Metrics Server is a scalable, efficient source of container resource metrics for Kubernetes built-in autoscaling pipelines.
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Metrics Server Configuration
- 1: Metrics Server
- 2: v3.8.2
1 - Metrics Server
If you have not already done so, make sure your cluster meets the package prerequisites. Be sure to refer to the troubleshooting guide in the event of a problem.
Important
- Starting at
eksctl anywhere
versionv0.12.0
, packages on workload clusters are remotely managed by the management cluster. - While following this guide to install packages on a workload cluster, please make sure the
kubeconfig
is pointing to the management cluster that was used to create the workload cluster. The only exception is thekubectl create namespace
command below, which should be run withkubeconfig
pointing to the workload cluster.
Install
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Generate the package configuration
eksctl anywhere generate package metrics-server --cluster <cluster-name> > metrics-server.yaml
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Add the desired configuration to
metrics-server.yaml
Please see complete configuration options for all configuration options and their default values.
Example package file configuring a cluster autoscaler package to run on a management cluster.
apiVersion: packages.eks.amazonaws.com/v1alpha1 kind: Package metadata: name: metrics-server namespace: eksa-packages-<cluster-name> spec: packageName: metrics-server targetNamespace: <namespace-to-install-component> config: |- args: - "--kubelet-insecure-tls"
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Install Metrics Server
eksctl anywhere create packages -f metrics-server.yaml
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Validate the installation
eksctl anywhere get packages --cluster <cluster-name>
Example command output
NAME PACKAGE AGE STATE CURRENTVERSION TARGETVERSION DETAIL metrics-server metrics-server 8h installed 0.6.1-eks-1-23-6-b4c2524fabb3dd4c5f9b9070a418d740d3e1a8a2 0.6.1-eks-1-23-6-b4c2524fabb3dd4c5f9b9070a418d740d3e1a8a2 (latest)
Update
To update package configuration, update metrics-server.yaml file, and run the following command:
eksctl anywhere apply package -f metrics-server.yaml
Upgrade
Metrics Server will automatically be upgraded when a new bundle is activated.
Uninstall
To uninstall Metrics Server, simply delete the package
eksctl anywhere delete package --cluster <cluster-name> metrics-server
2 - v3.8.2
Configuring Metrics Server in EKS Anywhere package spec
Parameter | Description | Default |
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General | ||
args | Additional args to provide to metrics-server Example: cloudProvider: ["–kubelet-insecure-tls"] |
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