Adapter Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Kubernetes, an open-source container orchestration platform, helps organizations manage complex, distributed application environments. The Tidal by Redwood adapter integrates Kubernetes containerization initiatives into broader IT workflows.
Consolidate containerized automation
Improve visibility across modern and legacy infrastructure.
Monitor from one place
Centralize management and control of Kubernetes processes.
Optimize resources
Use advanced scheduling to utilize containers efficiently.
Automate end to end
Integrate container activities into overall business processes.
Orchestration across environments
Automating container activities
Tidal’s adapter for Kubernetes enables you to centralize automation for containerization initiatives. The adapter works through the Kubernetes API to take control of embedded scheduler activities and integrate them into the overall business processes.
As you operationalize new applications and microservices with Kubernetes, this adapter provides the mechanism for initiating application processes embedded in containers and pods and automating Kubernetes jobs. For example, use Tidal to spin up containers and pods and take them down so they are running when — and only when — they are needed, so you can optimize resources and reduce costs.
Our adapter for Kubernetes supports the version available from Kubernetes.io as well as additional versions:
- AWS
- Azure
- OKE
- OpenShift
Scheduling Kubernetes activities in Tidal with agents
In addition to the Kubernetes adapter, Tidal offers a couple of approaches with agents.
Use the Linux agent container to quickly build containers for your applications with a Tidal agent already embedded inside. When the container is created, the agent will auto-register with the Tidal Master and operate as a delegate to run jobs and report status back to the Master.
Alternatively, place a Tidal agent in your container to operate as the delegate and execute the jobs locally on behalf of the Master
What the adapter enables
Tidal can orchestrate your Kubernetes workflows, whether they’re running on-premises or in the cloud.
- Apply advanced scheduling capabilities to improve container resource utilization
- Avoid islands of automation and separate schedulers
- Centralize management and control of Kubernetes processes
- Integrate container activities into overall business processes
- Maintain comprehensive history and logs for audit requirements
- Reduce costs with more efficient dynamic container resource management
- Satisfy change management and audit requirements with Tidal’s logging
How it works
The Tidal adapter for Kubernetes runs as part of a Tidal instance. It works through the Kubernetes API to take control of scheduling activities.
Managing Kubernetes
- Kubernetes job: This job type essentially reflects the jobs in the Kubernetes scheduler for managing elasticity. These jobs bring up a container, deploy an app inside it, perform the required processing and then destroy the container. By scheduling these jobs in the Tidal platform, Tidal triggers the job in Kubernetes, Kubernetes runs it, and Tidal monitors the job for output and completion.
- Container attachment: This job is used to inject a command into a specified container.
Administering the Kubernetes cluster
Kubernetes objects are constructs used by Kubernetes to deploy applications in pods and containers. Within Tidal, you can schedule, create, update and delete operations for lifecycle management of objects inside Kubernetes:
- Config Map: Defining configuration options for Kubernetes microservices
- Deployment: Deploying an application at a certain time
- Persistent Volume Claim: Creating storage to be used by Kubernetes microservices
- ReplicaSet: Replicating containers and the relationships between them
- Services: Redirecting traffic to endpoints and named spaces
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Tidal and Kubernetes integration FAQs
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What are Kubernetes connectors?
Kubernetes connectors, or adapters, are integration tools that allow external platforms, such as workload automation solutions, to interact directly with Kubernetes clusters. These connectors provide a secure, standardized way to orchestrate and automate actions within Kubernetes, such as spinning up or scaling down pods, managing jobs, monitoring containerized applications or retrieving logs and status updates.
The Tidal by Redwood adapter for Kubernetes serves as a bridge between your workload automation platform and your containerized workloads.
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What does Kubernetes do?
Kubernetes is used to deploy, manage and scale containerized applications automatically. It acts as a container orchestration platform, helping teams run applications reliably across clusters or servers without needing to manually manage each container. Kubernetes handles scheduling, health checks, load balancing, scaling and self-healing, making it easier to run microservices and cloud-native applications at scale.
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Is Kubernetes a DevOps tool?
Yes, Kubernetes is considered a key enabler of DevOps practices, although it is not a DevOps tool in itself. It provides the infrastructure and capabilities that support continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), scalability and resilience — core principles of DevOps.
Combined with workload automation, Kubernetes takes on an even more strategic role, as its actions can be orchestrated in enterprise workflows across cloud and on-premises systems. This unifies DevOps practices with IT operations.