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Concepts

Detailed description of the principles of functioning and structure of Kubernetes clusters in the Managed Containers service.

About service

A brief description of the service's features and examples of tasks that can be solved with it.

Service architecture

Cluster topologies and environment in the Managed Containers service, integration with Kubernetes API and VK Cloud platform.

Cluster generations

Difference between Kubernetes clusters of the first and second generations in the Managed Containers service

Add-ons and settings

Services to extend the functionality of the cluster and settings available with the Kubernetes cluster in the Managed Containers cervice

Network in cluster

Kubernetes clusters integration with VK Cloud network services

Storage in cluster

Integration of Kubernetes clusters with storage services

Available computing resources

Available configuration templates and recommendations for selecting a cluster template.

Scaling cluster nodes

How can the cluster adapt to the demands of the workload

Automatic scaling of worker nodes via Cluster Autoscaler

The process of automatic scaling of worker nodes in Kubernetes clusters in the Managed Containers service

Cluster version update

How a Kubernetes cluster is updated in the Managed Containers service

About Kubernetes versions and components

Support policy for available Kubernetes versions in VK Cloud clusters, available component versions, version change history

Access management

How the Kubernetes cluster access role model works in the Managed Containers service

Cluster audit policy

What is the audit policy for clusters

CIS Benchmarks test results for Kubernetes clusters

Overview of CIS Benchmarks test results for Kubernetes clusters versions 1.28 – 1.31