From 9ed690c625e57a0f6d284623832c6a0973b39ea6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jen Travinski Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:43:29 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Documented RKE2 feature flag and new RKE2 options for Windows clusters (#3545) * Notes for RKE2 options for Windows clusters * Added feature flag for RKE2 * Added new section for 2.6.1 changes * Updated feature flag * Revised RKE2 Windows Clusters * Made requested changes --- .../rke-clusters/windows-clusters/_index.md | 4 +++- .../v2.6/en/installation/resources/feature-flags/_index.md | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.6/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/windows-clusters/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.6/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/windows-clusters/_index.md index 56228d49c21..c63fccff494 100644 --- a/content/rancher/v2.6/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/windows-clusters/_index.md +++ b/content/rancher/v2.6/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/windows-clusters/_index.md @@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ _Tech Preview_ Rancher v2.6 introduces provisioning for [RKE2](https://docs.rke2.io/) clusters directly from the Rancher UI. RKE2, also known as RKE Government, is a fully conformant Kubernetes distribution that focuses on security and compliance within the U.S. Federal Government sector. -The RKE2 provisioning tech preview also includes installing RKE2 on Windows clusters. Windows features for RKE2 include: +The RKE2 provisioning tech preview also includes installing RKE2 on Windows clusters. When provisioning a new Windows cluster, users can select "Windows" and then choose the appropriate options to configure the custom cluster under the Cluster Management page. Only Windows worker nodes may be registered. + +Windows features for RKE2 include: - Windows Containers with RKE2 powered by containerd - Added provisioning of Windows RKE2 custom clusters directly from the Rancher UI diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.6/en/installation/resources/feature-flags/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.6/en/installation/resources/feature-flags/_index.md index eae48b246e9..74840feea9f 100644 --- a/content/rancher/v2.6/en/installation/resources/feature-flags/_index.md +++ b/content/rancher/v2.6/en/installation/resources/feature-flags/_index.md @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ For example, if you install Rancher, then set a feature flag to true with the Ra The following is a list of the feature flags available in Rancher: +- `rke2`: We have introduced the ability to provision RKE2 clusters as tech preview. By default, this feature flag is enabled, which allows users to attempt to provision these type of clusters. - `token-hashing`: This feature enables one-way [hashing of tokens]({{}}/rancher/v2.6/en/api/api-tokens) and cannot be disabled once enabled. - `fleet`: Rancher comes with [Fleet]({{}}/rancher/v2.6/en/deploy-across-clusters/fleet) preinstalled in v2.5+. Rancher v2.6's new provisioning system leverages Fleet's bundle deployment capabilities in order to manage clusters at scale. Therefore, in Rancher v2.6, Fleet can no longer be disabled. If Fleet was disabled in Rancher v2.5.x, it will become enabled if Rancher is upgraded to v2.6.x. - `continuous-delivery`: In Rancher v2.5.x, Fleet came with a GitOps feature that could not be disabled separately from Fleet. In Rancher v2.6, the `continuous-delivery` feature flag was introduced to allow the GitOps feature of Fleet to be disabled. For more information, see [this page.](./continuous-delivery) @@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ The below table shows the availability and default value for feature flags in Ra | `fleet` | `true` | Can no longer be disabled | v2.6.0 | N/A | | `continuous-delivery` | `true` | GA* | v2.6.0 | | | `token-hashing` | `false` | GA* | v2.6.0 | | +| `rke2` | `true` | Experimental | v2.6.0 | | \* Generally Available. This feature is included in Rancher and it is not experimental.