S3 Bucket to the Logging to S3 drop-down list to Enable logging to bucket. You can also disable logging to S3 for your Kubernetes cluster.
(Optional) Add the individual IP address or CIDRs that need access to the control plane in the Restrict Access by IP field using the + Add IP drop-down menu. Select Allow IP to control the access to the KubeAPI server of your cluster. Only requests from the defined IPs or networks are allowed.
Click Update Cluster to save your changes.

Note: Once provisioned, you cannot update the Subnet and Gateway IP values.

Result: The cluster for your Private Node Pools is successfully updated.

Delete a Cluster

You can delete a cluster for Public and Private Node Pools with the Kubernetes Manager in DCD.

Prerequisites:

Make sure you have the appropriate permissions and access to the chosen cluster.
The chosen cluster should be active.
Delete all the existing node pools associated with the chosen cluster.

To delete a cluster for Public Node Pools, follow these steps:

In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

Select a cluster you want to delete from the clusters list.
Click Delete.
Confirm your action by clicking OK.

Result: The cluster is successfully deleted from your clusters list for Public Node Pools.

To delete a cluster for Private Node Pools, follow these steps:

In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

Select a cluster you want to delete from the clusters list.
Click Delete.
Confirm your action by clicking OK.

Result: The cluster is successfully deleted from your clusters list for Private Node Pools.

Manage Node Pools

Create a node pool

Prerequisite: Only contract owners, administrators, and users having Create Kubernetes Clusters permission can create node pools. Other user types have read-only access.

You can create a cluster using the Kubernetes Manager in DCD for Public Node Pools.

In the DCD, go to Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Node pools in Cluster tab.

Select + Create node pool.
In Create Kubernetes node pool, configure your node pools.
- In Pool Settings, provide the following information:
- Pool Name: Enter a name that aligns with Kubernetes naming convention.
- Data Center: Select an option from the drop-down list. Your node pool will be included in the selected data center. If you do not have a data center, you must first create one.
- Node pool version: Select an appropriate version from the drop-down list.
- Node count: Select the number of nodes in the node count.
- Autoscale: Select the checkbox to enable autoscale and provide a minimum and maximum number of the total nodes.
- Attached private LANs: Select + and choose a private LAN from the drop-down list.
- Reserved IPs: Select + and choose a reserved IP address from the drop-down list.
- In the Node Pool Template, provide the following information:
- CPU: Select an option from the drop-down list.
- Cores: Select the number of cores.
- RAM: Select the size of your RAM.
- Availability Zone: Select a zone from the drop-down list.
- Storage Type: Select a type of storage from the drop-down list.
- Storage Size: Select the storage size for your storage.

Note: Make sure to use the following naming convention for the Kubernetes cluster:

Can be a maximum of 63 characters in length.
Begins and ends with an alphanumeric character ([a-z0-9A-Z]).
Must not contain spaces or any other white-space characters.
Can contain dashes (-), underscores (_), and dots (.) in between.

Select Create node pool.

Result: A node pool is successfully created and can be used once it reaches the active state.

Rebuild a node

When a node fails or becomes unresponsive you can rebuild that node. This will create a new node with an identical configuration that will replace the failed node.

Prerequisite: Make sure your node is active.

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Node pools in Cluster tab.
Select the node pool that contains the failed node.
Select Rebuild.
Confirm your selection by selecting OK.

Result:

Managed Kubernetes starts a process that is based on the Node Template. The template creates and configures a new node. Once the status is updated to ACTIVE, then it migrates all the pods from the faulty node to the new node.
The faulty node is deleted once it is empty.
While this operation occurs, the node pool will have an extra billable active node.
The node pool is successfully rebuilt.

You can create a cluster using the Kubernetes Manager in DCD for Private Node Pools.

In the DCD, go to Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Node pools in Cluster tab.

Select + Create node pool.
In Create Kubernetes node pool, configure your node pools.
- In Pool Settings, provide the following information:
- Pool Name: Enter a name that aligns with Kubernetes naming convention.
- Data Center: Select an option from the drop-down list. Your node pool will be included in the selected data center. If you do not have a data center, you must first create one.
- Node pool version: Select an appropriate version from the drop-down list.
- Node count: Select the number of nodes in the node count.
- Autoscale: Select the checkbox to enable autoscale and provide a minimum and maximum number of the total nodes.
- Attached private LANs: Select + and choose a private LAN from the drop-down list.
- Reserved IPs: Select + and choose a reserved IP address from the drop-down list.
- In the Node Pool Template, provide the following information:
- CPU: Select an option from the drop-down list.
- Cores: Select the number of cores.
- RAM: Select the size of your RAM.
- Availability Zone: Select a zone from the drop-down list.
- Storage Type: Select a type of storage from the drop-down list.
- Storage Size: Select the storage size for your storage.

