Automating Node Management with Exostellar Karpenter

This Karpenter is an enhanced version of the open-source Karpenter, tailored to integrate seamlessly with our scheduler and core technology platform.

Prerequisites

Helm: Version 3.14+

Installation Steps

Step 1: Setting Environment Variables

Set the necessary environment variables to match your system configuration:

BASH

export HEADNODE="http://192.0.7.xx:5000"
export CLUSTER_NAME="EksClusterName"
export ENV_NAME="k8s"

Step 2: Installing the Helm Chart

Execute the Helm chart installation with the command below:

BASH

helm upgrade --install karpenter oci://public.ecr.aws/x5d4i9x1/exostellar-karpenter/karpenter \
   --version v1.0.1 \
   --namespace karpenter \
   --create-namespace \
   --set "settings.clusterName=${CLUSTER_NAME}" \
   --set controller.resources.requests.cpu=1 \
   --set controller.resources.requests.memory=1Gi \
   --set controller.resources.limits.cpu=1 \
   --set controller.resources.limits.memory=1Gi \
   --set headnode=$HEADNODE \
   --set environmentName=$ENV_NAME \
   --wait