EKS Quick Start

This guide provides instructions for getting started with DKP to get your Kubernetes cluster up and running with basic configuration requirements on an Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) public cloud instance. If you want to customize your EKS environment, see EKS Advanced Install.

DKP Prerequisites

Before you begin using DKP, you must have:

An x86_64-based Linux or macOS machine.
The dkp binary for Linux, or macOS.
Docker version 18.09.2 or later installed.
kubectl for interacting with the running cluster.
Resource requirements

On macOS, Docker runs in a virtual machine. Configure this virtual machine with at least 8GB of memory.

AWS prerequisites

Before you begin using DKP with AWS, you must have:

A valid AWS account with credentials configured.
Installation of aws-iam-authenticator. This binary is used to access your cluster using kubectl. Amazon EKS uses IAM to provide authentication to your Kubernetes cluster.
Create an IAM policy configuration.
Export the AWS region where you want to deploy the cluster:
CODE
```
export AWS_REGION=us-west-2
```
Export the AWS profile with the credentials you want to use to create the Kubernetes cluster:
CODE
```
export AWS_PROFILE=<profile>
```
See the AWS site for more information about AWS credentials.

EKS for DKP 2.3.x is compatible with Kubernetes 1.22.x because EKS uses its own Kubernetes release cycle.

Configure EKS Prerequisites

Follow these steps:

Follow the steps in EKS Cluster IAM Policy and Roles Configuration.
Export the AWS region where you want to deploy the EKS cluster:
CODE
```
export AWS_REGION=us-west-2
```
Export the AWS Profile with the credentials that you want to use to create the EKS Kubernetes cluster:
CODE
```
export AWS_PROFILE=<profile>
```

Name your cluster

Give your cluster a unique name suitable for your environment. In EKS it is critical that the name is unique as no two clusters in the same EKS account can have the same name.

Set the environment variable to be used throughout this documentation:

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export CLUSTER_NAME=eks-example

Follow these steps:

(Optional) To get a list of names in use in your EKS account, use the aws CLI tool. For example:

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aws ec2 describe-vpcs --filter "Name=tag-key,Values=kubernetes.io/cluster" --query "Vpcs[*].Tags[?Key=='kubernetes.io/cluster'].Value | sort(@[*][0])"

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    "alex-eks-cluster-afe98",
    "sam-aws-cluster-8if9q"

(Optional) If you want to create a cluster name that matches the example above, use this command. This creates a unique name every time you run it, so use the command with forethought.
CODE
```
export CLUSTER_NAME=eks-example-$(LC_CTYPE=C tr -dc 'a-z0-9' </dev/urandom | fold -w 5 | head -n1)
echo $CLUSTER_NAME
```
CODE
```
eks-example-i05l6
```

Create a new EKS Kubernetes cluster

Follow these steps:

Make sure your AWS credentials are up to date. If you are using User Profiles, you must refresh the credentials using the command in Step 1. Otherwise, proceed to Step 2.
CODE
```
dkp update bootstrap credentials aws
```

Create a Kubernetes cluster:

CODE

dkp create cluster eks --cluster-name=${CLUSTER_NAME} --additional-tags=owner=$(whoami)

CODE

Generating cluster resources
cluster.cluster.x-k8s.io/eks-example created
awsmanagedcontrolplane.controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io/eks-example-control-plane created
machinedeployment.cluster.x-k8s.io/eks-example-md-0 created
awsmachinetemplate.infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io/eks-example-md-0 created
eksconfigtemplate.bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io/eks-example-md-0 created
clusterresourceset.addons.cluster.x-k8s.io/calico-cni-installation-eks-example created
configmap/calico-cni-installation-eks-example created
configmap/tigera-operator-eks-example created
clusterresourceset.addons.cluster.x-k8s.io/cluster-autoscaler-eks-example created
configmap/cluster-autoscaler-eks-example created
clusterresourceset.addons.cluster.x-k8s.io/node-feature-discovery-eks-example created
configmap/node-feature-discovery-eks-example created
clusterresourceset.addons.cluster.x-k8s.io/nvidia-feature-discovery-eks-example created
configmap/nvidia-feature-discovery-eks-example created

(Optional) Specify an authorized key file to have SSH access to the machines.
The file must contain exactly one entry, as described in this manual.
You can use the .pub file that complements your private ssh key. For example, use the public key that complements your RSA private key:
CODE
```
--ssh-public-key-file=${HOME}/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
```
The default username for SSH access is konvoy. For example, use your own username:
CODE
```
--ssh-username=$(whoami)
```

