Virtual Kubernetes

In this section we will create a Virtual K8s configuration in F5 Distributed Cloud Console.

Exercise 1: Create Virtual K8s

1. In F5 Distributed Cloud Console ensure you are in the Distributed Apps context and have selected your namespace.

   

2. Ensure you have selected your assigned namespace

   

3. Navigate the menu to go to Application->*Virtual K8s*.

   

4. Click the Add Virtual K8s button.

5. Enter the following variables:

   Variable	Value
   Name	your_namespace-vk8s

6. Click the Select Vsite Ref button.

7. Select the Virtual Site you created.

8. Click the Select Vsite Ref button.

   

9. Click the Save and Exit button.

F5 Distributed Cloud Console will now create your Virtual K8s cluster.

Exercise 2: Create Virtual K8s Workload for the Single-page App

1. Once your Virtual K8s cluster is ready, select the cluster name in the Virtual K8s list.

   

2. Click the Workloads tab.

   

3. Click the Add vK8s workload button.

4. Enter the following variables:

   Variable	Value
   Name	brews-spa
   Select Type of Workload	Service

5. Under the Service section, click the Configure link.

6. Enter the following variables in the Containers section.

   Variable	Value
   Name	brews-spa
   Image Name	f5demos.azurecr.io/spa
   Select Container Registry	Private Registry
   Private Registry	Select the private registry you created previously

   

7. Enter the following variables in the Deploy Options section.

   Variable	Value
   Where to Deploy the workload	Customer Virtual Sites

8. Under Customer Virtual Sites, click the Configure link.

   

9. Select the Virtual Site you created in the previous section.

10. Click the Apply button.

11. Under Advertise Option, choose Advertise In Cluster.

    

12. Click on the Configure link, and enter the following variables:

    Variable	Value
    Port	8081
    Show Advance Fields	Toggle On
    Port Information	Different than Port
    Different than Port	80

    

13. Click the Apply button.

14. Click the Apply button.

15. Click the Save and Exit button.

Exercise 3: Create Virtual K8s Workload for the API

1. Click the Workloads tab.

   

2. Click the Add vK8s workload button.

3. Enter the following variables:

   Variable	Value
   Name	brews-api
   Select Type of Workload	Service

4. Under the Service section, click the Configure link.

5. Enter the following variables in the Containers section.

   Variable	Value
   Name	brews-api
   Image Name	f5demos.azurecr.io/api
   Select Container Registry	Private Registry
   Private Registry	Select the private registry you created previously

   

6. Configuration

   • Under the Configuration section click the Add item button.

   • Enter the following variables:

     Variable	Value
     Select Configuration Parameter Type	Environment Variable
     Name	MONGO_URL
     Value	your_namespace-mongodb.brews.local

     

7. Enter the following variables in the Deploy Options section:

   Variable	Value
   Where to Deploy the workload	Customer Virtual Sites

   

8. Under Customer Virtual Sites, click the Configure link.

9. Select the Virtual Site you created in the previous section.

10. Click the Apply button to close the “Deploy Options” dialogue.

11. Under Advertise Option, choose Advertise In Cluster. (default is Advertise in Cluster)

    

12. Click on Configure

13. Enter the following variables:

    Variable	Value
    Port	8000

14. Click the Apply button to close the “Advertise Options” dialogue.

15. Click the Apply button to close the “Service” dialogue.

16. Click the Save and Exit button to create the Workload.

You should now see your two workloads with 1 Running/Completed Pods per workload.

Note

The vK8s Workload target is the Virtual Site abstraction. If DemoBrews spun up a new Customer Edge site, regardless of CSP, and tagged the site with the correct site selector the workload would be deployed to the new site and the service would be exposed via the HTTP Load Balancer automatically.