Create the Virtual Private Cloud

 

Creating the VPC

To create the VPC, in the AWS CLI, run the following command:

# aws ec2 create-vpc \
--cidr-block <CIDR allocated for new VPC> \
| jq -r '.Vpc.VpcId'

The command will return the new VPC's VPC ID. Record the VPC ID and VPC CIDR to the AWS worksheet.

For example below is an input and output:

# aws ec2 create-vpc \
--cidr-block 10.0.0.0/16 \
| jq -r '.Vpc.VpcId'
vpc-0143197ca9bd9c117

Tagging the VPC

The new VPC is required to have the following identifying tags:

  1. Using the Find Services search box, browse to the VPC Dashboard.
  2. In the left navigation panel, under Virtual Private Cloud, click Your VPCs.
  3. On the VPC management page, select your VPC either by name or VPC ID.
  4. At the bottom, select the Tags tab.
  5. On the tag editor dialog, click Create Tag and then enter the key name Name and value of the VPC name for the Name, as described above. Click Save.
  6. Click Create Tag, and then enter the tag for kubernetes.io/cluster/<cluster name> and the value shared.
  7. Click Save.
  8. The list of VPC tags is shown on the Tags tab.

Run the following command:

# aws ec2 create-tags \
--resources <VpcId> \
--tags Key=Name,Value=<vpc name> Key=kubernetes.io/cluster/<cluster name>,Value=shared

Parameters:

  • <VpcId>: The VPC ID.

  • <vpc name>: Assists in easier identification in the list.

  • <cluster name>: Choose a name for your cluster and record it in the AWS worksheet. This value will be used later.

This command has no output.

For example:

# aws ec2 create-tags \
--resources vpc-0143197ca9bd9c117 \
--tags Key=Name,Value=srgdemo-vpc Key=kubernetes.io/cluster/srgdemo-cluster,Value=shared

Run the command:

# aws ec2 describe-tags \
--filters "Name=resource-id,Values=<VPC ID>"

For example:

# aws ec2 describe-tags \

--filters "Name=resource-id,Values=vpc-0143197ca9bd9c117"                
{
			"Tags":[
			{
			"Key":"Name",
			"ResourceId":"vpc-0143197ca9bd9c117",
			"ResourceType":"vpc",
			"Value":"srgdemo-vpc"
			},
			{
			"Key":"kubernetes.io/cluster/srgdemo-cluster",
			"ResourceId":"vpc-0143197ca9bd9c117",
			"ResourceType":"vpc",
			"Value":"shared"
			}
			]
		}

Enabling DNS and Hostname Resolution

DNS support and hostname resolution should be enabled to make IP addresses more easily human-readable.

  1. Using the Find Services search tool, locate and browse to the VPC dashboard.
  2. On the left navigation panel, under Virtual Private Cloud, click Your VPCs.
  3. Select the checkbox corresponding to your VPC. Then, under Actions, select Edit DNS resolution.

  4. On the Edit DNS Resolution page, for DNS resolution, select the enable checkbox.

  5. Click Save, then click Close.
  1. Using the Find Services search tool, locate and browse to the VPC dashboard.
  2. On the left navigation panel, under Virtual Private Cloud, click Your VPCs.
  3. Select the checkbox corresponding to your VPC. Then, under Actions, select Edit DNS hostnames.

  4. On the Edit DNS Hostnames page, for DNS hostnames, select the enable checkbox.
  5. Click Save, then click Close.

Execute the following commands in order, using the VPC ID of your created VPC:

# aws ec2 modify-vpc-attribute \
--vpc-id <VPC Id> \
--enable-dns-support

# aws ec2 modify-vpc-attribute\
 --vpc-id <VPC Id> \
--enable-dns-hostnames
These commands have no output.

For example:

# aws ec2 modify-vpc-attribute \
--vpc-id vpc-0143197ca9bd9c117 \
--enable-dns-support
# aws ec2 modify-vpc-attribute \
--vpc-id vpc-0143197ca9bd9c117 \
--enable-dns-hostnames

Next Step: Create the External IP Address