第 6 章 Creating a provider connection

A provider connection is required to create a Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform cluster on a cloud service provider with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes.

The provider connection stores the access credentials and configuration information for a provider. Each provider account requires its own provider connection, as does each domain on a single provider.

The following files detail the information that is required for creating a connection document for each supported provider:

6.1. Creating a provider connection for Amazon Web Services

You need a provider connection to use Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes console to deploy and manage an OpenShift cluster on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

注意

This procedure must be done before you can create a cluster with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes.

6.1.1. Prerequisites

You must have the following prerequisites before creating a provider connection:

  • A deployed Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes hub cluster
  • Internet access for your Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes hub cluster so it can create the Kubernetes cluster on Amazon Web Services
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) login credentials, which include access key ID and secret access key. See Understanding and getting your security credentials.
  • Account permissions that allow installing clusters on AWS. See Configuring an AWS account for instructions on how to configure.

6.1.2. Creating a provider connection by using the console

To create a provider connection from the Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes console, complete the following steps:

  1. From the navigation menu, navigate to Automate infrastructure > Clusters.

  2. On the Clusters page, select the Provider connections tab.

    Existing provider connections are displayed.

  3. Select Add a connection.
  4. Select Amazon Web Services as your provider.
  5. Add a name for your provider connection.

  6. Select a namespace for your provider connection from the list.

    提示

    Create a namespace specifically to host your provider connections, both for convenience and added security.

  7. You can optionally add a Base DNS domain for your provider connection. If you add the base DNS domain to the provider connection, it is automatically populated in the correct field when you create a cluster with this provider connection.
  8. Add your AWS Access Key ID for your Amazon Web Services account. Log in to AWS to find the ID.
  9. Add your AWS Secret Access Key ID.
  10. Enter your Red Hat OpenShift Pull Secret. You can download your pull secret from Pull secret.
  11. Add your SSH Private Key and SSH Public Key, which allows you to connect to the cluster. You can use an existing key pair, or create a new one with key generation program. See Generating an SSH private key and adding it to the agent for more information about how to generate a key.
  12. Click Create. When you create the provider connection, it is added to the list of provider connections.

You can create a cluster that uses this provider connection by completing the steps in Creating a cluster on Amazon Web Services.

6.1.3. Deleting your provider connection

When you are no longer managing a cluster that is using a provider connection, delete the provider connection to protect the information in the provider connection.

  1. From the navigation menu, navigate to Automate infrastructure > Clusters.
  2. Select Provider connections.
  3. Select the options menu beside the provider connection that you want to delete.
  4. Select Delete connection.