A Kubernetes administrator has been tasked with deploying a new cluster to AWS. The administrator has received the following requirements for this deployment:
Region us-east-1
AMI rhel8.6What is a requirement for deploying a new cluster in AWS?
For deploying NKP clusters in AWS, setting theAWS_REGIONenvironment variable is a key prerequisite to ensure that the AWS CLI and underlying deployment scripts know which region to target. This is essential for provisioning instances using the specified AMI.
Exact extract:
“Set the AWS_REGION environment variable to the appropriate region prior to deploying clusters to ensure proper interaction with the AWS API.”
[Reference:, Nutanix Kubernetes Platform Administration (NKPA) 6.10 – “AWS Environment Configuration”, NCP-CN 6.10 Study Guide – “Preparing the AWS Environment for NKP”, ]
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