Overview

This page contains instructions for deploying Aqua Enterprise in a Kubernetes cluster, using the Helm package manager.

Refer to the Aqua Enterprise product documentation for the broader context: Kubernetes with Helm Charts.

Contents

• Overview
  • Contents
  • Helm charts
• Deployment instructions
  • (Optional) Add the Aqua Helm repository
    • For Helm 2.x
    • For Helm 3.x
  • Deploy the Helm charts
    • Error 2
    • Error 3
• Quick-start deployment (not for production purposes)
• Issues and feedback

Helm charts

This repository includes the following charts; they can be deployed separately:

Chart	Description	Latest Chart Version
Server	Deploys the Console, Database, and Gateway components; optionally deploys Envoy component	6.5.23
Enforcer	Deploys the Aqua Enforcer daemonset	6.5.19
Scanner	Deploys the Aqua Scanner deployment	6.5.10
KubeEnforcer	Deploys Aqua KubeEnforcer	6.5.24
Gateway	Deploys the Aqua Standalone Gateway	6.5.14
Tenant-Manager	Deploys the Aqua Tenant Manager	6.5.3
Cyber Center	Deploys Aqua CyberCenter offline for air-gap environment	6.5.1
Cloud Connector	Deploys the Aqua Cloud Connector	6.5.3
QuickStart	Not for production use (see below). Deploys the Console, Database, Gateway and KubeEnforcer components	6.5.2

Deployment instructions

Aqua Enterprise deployments include the following components:

• Server (Console, Database, and Gateway)
• Enforcer
• KubeEnforcer
• Scanner (Optional)

Follow the steps in this section for production-grade deployments. You can either clone the aqua-helm git repo or you can add our Helm private repository (https://helm.aquasec.com).

(Optional) Add the Aqua Helm repository

1. Add the Aqua Helm repository to your local Helm repos by executing the following command:

helm repo add aqua-helm https://helm.aquasec.com
helm repo update

2. Search for all components of the latest version in our Aqua Helm repository

For Helm 2.x

helm search aqua-helm
# Examples
helm search aqua-helm --versions
helm search aqua-helm --version 6.5

For Helm 3.x

helm search repo aqua-helm
# Examples
helm search repo aqua-helm --versions
helm search repo aqua-helm --version 6.5

Example output:

NAME                            CHART VERSION   APP VERSION     DESCRIPTION
aqua-helm/cloud-connector       6.5.3           6.5             A Helm chart for Aqua Cloud-Connector
aqua-helm/cyber-center          6.5.1           6.5             A Helm chart for Aqua CyberCenter
aqua-helm/enforcer              6.5.19          6.5             A Helm chart for the Aqua Enforcer
aqua-helm/gateway               6.5.14          6.5             A Helm chart for the Aqua Gateway
aqua-helm/kube-enforcer         6.5.24          6.5             A Helm chart for the Aqua KubeEnforcer Starboard
aqua-helm/scanner               6.5.10          6.5             A Helm chart for the Aqua Scanner CLI component
aqua-helm/server                6.5.23          6.5             A Helm chart for the Aqua Console components
aqua-helm/tenant-manager        6.5.3           6.5             A Helm chart for the Aqua Tenant Manager

Deploy the Helm charts

1. Add Aqua Helm Repository

   helm repo add aqua-helm https://helm.aquasec.com
   helm repo update
   

   Check for available chart versions either from Changelog or by running the below command.

   helm search repo aqua-helm/enforcer --versions
   

   Create the aqua namespace.

   kubectl create namespace aqua

   Create aqua-registry secret

   kubectl create secret docker-registry aqua-registry-secret \
    --docker-server=registry.aquasec.com \
    --docker-username=$YOUR_REGISTRY_USER \
    --docker-password=$YOUR_REGISTRY_PASSWORD \
    -n aqua
   

2. Deploy the Server chart.

   helm upgrade --install --namespace aqua aqua aqua-helm/server --version $VERSION \
   --set imageCredentials.create=false \
   --set global.platform=$PLATFORM
   

