Changelog

• Kubernetes Cluster deployment using Ansible & Jenkins
• This deployment will setup a Kubernetes Cluster of:
  • Master Node: 1
  • Worker Nodes: 3

[v1.0] - 05-06-2022 (dd-mm-yyyy)

Added

• Ansible Roles for:
  • VM Management:
    • vmdeploy
    • gocustom
    • vmdelete
  • VM Snapshot Management:
    • vmsnapshot
    • vmsnapshotrevert
    • vmsnapshotremove
  • Kubernetes Cluster Management:
    • mastersetup
    • nodesetup
    • nodelabel

Software support

• ansible: 5.2.0
• ansible-core: 2.12.1
• pyvmomi: 7.0.3
• vSphere-Automation-SDK: 1.71.0

Kubernetes Packages:

• docker: 1.13.1
• kubelet: 1.23.7
• kubeadm: 1.23.7
• kubectl: 1.23.7

Deployment Guide:

VM Management

• To deploy the linux server, use the below command:

  ansible-playbook -i inventory containerlab.yaml --tags "deploy"

• To do the guest os customization, use the below command:

  ansible-playbook -i inventory containerlab.yaml --tags "oscustom"

• To delete the linux server use the below command:

  ansible-playbook -i inventory containerlab.yaml --tags "delete"

VM Snapshot Management

• To take the vm snapshots, use the below command:

  ansible-playbook -i inventory containerlab.yaml --tags "vmsnapshot"

• To revert the vm snapshot, use the below command:

  ansible-playbook -i inventory containerlab.yaml --tags "vmsnapshotrevert"

• To remove the vm snapshot, use the below command:

  ansible-playbook -i inventory containerlab.yaml --tags "vmsnapshotremove"

Kubernetes Cluster Management

• To deploy & configure the kubernetes master, use the below command:

  ansible-playbook -i inventory containerlab.yaml --tags "mastersetup"

• To deploy & configure the kubernetes worker nodes, use the below command:

  ansible-playbook -i inventory containerlab.yaml --tags "nodesetup"

• To label the kubernetes worker nodes, use the below command:

  ansible-playbook -i inventory containerlab.yaml --tags "nodelabel"