Create EKS cluster

To implement this step, you need to finish all steps from Prerequisite.

  1. Go to EKS management console.
  • Click on Clusters.
  • Click Add cluster, then click Create. Connect
  1. At Step 1: Configure cluster section.
  • Fill the Name field with labEKSCluster01 value.
  • At the Cluster service role field, choose labEKSClusterRole. Connect
  • Scroll down and click Next. Connect
  1. At Step 2: Specify networking section.
  • At the VPC field, choose labVPC01.
  • At the Subnets field, choose labPrivateSubnet01 and labPrivateSubnet02.
  • At the Security groups field, choose labEKSClusterSG01. Connect
  • Scroll down, at Cluster endpoint access section, choose Private.
  • Click Next. Connect
  1. At Step 3: Configure observability section.
  • Leave as default and click Next. Connect
  1. At Step 4: Select add-ons section.
  • Leave as default and click Next. Connect
  1. At Step 5: Configure selected add-ons settings section.
  • Leave as default and click Next. Connect
  1. At Step 6: Review and create section.
  • Leave as default and click Create. Connect

It will take some time for the EKS cluster to be successfully created.

  1. Check if labEKSCluster01 cluster created successfully or not.
  • Save this OpenID Connect provider URL for the next step. Connect

Next we will create Node groups.