3. Deploy the Enforcer chart.

   helm upgrade --install --namespace aqua aqua-enforcer aqua-helm/enforcer --version $VERSION \
   --set imageCredentials.create=false \
   --set platform=$PLATFORM
   

4. Deploy the KubeEnforcer chart.

   helm upgrade --install --namespace aqua kube-enforcer aqua-helm/kube-enforcer --version $VERSION \
   --set platform=$PLATFORM \
   --set certsSecret.autoGenerate=true
   

5. (Optional) Deploy the Scanner chart.

   helm upgrade --install --namespace aqua scanner aqua-helm/scanner --version $VERSION \
   --set user=$AQUA_CONSOLE_USERNAME \
   --set password=$AQUA_CONSOLE_PASSWORD
   

6. Gateway is Deployed by default with Server chart, advanced Gateway Deployment options can be found Here.

7. (Optional) Deploy the TenantManager chart.

   helm upgrade --install --namespace aqua tenant-manager aqua-helm/tenant-manager --version $VERSION \
   --set platform=$PLATFORM
   

8. (Optional) Deploy the Cyber-Center chart.

   helm upgrade --install --namespace aqua aqua-cyber-center aqua-helm/cyber-center --version $VERSION \
   --set imageCredentials.create=false
   

9. (Optional) Deploy the Cloud-Connector chart.

   helm upgrade --install --namespace aqua aqua-cloud-connector aqua-helm/cloud-connector --version $VERSION \
   --set userCreds.username=$AQUA_CONSOLE_USERNAME \
   --set userCreds.password=$AQUA_CONSOLE_PASSWORD \
   --set authType.tokenAuth=false \
   --set authType.userCreds=true
   

10. Access the Aqua UI in browser with {{ .Release.Name }}-console-svc service and port, to check the service details:

    kubectl get svc -n aqua

    • Example:
      • http://< Console IP/DNS >:8080* (default access without SSL) or
      • https://< Console IP/DNS >:443* (If SSL configured to console component in server chart)

Troubleshooting

This section not all-inclusive. It describes some common issues that we have encountered during deployments.

Error 1

• Error message: UPGRADE/INSTALL FAILED, configmaps is forbidden.
• Example:

Error: UPGRADE FAILED: configmaps is forbidden: User "system:serviceaccount:kube-system:default" cannot list configmaps in the namespace "kube-system"

• Solution: Create a service account for Tiller to utilize.

kubectl create serviceaccount --namespace kube-system tiller
kubectl create clusterrolebinding tiller-cluster-rule --clusterrole=cluster-admin --serviceaccount=kube-system:tiller
kubectl patch deploy --namespace kube-system tiller-deploy -p '{"spec":{"template":{"spec":{"serviceAccount":"tiller"}}}}'
helm init --service-account tiller --upgrade

Error 2

• Error message: No persistent volumes available for this claim and no storage class is set.
• Solution: Most managed Kubernetes deployments do NOT include all possible storage provider variations at setup time. Refer to the official Kubernetes guidance on storage classes for your platform. For more information see the storage documentation.

Error 3

• Error message: When executing kubectl get events -n aqua you might encounter either No persistent volumes available for this claim and no storage class is set or PersistentVolumeClaim is not bound.
• Solution: If you encounter either of these errors, you need to create a persistent volume prior to chart deployment with a generic or existing storage class. Specify db.persistence.storageClass in the values.yaml file. A sample file using aqua-storage is included in the repo.

kubectl apply -f pv-example.yaml

Quick-start deployment (not for production purposes)

Quick-start deployments are fast and easy. They are intended for deploying Aqua Enterprise for non-production purposes, such as proofs-of-concept (POCs) and environments intended for instruction, development, and test.

Use the aqua-quickstart chart to

1. Clone the GitHub repository

git clone https://github.com/aquasecurity/aqua-helm.git
cd aqua-helm/

2. Create the aqua namespace.

kubectl create namespace aqua

3. Deploy aqua-quickstart chart

helm upgrade --install --namespace aqua aqua ./aqua-quickstart --set imageCredentials.username=<>,imageCredentials.password=<>

Issues and feedback

If you encounter any problems or would like to give us feedback on deployments, we encourage you to raise issues here on GitHub.