Concepts

• Node image

  Describes the node OS image that runs on Google Distributed Cloud cluster nodes.

• Networking

  Describes Google Distributed Cloud networking architecture.

• Connecting to Google

  Describes the various ways that you can connect Google Distributed Cloud clusters running in your on-premises data center to Google's network.

• Storage

  Describes the storage options in Google Distributed Cloud.

• Security

  Describes the security features included in Google Distributed Cloud and how you can configure these features to suit your needs.

• Node compliance

  Describes how Google Distributed Cloud nodes comply with PCI and other security standards.

• CIS benchmarks

  Describes the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark and explains how to audit your compliance with the benchmark.

• Authentication

  Describes how Google Distributed Cloud supports OpenID Connect (OIDC) for authenticating against user clusters.

• High availability and disaster recovery

  Explains how to set up certain Google Distributed Cloud components for high availability (HA) and how to recover from disasters.

• Scalability

  Explains how to create, configure, and operate Google Distributed Cloud clusters to accommodate workloads that approach Kubernetes scability limits.

• Logging and monitoring

  Describes cluster logging and monitoring features in Google Distributed Cloud.

• Cluster API resources

  Outlines the open-source Cluster API resources used by Google Distributed Cloud.