Caution
Kubernetes support termination notice
Starting with the MCP 2019.2.5 update, the Kubernetes component is no longer supported as a part of the MCP product. This implies that Kubernetes is not tested and not shipped as an MCP component. Although the Kubernetes Salt formula is available in the community driven SaltStack formulas ecosystem, Mirantis takes no responsibility for its maintenance.
Customers looking for a Kubernetes distribution and Kubernetes lifecycle management tools are encouraged to evaluate the Mirantis Kubernetes-as-a-Service (KaaS) and Docker Enterprise products.
The MCP Containers as a Service architecture enables you to easily deploy a Kubernetes cluster on bare metal with Calico plugin set for Kubernetes networking.
Caution
OpenContrail 4.x for Kubernetes 1.12 or later is not supported.
This section explains how to configure and launch the Kubernetes cluster deployment pipeline using DriveTrain.
You can enable an external Ceph RBD storage in your Kubernetes cluster as required. For new deployments, enable the corresponding parameters while creating your deployment metadata model as described in Create a deployment metadata model. For existing deployments, follow the Enable an external Ceph RBD storage procedure.
You can also deploy ExternalDNS to set up a DNS management server in order to control DNS records dynamically through Kubernetes resources and make Kubernetes resources discoverable through public DNS servers.
If you have a predeployed OpenStack environment, you can deploy a Kubernetes cluster on top of OpenStack and enable the OpenStack cloud provider functionality. It allows you to leverage Cinder volumes and Neutron LBaaS (Octavia) that enhance the Kubernetes cluster functionality.
Added in 2019.2.3 If you want to enable Helm for managing Kubernetes charts, configure your deployment model as described in Enable Helm support. Once configured, Helm will be deployed on the Kubernetes cluster using the corresponding DriveTrain pipeline.
Depending on your cluster configuration, proceed with one of the sections listed below.
Note
For production environments, CI/CD should be deployed on a per-customer basis.
For testing purposes, you can use the central Jenkins lab that is available for Mirantis employees only. To be able to configure and execute Jenkins pipelines using the lab, you need to log in to the Jenkins web UI with your Launchpad credentials.