AWS Air-gapped FIPS: Create an Image

Create an Image using Konvoy Image Builder (KIB) for use in an air-gapped cluster

Prerequisites

• Minimal IAM Permissions for KIB to create an Image for an AWS account using Konvoy Image Builder.

The default AWS image is not recommended for use in production. We suggest using Konvoy Image Builder to create an AWS Air-gapped AMI to take advantage of enhanced cluster operations. Explore the KIB with AWS topics for more options.

Using KIB, you can build an AMI without requiring access to the internet by providing an additional --override flag.

1. Assuming you have downloaded dkp-air-gapped-bundle_v2.6.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz , extract the tarball to a local directory:

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   tar -xzvf dkp-air-gapped-bundle_v2.6.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz && cd dkp-v2.6.2/kib

2. Follow the instructions below to build an AMI.

Offline FIPS Override File (Air-gapped)

Add the following FIPS Overrides file to your environment:

--overrides overrides/offline-fips.yaml

# fips os-packages
os_packages_local_bundle_file: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../artifacts/{{ kubernetes_version }}_{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}_{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}_x86_64_fips.tar.gz"
containerd_local_bundle_file: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../artifacts/{{ containerd_tar_file }}"
pip_packages_local_bundle_file: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../artifacts/pip-packages.tar.gz"
images_local_bundle_dir: "{{ playbook_dir}}/../artifacts/images"

You can find all available Overrides files in the Konvoy Image Builder repo.

• An air-gapped example of override file use is the command below which produces an AWS FIPS-compliant image on RHEL 8.4:

konvoy-image build --overrides overrides/offline-fips.yaml images/ami/rhel-84.yaml

Next Step:

AWS Air-gapped FIPS: Load the Registry