Container Service for Kubernetes:Use the ACK console to deploy a magic cube game

Step 1: Activate and grant permissions to ACK

If this is the first time you use ACK, you must activate ACK and grant ACK the permissions to access cloud resources.

1. Go to the Container Service for Kubernetes page.

2. Read and select Container Service for Kubernetes Terms of Service, and then click Activate Now.

3. Log on to the ACK console.

4. On the Container service needs to create default roles page, click Go to RAM console. On the Cloud Resource Access Authorization page, click Confirm Authorization Policy.

   After you assign the Resource Access Management (RAM) roles to ACK, log on to the ACK console again to get started with ACK. If you have other problems during the authorization process, see FAQ about authorization management.

Step 2: Create an ACK Pro cluster

This step shows how to create an ACK Pro cluster. Default settings are used for most cluster parameters. For more information about the cluster parameters, see Create an ACK Pro cluster.

1. Log on to the ACK console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Clusters.

2. In the upper-right corner of the Clusters page, click Create Kubernetes Cluster.

3. On the Managed Kubernetes tab, set cluster parameters as described in the following table. Use default settings for the parameters that are not included in the table.

   Parameter	Description	Example
   Cluster Name	Enter a name for the cluster.	ACK-Demo
   Cluster Specification	Select a cluster type. You can select Professional or Basic. We recommend that you use ACK Pro clusters in the production environment and test environment. ACK Basic clusters can meet the learning and testing needs of individual users. For more information about ACK Pro clusters, see Overview of ACK Pro clusters.	Professional
   Region	Select a region to deploy the cluster.	China (Beijing)
   VPC	ACK clusters can be deployed only in virtual private clouds (VPCs). You must specify a VPC in the same region as the cluster. In this example, click Create VPC and create a VPC named vpc-ack-demo in the China (Beijing) region. For more information, see Create and manage a VPC.	vpc-ack-demo
   vSwitch	Select vSwitches for nodes in the cluster to communicate with each other. In this example, click Create vSwitch and create a vSwitch named vswitch-ack-demo in the vpc-ack-demo VPC. Then, select vswitch-ack-demo in the vSwitch list. For more information, see Create and manage a vSwitch.	vswitch-ack-demo
   Access to API Server	Specify whether to expose the Kubernetes API server of the cluster to the Internet. If you want to manage the cluster over the Internet, you must expose the Kubernetes API server with an elastic IP address (EIP).	In this example, Expose API Server with EIP is selected.

4. Click Next:Node Pool Configurations. Configure the following parameters as described. Use default settings for the parameters that are not included in the table.

   Parameter	Description	Example
   Instance Type	Select instance types that are used to deploy nodes. You can specify the number of vCores and the amount of memory to filter the instance types. You can also specify an instance type in the search box to search for the instance type. To ensure the stability of the cluster, we recommend that you select instance types with at least 4 vCores and 8 GiB of memory. For more information about Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance types and how to select instance types, see Suggestions on choosing ECS specifications for ACK clusters and Overview of instance families.	Instance types with at least 4 vCores and 8 GiB of memory
   Quantity	Specify the number of worker nodes.	2
   System Disk	Set the system disk for nodes.	In this example, enhanced SSD (ESSD) is selected as the disk type and the disk size is set to 40 GiB.
   Logon Type	Select the logon type for nodes.	In this example, password logon is selected as the logon type and a password is specified.

5. Click Next:Component Configurations. Use default settings for all component parameters.

6. Click Next:Confirm Order, read and select the ACK terms of service, and then click Create Cluster.

   Note

   It requires approximately 10 minutes to create a cluster. After the cluster is created, you can view the cluster on the Clusters page.

1. Click the Quick configuration link to go to the Resource Orchestration Service (ROS) console. The Create Stack page appears. In the upper part of the page, select the region where you want to create a stack. In this example, China (Hohhot) is selected. Set other parameters and click Create.

   Parameter	Description	Example
   Stack Name	You can enter a custom stack name.	stack_2023-06-12_cBesTX8FB
   Cluster Name	You can enter a custom stack name. Note You cannot specify the name of an existing cluster.	ack-demo-cube
   vSwitch Available Zone	Select a zone.	Zone A
   Instance Type	Select an instance family. You can filter instance types by the number of vCores and memory size. You can also set the Architecture and Type parameters to filter instance types.	g6, general-purpose instance family
   Worker System Disk Category	Select a system disk type for nodes. The available disk types vary based on the instance type that you select. For more information about the disk types supported by different instance types, see Overview of instance families. Disk types that are not displayed in the drop-down list are not supported by the instance types that you select.	cloud_ssd
   Instance Password	Enter a password that is used to log on to the nodes.	Enter a password.

• If Created is displayed in the Status parameter on the Stack Information tab, the stack is created.

• If Created is not displayed in the Status parameter on the Stack Information tab, the stack is not created. You can click Quick Diagnostics to view the diagnostic details.

2. Test access to the application.

   Wait until Created is displayed in the Status parameter on the Stack Information tab. Then, click the Outputs tab on the right of the Stack Information tab. Click the hyperlink next to CubeAddress to access the magic cube game.