This section describes the basic requirements for setting up a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster suitable for an Apigee hybrid non-production installation.
Creating the cluster
For information about creating GKE clusters, see Creating a cluster in the GKE documentation.
Non-production cluster requirements
Follow these requirements when creating your non-production cluster.
Software versions
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes version | Version 1.13 or later
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| kubectl version | Version 1.13.x or later. See Install and Set Up kubectl. |
Cluster template configuration
Choose these template configuration options for your non-production GKE cluster:
| Configuration | Value |
|---|---|
| Cluster template | Standard cluster |
| Location type | Zonal |
| Availability zones | 3 |
| Storage | Storage is provisioned dynamically using the StatefulSet dynamic provisioner. |
Node requirements
A node pool is a group of nodes within a cluster that all have the same configuration. By default, you must configure two node pools in your cluster -- one for the stateful Cassandra pods and one for the rest of the pods, which are stateless. Configure these two node pools as described below:
Stateful node pool configuration
Configure a stateful node pool as follows:
| Configuration | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | apigee-data
|
| Minimum number of nodes | 3 |
| Machine type | N1-standard-4 (Standard machine type with 4 vCPUs, 15 GB of memory) |
| Storage | Storage will be provisioned dynamically using StatefulSet dynamic provisioner |
Stateless node pool configuration
Configure a stateless node pool as follows:
| Configuration | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | apigee-runtime
|
| Minimum number of nodes | 3 (If you run into resource constraints, choose 2) |
| Machine type | N1-standard-4 (Standard machine type with 4 vCPUs, 15 GB of memory) |