Google GKE Cluster Network Initialization Configuration#

#Support Overview

Feature	Support Status	Requirements
LoadBalancer Service	Default Support	No additional deployment required.
Ingress	Default Support	Optionally enable Ingress Class functionality (once enabled, you can manually select ingress classes when creating ingress through the form interface). No additional deployment required.

#Prerequisites

If you have created a GKE cluster, import the GKE cluster.

#Configuration Steps

#Deploy Ingress Controller

No manual deployment is required. GKE provides a managed built-in Ingress controller called GKE Ingress. This controller maps Ingress resources to Google Cloud Load Balancers to handle HTTP(S) workloads in GKE, making configuration simpler and more automated.

#Create Ingress and LoadBalancer Services

You can create ingress and LoadBalancer services simultaneously or choose one based on your needs.

Create Ingress

1. In Container Platform, click Network > Ingress in the left navigation.

2. Click Create Ingress and select GKE Ingress Class for Ingress Class.

3. Select Protocol. Default is HTTP. For HTTPS, first create a certificate and select it.

4. Click Create. Wait approximately 5 minutes for GKE platform to automatically assign a public IP address to the ingress.

   Note: Different ingress resources will be assigned different public IP addresses.

Create LoadBalancer Service

1. In Container Platform, click Network > Services in the left navigation.

2. Click Create Service and select LoadBalancer for External Access.

3. Expand annotations and fill in LoadBalancer service annotations as needed.

4. Click Create.

#Related Operations

#View Ingress Resources in Google Cloud

1. Go to Google Cloud > Kubernetes Engine and click Services and Ingress in the left navigation.

2. Click INGRESS.

3. View information about corresponding Ingress resources in the list.

#Create Certificate

When using HTTPS protocol, save HTTPS certificate credentials as a Secret (TLS type) in advance.

1. In Container Platform, click Configuration > Secrets in the left navigation.

2. Click Create Secret.

3. Select TLS type and import or fill in Certificate and Private Key as needed.

4. Click Create.