Kubernetes cluster over hardware cluster

[Drasli-Tana]

So I have applications running inside a Kubernetes cluster using multiple logical servers, which are all on a vSphere cluster linking some physical servers.

Is there a way to do this, maybe using clusters?

[dbarzin]

Yes, exactly ! Clusters have been included to the model for that purpose :

Application -> VirtualServers -> Cluster -> PhysicalServers

[Drasli-Tana]

OK, but I mean, is it possible to have
Application -> Kubernetes cluster (in any way) -> VirtualServer -> Cluster -> Physical server?

[remche]

@dbarzin I'm interested too. What would be the best way to model an application running on a kubernetes cluster, which itself runs on VMs on top of physical cluster from your point of view?

[dbarzin]

To accurately model this configuration, a new object will be introduced between Applications and Virtual Servers: "Container".

This new object will enable precise representation of applications running within a Kubernetes cluster. The resulting hierarchy will look like this:

Application -> Container -> VirtualServer -> Cluster -> PhysicalServer

We are currently working on implementing this feature, and it will be available soon. Feel free to share your specific use cases to help us refine the model further.

[remche]

That would perfectly fit our need. We will wait for the release 👀
Thanks for your work on mercator !

[dbarzin]

It is available ! 🎉

[dbarzin]