Create Cluster

In this section, you will learn how to create different on-premises Kubernetes cluster setups using the Platform9 Managed Kubernetes SaaS management plane or CLI options. Follow the articles below to learn how to create a single master, multi-master multi node cluster, an On-Prem cluster, Linux VM (virtual machine), or VMware OVA virtual machine.

Creating a Cluster

BareOS Single Master

The steps to create a BareOS single master are as follows.

Step 1 – Login to the UI and navigate to the Infrastructure > Clusters tab and click on + Add Cluster.

Step 2 – In the cluster creation wizard, choose the “Single-Master Cluster” option. Next, give your cluster a name and select the Kubernetes version you'd like to deploy.

Step 3 – Next, on the master node, download and configure the PMK CLI.

Bash

bash <(curl -sL https://pmkft-assets.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/pf9ctl_setup)
pf9ctl config set
pf9ctl prep-node

Once this step completes successfully, your cluster is ready to use!

BareOS Multi-master

The steps to create a multi-master BareOS is as follows.

Step 1 – Login to the UI and navigate to the Infrastructure > Clusters tab and click on Add Cluster.

Step 2 – In the cluster creation wizard, select the “Multi-Master Cluster” option. Next, give your cluster a name and select the Kubernetes version you'd like to deploy.

Step 3 – Next, on the master node, download and configure the PMK CLI onto each node.

Bash

bash <(curl -sL https://pmkft-assets.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/pf9ctl_setup)
pf9ctl config set
pf9ctl prep-node

Step 4 – After the process completes, these nodes will show under the Nodes tab in the PMK UI. Now, select at least 3 nodes as masters and then select the worker nodes. Finally, click the Complete button to deploy the cluster.

AWS One-Click Cluster

First, add auto$and then navigate to Kubernetes > Infrastructure > Clusters and click the Add Cluster button. Next, add the relevant cluster configuration information and then, click Create Cluster.

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Azure One-click

First, add Azure as a cloud providerauto$and then navigate to Kubernetes > Infrastructure > Clusters and click the Add Cluster button. Next, add the relevant cluster configuration information and then, click Create Cluster.

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Using the CLI – Bootstrap

Running the following bootstrap command with the CLI creates a single node cluster and utilizes the current node as the master. A further requirement of the command is the cluster name.

Bash

pf9ctl bootstrap [flags] <cluster-name>