From 4ea7c7f63159ba232eee8d5b469416384fe35ff4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hc-github-team-consul-core Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:11:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Backport of docs updates - cluster peering and virtual services into release/1.16.x (#18087) * backport of commit 3ef758cefb78124d160bd69681fbb226b062e399 * backport of commit f7c54b6ce2ac3bb185a12aad5f649f4eed237cca * backport of commit 6b2e88c154c2cab5bf6f013417d6b134171f16c0 * backport of commit 87dc79fddb162451ce9dd6d46615397dccb22dc9 * backport of commit 3d9805c133ab6dfde39cd41135a4c7f4048466b5 * backport of commit e76ec0a1937e7722edc554d96fa3e792bd1f56a0 * backport of commit 4b03ba27c1190e02af46e52261a2417534fdf3f4 --------- Co-authored-by: David Yu --- .../docs/k8s/connect/cluster-peering/tech-specs.mdx | 4 ++-- .../cluster-peering/usage/establish-peering.mdx | 10 ++++++---- .../content/docs/k8s/l7-traffic/failover-tproxy.mdx | 2 +- .../docs/k8s/l7-traffic/route-to-virtual-services.mdx | 4 ++-- 4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/content/docs/k8s/connect/cluster-peering/tech-specs.mdx b/website/content/docs/k8s/connect/cluster-peering/tech-specs.mdx index cfe4ba7aebc5..2d27a4f369fc 100644 --- a/website/content/docs/k8s/connect/cluster-peering/tech-specs.mdx +++ b/website/content/docs/k8s/connect/cluster-peering/tech-specs.mdx @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Refer to the following example Helm configuration: ```yaml global: name: consul - image: "hashicorp/consul:1.14.1" + image: "hashicorp/consul:1.16.0" peering: enabled: true tls: @@ -166,4 +166,4 @@ If ACLs are enabled, you must add tokens to grant the following permissions: - Grant `service:write` permissions to services that define mesh gateways in their server definition. - Grant `service:read` permissions for all services on the partition. -- Grant `mesh:write` permissions to the mesh gateways that participate in cluster peering connections. This permission allows a leaf certificate to be issued for mesh gateways to terminate TLS sessions for HTTP requests. \ No newline at end of file +- Grant `mesh:write` permissions to the mesh gateways that participate in cluster peering connections. This permission allows a leaf certificate to be issued for mesh gateways to terminate TLS sessions for HTTP requests. diff --git a/website/content/docs/k8s/connect/cluster-peering/usage/establish-peering.mdx b/website/content/docs/k8s/connect/cluster-peering/usage/establish-peering.mdx index 167d4fdceced..375886132e50 100644 --- a/website/content/docs/k8s/connect/cluster-peering/usage/establish-peering.mdx +++ b/website/content/docs/k8s/connect/cluster-peering/usage/establish-peering.mdx @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ After you provision a Kubernetes cluster and set up your kubeconfig file to mana $ export CLUSTER2_CONTEXT= ``` -### Update the Helm chart +### Install Consul using Helm and configure peering over mesh gateways To use cluster peering with Consul on Kubernetes deployments, update the Helm chart with [the required values](/consul/docs/k8s/connect/cluster-peering/tech-specs#helm-requirements). After updating the Helm chart, you can use the `consul-k8s` CLI to apply `values.yaml` to each cluster. @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ To use cluster peering with Consul on Kubernetes deployments, update the Helm ch ``` ```shell-session - $ helm install ${HELM_RELEASE_NAME1} hashicorp/consul --create-namespace --namespace consul --version "1.0.1" --values values.yaml --set global.datacenter=dc1 --kube-context $CLUSTER1_CONTEXT + $ helm install ${HELM_RELEASE_NAME1} hashicorp/consul --create-namespace --namespace consul --version "1.2.0" --values values.yaml --set global.datacenter=dc1 --kube-context $CLUSTER1_CONTEXT ``` 1. In `cluster-02`, run the following commands: @@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ To use cluster peering with Consul on Kubernetes deployments, update the Helm ch ``` ```shell-session - $ helm install ${HELM_RELEASE_NAME2} hashicorp/consul --create-namespace --namespace consul --version "1.0.1" --values values.yaml --set global.datacenter=dc2 --kube-context $CLUSTER2_CONTEXT + $ helm install ${HELM_RELEASE_NAME2} hashicorp/consul --create-namespace --namespace consul --version "1.2.0" --values values.yaml --set global.datacenter=dc2 --kube-context $CLUSTER2_CONTEXT ``` +1. For both clusters apply the `Mesh` configuration entry values provided in [Mesh Gateway Specifications](/consul/docs/k8s/connect/cluster-peering/tech-specs#mesh-gateway-specifications) to allow establishing peering connections over mesh gateways. + ### Configure the mesh gateway mode for traffic between services In Kubernetes deployments, you can configure mesh gateways to use `local` mode so that a service dialing a service in a remote peer dials the remote mesh gateway instead of the local mesh gateway. To configure the mesh gateway mode so that this traffic always leaves through the local mesh gateway, you can use the `ProxyDefaults` CRD. @@ -452,4 +454,4 @@ For Consul Enterprise, the permissions apply to all imported services in the ser Refer to [Reading servers](/consul/docs/connect/config-entries/exported-services#reading-services) in the `exported-services` configuration entry documentation for example rules. -For additional information about how to configure and use ACLs, refer to [ACLs system overview](/consul/docs/security/acl). \ No newline at end of file +For additional information about how to configure and use ACLs, refer to [ACLs system overview](/consul/docs/security/acl). diff --git a/website/content/docs/k8s/l7-traffic/failover-tproxy.mdx b/website/content/docs/k8s/l7-traffic/failover-tproxy.mdx index 81bdc5e8672d..c08d8c3ac5d8 100644 --- a/website/content/docs/k8s/l7-traffic/failover-tproxy.mdx +++ b/website/content/docs/k8s/l7-traffic/failover-tproxy.mdx @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Complete the following steps to configure failover service instances in Consul o ## Requirements -- `consul-k8s` v1.2.0-beta1 or newer. +- `consul-k8s` v1.2.0 or newer. - Consul service mesh must be enabled. Refer to [How does Consul Service Mesh Work on Kubernetes](/consul/docs/k8s/connect). - Proxies must be configured to run in transparent proxy mode. - To query virtual DNS names, you must use Consul DNS. diff --git a/website/content/docs/k8s/l7-traffic/route-to-virtual-services.mdx b/website/content/docs/k8s/l7-traffic/route-to-virtual-services.mdx index c8951d356cf6..0852f81196fe 100644 --- a/website/content/docs/k8s/l7-traffic/route-to-virtual-services.mdx +++ b/website/content/docs/k8s/l7-traffic/route-to-virtual-services.mdx @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Complete the following steps to configure failover service instances in Consul o ## Requirements -- `consul-k8s` v1.2.0-beta1 or newer. +- `consul-k8s` v1.2.0 or newer. - Consul service mesh must be enabled. Refer to [How does Consul service mesh work on Kubernetes](/consul/docs/k8s/connect). - Proxies must be configured to run in transparent proxy mode. - To query virtual DNS names, you must use Consul DNS. @@ -119,4 +119,4 @@ You can query the KubeDNS if the real and virtual services are in the same Kuber http://virtual-api..svc.cluster.local ``` -Note that you cannot use KubeDNS if a corresponding Kubernetes service and pod do not exist. \ No newline at end of file +Note that you cannot use KubeDNS if a corresponding Kubernetes service and pod do not exist.