Implement Spot EC2 Instances in an Amazon EKS Cluster
In this lab, you'll create an Amazon EKS Cluster with the Spot Instances part of your node group.
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Lab info
Lab author
Challenge
Create an IAM Role for an EKS Cluster
Create the IAM role which will be used during the creation of the EKS Cluster.
Challenge
Create an IAM Role for Worker Nodes
Create the IAM role which will be used during the creation of the Node Group.
Challenge
Create an EKS Cluster
Create an EKS Cluster.
Challenge
Create a Node Group with Spot EC2 Instances
Create a Node Group with Spot EC2 Instances as the worker nodes.
Challenge
Connect to the EKS Cluster Using kubectl
Connect to the EKS Cluster using kubectl and create pods to verify it is working as expected.
Provided environment for hands-on practice
We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.
Guided walkthrough
Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!
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Recommended prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of Kubernetes.
- Amazon EC2