Wait for the cluster control-plane to be ready:

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kubectl wait --for=condition=ControlPlaneReady "clusters/${CLUSTER_NAME}" --timeout=20m

CODE

cluster.cluster.x-k8s.io/eks-example condition met

Explore the new Kubernetes cluster

Follow these steps:

Fetch the kubeconfig file:

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dkp get kubeconfig -c ${CLUSTER_NAME} > ${CLUSTER_NAME}.conf

List the Nodes with the command:

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kubectl --kubeconfig=${CLUSTER_NAME}.conf get nodes

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NAME                                         STATUS   ROLES    AGE   VERSION
ip-10-0-122-211.us-west-2.compute.internal   Ready    <none>   32s   v1.21.5-eks-9017834
ip-10-0-127-74.us-west-2.compute.internal    Ready    <none>   42s   v1.21.5-eks-9017834
ip-10-0-71-155.us-west-2.compute.internal    Ready    <none>   46s   v1.21.5-eks-9017834
ip-10-0-93-47.us-west-2.compute.internal     Ready    <none>   51s   v1.21.5-eks-9017834

NOTE: It may take a couple of minutes for the Status to move to Ready while calico-node pods are being deployed.

List the Pods with the command:

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kubectl --kubeconfig=${CLUSTER_NAME}.conf get pods -A

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NAMESPACE                NAME                                             READY   STATUS     RESTARTS   AGE
calico-system            calico-kube-controllers-69845d4df5-sc9vq         1/1     Running    0          44s
calico-system            calico-node-5lppw                                1/1     Running    0          44s
calico-system            calico-node-dwbfj                                1/1     Running    0          44s
calico-system            calico-node-q6tg6                                1/1     Running    0          44s
calico-system            calico-node-rbm7c                                1/1     Running    0          44s
calico-system            calico-typha-68c68c96d-tcrxn                     1/1     Running    0          35s
calico-system            calico-typha-68c68c96d-xhrjv                     1/1     Running    0          44s
kube-system              aws-node-25bnt                                   1/1     Running    0          80s
kube-system              aws-node-dr4b7                                   1/1     Running    0          89s
kube-system              aws-node-mmn87                                   1/1     Running    0          70s
kube-system              aws-node-z6cdb                                   1/1     Running    0          84s
kube-system              cluster-autoscaler-68c759fbf6-zszxr              0/1     Init:0/1   0          9m50s
kube-system              coredns-85d5b4454c-n54rq                         1/1     Running    0          12m
kube-system              coredns-85d5b4454c-xzd9w                         1/1     Running    0          12m
kube-system              kube-proxy-4bhzp                                 1/1     Running    0          84s
kube-system              kube-proxy-5hkv9                                 1/1     Running    0          80s
kube-system              kube-proxy-g82d7                                 1/1     Running    0          70s
kube-system              kube-proxy-h2jv5                                 1/1     Running    0          89s
node-feature-discovery   node-feature-discovery-master-84c67dcbb6-s6874   1/1     Running    0          9m50s
node-feature-discovery   node-feature-discovery-worker-677hh              1/1     Running    0          69s
node-feature-discovery   node-feature-discovery-worker-fvjwz              1/1     Running    0          49s
node-feature-discovery   node-feature-discovery-worker-xcgvt              1/1     Running    0          64s
node-feature-discovery   node-feature-discovery-worker-zctnz              1/1     Running    0          60s
tigera-operator          tigera-operator-d499f5c8f-b56xn                  1/1     Running    1          9m47s

Log in to the DKP UI

You can now proceed to installing the DKP UI and applications. After installation, you will be able to log in to the DKP UI to explore it.

Delete the Kubernetes cluster and cleanup your environment

Delete the provisioned Kubernetes cluster and wait a few minutes:

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dkp delete cluster --cluster-name=${CLUSTER_NAME}

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✓ Deleting Services with type LoadBalancer for Cluster default/eks-example
✓ Deleting ClusterResourceSets for Cluster default/eks-example
✓ Deleting cluster resources
✓ Waiting for cluster to be fully deleted
Deleted default/eks-example cluster

Delete the kind Kubernetes cluster:

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dkp delete bootstrap --kubeconfig $HOME/.kube/config

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✓ Deleting bootstrap cluster