Look Who it Was Random video

Zero Configuration Pattern of Kubernetes on Bare Metal [A] - Rob Hirschfeld, RackN

1,979 views · Published 15 December 2017 · 35:49 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] · 2017 · People & Blogs

Watch on YouTube

Zero Configuration Pattern of Kubernetes on Bare Metal [A] - Rob Hirschfeld, RackN

In recent releases, we've enabled node admission and configuration APIs that eliminate configuration requirements for Kubernetes workers. This allows cluster operators to add and remove nodes from clusters without a configuration management tool driving the process. This fully automate node management behavior allows physical data centers to be much more cloud-like and lights-out.

In this session, we'll run this process as a demo and decompose the various parts that must work together for success. We'll discuss the specific APIs and how to implement them in a coordinated way that ensures node security and minimizes workload disruption. We'll also discuss how to improve node security by using trusted platform modules (TPM). By the end of the session, operators will be able to duplicate the steps on their own to learn the process.

While we have a focus on bare metal infrastructure for this session, the lessons learned are equally usable on cloud infrastructure.

About Rob Hirschfeld
Rob Hirschfeld is CEO and co-founder of RackN. He co-chairs the ClusterOps SIG and served four years on the OpenStack Board. With over 15+ years of cloud and physical infrastructure automation experience, he brings a unique technology and process perspective to DevOps and SRE fields. He is also the co-founder of the open Digital Rebar project which focuses on underlay automation for physical infrastructure.
Join us for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in Barcelona May 20 - 23, Shanghai June 24 - 26, and San Diego November 18 - 21!  Learn more at https://kubecon.io. The conference features presentations from developers and end users of Kubernetes, Prometheus, Envoy and all of the other CNCF-hosted projects.

More from this channel