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Kubernetes Blueprint for vRealize Automation 

Aug 08, 2018 08:35 PM

This Blueprint was originally developed using vRealize Automation 7.4 and CentOS 7 and subsequently updated for vRA 7.5 and then in Aug of 2019 for vRA 7.6. The software components are modular with dependencies. The Kubernetes cluster consists of a single master and 2-5 nodes. Values for the network input are:

  • Calico
  • Flannel
  • Canal
  • Kube-Router
  • Romana
  • Weave
  • Tungsten-Fabric

At the time of the initial release, I have only done simple NodePort tests with Calico, Flannel, and Weave. The code is in place for the remaining network plug-ins, but needs testing and confirmation that they work properly.

After importing the blueprint:

  1. Click on corp1921681100024 and update it to one of your networks
  2. Click on K8s-Master and update the blueprint and snapshot settings to point to your CentOS 7 template VM, also update the name of your Customization Spec to match what you have in vCenter for your CentOS template
  3. Click on K8s-Node and update the blueprint and snapshot settings to point to your CentOS 7 template VM, also update the name of your Customization Spec to match what you have in vCenter for your CentOS template
  4. Click the Edit Custom Form button (Click Yes to Save blueprint)
  5. Save the YAML code provided below as a text file, then use the Actions menu at the top of the page to Import that file

Kubernetes Blueprint Schema

Simple Custom Form:

Simple Custom Request Form

layout:
  pages:
    - id: general
      sections:
        - id: section_89ec6c3e
          fields:
            - id: CentOS_K8s_Master~netPlugin
              display: dropDown
              state:
                visible: true
                read-only: false
        - id: section_3566b9d4
          fields:
            - id: _leaseDays
              display: integerField
              state:
                visible: true
                read-only: false
        - id: section_1fb0e0f8
          fields:
            - id: K8s-Node~_cluster
              display: integerField
              state:
                visible: true
                read-only: false
        - id: section_9a954f69
          fields:
            - id: checkbox_d3e0fcec
              display: checkbox
              state:
                visible: true
                read-only: false
        - id: section_0502190e
          fields:
            - id: Linux__Add_Public_Key_1~auth_key_path
              display: textField
              state:
                read-only: false
                visible:
                  - equals:
                      checkbox_d3e0fcec: true
                    value: true
        - id: section_d70ac657
          fields:
            - id: Linux__Add_Public_Key_1~pub_key_text
              display: textArea
              state:
                read-only: false
                visible:
                  - equals:
                      checkbox_d3e0fcec: true
                    value: true
      title: General
schema:
  CentOS_K8s_Master~netPlugin:
    label: Network Plugin
    description: Network Plugin Name
    type:
      dataType: string
      isMultiple: false
    default: Calico
    valueList:
      - value: Calico
        label: Calico
      - value: Flannel
        label: Flannel
      - value: Canal
        label: Canal
      - value: Kube-Router
        label: Kube-Router
      - value: Romana
        label: Romana
      - value: Weave
        label: Weave
      - value: Tungsten-Fabric
        label: Tungsten-Fabric
    constraints:
      required: true
  _leaseDays:
    label: Lease days
    description: Indicates for how many days the deployed blueprint will be leased.
    type:
      dataType: integer
      isMultiple: false
    default: '7'
    constraints: {}
  K8s-Node~_cluster:
    label: Worker Node Count
    type:
      dataType: integer
      isMultiple: false
    default: '2'
    constraints:
      max-value: 5
      min-value: 2
      required: true
  checkbox_d3e0fcec:
    label: Add SSH Public Key?
    signpost: >-
      Would you like to provide an SSH Public key? This will allow for
      password-free secure login to the Linux VM once deployed.
    type:
      dataType: boolean
    constraints:
      required: false
  Linux__Add_Public_Key_1~auth_key_path:
    label: Path to authorized_keys file
    description: Path to SSH authorized_keys file
    signpost: >-
      Full path and filename of the SSH authorized_keys file. This is typically
      in /root/.ssh/authorized_keys or /home/username/.ssh/authorized_keys
    type:
      dataType: string
      isMultiple: false
    default: /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
    constraints:
      required: true
  Linux__Add_Public_Key_1~pub_key_text:
    label: Paste SSH Public key in box
    description: Text of Public Key to be added to authorized_keys
    signpost: >-
      Provide the text content of the PUBLIC SSH key to install on guest. This
      should be the counterpart to your Private key used in putty or other ssh
      client.
    type:
      dataType: string
      isMultiple: false
    default: ''
    constraints:
      required: false
options:
  externalValidations: []

UPDATE Aug 12, 2019:

  • Updated blueprint to work with the current release of Kubernetes - at the time of this update, that is Kubernetes 1.15.2
  • Updated Docker software component script to automatically retrieve current release of docker-compose
  • Updated Software components to install bash-completion, kubectl bash completion, docker bash completion, and docker-compose bash completion
  • Updated blueprint to have minimum 2cpu for Master and 2GB of memory - Same for Workers (Recent updates of Kubernetes resulted in failed master startup due to only single cpu in older version of this blueprint.) 
  • Updated joinCommand text (my previous hack got broken in recent Kubernetes update)
  • Re-confirmed Blueprint includes software component for adding Public SSH Key

UPDATE Nov 28, 2018:

  • Updated blueprint work with Kubernetes 1.12.3+
    • Changed Docker Installation method (old method is commented out in source)
    • Added property to specify Docker Version to install
    • Defaulted Docker version to 18.06 since newer versions are not yet supported with Kubernetes 1.12.3
  • Updated Custom Form (See YAML above)
  • Hopefully resolved issue with joinCommand and masterIPAddress properties - they should not be required on custom form. If added, they can be marked as NO for visible
  • NOTE: Custom form issue noted on Oct 24th entry can be fixed using this: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/59378 . Also, be sure that your Master Node has at least 2GB memory and 2CPUs

UPDATE Oct 24, 2018:

  • Updated blueprint to work with vRA 7.5
  • Fixed the Helm installation - it wasn't complete in previous versions of this blueprint
  • Cleaned up Custom Form yml
  • Added optional input to provide SSH public key and import to Master
  • NOTE: Screenshots not updated to reflect changes to blueprint and custom form. Additionally, vRA 7.5 has a known issue with regards to Custom Forms not properly loading

UPDATE Aug 30, 2018:

  • Updated Install script for Master Node to use 10.244.0.0/16 for Calico. The default of 192.168.0.0/16 can conflict with home/HOL vPod networks. This update addresses that issue.

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