Enable Kubernetes Management Plane

This section explains how to enable the Kubernetes management plane on an existing Self-Hosted Private Cloud Director deployment using the airctl CLI tool.

What the Kubernetes Management Plane Is

The Kubernetes management plane runs on the Private Cloud Director management cluster and lets you provision, upgrade, scale, and manage Private Cloud Director Kubernetes clusters.

For what Private Cloud Director Kubernetes provides and how clusters work once this is enabled, see the Private Cloud Director Kubernetes Overview.

The Kubernetes management plane is optional and opt-in. If you did not enable it during installation (see Install), you can add it later to a running deployment with the steps below.

The base management plane must be fully deployed and healthy before you enable the Kubernetes management plane. To confirm, run airctl status.

Enable on an Existing Deployment

Run the following command on one of the management cluster hosts to install the Kubernetes management plane on the existing deployment:

Bash

airctl start --k8s-only

The --k8s-only flag installs only the Kubernetes management plane and leaves the rest of the running management plane untouched.

The Kubernetes management plane uses additional resources on the management plane. Ensure your management cluster nodes meet the recommended sizing before enabling it. See Pre-requisites.

Verify the Installation

Once the command completes, confirm that the Kubernetes management plane is deployed:

Bash

airctl status

The Kubernetes management plane should report Ready in the output.