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Attach an Add-on Profile

Imported clusters lack the ability for Palette to manage the core layers found in a cluster profile, such as the OS, Kubernetes distribution and version, Container Network Interface (CNI), and Container Storage Interface (CSI). You can, however, use add-on cluster profiles to deploy additional software dependencies into your cluster and have Palette manage these dependencies through the normal cluster profile lifecycle.

Prerequisites​

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Deploying add-on cluster profiles on imported clusters with the Generic cloud type requires Palette 4.9.41 or later. On earlier versions, the cluster with the add-on profile imports successfully and continues to report health, cost, and event data, but packs are never applied. Clusters imported as AWS IaaS, Azure IaaS, or GCP IaaS are not affected on any version.

  • An imported cluster with full permissions. Refer to Migrate to Full Permissions to learn how to migrate an imported cluster from read-only mode to full permission mode.

  • An add-on cluster profile. Refer to Create an Add-on Profile to learn how to create an add-on cluster profile.

Attach an Add-on Profile​

  1. Log in to Palette.

  2. From the left main menu, select Clusters.

  3. Select your imported cluster from the Clusters table.

  4. From the cluster's Profile tab, select Attach Profile.

  5. From the drawer, select the appropriate add-on profile. Confirm your selection.

  6. Choose the appropriate cluster profile version from the Version drop-down and make any necessary changes in the code editor. Save your changes.

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    If the add-on profile contains cluster profile variables, the option Review & Save is displayed instead. Use the modal window to set the necessary variables and apply your changes.

  7. The message Cluster profiles were updated successfully is displayed. Return to the cluster Overview tab to monitor the deployment. When the add-on cluster profile is deployed, the Cluster Profile status displays a green circle next to the layer.

You now have an add-on cluster profile deployed on your imported cluster.

Validate​

  1. Log in to Palette.

  2. From the left main menu, select Clusters.

  3. From the Clusters table, select your imported cluster.

  4. Verify the Cluster Profile section of the page has a green circle next to each layer. If your application exposes a service URL, use the URL to visit the application and verify it is operational.