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Install the previous version of Astra Connector

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Astra Control Service uses the previous version of Astra Connector to enable communication between Astra Control Service and private clusters managed with non-Kubernetes-native workflows. You need to install Astra Connector on private clusters that you want to manage with non-Kubernetes-native workflows.

The previous version of Astra Connector supports the following types of private clusters managed with non-Kubernetes-native workflows:

  • Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

  • Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

  • Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA)

  • ROSA with AWS PrivateLink

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform on-premise

About this task

  • When you perform these steps, execute these commands against the private cluster that you want to manage with Astra Control Service.

  • If you are using a bastion host, issue these commands from the command line of the bastion host.

Before you begin

  • You need access to the private cluster you want to manage with Astra Control Service.

  • You need Kubernetes administrator permissions to install the Astra Connector operator on the cluster.

Steps

  1. Install the previous Astra Connector operator on the private cluster you want to manage with non-Kubernetes-native workflows. When you run this command, the namespace astra-connector-operator is created and the configuration is applied to the namespace:

    kubectl apply -f https://github.com/NetApp/astra-connector-operator/releases/download/23.07.0-202310251519/astraconnector_operator.yaml

  2. Verify that the operator is installed and ready:

    kubectl get all -n astra-connector-operator

  3. Get an API token from Astra Control. Refer to the Astra Automation documentation for instructions.

  4. Create the astra-connector namespace:

    kubectl create ns astra-connector

  5. Create the Astra Connector CR file and name it astra-connector-cr.yaml. Update the values in brackets <> to match your Astra Control environment and cluster configuration:

    • <ASTRA_CONTROL_SERVICE_URL>: The web UI URL of Astra Control Service. For example:

      https://astra.netapp.io

    • <ASTRA_CONTROL_SERVICE_API_TOKEN>: The Astra Control API token you obtained in the preceding step.

    • <PRIVATE_AKS_CLUSTER_NAME>: (AKS clusters only) - The cluster name of the private Azure Kubernetes Service cluster. Uncomment and populate this line only if you are adding a private AKS cluster.

    • <ASTRA_CONTROL_ACCOUNT_ID>: Obtained from the Astra Control web UI. Select the figure icon at the top right of the page and select API access.

      apiVersion: netapp.astraconnector.com/v1
kind: AstraConnector
metadata:
  name: astra-connector
  namespace: astra-connector
spec:
  natssync-client:
    cloud-bridge-url: <ASTRA_CONTROL_SERVICE_URL>
  imageRegistry:
    name: theotw
    secret: ""
  astra:
    token: <ASTRA_CONTROL_SERVICE_API_TOKEN>
    #clusterName: <PRIVATE_AKS_CLUSTER_NAME>
    accountId: <ASTRA_CONTROL_ACCOUNT_ID>
    acceptEULA: yes

  6. After you populate the astra-connector-cr.yaml file with the correct values, apply the CR:

    kubectl apply -f astra-connector-cr.yaml

  7. Verify that the Astra Connector is fully deployed:

    kubectl get all -n astra-connector

  8. Verify that the cluster is registered with Astra Control:

    kubectl get astraconnector -n astra-connector

    You should see output similar to the following:

    NAME              REGISTERED   ASTRACONNECTORID                       STATUS
astra-connector   true         be475ae5-1511-4eaa-9b9e-712f09b0d065   Registered with Astra
    Tip Make note of the ASTRACONNECTORID; you will need it when you add the cluster to Astra Control.

What's next?

Now that you've installed Astra Connector, you're ready to add your private cluster to Astra Control Service.

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