Manage ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Installed Applications Using the GUI

Introduction

An application (represented as a helm chart or manifest) is like the blueprint or template of a software application. An Installed Application is the specific, running copy of that app on a ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes Service Cluster. 

This is a series of articles. You will likely follow them in this order.

1. ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes Service and ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Overview 
2. Create and Manage ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes Service and App Flows using the API
3. Create and Manage a ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes Service Cluster Using the GUI
4. Manage an App from the ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Marketplace Using the GUI
5. Manage ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Installed Applications Using the GUI - You are here!
6. Create and Manage ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Cluster Groupings Using the GUI
7. Create ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows GitOps Repositories Using the GUI
   • ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows GitOps Configuration Examples for fleet.yaml
8. Troubleshoot ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes Service and App Flows

Prerequisites

• You have already Created a ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes Service Cluster.
• You have an application to install on your cluster. 
• Your edge nodes are running the EVE-k v16.0.0 or greater (EVE-OS KVM is not supported).
• 4GB minimum RAM and 2 CPU.
• You have either the SysManager or SysAdmin role in your ZEDEDA Cloud enterprise.

Manually Add a ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Application

You can manually add an app directly to Installed Applications as a one-time addition. If you plan to install it multiple times or if you want to make it available for others to install as well, you would use the ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Marketplace instead. 

Add Details 

1. Click Edge Kubernetes > Installed Applications in the left panel.
2. Click + to add the new application.
3. In Kubernetes Apps, select your app from the drop-down.
4. In Version, select the version from the drop-down.
5. Enter the Install Name.
   This is unique across the enterprise and cannot be changed.
6. Enter the Install Title.
   This value is not used by the ZEDEDA Cloud system. It’s offered to give you more flexibility in organizing your enterprise. It can be changed after you create the object.
7. Select the Project that is associated with your cluster.
8. Enter a Description to help other admins understand the purpose of the network or any important details.
9. Enter keys and values for your Cluster Tags.
   For example, you could tag them as “environment:production” or “criticality:high” or “location:us-west”. 
   • Select the tags you created when you created your Edge Kubernetes Clusters, then only those clusters matching those tags will display in the list for the next step.
10. Select your Cluster from the list. 
    • You can only select one cluster.
11. Click Next. 

Edit Values

You can edit your application values by Options or you can edit by YAML. Options and YAML are both specific to your app, so the configuration choices will vary. 

• Options (if available) are a series of questions to answer. The answers will be fed directly to the YAML config. This is optional.  
• YAML contains the key:value pairs that you can configure manually. 

Compare Changes

1. See the before and after diff by Unified view (vertical changes) or Split view (side-by-side changes).
2. Click Next. 

Review & Add

1. Review the information.
2. Click Add. 

View a ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Installed Application

After you install an app, you can view it.

Installed Application List View

1. Click Edge Kubernetes > Installed Applications in the left panel.
2. Expand (⌄) the Summary drop-down.
   The summary panel shows the installation status of all the installed applications:
   • Unknown 
   • Ready 
   • Not Ready 
   • Error Applied 
   • Error
3. Observe the list of your installed applications. 

Installed Application Detail View

Following the summary panel list, a view of all the installed applications is displayed in a tabular format.

1. Click one of your installed applications in the list to see its details.
2. The Status tab displays the installation Status, how long ago the app was installed, and who created it. It also displays the Resources:
   • State
   • API Version
   • Kind
   • Name
3. The Basic Info tab displays the Identity Details of the installed application and its unique Id. It also displays the Cluster Details.

Edit a ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Installed Application

After you install an app, you can edit it if things change.

1. Click Edge Kubernetes > Installed Applications in the left panel.
2. Click one of your installed applications in the list to see its details.
3. Click the Basic Info tab.
4. Click the pencil icon to edit the editable fields, such as: Version, Install Title, or Description.
5. Click Save.

Delete a ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Installed Application

After you install an app, you can delete it if you no longer need it.

1. Click Edge Kubernetes > Installed Applications in the left panel.
2. Click the checkboxes next to the installed apps that you want to delete.
3. Click the ellipsis (…) at the top right of the page.
4. Select Delete from the drop-down menu.
5. Confirm the deletion action.

Next Steps

This is a series of articles. You will likely follow them in this order.

1. ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes Service and ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Overview 
2. Create and Manage ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes Service and App Flows using the API
3. Create and Manage a ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes Service Cluster Using the GUI
4. Manage an App from the ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Marketplace Using the GUI
5. Manage ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Installed Applications Using the GUI - You are here!
6. Create and Manage ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows Cluster Groupings Using the GUI
7. Create ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows GitOps Repositories Using the GUI
   • ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes App Flows GitOps Configuration Examples for fleet.yaml
8. Troubleshoot ZEDEDA Edge Kubernetes Service and App Flows