The Application Load Balancer (ALB) Ingress controller is a fully managed component that controls the traffic forwarding of Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) clusters based on Layer 7 forwarding rules provided by ALB. This topic describes how to install, update, and uninstall the ALB Ingress controller in an ACK managed cluster or ACK dedicated cluster.
Install the ALB Ingress controller
Method 1: Install the ALB Ingress controller when you create a cluster
When you create an ACK managed cluster or ACK dedicated cluster, select ALB Ingress in the Ingress section. For more information, see Create an ACK Pro cluster.
Method 2: Install the ALB Ingress controller in an existing cluster
Log on to the ACK console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Clusters.
On the Clusters page, click the name of the cluster that you want to manage and choose in the left-side navigation pane.
On the Add-ons page, click the Networking tab. On the ALB Ingress Controller card, click Install.
NoteThe ALB Ingress controller is not supported in the China (Hohhot) and China (Heyuan) regions.
In the Install ALB Ingress Controller message, click OK.
Update the ALB Ingress controller
Log on to the ACK console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Clusters.
On the Clusters page, click the name of the cluster that you want to manage and click Cluster Information in the left-side navigation pane.
On the Clusters page, click the name of the cluster that you want to manage and choose in the left-side navigation pane.
On the Add-ons page, click the Networking tab, find ALB Ingress Controller, and then click Upgrade.
NoteIf the Upgrade button is not displayed for ALB Ingress Controller, the ALB Ingress controller in your cluster is already updated to the latest version.
In the Upgrade message, click OK.
Uninstall the ALB Ingress controller
Log on to the ACK console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Clusters.
On the Clusters page, click the name of the cluster that you want to manage and click Cluster Information in the left-side navigation pane.
On the Clusters page, click the name of the cluster that you want to manage and choose in the left-side navigation pane.
On the Add-ons page, click the Networking tab, find ALB Ingress Controller, and then click Uninstall.
In the Uninstall message, click OK.