Complete the pre-requisites before deploying the Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes agent. Once the agent is deployed, it starts the Azure Arc registration of the Kubernetes cluster using Azure CLI. The Azure CLI uses Helm to deploy the agent Helm charts on the cluster. The cluster nodes pull the images that are required to create the agent in the Azure-Arc namespace. The cluster nodes establish the outbound communication to the Microsoft Container Registry.

Perform the following steps to deploy the agent on a PowerFlex based Kubernetes cluster:

1. Install the Azure Arc Kubernetes agent.

Run the following command to install the Azure Arc Kubernetes agent into the Kubernetes cluster: 

[***@azurevm1 ~]# az connectedk8s connect --name AzureArcTest1 --resource-group AzureArcTest

2. Verify the Azure Arc Kubernetes agent deployment.

Ensure that the required pods are created under azure-arc namespace and all the pods are in Running status to confirm that the agent is deployed successfully.

[****@azurevm1 ~]# kubectl get pods -n azure-arc

NAME                                         READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE

cluster-metadata-operator-7cff574c4f-brrjz   2/2     Running   0          23m

clusterconnect-agent-6dfd867c68-pg56t        3/3     Running   0          23m

clusteridentityoperator-fd498bf96-bvf6p      2/2     Running   0          23m

config-agent-5ff6c457df-7qptz                2/2     Running   0          23m

controller-manager-8676dcdc6-n87hx           2/2     Running   0          23m

extension-manager-675b47d497-c78wb           2/2     Running   0          23m

flux-logs-agent-6596f58c56-mchgf             1/1     Running   0          23m

kube-aad-proxy-79f7568dbd-l2cqn              2/2     Running   0          23m

metrics-agent-5b9b94754f-58v9x               2/2     Running   0          23m

resource-sync-agent-f8c7c6b6b-lm55p          2/2     Running   0          23m

3. Verify the agent deployment from the Azure portal.

Once all the Azure-Arc-enabled Kubernetes agent pods are in running state, the cluster is connected to the Azure-Arc. The connected Kubernetes cluster is listed under the resource group in the Azure portal.

Figure 7. Kubernetes cluster from the PowerFlex platform

Note: Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes agent does not require inbound ports on the firewall. The agent initiates the outbound communication by enabling egress endpoints. For more information, see the network requirements section in the Azure portal. The data centers using outbound proxy server for SSL handshake must follow the steps described in Connect using an outbound proxy server for deploying the agent.