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EKS Cluster Connection

🛰️ EKS Cluster Authentication Overview

Purpose

This document describes how to authenticate, configure, and verify connections to Amazon EKS clusters using AWS CLI and kubectl.

🛡️ Verify AWS Credentials

Before connecting to your EKS cluster, confirm you are using the correct AWS credentials: 

aws sts get-caller-identity

Credential Verification

This command returns your AWS account and user information, Ensure you have the necessary IAM permissions for EKS access.

⚙️ Configure kubeconfig for EKS Clusters

# Dev-US Cluster
aws eks --region us-east-1 update-kubeconfig --name dev-us

# TIM-POC Cluster
aws eks --region us-east-1 update-kubeconfig --name tim-poc

# ATnT-POC Cluster
aws eks --region us-east-1 update-kubeconfig --name atandt-poc

# DEMO Cluster
aws eks --region us-east-1 update-kubeconfig --name demo

# Telcel-POC Cluster
aws eks --region us-east-1 update-kubeconfig --name telcel-poc

Region Specification

Replace us-east-1 with your cluster's AWS region if different.

🧪 Test kubectl

kubectl get nodes

📚 References