Viewing the Status of a Kubernetes Cluster

Assuming you have created a cluster using the steps outlined in Chapter 7, you can view the status of a Kubernetes cluster using either Google Cloud Console or the gcloud commands.

Viewing the Status of Kubernetes Clusters Using Cloud Console

Starting from the Cloud Console home page, open the navigation menu by clicking the three stacked lines icon in the upper-left corner. This displays the list of GCP services, as shown in Figure 8.1.

FIGURE 8.1 Navigation menu in Google Cloud Console

Select Kubernetes Engine from the lists of services, as shown in Figure 8.2.

FIGURE 8.2 Selecting Kubernetes Engine from the navigation menu

Pinning Services to the Top of the Navigation Menu

In Figure 8.2, Kubernetes Engine has been “pinned” so it is displayed at the top. You can pin any service in the navigation menu by mousing over the product and clicking the pin icon that appears, as in Figure 8.3. In that figure, Compute Engine...