Steps to create a Replication Controller using the kubectl command

In this blog, we will show the Steps to create a Replication Controller using the kubectl command in the kubernetes environment.

REQUIREMENTS

• 2 Node Cluster ( 1 Master VM with 2 Nodes)

• Kubernetes Components

INFRASTRUCTURE OVERVIEW

• We have already installed and configured the 2 Node cluster in our demo environment.

• Please check the URL https://www.assistanz.com/steps-to-install-kubernetes-cluster-manually-using-centos-7/ for more information.

CREATING REPLICATION CONTROLLER USING KUBECTL

• Login to the Master node through putty.

• use the below command, to create replication controller POD.

Syntax: kubectl run --image= --generator=run/v1 Example: kubectl run web-rc --image=nginx --port=80 --generator=run/v1

• In few seconds, replication controller created successfully.

• You can verify the replication controller through describe command.

kubectl describe replicationcontroller web-rc

• Generator arguments allow you create kubernetes resources using the kubectl command. For more information, Please check this URL https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/conventions/#generators

 

SCALING UP THE POD REPLICAS

• By default, it will create only one POD if we do not specify the replica set numbers. You can verify it by listing the pods.

kubectl get pods

• Use the below command to increase the replica set.

Syntax: kubectl scale --replicas= Example: kubectl scale replicationcontroller web-rc --replicas=3

• The command executed successfully.

• We can able to see two more pods are in starting status.

• We can find the pods events through describe command.

kubectl describe pods web-rc-t5w6z

• After few seconds, all the pods will be in running status.

SCALING DOWN THE POD REPLICAS

• We can use the same kubectl scale command with less replica set.

kubectl scale replicationcontroller web-rc --replicas=1

• It will scale down to one POD.

• You can see the PODS are terminating using kubectl get pods command.

• After few seconds, you can have only one POD in the replica set.

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