Google Cloud console

As explained in Google Anthos in Action

Google Cloud console is Google's web-based interface for viewing and managing Google Cloud resources and services.

Google Cloud console is a graphical interface for viewing and managing Google Cloud resources. For Anthos, its dashboards bring clusters and application workloads across locations and infrastructure providers into one operational view. Access benefits from Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) and any security configured on individual clusters. section 2.0

For day-to-day cluster operations, the console provides several paths:

• Inspect Pods, Services, ConfigMaps, persistent volumes, nodes and workloads after clusters are registered and users are authenticated. View workloads across clusters or filter by cluster. section 5.1.3
• Select Connect on a GKE cluster to obtain a command for Google Cloud Shell. On-premises and other-cloud clusters use Connect gateway functionality for remote access. section 5.1.3
• Edit and apply Kubernetes YAML through the interface when triaging an incident or developing. These changes become Kubernetes API calls through the Connect Agent; prefer automated, scripted management for production. section 5.1.3
• Inspect node information, including Docker, kubelet and memory pressure, during fault analysis before actions such as cordoning and draining a node. section 5.1.3

Verify a service-mesh deployment

After installing Anthos Service Mesh on a GKE cluster and deploying the Online Boutique application into an injection-enabled namespace, use the console’s Anthos Service Mesh service list and topology view as evidence that the application is running in the mesh. Check installation and Pod health separately with kubectl; the graphical view does not replace those checks. section 4.7.1

Figure 4.14 Anthos Service Mesh: topology view

The topology view is the visual check used alongside the service list to inspect the deployed mesh application. section 4.7.1

Run a VM migration through the interface

Migrate to Containers can take a Compute Engine VM application toward GKE through the console: add a processing cluster, configure a migration source, start a migration, review or edit its plan, and generate artifacts. The processing cluster controls the migration; artifacts go to Google Cloud Storage and images to Google Container Registry. This console workflow supports Google Cloud clusters, not Anthos on AWS or VMware, even though processing clusters may run in the cloud or on-premises. section 15.4.3

How Google Anthos in Action covers it

How deep it goes

Walks through cluster connection, YAML triage, node inspection and a GUI migration; leaves production cluster management to automation.

Examples

Uses an Online Boutique service-mesh check, node and YAML management screens, and a Tomcat VM-to-container migration.

What it assumes

Assumes registered clusters and authenticated users for resource inspection, plus an existing GKE cluster for the service-mesh exercise.

What you can do after

Operate/configure it to inspect clusters, connect to GKE, make triage edits, verify mesh visibility and run a supported GUI migration.

How it connects

Connects IAM, Kubernetes API calls, Connect Agent, Google Cloud Shell, Anthos Service Mesh and Migrate to Containers to console operations.

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• Anthos UIused by · Anthos UI is the web-based interface for viewing and managing Anthos resources through the Google Cloud console.
• contractuses · An API contract is a specification of the operations, data, and behavioral expectations that govern interactions between software components.
• frontend developmentkind of · Frontend development is the practice of building the user-facing, client-side interfaces and behavior through which people interact with software.
• single pane of glasshas part · A single pane of glass is a unified interface for viewing, managing, querying, or correlating information from multiple systems or environments.
• Anthosused by · Anthos is Google Cloud's platform for managing and deploying applications consistently across on-premises and multiple cloud environments.
• Artifact Registryused by · Artifact Registry is Google Cloud's managed service for storing, managing, securing, versioning, and distributing software artifacts such as packages and container images.

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