Create a Kubernetes Upgrade Orchestration using Horizon

Use the Horizon Web interface as an alternative to the CLI for managing Kubernetes upgrade strategies.

About this task

Only one update strategy can exist at a time. The strategy controls how the subclouds are updated (for example, serially or in parallel).

Prerequisites

Management-affecting alarms cannot be ignored using relaxed alarm rules during an orchestrated Kubernetes version upgrade operation. For a list of management-affecting alarms, see StarlingX Fault Management: Alarm messages.

You can use the Horizon Web interface to check the alarm states:

1. Select the SystemController region.

2. Select Admin > Fault Management.

3. Select Active Alarms.

Procedure

1. Select the SystemController region.

2. Select Distributed Cloud Admin > Orchestration.

3. On the Orchestration page, select the Strategy tab.

   

   Orchestration Strategy

4. Create a new strategy.

   On the Orchestration Strategy tab, click Create Strategy. In the Create Strategy dialog box, adjust the settings as needed.

   Strategy Type

   Kubernetes

   To version

   Select a version to be applied for strategy.

   Apply to

   Subcloud or Subcloud Group.

   Subcloud

   Enter the subcloud name.

   Subcloud Group

   Enter the subcloud group name only if you select the Apply to: Subcloud Group option.

   Stop on Failure

   Default: True

   Determines whether update orchestration failure for a subcloud prevents application to subsequent subclouds.

   Subcloud Apply Type

   Default: Parallel

   Parallel or Serial. Determines whether the subclouds are updated in parallel or serially.

   Maximum Parallel Subclouds

   Default: 20

   If this is not specified using the CLI, the values for max_parallel_subclouds defined for each subcloud group will be used by default.

5. Adjust how Kubernetes is upgraded on RegionOne and on subclouds.

6. Save the new strategy.

   Click Create Strategy.

Results

Only subclouds in the Managed state and whose patching sync status is out-of-sync are added to the list. To change the Kubernetes Upgrade strategy settings, you must delete the current strategy and create a new one. You must confirm before applying the strategy. If the strategy is older than 60 minutes, a warning message will be display on this popup. You can simply apply the strategy or verify that it is still valid.