Install Portworx on Elastic Kubernetes Service using EKS Blueprints on an existing EKS cluster
Follow the instructions on this page to install Portworx on EKS using EKS Blueprints and the Kubernetes add-on module when you have an existing AWS EKS cluster.
Portworx recommends creating the cluster through Terraform script using the EKS blueprint module. This will allow you to have a better workflow while using the Kubernetes add-on module with the overall cluster creation.
Prerequisites
- An AWS EKS cluster that meets the Portworx prerequisites
- You must have the following installed and configured on your client:
- Amazon AWS CLI
- kubectl
- Hashicorp Terraform CLI
Install Portworx
Follow the instructions in this section to deploy Portworx:
Configure your environment
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In your terraform scripts, create a new IAM policy resource to grant necessary permissions to Portworx. Provide it a policy and resource name:
resource "aws_iam_policy" "<policy-resource-name>" {
name = "<policy-name>"
policy = jsonencode({
Version = "2012-10-17"
Statement = [
{
Action = [
"ec2:AttachVolume",
"ec2:ModifyVolume",
"ec2:DetachVolume",
"ec2:CreateTags",
"ec2:CreateVolume",
"ec2:DeleteTags",
"ec2:DeleteVolume",
"ec2:DescribeTags",
"ec2:DescribeVolumeAttribute",
"ec2:DescribeVolumesModifications",
"ec2:DescribeVolumeStatus",
"ec2:DescribeVolumes",
"ec2:DescribeInstances",
"autoscaling:DescribeAutoScalingGroups"
]
Effect = "Allow"
Resource = "*"
},
]
})
} -
Apply the policy:
terraform apply -target="aws_iam_policy.<policy-resource-name>" -
Attach the newly created policy to the node groups in your cluster. If you are using EKS blueprint for your EKS cluster creation, make the addition as shown below:
managed_node_groups = {
node_group_1 = {
node_group_name = "my_node_group_1"
instance_types = ["t2.small"]
min_size = 3
max_size = 3
subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
# Add this line to the code block or add the new policy ARN to the list if it already exists
additional_iam_policies = [aws_iam_policy.<policy-resource-name>.arn]
}
} -
Apply the changes:
terraform apply -target="module.eks_blueprints"
Deploy Portworx
To install Portworx, use the Kubernetes add-on module, pass the right cluster configuration values, and set the enable_portworx variable to true, as shown below:
module "eks_blueprints_kubernetes_addons" {
source = "github.com/aws-ia/terraform-aws-eks-blueprints//modules/kubernetes-addons"
eks_cluster_id = module.eks_blueprints.eks_cluster_id
eks_cluster_endpoint = module.eks_blueprints.eks_cluster_endpoint
eks_oidc_provider = module.eks_blueprints.oidc_provider
eks_cluster_version = module.eks_blueprints.eks_cluster_version
#Add this line to enable Portworx
enable_portworx = true
}
Customize Portworx installation when required by passing the cluster configuration parameter as a list of objects as shown below:
enable_portworx = true
portworx_helm_config = {
set = [
{
name = "clusterName"
value = "testCluster"
},
{
name = "imageVersion"
value = "2.11.1"
}
]}}
For more options to customise Portworx installation, see Portworx configuration table.
Verify your Portworx installation
Once you've installed Portworx, you can perform the following tasks to verify that Portworx has installed correctly.
