Chapter 18

Here are some sample answers to the questions presented in this chapter:

1. To install UCP in AWS, we do the following:
   • Create a VPC with subnets and an SG.
   • Then, provision a cluster of Linux VMs, possibly as part of an ASG. Many Linux distributions are supported, such as CentOS, RHEL, and Ubuntu.
   • Next, install Docker on each VM.
   • Finally, select one VM on which to install UCP using the docker/ucp image.
   • Once UCP is installed, join the other VMs to the cluster either as worker nodes or manager nodes.

2. Here are a few reasons to consider a hosted Kubernetes offering:
   • You do not want to, or do not have the resources to, install and manage a Kubernetes cluster.
   • You want to concentrate on what brings value to your business, which in most cases is the applications that are supposed to run on Kubernetes and not Kubernetes itself.
   • You prefer...