This use case automates the deployment of an EKS cluster, without any code. The deployment can occur in response to a manual trigger or a particular event, like the filing of a ticket. Generally, to run Kubernetes on AWS, you have to deploy a cluster of EKS worker nodes. You can go about doing this in 4 ways - AWS CLI, AWS console, commands via eksctl or Terraform scripts. 3 of these methods require scripting and all 4 come with possible configuration errors. Like, for example, Availability Zone capacity errors. 

You’ll be spending another set amount of time trying to fix the errors and set the configuration metrics accurate to your architecture. An alternative is a standardized template that can deploy this cluster with bare minimum configuration from the user side. This was the idea requested to us by one of our customers who found the tedious steps put forward by AWS to be all too frustrating.

Workflow Brief

The process is split into 2 workflows, that are set up sequentially - the execution of one triggers the second. The workflows define the triggers, the resources to be deployed, the EKS cluster creation details, and any approvals, notifications, or integrations you need. 

The 2 workflows in this process include:

1. Workflow to setup the network and data management
2. AWS EKS Cluster creation workflow

Integrations & Customizations 

Every TotalCloud workflow can accommodate multiple integrations & customized changes. This workflow is currently triggered manually, whenever you need a cluster to be deployed. It can be automated, based on any alarm or event, like a ticket being created on an external ticketing system like JIRA or Zendesk. Slack & Email integrations also come in handy to send user approvals, notifications and reports wherever you require. 

The specifics or the workflow can be altered in every node as well. If you’re operating on a larger scale, the number and type of resources deployed can also be configured accordingly.