How to Add SSH Public Keys to the Metal Console
In this video, we'll show you how to add SSH Public Keys to the Metal Console. We'll start with a breakdown of the Equinix Metal organizational structure — explaining the difference between signing up as an individual or through an invitation. Then we'll head to the Metal Console and add a new Public SSH Key to our profile. Then we'll create a User Key that can be used across multiple projects and organizations. Next we'll deploy a new on-demand server to see how it interacts with the project and user keys. The SSH Keys tab is under the Optional Settings section and we'll find the newly created project and user keys.
Nutanix Examples: Protection Policy with VM Migration & Active Directory Authentication
Those looking to explore Nutanix on Equinix Metal are likely to have two concerns in mind: ease of migration and security. Thankfully, two examples have recently been added to the Equinix Terraform directory that demonstrate exactly how a user can accomplish these two things. Nutanix Clusters Setup and Protection Policy - walks a user through creating two Nutanix Clusters on Equinix Metal rapidly, create a protection policy between them, and then practice creating a VM in one cluster and migrating it to the other cluster. Nutanix on Equinix Metal with Active Directory Authentication - helps a user create a cluster on Equinix, add an AD server VM, configure AD authentication, and map a few sample roles to the AD. Both examples use a combination of Terraform and manual Prism console steps, promoting understanding while deploying with speed and convenience. Consider walking through these examples if you're interested in exploring Nutanix on Equinix Metal or learning more about making your infrastructure more reliable and secure.How a Self-Taught Coder Helped Istio Solve Cloud Native Networking
Managing network connections for an application used to be relatively straight forward. Applications were written and run as monoliths and didn’t need internal connectivity to integrate their constituent parts. And there weren't a whole lot of resources they needed to connect to externally. Read the full Blog Here!60 seconds about IFConfig and IPConfig
What can you learn in 60 seconds? A lot, actually! We're now creating Youtube Shorts to teach you in bite-size snippets. Let me and stevemar know which topics you'd like us to cover! Here I talk about IPConfig and IFConfig, which dives into your computer's network - like VPNs, ethernet ports, and more! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xh5KqfH7WE8
Terraform Provider Demo | Inside Equinix Developer Tech
In this video, we explore Terraform as the industry standard for provisioning on Equinix Metal. We’ll discuss the advantages of a declarative approach using HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL), which enables reproducible and repeatable server environments. Join us for a demonstration of setting up Equinix Metal, including authentication and creating projects and devices with user data for automated configurations. Thank you for watching, and don’t miss the other videos in this series!
New Workshop: Load Balanced Kubernetes Cluster with Cluster API
Did you know that you can take advantage of Equinix Metal Load Balancers while quickly provisioning a Kubernetes cluster? You can try this hands-on in our latest workshop that takes advantage of two Equinix integrations with the Kubernetes API: Cloud Provider Equinix Metal (CPEM) and Cluster API Provider Packet (CAPP). This workshop takes a user step-by-step through gathering configuration details from the Metal Console, setting up the launch environment, and deploying a sample application on the load balanced cluster. You’ll use CAPP to deploy the cluster on Equinix Metal machines, including three control plane nodes and two worker nodes to demonstrate the load balancing functionality. By changing the configuration in CPEM, it is enabled to set up the load balancing service in front of the control plane nodes. Later, the user deploys and verifies nginx as a sample application. This produces a website that can be accessed via an external IP managed by a dynamically provisioned Equinix Metal Load Balancer, which can be reviewed in the Equinix Metal console. Make sure to permanently delete the cluster using the workshop instructions since Cluster API clusters will attempt to repair themselves if servers and load balancers are deleted manually. This workshop is a wonderful way to gain comfort using a diverse set of Kubernetes related tools as well as Equinix load balancing and bare metal.Terraform CDK | Inside Equinix Developer Tech
In this video, David Flanagan a.k.a. Rawkode, does a deepdive on the Equinix Terraform CDK. David will discuss the advantages of using Terraform CDK for your Equinix provisioning, emphasizing the benefits of a declarative approach to code. This method allows for reusable snippets across teams, reducing redundant work. We'll demonstrate how to create a function to find the cheapest server configuration and show how this refactored code can be published and shared via various platforms like NPM and PyPy. Thank you for joining this walkthrough on provisioning Equinix Metal devices with Terraform CDK. Be sure to check out the other demo videos in this series. See you next time!
Nutanix Terraform Cluster Provisioning
Come join Equinix's Chris Privitere! Nutanix Terraform Cluster Provisioning simplifies the process of setting up cloud environments. By using a few lines of code, you can efficiently configure and deploy clusters. This method ensures a streamlined and consistent setup, reducing manual errors. It's a reliable solution for managing complex IT infrastructures. LINKS Nutanix Workshop Create an Account Deploy Labs