Note: Make sure to use the following naming convention for the Kubernetes cluster:

Can be a maximum of 63 characters in length.
Begins and ends with an alphanumeric character ([a-z0-9A-Z]).
Must not contain spaces or any other white-space characters.
Can contain dashes (-), underscores (_), and dots (.) in between.

Select Create node pool.

Result: A node pool is successfully created and can be used once it reaches the Active state.

Rebuild a node

When a node fails or becomes unresponsive, you can rebuild that node. This will create a new node with an identical configuration that will replace the failed node.

Prerequisite: Make sure your node is active.

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Node pools in Cluster tab.
Select the node pool that contains the failed node.
Select Rebuild.
Confirm your selection by selecting OK.

Result:

Managed Kubernetes starts a process that is based on the Node Template. The template creates and configures a new node. Once the status is updated to ACTIVE, then it migrates all the pods from the faulty node to the new node.
The faulty node is deleted once it is empty.
While this operation occurs, the node pool will have an extra billable active node.
The node pool is successfully rebuilt.

Avoid accessing the target data center while Managed Kubernetes is provisioning nodes, as concurrent manual interaction can cause undesirable results.

Update a Node Pool

You can update Public and Private Node Pools with the Kubernetes Manager in DCD.

To update a node pool, follow these steps:

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Node pools in Cluster tab.
Select the Kubernetes Version you want to run in the cluster from the drop-down list.
Select the number of nodes in the Node Count.
Select the checkbox to enable Autoscale and provide a minimum and maximum number of the total nodes.
Select + next to the Labels field. Provide a Name and Value for your label.
Select + next to the Annotations field. Provide a Name and Value for your annotation.
Select + next to the Reserved IPs field and choose an IP address from the drop-down list.
Select + next to the Attached private LANs field and choose a private LAN from the drop-down list.
Select the Maintenance day and Maintenance time (UTC) for your maintenance window. The necessary maintenance for Managed Kubernetes will be performed accordingly.
Select Update node pool.

Managed Kubernetes will start to align the resources in the target data center. In case you have selected a new version for Kubernetes, the operation may take a while, and the node pool will be available for further changes once it reaches the Active state.

Result: A node pool is successfully updated.

To update a node pool, follow these steps:

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Node pools in Cluster tab.
Select the Kubernetes Version you want to run in the cluster from the drop-down list.
Select the number of nodes in the Node Count.
Select the checkbox to enable Autoscale and provide a minimum and maximum number of the total nodes.
Select + next to the Labels field. Provide a Name and Value for your label.
Select + next to the Annotations field. Provide a Name and Value for your annotation.
Select + next to the Reserved IPs field and choose an IP address from the drop-down list.
Select + next to the Attached private LANs field and choose a private LAN from the drop-down list.
Select the Maintenance day and Maintenance time (UTC) for your maintenance window. The necessary maintenance for Managed Kubernetes will be performed accordingly.
Select Update node pool.

Result: A node pool is successfully updated.

Note:

Avoid accessing the target data center while Managed Kubernetes is provisioning nodes, as concurrent manual interaction can cause undesirable results.
The maintenance window starts at the time of your choice and remains open for the next four hours. All planned maintenance work will be performed within this window, but not necessarily at the beginning.

Delete a Node Pool

You can delete node pools with the Kubernetes Manager in DCD.

To delete a node pool, follow these steps:

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Node pools in Cluster tab.
Select a node pool from the list you want to delete.
Select Delete.

Result: Managed Kubernetes will remove the resources from the target data center and the node pool is successfully deleted.

To delete a node pool, follow these steps:

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Node pools in Cluster tab.
Select a node pool from the list you want to delete.
Select Delete.

Result: Managed Kubernetes will remove the resources from the target data center and the node pool is successfully deleted.

Note: Avoid accessing the target data center while Managed Kubernetes is provisioning nodes, as concurrent manual interaction can cause undesirable results.

Security and User Management

You can add user groups and assign permissions for Public and Private Node Pools with the Kubernetes Manager in DCD.

In the clusters for Public Node Pools, nodes only have external IP addresses, which means that the nodes and pods are exposed to the internet.

Set up security settings

To set up the security settings, follow these steps:

In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

In Kubernetes Manager, select a cluster.
Go to the Security tab and click Visible to Groups.
To enable access, select the Edit or Share checkbox for a group.

Note: To disable access, select the group you want to disable the access for. Clear either the Edit or Share checkboxes. You can also directly click Remove Group.

Result: The cluster for Public Node Pools now has the newly assigned permissions.

In the clusters for Private Node Pools, nodes only have internal IP addresses, which means that the nodes and pods are isolated from the internet. Internal IP addresses for nodes come from the primary IP address range of the subnet you choose for the cluster.

Set up security settings

To set up the security settings, follow these steps:

In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

In Kubernetes Manager, select a cluster.
Go to the Security tab and click Visible to Groups.
To enable access, select the Edit or Share checkbox for a group.

