Aws Cluster Api

This document describe how to create and manage Kubernetes clusters on AWS using Cluster API in PMK. For more information about PMK's integration with Cluster API, please read auto$ first.

Important

PMK has introduced a new way to create PMK Kubernetes clusters on AWS. This new and superior mechanism uses the Kubernetes Cluster API behind the scenes and provides a larger set of features to better enable you to create Kubernetes clusters on AWS using EC2 instances. If you are interested in the legacy PMK mechanism for creating clusters on AWS, refer to auto$ instead.

Platform9 supports creating AWS Native Clusters on EC2 Instances using Kubernetes Cluster API(CAPI) and Platform9 CAPI conformant APIs. The Cluster API brings declarative, Kubernetes-style APIs to cluster creation, configuration and management.

Platform9 Cluster API Clusters (Pf9-CAPI) API Architecture

Provider Version Matrix

PMK AWS CAPI Clusters are managed by multiple Cluster API providers. More: auto$

Provider Type	Provider	Version
Core	Cluster API(CAPI)	1.1.5
Infrastructure	Cluster API Infrastructure Provider AWS (CAPA)	1.4.1
Bootstrap	Cluster API Bootstrap Provider Nodelet (CABPN)	Platform9 Internal
Control Plane	Cluster API Nodelet Control Plane Nodelet (CACPN)	Platform9 Internal

APIs

List of all the APIs used to create an AWS CAPI Cluster.

CAPI APIs	CAPA APIs	CACPN APIs	CABPN APIs
Cluster	AWSCluster	NodeletControlPlane	NodeletConfigTemplate
MachineDeployment	AWSClusterStaticIdentity		NodeletConfig
MachinePool	AWSClusterRoleIdentity
	AWSMachineTemplate
	AWSMachinePool

Example Cluster Topology

References

Cluster API Book : https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/

Cluster API AWS Provider Book : https://cluster-api-aws.sigs.k8s.io/