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Version: v0.4

Connectors

Walrus offers connectors on the following two levels:

  • Project Connectors: Applied to a specific project
  • Global Connectors: Can be applied to all projects

Viewing the Connectors List​

Global Connectors List​

  1. Click on Operation Hub in the left-hand sidebar.
  2. Click on the Connectors tab to view the connectors list.

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Project Connectors List​

  1. Click on Application Management in the left-hand sidebar and select the appropriate project.
  2. Click on the Connectors tab to view the connectors list.

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Viewing Connector Details​

  1. Click on Operation Hub -> Connectors in the left-hand sidebar to go to the connectors list.
  2. Find the connector you need to view and click on its name to enter the connector's detail page.

Creating a Connector​

Note: Since v0.4.0, connector creation needs choose Applicable Environment Type, please check Environment Type for more details.

Creating a Kubernetes Connector​

  1. Click on New Connector in the connectors list and select Kubernetes.

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  1. Enable Cost Analysis is turned on by default. Once enabled, you can create related views in the Cost Management menu on the left-hand side to view the related expense statistics.
  2. Choose Applicable Environment Type.
  3. Fill out the form. After Save is successful, the Kubernetes connector is created.

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Creating a Cloud Vendor Connector​

  1. Click on New Connector in the connectors list and select Cloud Vendor.
  2. Configure Name, Type, AccessKey, SecretKey, Region connections.
  3. Choose Applicable Environment Type.
  4. Fill out the form. After Save is successful, the cloud vendor is created.

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Creating a Version Control Connector​

  1. Click on New Connector in the connectors list and select Version Control.
  2. Choose the type. Currently supports GitHub, fill out the corresponding Access token. The permission to operate the repo needs to be turned on.
  3. Choose Applicable Environment Type.
  4. Fill in the form. After Save is successful, the version control connector is created.

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Creating a Custom Connector​

  1. Click on New Connector in the connectors list and select Custom.
  2. The type is the type of third-party platform Terraform Provider, for example: AWS, AliCloud.
  3. Choose Applicable Environment Type.
  4. Add properties, for instance: if the Provider is AliCloud, you need to fill in access_key, secret_key, region.
provider "alicloud" {
  access_key = "${var.access_key}"
  secret_key = "${var.secret_key}"
  region     = "${var.region}"
}

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Deleting a Connector​

  1. Click on Operation Hub -> Connectors in the left-hand sidebar to go to the connectors list.
  2. Find the connector you need to delete.
  3. Ensure that no environment depends on this connector before selecting the connector you want to delete, then click the Delete button.
  4. Click the Confirm button to complete the deletion.

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Usage​

  1. Once the connector is successfully created.
  2. Add the corresponding connectors in the Projects -> Environment details.
  3. In the Services of environment details, a new service can use the connector.

Note:

  • Only administrators/platform engineers have the permission to create global connectors.
  • The scope of project connectors is restricted to the current project. They can only be added to environments created by the current project and cannot be used by other projects.
  • The scope of global connectors applied to all projects. They can be added to any project environment. If you need to restrict the scope, please use project connectors.