Get started with ACK One registered clusters

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Connect on-premises, third-party, or other cloud Kubernetes clusters to Alibaba Cloud through ACK One registered clusters for unified hybrid-cloud management. This topic outlines the quick-start workflow and links to related guides.

Getting started

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Usage notes for references

Operation

References

  1. Create a registered cluster and connect it to an external cluster

Create an ACK One registered cluster

  1. Create Express Connect circuits

Overview of colocation networks

3.1 Configure the network plug-in

Deploy and configure the Terway network plug-in

3.2 Create a custom script to add nodes

Create a script to add cluster nodes

3.3 Create and expand node pools

Create and manage node pools

3.4 Configure auto scaling

Configure auto scaling

  1. Schedule pods on Alibaba Cloud Container Compute Service (ACS) instances via virtual nodes

Run Pods on ACS Using Virtual Nodes

5.1 Use Managed Service for Prometheus

Connect Prometheus Monitoring to a registered cluster

5.2 Collect logs

Enable Log Service for an external Kubernetes cluster

5.3 Use Event Center

Create a Kubernetes event center for an external Kubernetes cluster

5.4 Configure alerting

Set up alerting for an external Kubernetes cluster

5.5 Use ARMS

Enable ARMS for a registered Kubernetes cluster

5.6 Use cost insights

Cost insights

  1. Use Microservices Engine (MSE)

Connect MSE to a registered cluster

7.1 Use configuration inspection

Use security inspection in a registered cluster

7.1 Use security policies

Configure container security policies in a registered cluster (New version)

7.2 Use Security Center

Install and use Security Center in a registered cluster

7.3 Use cluster auditing

Use cluster API server auditing in a registered cluster

  1. Use the ACK scheduler

Use the ack-co-scheduler component to enable co-scheduling

References

  • See Before you begin for ACK One registered cluster precautions.

  • No cluster management fee is charged for ACK One registered clusters. If you use other Alibaba Cloud services, you must pay based on their billing rules. See ACK One billing.