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 +====== Kubernetes Cluster ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
 +
 +A Kubernetes Cluster is a coordinated computing platform comprising Kubernetes control-plane components and one or more worker nodes that schedule, execute, connect, and manage containerized workloads.
 +
 +A Kubernetes Cluster may include:
 +
 +  * Kubernetes control-plane components
 +  * Worker nodes
 +  * Cluster networking
 +  * Service discovery
 +  * Storage integration
 +  * Identity and access configuration
 +  * Admission controls
 +  * Security controls
 +  * Monitoring integration
 +  * Logging integration
 +
 +The control plane manages the desired and observed state of Kubernetes resources.
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 +Worker nodes execute the containers and supporting runtime components associated with deployed [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:containerized_workload|Containerized Workloads]].
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 +A Kubernetes Cluster differs from a container runtime:
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 +  * A container runtime creates and operates containers
 +  * A Kubernetes Cluster coordinates containers, workloads, resources, scheduling, networking, and related platform behavior across one or more nodes
 +
 +A Kubernetes Cluster may operate:
 +
 +  * Within a single Infrastructure Environment
 +  * Across multiple availability zones
 +  * On physical machines
 +  * On [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:virtual_machine|Virtual Machines]]
 +  * Through a provider-managed service
 +  * In a Connected, Disconnected, or Air-Gapped Environment
 +
 +===== Definition =====
 +
 +//coordinated computing platform comprising Kubernetes control-plane components and one or more worker nodes that schedule, execute, connect, and manage [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:containerized_workload|Containerized Workloads]]//
 +
 +===== Source =====
 +
 +Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.
 +
 +===== Note =====
 +
 +A Kubernetes Cluster does not by itself establish that the cluster is:
 +
 +  * Securely configured
 +  * Highly available
 +  * Compliant
 +  * Connected to an external network
 +  * Suitable for production use
 +  * Authorized to execute a particular Workload
 +
 +Separate requirements govern those determinations.
 +
 +The term does not prescribe a Kubernetes distribution, version, installation method, node topology, container runtime, network implementation, storage implementation, or provider.
 +
 +===== Example =====
 +
 +Crucible deploys a Kubernetes Cluster consisting of control-plane components, three worker nodes, cluster networking, storage integration, identity controls, logging, and monitoring.
 +
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 +© 2026 Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.
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