To create the Azure AKS cluster and deploy/configure/manage EcoSys Connect, you must have a Linux machine to execute a set of scripts.
The installation scripts are currently supported on the following Linux versions.
Linux Version |
Pre-reqs |
---|---|
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS |
None |
Red Hat 8 |
Python 3 – Ensure python 3 is pre-installed by executing ‘python3’. If not, install Python3 before continuing. Pip3 – Ensure pip3 is pre-installed by executing ‘pip3’. If not, install Pip3 before continuing. ruamel and yamlpath – run the following two commands to install the required python
modules for yaml parsing |
The Linux machine is only for the installation process and not part of the Connect execution.
-
Kubectl - Refer to Kubernetes Documentation
-
Helm - Refer to Installing Helm
-
Istioctl - Refer to the section Install istioctl in Using the Istioctl Command-line Tool
Part of installing Istio is adding the Istio client to your path. If you close your session, this will need to be re-run or set via your profile.
-
Azure CLI – Refer to How to install the Azure CLI