You Can Spin Up Child Clusters on AWS in Minutes with Mirantis K8s Engine (MKE)

A demonstration outlines the process for deploying Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE) child clusters on Amazon Web Services (AWS) utilizing an existing MKE mothership cluster and the k0rdent tool. The walkthrough details configuring the necessary AWS credentials, including attaching required IAM policies for provisioning and management capabilities. The procedure involves defining AWS credential objects within k0rdent to govern cluster creation.

The demonstration covers applying the MKE child configuration file to initiate the new cluster deployment. Users are shown how to monitor the provisioning progress in real-time, retrieve the generated kubeconfig file for access, and confirm that Kubernetes pods are operational on the new cluster. Successful deployment is further verified by examining resources directly within the AWS environment. This method addresses scaling enterprise Kubernetes environments and managing multi-cluster infrastructure on AWS through simplified cluster deployment.