Create a cluster in the Console

To create a cluster, you have two options either a Lite cluster or a Standard one.

  • A Lite cluster is a free cluster comes with a single worker node to deploy container pods upon. A worker node is the compute host, typically a virtual machine, that your apps run on.

  • A Standard cluster is a production-ready cluster with as many worker nodes as you want. A Standard cluster requires requires a IBM Cloud Infrastructure account.

The major portion of this lab can be accomplished with a Free cluster. Two optional sections relating to Kubernetes Ingress and custom domain require a Paid cluster of type Standard.

  1. Create a Kubernetes cluster from the Catalog

  2. Vlans

  3. Version

  4. Machines

  5. Number of Worker Nodes

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