Verify if all pods are running
Enter the following kubectl get pods command to list and filter the results for Portworx pods:
kubectl get pods -n <px-namespace> -o wide | grep -e portworx -e px
portworx-api-774c2 1/1 Running 0 2m55s 192.168.121.196 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
portworx-api-t4lf9 1/1 Running 0 2m55s 192.168.121.99 username-k8s1-node1 <none> <none>
portworx-api-dvw64 1/1 Running 0 2m55s 192.168.121.99 username-k8s1-node2 <none> <none>
portworx-kvdb-94bpk 1/1 Running 0 4s 192.168.121.196 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
portworx-kvdb-8b67l 1/1 Running 0 10s 192.168.121.196 username-k8s1-node1 <none> <none>
portworx-kvdb-fj72p 1/1 Running 0 30s 192.168.121.196 username-k8s1-node2 <none> <none>
portworx-operator-58967ddd6d-kmz6c 1/1 Running 0 4m1s 10.244.1.99 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
prometheus-px-prometheus-0 2/2 Running 0 2m41s 10.244.1.105 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
px-cluster-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-3e9bf3cd834d-9gs79 2/2 Running 0 2m55s 192.168.121.196 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
px-cluster-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-3e9bf3cd834d-vpptx 2/2 Running 0 2m55s 192.168.121.99 username-k8s1-node1 <none> <none>
px-cluster-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-3e9bf3cd834d-bxmpn 2/2 Running 0 2m55s 192.168.121.191 username-k8s1-node2 <none> <none>
px-csi-ext-868fcb9fc6-54bmc 4/4 Running 0 3m5s 10.244.1.103 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
px-csi-ext-868fcb9fc6-8tk79 4/4 Running 0 3m5s 10.244.1.102 username-k8s1-node2 <none> <none>
px-csi-ext-868fcb9fc6-vbqzk 4/4 Running 0 3m5s 10.244.3.107 username-k8s1-node1 <none> <none>
px-prometheus-operator-59b98b5897-9nwfv 1/1 Running 0 3m3s 10.244.1.104 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
Note the name of one of your px-cluster pods. You'll run pxctl commands from these pods in following steps.
Verify Portworx cluster status
You can find the status of the Portworx cluster by running pxctl status commands from a pod. Enter the following kubectl exec command, specifying the pod name you retrieved in the previous section:
kubectl exec <pod-name> -n <px-namespace> -- /opt/pwx/bin/pxctl status
Defaulted container "portworx" out of: portworx, csi-node-driver-registrar
Status: PX is operational
Telemetry: Disabled or Unhealthy
Metering: Disabled or Unhealthy
License: Trial (expires in 31 days)
Node ID: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-70c31d0f478e
IP: 192.168.121.99
Local Storage Pool: 1 pool
POOL IO_PRIORITY RAID_LEVEL USABLE USED STATUS ZONE REGION
0 HIGH raid0 3.0 TiB 10 GiB Online default default
Local Storage Devices: 3 devices
Device Path Media Type Size Last-Scan
0:1 /dev/vdb STORAGE_MEDIUM_MAGNETIC 1.0 TiB 14 Jul 22 22:03 UTC
0:2 /dev/vdc STORAGE_MEDIUM_MAGNETIC 1.0 TiB 14 Jul 22 22:03 UTC
0:3 /dev/vdd STORAGE_MEDIUM_MAGNETIC 1.0 TiB 14 Jul 22 22:03 UTC
* Internal kvdb on this node is sharing this storage device /dev/vdc to store its data.
total - 3.0 TiB
Cache Devices:
* No cache devices
Cluster Summary
Cluster ID: px-cluster-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-3e9bf3cd834d
Cluster UUID: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-6f3fd5522eae
Scheduler: kubernetes
Nodes: 3 node(s) with storage (3 online)
IP ID SchedulerNodeName Auth StorageNode Used Capacity Status StorageStatus Version Kernel OS
192.168.121.196 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-fad8c65b8edc username-k8s1-node0 Disabled Yes 10 GiB 3.0 TiB Online Up 2.11.0-81faacc 3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64 CentOS Linux 7 (Core)
192.168.121.99 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-70c31d0f478e username-k8s1-node1 Disabled Yes 10 GiB 3.0 TiB Online Up (This node) 2.11.0-81faacc 3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64 CentOS Linux 7 (Core)
192.168.121.191 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-19d45b4c541a username-k8s1-node2 Disabled Yes 10 GiB 3.0 TiB Online Up 2.11.0-81faacc 3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64 CentOS Linux 7 (Core)
Global Storage Pool
Total Used : 30 GiB
Total Capacity : 9.0 TiB
The Portworx status will display PX is operational if your cluster is running as intended.
