Spell Walkthrough
Follow through our screenshot walkthrough of deploying Canonical Distribution of Kubernetes, Enterprise Kubernetes, anywhere.
Spell selection
Initially, you will be provided with a list of available spells that can be deployed. For this walkthrough we will select Canonical Kubernetes.
Note: Once a Spell is selected you can view its README at any time by pressing R
Figure: Spell selection
Cloud Selection
Next, a list of supported clouds will be presented. You can choose from a public cloud, or you can create or connect to a private cloud.
Figure: Cloud selection
Credentials
conjure-up will load any existing credentials for the selected cloud or give the ability to enter new ones
Figure: Credentials Selection
If no credentials are found, selecting Add a New credential will prompt you for those.
Note: If you are using a private cloud, you may also need to provide the endpoint or connection information here.
Figure: Add new credential
Region Selection
Most clouds provide you with a list of regions where you can deploy your spell.
Figure: Region selection
Note: If vsphere is selected, then those regions are generated from vSphere's known datacenters. For more information on using conjure-up with VMware vSphere, click here.
Configure Spell
These additional steps encapsulate the operational tasks to perform to your deployment in order to start using your big software. In the below figure you’ll notice that this walks you through downloading the required kubectl tool to work with your new cluster. Additionally, it’ll contact your cluster and grab the necessary information to display for you on the following summary screen.
Figure: Steps Configuration
Application List
Once a cloud is selected you will be presented with a list of applications that make up the Canonical Kubernetes deployment. This screen allows you to deploy each application individually or make additional configuration changes to the selected application (covered in the next step).
Figure: Application list
Application configuration
In the configuration screen for the application, you have the ability to configure certain aspects prior to deployment. For example, in Figure 4 you can increase the amount of units to deploy of Elasticsearch.
Figure: Application Config
Bootstrap
Once the applications are deployed, and if no previously bootstrapped cloud exist, you will be presented with a wait screen that gives you the status of the current bootstrap.
Figure: Bootstrap Wait Screen
Deployment status
After the bootstrap process is complete the applications will begin their deployment tasks. This includes installing the necessary bits onto the allocated machines, setting their relations between the applications, and verifying that each application starts successfully. You’ll notice that once the applications are ready they will have a green checkmark beside them.
Figure: Deployment Status Screen
Summary
Finally, the summary screen presents you with all the information necessary to access and start using your big software.
Figure: Summary
Note: In the above figure you can see that Cloud Native Integration has been enabled and is now available to your Kubernetes cluster. Please see k8s and aws cloud native integration for more information.
Pressing Q will return you back to the shell with your deployment left
intact.
Note: Once you've exited conjure-up you can still manage your deployments via juju command. Please have a look at the Juju documentation for more information.