Note: To disable access, select the group you want to disable the access for. Clear either the Edit or Share checkboxes. You can also directly click Remove Group.

Result: The cluster for Private Node Pools now has the newly assigned permissions.

Manage Node Pools

Create a node pool

Prerequisite: Only contract owners, administrators, and users having Create Kubernetes Clusters permission can create node pools. Other user types have read-only access.

You can create a cluster using the Kubernetes Manager in DCD for Public Node Pools.

In the DCD, go to Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Node pools in Cluster tab.

Select + Create node pool.
In Create Kubernetes node pool, configure your node pools.
- In Pool Settings, provide the following information:
- Pool Name: Enter a name that aligns with Kubernetes naming convention.
- Data Center: Select an option from the drop-down list. Your node pool will be included in the selected data center. If you do not have a data center, you must first create one.
- Node pool version: Select an appropriate version from the drop-down list.
- Node count: Select the number of nodes in the node count.
- Autoscale: Select the checkbox to enable autoscale and provide a minimum and maximum number of the total nodes.
- Attached private LANs: Select + and choose a private LAN from the drop-down list.
- Reserved IPs: Select + and choose a reserved IP address from the drop-down list.
- In the Node Pool Template, provide the following information:
- CPU: Select an option from the drop-down list.
- Cores: Select the number of cores.
- RAM: Select the size of your RAM.
- Availability Zone: Select a zone from the drop-down list.
- Storage Type: Select a type of storage from the drop-down list.
- Storage Size: Select the storage size for your storage.

Note: Make sure to use the following naming convention for the Kubernetes cluster:

Can be a maximum of 63 characters in length.
Begins and ends with an alphanumeric character ([a-z0-9A-Z]).
Must not contain spaces or any other white-space characters.
Can contain dashes (-), underscores (_), and dots (.) in between.

Select Create node pool.

Result: A node pool is successfully created and can be used once it reaches the active state.

Rebuild a node

When a node fails or becomes unresponsive you can rebuild that node. This will create a new node with an identical configuration that will replace the failed node.

Prerequisite: Make sure your node is active.

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Node pools in Cluster tab.
Select the node pool that contains the failed node.
Select Rebuild.
Confirm your selection by selecting OK.

Result:

Managed Kubernetes starts a process that is based on the Node Template. The template creates and configures a new node. Once the status is updated to ACTIVE, then it migrates all the pods from the faulty node to the new node.
The faulty node is deleted once it is empty.
While this operation occurs, the node pool will have an extra billable active node.
The node pool is successfully rebuilt.

You can create a cluster using the Kubernetes Manager in DCD for Private Node Pools.

In the DCD, go to Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Node pools in Cluster tab.

Select + Create node pool.
In Create Kubernetes node pool, configure your node pools.
- In Pool Settings, provide the following information:
- Pool Name: Enter a name that aligns with Kubernetes naming convention.
- Data Center: Select an option from the drop-down list. Your node pool will be included in the selected data center. If you do not have a data center, you must first create one.
- Node pool version: Select an appropriate version from the drop-down list.
- Node count: Select the number of nodes in the node count.
- Autoscale: Select the checkbox to enable autoscale and provide a minimum and maximum number of the total nodes.
- Attached private LANs: Select + and choose a private LAN from the drop-down list.
- Reserved IPs: Select + and choose a reserved IP address from the drop-down list.
- In the Node Pool Template, provide the following information:
- CPU: Select an option from the drop-down list.
- Cores: Select the number of cores.
- RAM: Select the size of your RAM.
- Availability Zone: Select a zone from the drop-down list.
- Storage Type: Select a type of storage from the drop-down list.
- Storage Size: Select the storage size for your storage.

Note: Make sure to use the following naming convention for the Kubernetes cluster:

Can be a maximum of 63 characters in length.
Begins and ends with an alphanumeric character ([a-z0-9A-Z]).
Must not contain spaces or any other white-space characters.
Can contain dashes (-), underscores (_), and dots (.) in between.

Select Create node pool.

Result: A node pool is successfully created and can be used once it reaches the Active state.

Rebuild a node

When a node fails or becomes unresponsive, you can rebuild that node. This will create a new node with an identical configuration that will replace the failed node.

Prerequisite: Make sure your node is active.

Select a cluster from the list and go to the Node pools in Cluster tab.
Select the node pool that contains the failed node.
Select Rebuild.
Confirm your selection by selecting OK.

Result:

Managed Kubernetes starts a process that is based on the Node Template. The template creates and configures a new node. Once the status is updated to ACTIVE, then it migrates all the pods from the faulty node to the new node.
The faulty node is deleted once it is empty.
While this operation occurs, the node pool will have an extra billable active node.
The node pool is successfully rebuilt.

Avoid accessing the target data center while Managed Kubernetes is provisioning nodes, as concurrent manual interaction can cause undesirable results.