Quick Installation¶
This guides takes you through the quick installation procedure. The default settings will store all required state using Kubernetes custom resource definitions (CRDs). This is the simplest installation method as it only depends on Kubernetes and does not require additional external dependencies. It is a good option for environments up to about 250 nodes. For bigger environments or for environments which want to leverage the clustermesh functionality, a kvstore set up is required which can be set up using an Installation with external etcd or using the Installation with managed etcd.
Should you encounter any issues during the installation, please refer to the
Troubleshooting section and / or seek help on the Slack channel
.
Please consult the Kubernetes Requirements for information on how you need to configure your Kubernetes cluster to operate with Cilium.
Install Cilium¶
kubectl create -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cilium/cilium/1.9.0/install/kubernetes/quick-install.yaml
Validate the Installation¶
You can monitor as Cilium and all required components are being installed:
kubectl -n kube-system get pods --watch
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
cilium-operator-cb4578bc5-q52qk 0/1 Pending 0 8s
cilium-s8w5m 0/1 PodInitializing 0 7s
coredns-86c58d9df4-4g7dd 0/1 ContainerCreating 0 8m57s
coredns-86c58d9df4-4l6b2 0/1 ContainerCreating 0 8m57s
It may take a couple of minutes for all components to come up:
cilium-operator-cb4578bc5-q52qk 1/1 Running 0 4m13s
cilium-s8w5m 1/1 Running 0 4m12s
coredns-86c58d9df4-4g7dd 1/1 Running 0 13m
coredns-86c58d9df4-4l6b2 1/1 Running 0 13m
Deploy the connectivity test¶
You can deploy the “connectivity-check” to test connectivity between pods. It is recommended to create a separate namespace for this.
kubectl create ns cilium-test
Deploy the check with:
kubectl apply -n cilium-test -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cilium/cilium/1.9.0/examples/kubernetes/connectivity-check/connectivity-check.yaml
It will deploy a series of deployments which will use various connectivity paths to connect to each other. Connectivity paths include with and without service load-balancing and various network policy combinations. The pod name indicates the connectivity variant and the readiness and liveness gate indicates success or failure of the test:
$ kubectl get pods -n cilium-test
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
echo-a-76c5d9bd76-q8d99 1/1 Running 0 66s
echo-b-795c4b4f76-9wrrx 1/1 Running 0 66s
echo-b-host-6b7fc94b7c-xtsff 1/1 Running 0 66s
host-to-b-multi-node-clusterip-85476cd779-bpg4b 1/1 Running 0 66s
host-to-b-multi-node-headless-dc6c44cb5-8jdz8 1/1 Running 0 65s
pod-to-a-79546bc469-rl2qq 1/1 Running 0 66s
pod-to-a-allowed-cnp-58b7f7fb8f-lkq7p 1/1 Running 0 66s
pod-to-a-denied-cnp-6967cb6f7f-7h9fn 1/1 Running 0 66s
pod-to-b-intra-node-nodeport-9b487cf89-6ptrt 1/1 Running 0 65s
pod-to-b-multi-node-clusterip-7db5dfdcf7-jkjpw 1/1 Running 0 66s
pod-to-b-multi-node-headless-7d44b85d69-mtscc 1/1 Running 0 66s
pod-to-b-multi-node-nodeport-7ffc76db7c-rrw82 1/1 Running 0 65s
pod-to-external-1111-d56f47579-d79dz 1/1 Running 0 66s
pod-to-external-fqdn-allow-google-cnp-78986f4bcf-btjn7 0/1 Running 0 66s
Note
If you deploy the connectivity check to a single node cluster, pods that check multi-node
functionalities will remain in the Pending
state. This is expected since these pods
need at least 2 nodes to be scheduled successfully.