Create K 8s Cluster

Create K 8s Cluster

Creates a new Kubernetes cluster. This operation is asynchronous and returns a task that you can monitor to track the progress of the request.

Request
URI
POST
https://{api_host}/cloudapi/1.0.0/tkgClusters
COPY
Request Body

Example Value for CSE Native cluster

{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "my-CSE-Native-cluster",
    "site": "",
    "orgName": "my-organization",
    "virtualDataCenterName": "my-org-vdc"
  },
  "apiVersion": "cse.vmware.com/v2.0",
  "kind": "native",
  "spec": {
    "expose": false,
    "settings": {
      "sshKey": null,
      "network": null,
      "ovdcNetwork": "network-in-my-org-vdc",
      "rollbackOnFailure": true
    },
    "topology": {
      "workers": {
        "count": 1
      },
      "controlPlane": {
        "count": 1
      }
    },
    "distribution": {
      "templateName": "ubuntu-16.04_k8-1.18_weave-2.6.5",
      "templateRevision": 2
    }
  }
}

Example Value for TKGS cluster

{
  "kind": "TanzuKubernetesCluster",
  "metadata": {
    "name": "my-TKGS-cluster",
    "placementPolicy": "my-placement-policy",
    "virtualDataCenterName": "my-org-vdc"
  },
  "spec": {
    "distribution": {
      "version": "v1.20.2"
    },
    "topology": {
      "controlPlane": {
        "class": "best-effort-xsmall",
        "count": 1,
        "storageClass": "my-storage-class"
      },
      "workers": {
        "class": "best-effort-xsmall",
        "count": 1,
        "storageClass": "my-storage-class"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cluster of type(s) application/json
Required 
{
    "kind": "string",
    "apiVersion": "string"
}
string
kind
Optional

kind

string
apiVersion
Optional

apiVersion

object
metadata
Optional

metadata

object
spec
Optional

spec

object
status
Optional

status

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
202

The request have been accepted and the task to monitor the request is in the Location header.

Operation doesn't return any data structure

400

Invalid configuration.

Returns Error of type(s) */*;version=37.1 
{
    "minorErrorCode": "string",
    "message": "string",
    "stackTrace": "string"
}
string
minorErrorCode
Required

minorErrorCode

string
message
Required

message

string
stackTrace
Optional

stackTrace


Availability
Added in 38.0.0-alpha
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K8s Cluster Operations
POST
Create K 8s Cluster
DELETE
Delete K 8s Cluster
POST
Generate Kubeconfig
GET
Get K 8s Cluster
GET
Query K 8s Clusters
PUT
Update K 8s Cluster