Add existing ECS instances to an ACK cluster

Limits

• Make sure that you have a sufficient node quota in the cluster. To increase the quota, Submit a ticket. For more information about the quota limits related to ACK clusters, see Limits.
• The ECS instances that you want to add to the ACK cluster must be deployed in the same region and virtual private cloud (VPC) as the cluster.
• The ECS instances that you want to add must belong to the same account as the cluster.
• Nodes that run the following operating systems can be added to an ACK cluster:

Automatically add ECS instances

In auto mode, all ECS instances that are available within your account are listed. You can select, configure, and add one or more ECS instances to a cluster in the ACK console. After you complete the configurations, the ECS instances are automatically added to the cluster.

1. Log on to the ACK console.
2. In the left-side navigation pane of the ACK console, click Clusters.
3. On the Clusters page, find the cluster that you want to manage and click the name of the cluster or click Details in the Actions column. The details page of the cluster appears.
4. In the left-side navigation pane of the details page, choose Nodes > Nodes.
5. On the Nodes page, click Add Existing Node in the upper-right corner.
6. On the Select Existing ECS Instance wizard page, select the auto mode to automatically add ECS instances to the cluster.
   Set Mode to Auto and select the ECS instances that you want to add in the Select Existing ECS Instance section.
7. Click Next Step and set the parameters on the Specify Instance Information wizard page.

   Parameter	Description
   Cluster ID/Name	Information about the cluster to which the instances are to be added. This parameter is automatically set.
   Data Disk	Specify whether to store the container and image data on a data disk. If the ECS instances have data disks mounted and the file system of the last data disk is not initialized, the system automatically formats the data disk to ext4. Then, the system uses the disk to store the data in /var/lib/docker and /var/lib/kubelet. Note After the data disk is formatted, the data that is stored on the disk is erased. Make sure that you have backed up the data before you add the ECS instances to the ACK cluster. If no data disk is attached to the ECS instances, the system does not purchase a new data disk.
   Retain Instance Name	By default, Retain Instance Name is turned on. If you do not want to retain the instance name, you can turn off Retain Instance Name. After you disable this feature, the nodes are renamed based on the node naming rules.
   Instance Information	The IDs and names of the instances to be added.

8. Click Next Step. In the Confirm message, click Confirm.

Manually add ECS instances

In manual mode, you must obtain the installation command, log on to an ECS instance, and then run the command to add the ECS instance to an ACK cluster. You can add only one ECS instance at a time.

1. Log on to the ACK console.
2. In the left-side navigation pane of the ACK console, click Clusters.
3. On the Clusters page, find the cluster that you want to manage and click the name of the cluster or click Details in the Actions column. The details page of the cluster appears.
4. In the left-side navigation pane of the details page, choose Nodes > Nodes.
5. On the Nodes page, click Add Existing Node in the upper-right corner.
6. On the Select Existing ECS Instance wizard page, select the manual mode to add ECS instances to the cluster.
   Set Mode to Manual and select the ECS instances that you want to add in the Select Existing ECS Instance section.
7. Click Next Step and configure the parameters on the Specify Instance Information wizard page.

   Parameter	Description
   Cluster ID/Name	Information about the cluster to which the instances are to be added. This parameter is automatically set.
   Data Disk	Specify whether to store the container and image data on a data disk. If the ECS instances have data disks mounted and the file system of the last data disk is not initialized, the system automatically formats the data disk to ext4. Then, the system uses the disk to store the data in /var/lib/docker and /var/lib/kubelet. Note After the data disk is formatted, the data that is stored on the disk is erased. Make sure that you have backed up the data before you add the ECS instances to the ACK cluster. If no data disk is attached to the ECS instances, the system does not purchase a new data disk.
   Retain Instance Name	By default, Retain Instance Name is turned on. If you do not want to retain the instance name, you can turn off Retain Instance Name. After you disable this feature, the nodes are renamed based on the node naming rules.
   Instance Information	The IDs and names of the instances to be added.

8. Click Next Step to go to the Complete wizard page. On the Complete wizard page, copy the command and click Done.
9. Log on to the ECS console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Instances & Images > Instances. Select the region where the cluster is deployed and then select the ECS instances that you want to add.
10. Click Connect in the Actions column. In the Connection and Command dialog box, select a connection method and go to the connection page.
    The following table describes the connection methods.

    Connection method	Description
    VNC Connection	For more information about how to connect to an ECS instance by using Virtual Network Computing (VNC), see Connect to a Linux instance by using password authentication or Connect to a Windows instance by using password authentication.
    Send Remote Commands (Cloud Assistant)	This is the recommended method. This method allows you to run remote commands on an instance. You can perform operations such as viewing disk capacity, installing software, and starting or stopping services without logging on to the instance. This feature is implemented by using Cloud Assistant. For more information about how to install and activate the Cloud Assistant client, see Install the Cloud Assistant client.

11. On the connection page, follow the instructions and paste the command copied in Step 8. Then, click Run to execute the script.
    After the script is executed, the ECS instance is added to the cluster.