Google Kubernetes Engine
GKE is a fully managed service that allows us to provision Kubernetes clusters on demand. It offloads the burden of deploying clusters manually and provides managed master nodes. It also comes with several benefits that manual deployment does not offer, such as the following:
- Automated cluster provisioning
- Automated cluster scaling
- Automated upgrades
- Auto-repair
- Integrated load balancing
- Node pools
- Integration with the Google Cloud operations suite for monitoring and logging
A GKE cluster can be deployed in two modes: zonal or regional. In a zonal deployment, only one master node is deployed. In a regional deployment, three masters are deployed in different zones. This is shown in the following diagram:
Figure 6.10 – GKE clusters
To be provided with a higher availability SLA and have zero downtime when upgrading the management plane, you should deploy regional clusters. In this setup, the...
