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Pre-Deployment Checklist

Before proceeding, ensure each item passes:
1

Cluster Access

kubectl get nodes
Shows all cluster nodes in Ready state
2

GPU Nodes Available

kubectl get nodes -o json | jq '.items[].status.capacity."nvidia.com/gpu"'
Shows GPU count for GPU nodes
3

Helm Installed

helm version
Shows Helm 3.x
4

Storage Available

kubectl get storageclass
Shows at least one storage class
5

Credentials Ready

  • License key obtained
  • Container registry credentials
  • Model download URL
6

Sufficient Resources

kubectl top nodes
Shows available resources for deployment
7

Permissions Check

kubectl auth can-i create deployments
kubectl auth can-i create services
kubectl auth can-i create secrets
All return yes

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Quick Verification Script

Run this script to check all prerequisites at once: 
#!/bin/bash
echo "=== Kubernetes STT Prerequisites Check ==="

echo -n "kubectl: "
kubectl version --client &>/dev/null && echo "OK" || echo "MISSING"

echo -n "Helm: "
helm version &>/dev/null && echo "OK" || echo "MISSING"

echo -n "Cluster Access: "
kubectl cluster-info &>/dev/null && echo "OK" || echo "FAILED"

echo -n "Nodes Ready: "
kubectl get nodes | grep -q "Ready" && echo "OK" || echo "FAILED"

echo -n "Storage Class: "
kubectl get storageclass &>/dev/null && echo "OK" || echo "MISSING"

echo -n "GPU Resources: "
kubectl get nodes -o json | jq -e '.items[].status.capacity."nvidia.com/gpu"' &>/dev/null && echo "OK" || echo "NOT DETECTED"

echo "=== Check Complete ==="

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AWS-Specific Prerequisites

If deploying on AWS EKS, see:

AWS EKS Setup

Complete guide for setting up EKS cluster with GPU support