Verify pxctl cluster provision status
-
Find the storage cluster, the status should show as
Online:kubectl -n <px-namespace> get storageclusterNAME CLUSTER UUID STATUS VERSION AGE
px-cluster-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-3e9bf3cd834d xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-6f3fd5522eae Online 2.11.0 10m -
Find the storage nodes, the statuses should show as
Online:kubectl -n <px-namespace> get storagenodesNAME ID STATUS VERSION AGE
username-k8s1-node0 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-fad8c65b8edc Online 2.11.0-81faacc 11m
username-k8s1-node1 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-70c31d0f478e Online 2.11.0-81faacc 11m
username-k8s1-node2 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-19d45b4c541a Online 2.11.0-81faacc 11m -
Verify the Portworx cluster provision status. Enter the following
kubectl execcommand, specifying the pod name you retrieved in the previous section:kubectl exec <pod-name> -n <px-namespace> -- /opt/pwx/bin/pxctl cluster provision-statusDefaulted container "portworx" out of: portworx, csi-node-driver-registrar
NODE NODE STATUS POOL POOL STATUS IO_PRIORITY SIZE AVAILABLE USED PROVISIONED ZONE REGION RACK
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-70c31d0f478e Up 0 ( xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-4d74ecc7e159 ) Online HIGH 3.0 TiB 3.0 TiB 10 GiB 0 B default default default
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-fad8c65b8edc Up 0 ( xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-97e4359e57c0 ) Online HIGH 3.0 TiB 3.0 TiB 10 GiB 0 B default default default
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-19d45b4c541a Up 0 ( xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-8904cab0e019 ) Online HIGH 3.0 TiB 3.0 TiB 10 GiB 0 B default default default
Create your first PVC
For your apps to use persistent volumes powered by Portworx, you must use a StorageClass that references Portworx as the provisioner. Portworx includes a number of default StorageClasses, which you can reference with PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) you create. For a more general overview of how storage works within Kubernetes, refer to the Persistent Volumes section of the Kubernetes documentation.
Perform the following steps to create a PVC:
-
Create a PVC referencing the
px-csi-dbdefault StorageClass and save the file:kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
name: px-check-pvc
spec:
storageClassName: px-csi-db
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
resources:
requests:
storage: 2Gi -
Run the
kubectl applycommand to create a PVC:kubectl apply -f <your-pvc-name>.yamlpersistentvolumeclaim/px-check-pvc created
Verify your StorageClass and PVC
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Enter the
kubectl get storageclasscommand:kubectl get storageclassNAME PROVISIONER RECLAIMPOLICY VOLUMEBINDINGMODE ALLOWVOLUMEEXPANSION AGE
px-csi-db pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-db-cloud-snapshot pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-db-cloud-snapshot-encrypted pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-db-encrypted pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-db-local-snapshot pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-db-local-snapshot-encrypted pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-replicated pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-replicated-encrypted pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-db kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-db-cloud-snapshot kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-db-cloud-snapshot-encrypted kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-db-encrypted kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-db-local-snapshot kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-db-local-snapshot-encrypted kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-replicated kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-replicated-encrypted kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
stork-snapshot-sc stork-snapshot Delete Immediate true 43dkubectlreturns details about the StorageClasses available to you. Verify thatpx-csi-dbappears in the list. -
Enter the
kubectl get pvccommand. If this is the only StorageClass and PVC that you've created, you should see only one entry in the output:kubectl get pvc <your-pvc-name>NAME STATUS VOLUME CAPACITY ACCESS MODES STORAGECLASS AGE
px-check-pvc Bound pvc-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-2377767c8ce0 2Gi RWO example-storageclass 3m7skubectlreturns details about your PVC if it was created correctly. Verify that the configuration details appear as you intended.