| title | description | author | ms.author | ms.reviewer | ms.date | ms.topic | ms.service | services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
How to install IoT Edge on Kubernetes | Microsoft Docs |
Learn on how to install IoT Edge on Kubernetes using a local development cluster environment |
PatAltimore |
patricka |
veyalla |
12/09/2021 |
conceptual |
iot-edge |
iot-edge |
IoT Edge can be installed on Kubernetes by using KubeVirt technology. KubeVirt is an open source, Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) project that offers a Kubernetes virtualization API and runtime to define and manage virtual machines.
| Note | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Install KubeVirt Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) into the Kubernetes cluster. Like the Kubernetes cluster, management and updates to KubeVirt components are outside the purview of IoT Edge. |
| 2️ | A KubeVirt VirtualMachine custom resource is used to define a Virtual Machine with required resources and base operating system. A running instance of this resouce is created in a Kubernetes Pod using KVM and QEMU technologies. If your Kubernetes node itself is a Virtual Machine, you'll need to enable Nested Virtualization to use KubeVirt. |
| 3️ | The environment inside the QEMU container is just like an OS environment. IoT Edge and its dependencies (like the Docker container engine) can be setup using standard installation instructions or a cloud-init script. |
A functional sample for running IoT Edge on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using KubeVirt is available at https://aka.ms/iotedge-kubevirt.
Note
Based on feedback, the prior translation-based preview of IoT Edge integration with Kubernetes has been discontinued and will not be made generally available. An exception being Azure Stack Edge devices where tranlation-based Kubernetes integration will be supported until IoT Edge v1.1 is maintained (Dec 2022).