Hyper Protect Virtual Servers Kubernetes Operator

By using the k8s-operator-hpcr you can implement a solution that manages Hyper Protect Virtual Servers based on a custom resource definition from within your Kubernetes cluster. By using Hyper Protect Virtual Servers, you can run industry-standard, Open Container Initiative (OCI) images within a secure enclave which provides a highly isolated, highly trusted environment for your workloads.

Hyper Protect Virtual Servers are provided by IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Virtual Servers for VPC (HPVS for VPC) in IBM Cloud data centers, or by IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers v2 on a IBM Z(R) or LinuxONE system in your own hybrid multicloud environments.

To get started, see how to setup the controller in your cluster. Once installed:

• To use the operator to manage IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Virtual Servers for VPC, see Using-OnCloud.md.
• To use the operator to manage IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers, see Using-OnPrem.md.

Limitations

• only support the Default k8s namespace for the moment
• poor error handling in case the VSI startup fails (e.g. because of a wrong encryption key, fixed for onprem)
• all disks for the onprem case are created on the same storage pool
• IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers v1 and IBM Cloud® Hyper Protect Virtual Servers v1 are not supported.

Installing the Controller

You need a Kubernetes cluster with Internet connectivity.

1. Install Metacontroller:

kubectl apply -k https://github.com/metacontroller/metacontroller/manifests/production

2. Install the Hyper Protect Virtual Servers Kubernetes Operator

kubectl apply -k https://github.com/ibm-hyper-protect/k8s-operator-hpcr/manifests

3. Verify your installation by checking for the existence of the custom resources

kubectl get crds

NAME                                         CREATED AT
compositecontrollers.metacontroller.k8s.io   2023-03-15T21:32:11Z
controllerrevisions.metacontroller.k8s.io    2023-03-15T21:32:11Z
decoratorcontrollers.metacontroller.k8s.io   2023-03-15T21:32:11Z
onprem-hpcrs.hpse.ibm.com                    2023-03-17T12:44:30Z
vpc-hpcrs.hpse.ibm.com                       2023-03-17T12:44:30Z

kubectl get compositecontrollers

NAME                       AGE
k8s-operator-hpcr-onprem   5m37s
k8s-operator-hpcr-vpc      5m37s

kubectl get deployments

NAME                READY   UP-TO-DATE   AVAILABLE   AGE
k8s-operator-hpcr   1/1     1            1           6m35s

Show Logs

kubectl logs -l app=k8s-operator-hpcr

NOTE:

You should own the security related responsibilities of the Virtual Servers following security best practices that help in maintaining a more secure environment. If your environment is IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers then, please follow https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/hpvs/2.1.x?topic=servers-additional-security-responsibilities-hyper-protect-virtual for the additional security responsibilities.