# Eks Capi Clusters

This document describe how to create and manage AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Kubernetes clusters in PMK. [Amazon EKS](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/) is AWS's native Kubernetes offering, used by a number of enterprise customers. PMK provides full lifecycle management for your EKS clusters at scale. This enables you to organize and manage your EKS environment using better organization and superior automation.

PMK uses the Kubernetes [Cluster API(CAPI)](https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/) behind the scenes to manage EKS clusters. For more information about the Kubernetes Cluster API project and PMK's integration with Cluster API, please read [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/platform9-cluster-api-integration/README.md).

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## Provider Version Matrix

EKS Clusters in PMK are managed by multiple Cluster API providers. More: [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/platform9-cluster-api-integration/README.md)

| Provider Type  | Provider                                                                                                                               | Version |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| Core           | [Cluster API(CAPI)](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api)                                                                    | 1.1.5   |
| Infrastructure | [Cluster API Infrastructure Provider AWS (CAPA)](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-aws)                          | 1.4.1   |
| Bootstrap      | [Cluster API Infrastructure Provider AWS (CAPA)](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-aws) - AWSManagedControlPlane | 1.4.1   |
| Control Plane  | [Cluster API Infrastructure Provider AWS (CAPA)](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-aws) -AWSManagedControlPlane  | 1.4.1   |

## APIs

Here is a list of all the APIs used to create an EKS Cluster.

| CAPI APIs                                                                                                                               | CAPA APIs                                                                                                                                                                          | CACPN APIs                                                                                                                                                                  | CABPN APIs                                                                                                                                                     |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Cluster](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/blob/main/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_clusters.yaml)                     | [AWSCluster](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-aws/blob/main/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_awsclusters.yaml)                              | [AWSManagedControlPlane](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-aws/blob/main/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_awsmanagedcontrolplanes.yaml) | [EKSConfigTemplate](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-aws/blob/main/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_eksconfigtemplates.yaml) |
| [MachineDeployment](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/blob/main/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_machinedeployments.yaml) | [AWSClusterStaticIdentity](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-aws/blob/main/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_awsclusterstaticidentities.yaml) |                                                                                                                                                                             | [EKSConfig](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-aws/blob/main/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_eksconfigs.yaml)                 |
| [MachinePool](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/blob/main/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_machinepools.yaml)             | [AWSMachineTemplate](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-aws/blob/main/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_awsmachinetemplates.yaml)              |                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                         | [AWSMachinePool](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-aws/blob/main/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_awsmachinepools.yaml)                      |                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                         | [AWSManagedMachinePool](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-aws/blob/main/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_awsmachinepools.yaml)               |                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                |

## Example Cluster Topology

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### References

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

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


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