Connect to a Kubernetes cluster by using kubectl

To connect to a Kubernetes cluster from a client computer, use the Kubernetes command line client kubectl.

1. Download the latest kubectl client from the Kubernetes release page.
2. Install and set the kubectl client.

   For more information, see Install and set kubectl.

3. Configure the cluster credentials.

   You can use the scp command to safely copy the master node configurations from the /etc/kubernetes/kube.conf file on the master virtual machine of the Kubernetes cluster to the $HOME/.kube/config file (where thekubectl expected credentials reside) of the local computer.

   • If you select Password in the Login field when creating the cluster, copy the kubectl configuration file in the following method:

     mkdir $HOME/.kube
                                     scp root@<master-public-ip>:/etc/kubernetes/kube.conf $HOME/.kube/config

   • If you select Key Pair in the Login field when creating the cluster, copy the kubectl configuration file in the following method:

     mkdir $HOME/.kube
                                     scp -i [the storage path of the .pem private key file on the local machine] root@:/etc/kubernetes/kube.conf $HOME/.kube/config

   You can check the cluster master-public-ip on the cluster information page.

   1. Log on to the Container Service console.
   2. Under Kubernetes, click Clusters in the left-side navigation pane.
   3. Click Manage at the right of the cluster.

      In the Connection Information section, view the Master node SSH IP address.