Kommander is the management plane for the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP). The official and prescribed method for deploying the NKP management cluster, which includes Kommander, is by using the dedicated NKP Command Line Interface (CLI). After setting up a bastion host with the necessary prerequisites, the platform engineer uses commands from the NKP CLI, such as nkp create cluster, to initiate and manage the installation process. This ensures a standardized and supported deployment.

A. AWS CLI: This tool is used for managing Amazon Web Services resources and is not the designated tool for installing the NKP management plane.

B. Terraform: This is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool for provisioning underlying infrastructure, not the specific CLI used to execute the Kommander installation itself.

C. Ansible: This is a configuration management tool. While it can automate setup tasks, it is not the primary command-line tool for deploying NKP.

1. Nutanix Kubernetes Platform v2.4 Documentation

Deploying a Management Cluster

Section: Create a Management Cluster. This section explicitly details the use of the nkp CLI command to deploy the cluster.

URL: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Kubernetes-Platform-v24:top-create-management-cluster-t.html

2. Nutanix Kubernetes Platform v2.4 Documentation

NKP CLI Command Reference. This reference guide documents all available commands for the nkp CLI

including create

which is fundamental to the installation process.

URL: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Kubernetes-Platform-v24:Nutanix-Kubernetes-Platform-v24-nkp-cli-command-reference-w-c.html