In {product-title} version {product-version}, you can install a private cluster into an existing VPC on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The installation program provisions the rest of the required infrastructure, which you can further customize. To customize the installation, you modify
parameters in the install-config.yaml file before you install the cluster.
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You reviewed details about the {product-title} installation and update processes.
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You read the documentation on selecting a cluster installation method and preparing it for users.
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You configured a GCP project to host the cluster.
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If you use a firewall, you configured it to allow the sites that your cluster requires access to.
By default, administrator secrets are stored in the kube-system project. If you configured the credentialsMode parameter in the install-config.yaml file to Manual, you must use one of the following alternatives:
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To manage long-term cloud credentials manually, follow the procedure in Manually creating long-term credentials.
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To implement short-term credentials that are managed outside the cluster for individual components, follow the procedures in Configuring a GCP cluster to use short-term credentials.
To install a cluster that is configured to use GCP Workload Identity, you must configure the CCO utility and create the required GCP resources for your cluster.
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See Accessing the web console for more details about accessing and understanding the {product-title} web console.
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See About remote health monitoring for more information about the Telemetry service
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If necessary, you can opt out of remote health reporting.