Overview
This is a multi-part, self paced exercise to explore the platform's capabilities for "Lifecycle Management" of Google GKE Clusters.
What Will You Do by Part¶
| Part | What will you do? |
|---|---|
| 1 | Configure and Provision a GKE Cluster using RCTL or the web console, view the cluster through the integrated monitoring and dashboards, securely access the cluster's API server using zero trust kubectl |
| 2 | Scale the cluster by updating the number of nodes in an existing node pool, adding and removing node pools |
| 3 | Upgrade the Kubernetes version of the GKE cluster's control plane and nodes |
| 4 | Deprovision the cluster and remove the underlying infrastructure |
Assumptions¶
- You have access to an Google Cloud account
- You have sufficient privileges to create GCP credentials to allow the controller to provision resources on your behalf as part of the GKE cluster lifecycle process.
- You have downloaded the RCTL CLI
- You have downloaded and initialized the RCTL CLI
Note
The instructions describe the process using a combination of the RCTL CLI and the web console. The same steps can be performed using the REST APIs or a Terraform provider for automation.
Documentation¶
To access the documentation for Lifecycle Management for GKE Cluster , click here