AWS EKS

Question 1

What is AWS EKS?

Answer 1

It is a kubernetes as a managed service.

Question 2

What is EKS architecture?

Answer 2

• EKS deploys 3 master node in 3 AZs
• You also get 3 ETCD nodes
• You provision your worker nodes using CF
• Master nodes are automatically scaled for you

Question 3

Who is responsible for maintaining the Master EKS nodes?

Answer 3

AWS

Question 4

Who is responsible for maintaining the worker nodes?

Answer 4

You

Question 5

Will EKS set up the networking you require?

Answer 5

No, you have to set up the VPC in advance, this will be

• 1 VPC
• 3 subnets in separate AZs
• Internet GW
• Security group

Question 6

What does the EKS control plane consist of?

Answer 6

• 3 master nodes
• 3 ETCD nodes
  All across 3 AZs, with automatic backup and scaling.

Question 7

What is CNI?

Answer 7

Container network interface