Category: Cloud

Resources QoS in Kubernetes


I extracted a few points to grasp the rough idea of how Kubernetes manages resources QoS: Pods that need to stay up reliably can request guaranteed resources, while pods with less stringent requirements can use resources with weaker or no guarantee. If a pod is successfully scheduled, the container is guaranteed the amount of resources … Continue reading Resources QoS in Kubernetes →

HTTP Error 403 of Rancher server 2.0 preview


If you see the following error when run Rancher server 2.0 preview, it could be caused by your proxy. This is NOT the proxy settings in the docker daemon but the one inside the container itself. I noticed that Rancher server 2.0 tries to download some machine drivers when boots up, it returns the 403 … Continue reading HTTP Error 403 of Rancher server 2.0 preview →

What GCP offers but AWS does not?


A quick summary of what I have found out in Google Cloud Summit Sydney yesterday. GCP GCE offers pay-per-minute (minimum 10 minutes charge), AWS EC2 charges pay-per-hour GCP GCE offers customisable instance spec (up to 64 cores, 416G RAM), AWS EC2 only supports fixed instance spec. GCP GCE support live migration, AWS does not support … Continue reading What GCP offers but AWS does not? →