There are many choices to make when considering storage in Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). This lab walks through some of the fundamental choices you have in Kubernetes when it comes to data persistence. For workloads requiring persistent storage managed directly in EKS, there are several AWS storage services that can be integrated, including:
- Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
- Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
- Amazon FSx
This lab discusses the capabilities of each and demonstrates how to use EBS and EFS storage within EKS.
To implement the storage integrations, you will augment a cloud-native EKS application deployed using Terraform. Patches are progressively applied using Terraform to adapt the application to use different AWS storage services first-hand.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this intermediate-level lab, you will be able to:
- Understand the various AWS storage services that integrate directly with EKS and when to use them
- Use Terraform to deploy different AWS storage service solutions in EKS
- Learn how Kubernetes resources, such as PersistentVolumes, PersistentVolumeClaims, and StatefulSets, are used to manage storage in EKS
Intended audience
- Cloud Architects
- DevOps Engineers
- Kubernetes Practitioners
Prerequisites
Familiarity with the following is beneficial:
- Terraform fundamentals
- Kubernetes resources, including Services, PersistentVolumes, PersistentVolumeClaims, and StatefulSets
- AWS Storage services, including EBS and EFS
The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisites:
- Terraform - Provisioning AWS Infrastructure
- Introduction to Kubernetes
- Tablet Talk: AWS Storage Explained
Updates
Jan. 17th, 2023 - Resolved an issue that caused the EFS file system to be denied
Logan has been involved in software development and research since 2007 and has been in the cloud since 2012. He is an AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), and Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA). He earned his Ph.D. studying design automation and enjoys all things tech.