Overview

Existing brownfield Kubernetes clusters or clusters provisioned using the customer's existing process can be imported into the controller using a "GUI based Wizard" in the Web Console OR "Fully Automated and Embedded" into a pipeline. Once successfully imported, the controller will

• Provide visibility and monitoring into all aspects of the Kubernetes cluster.
• Provide users with secure KubeCTL access to the cluster.
• Manage the lifecycle of workloads on "imported clusters".

Did you know ?

Import Cluster Lifecycle can be managed through various methods:

• UI
• CLI
• Terraform

Import Process

Users can import existing clusters into their Orgs by deploying the Kubernetes management operator on the clusters. This can be performed either via "kubectl" or "helm".

The image below describes the typical steps that are performed in a sequence to successfully import a cluster into the Controller.

Management Operator
Cluster Controller
Admin
Management Operator
Cluster Controller
Admin
Generate CSR (with unique token)
Verify token and Sign CSR
Only accept connections with valid client certificate
Download "bootstrap.yaml"
apply "bootstrap.yaml"
Provision/Import Cluster (unique token)
Start Management Operator
Send CSR
Send Signed Certificate
Establish long running mTLS connection
Uses secure connection for cluster operations