The scenario describes an isolated environment in Antarctica, implying an air-gapped NKP deployment where the bastion host serves as the primary management point for deploying and managing NKP clusters without Internet access. The NKPA course outlines the essential tools that must be installed on a bastion host to facilitate NKP deployment and management in such environments.
The required programs arekubectlandnkp:
kubectl: This is the Kubernetes command-line tool used to interact with Kubernetes clusters, essential for managing cluster resources, debugging, and applying configurations during and after deployment.
nkp: The NKP CLI (nkp) is the primary tool for deploying, managing, and scaling NKP clusters, including creating bootstrap clusters, deploying clusters, and managing platform applications. In an air-gapped setup, the nkp CLI is critical for executing deployment commands using the Air-Gapped Bundle.
The Nutanix Cloud Native (NCP-CN) 6.10 Study Guide states: “For an air-gapped NKP deployment, ensure the bastion host has kubectl and the nkp CLI installed to manage the deployment process and interact with the resulting Kubernetes clusters.” These tools are sufficient for the engineer to deploy and operate NKP in an isolated environment.
Incorrect Options:
A. awscli and nkp: The awscli is specific to AWS environments, but the question does not specify AWS infrastructure. Additionally, in an isolated environment, awscli is less relevant without Internet access.
B. oc and kubectl: oc is the OpenShift CLI, not used for NKP deployments. NKP uses nkp CLI instead.
C. oc and az: az is the Azure CLI, and oc is for OpenShift—neither is relevant to NKP deployment.
[:, Nutanix Kubernetes Platform Administration (NKPA) Course, Section on Preparing for Air-Gapped Deployments., Nutanix Cloud Native (NCP-CN) 6.10 Study Guide, Chapter on NKP Deployment Prerequisites., Nutanix Cloud Bible, NutanixKubernetesPlatform Section:https://www.nutanixbible.com, ]
