Rancher Onboarding Program Reference Architecture

This reference architecture contains practical examples of setting up Rancher according to the outcomes specified in the Rancher Onboarding Program.

PHASE I

1.1 Automated Highly Available Deployment of Rancher Servers

1.2 Repeatable Upgrades of RKE Cluster (Rancher Server)

1.3 Repeatable Upgrades of Rancher Server

1.4 Automated Backup of Rancher

1.5 Monitoring of Rancher Server & RKE Cluster

PHASE II

2.1 Automated Deployment of Kubernetes Clusters with Autoscaling (where possible)

2.2 System Hardening & Security Policies Implemented

2.3 Defined User Management and Governance for Kubernetes Clusters

2.4 Repeatable Upgrades of Kubernetes Cluster

2.5 Automated Backup of Kubernetes Cluster Components

2.6 Logging and Monitoring of Kubernetes Clusters

PHASE III

3.1 Log Collection for Rancher and Kubernetes Cluster

3.2 Integration with Registry

3.3 Integration with Image Scanning Tools

3.4 Ingress and DNS Configured

3.5 Configuration of Storage Classes

3.6 Helm Catalog Setup