You can add a node pool to your Kubernetes Workload cluster.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the VMware Telco Cloud Automation web interface.
  2. Go to CaaS Infrastructure > Cluster Instance tab.
  3. Click the Options (⋮) symbol against the Kubernetes cluster where you want to add the node pool.
  4. Click Edit Worker Node Configuration and click Add.
    In the Add Node Pool window, enter the following information:
    • Name - Enter the name of the node pool.
    • CPU - Select the number of vCPUs to have in the node pool.
    • Memory - Select the amount of memory for the node pool.
    • Storage - Select the storage size.
    • Replica - Select the number of controller node VMs to be created.
    • vSphere Cluster (Optional) - If you want to use a different vSphere Cluster, select the vSphere cluster from here.
    • Resource Pool (Optional) - If you want to use a different resource pool, select the resource pool from here.
    • Datastore (Optional) - If you want to use a different datastore, select the datastore from here.
    • Labels - Add key-value pair labels to your nodes. You can use these labels as node selectors when instantiating a network function.
    • Networks - Enter the labels to group the networks. Networks use these labels to provide network inputs during a cluster deployment. Add additional labels for network types such as IPvlan, MacVLAN, and Host-Device. Meaningful network labels such as N1, N2, N3, and so on, help users provide the correct network preferences during deployment. It is mandatory to include a management interface label. SR-IOV interfaces are added to the Worker nodes when deploying the network functions.
      Note: A label length must not exceed 15 characters.
      Apart from the management network, which is always the first network, the other labels are used as interface names inside the Worker nodes. For example, when you deploy a cluster using the template with the labels MANAGEMENT, N1, and N2, the Worker nodes interface names are eth0, N1, N2. To add more labels, click Add.
    • Domain Name Servers - Enter a valid DNS IP address. These DNS servers are configured in the guest operating system of each node in the cluster. You can override this option on the Master node and each node pool of the Worker node. To add a DNS, click Add.
    • CPU Manager Policy - Set CPU reservations on the Worker nodes as Static or Default. For information about controlling CPU Management Policies on the nodes, see the Kubernetes documentation at https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/cpu-management-policies/.
      Note: For CPU-intensive workloads, use Static as the CPU Manager Policy.
    • Advanced Configuration - To use the vSphere Linked Clone feature for creating linked clones for the Kubernetes nodes, select Use Linked Cloning for Cloning the VMs.
  5. Click Add.

Results

You have successfully added the node pool to your Workload cluster.