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Overview

Follow the steps below to create a workload within your GVC.

Prerequisites

Create using the Console

  1. Create a new workload using one of the following methods:
    • Click Workloads in the left menu, then click New.
    • Click the Create dropdown in the upper right corner and select Workload.
  2. Enter a unique name, an optional description, and select the GVC where the workload will be created.
  3. Click Options to configure workload settings. For details, see workload general settings.
  4. Click Containers to configure the container image, ports, commands, environment variables, and mounted files. For details, see workload containers.
  5. Click Identity and select one of the available identities. If no identities are defined, leave this field blank.
  6. Click Firewall to configure firewall settings for the workload. For details, see workload firewall settings.
  7. Click Load Balancer to configure load-balancing settings for the workload. For details, see workload load balancing.
  8. Click Advanced Settings to configure additional workload settings. For details, see workload general settings.
  9. Click Sidecar | Envoy to configure sidecar and Envoy settings for the workload. For details, see workload JWT authentication.
Depending on the requirements of your container, the firewall options can be configured to allow either or both inbound and outbound requests.If your container will be accepting requests from the Internet, verify that the All Inbound Requests Allowed switch is turned on or enter the expected CIDRs.If your container requires Internet access, verify that the All Outbound Requests Allowed switch is turned on or enter the expected CIDRs or hostnames in their respective text boxes.
  1. Optionally, click Tags and enter any tags.
  2. Click Create.
The workload summary page is then shown. After a few moments, if the image is deployed successfully, the Health status will show Ready. You can click the Canonical Endpoint (Global) link to open it in a new tab.

Create using the CLI

Refer to the workload create command for details and examples.