Installing MiniKube on Windows 10 using Hyper-V

In this blog, we will show you the steps to installing Minikube on Windows 10 using Hyper-V service.

REQUIREMENTS

• Windows 10 Enterprise VM (or) Desktop (or) Laptop
• VT-X Enabled in BIOS
• Hyper-V Service

ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW

• We are using the Windows 10 Enterprise VM.

• We have hosted this VM on Windows 2016 environment with Nested Virtualization Enabled.

• Nested Virtualization is a feature which is available on Windows 2016 server editions.
• Please check this URL https://blog.assistanz.com/cloud-computing/setting-up-nested-virtualization-in-windows-2016/ for more information.

INSTALL HYPER-V

• Login into windows 10 VM through the Remote desktop.

• Right click on the start menu and select Run command.

• Type appwiz.cpl and press Enter. It will open the programs and features window.

• Click on Turn Windows Features on or off option.

• Select the Hyper-V service from the list and click on Ok button.

• It will take few minutes to complete the installation.

• Select Restart now to apply the changes.

DOWNLOAD KUBECTL

• Open the web browser and access the URL https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.9.0/bin/windows/amd64/kubectl.exe and download the file to your desktop.

• Copy the kubectl.exe to the %systemroot\system32 folder.

• You can find latest version of kubectl from this URL https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/

• By default, Environment variable was set to the system32 folder. No changes required.

DOWNLOAD MINIKUBE

• Open the web browser and access the URL https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases

• Scroll down and download the latest version of minikube for windows 64-bit version.

• Once the download completed, rename the file to minikube.exe.

• Copy the minikube.exe to %systemroot%\system32 folder.

CREATING VIRTUAL SWITCH

• Click the start menu and select Hyper-V snap-in.

• Click on the Virtual Switch Manager option.

• Select the virtual switch type as Internal.

• Provide a name for the virtual switch and select the Apply button.

• After few seconds, the new switch will be available in the list.

ENABLE INTERNET CONNECTION SHARING

• From the desktop, right click on the Network icon and select Open Network and Sharing Center option.

• Click on the Physical Ethernet which has the internet connection.

• Click on the Properties option.

• Switch to Sharing Tab and select the Internet sharing option. Select OK to apply the changes.

INSTALLING MINIKUBE

• Open Powershell (or) command prompt window and verify the minikube version.

• Type the below command to start the minikube with Hyper-V Driver.

minikube start --vm-driver=hyperv --hyperv-virtual-switch=Minikube

• It will start downloading the minikube ISO.

• Once the ISO download completes, New Minikube VM will be created in Hyper-V

• It will start downloading the localkube binary.

• After several minutes, Minikube was installed successfully.

VERIFICATION

• Type the below command to list the nodes.

kubectl get nodes

• You can also verify the minikube cluster status using the command.

minikube status

• You can also access the minikube through GUI.

minikube dashboard

• Click on the Nodes option to verify the nodes information.

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