Deploying Amazon EKS Windows managed node groups

This article discusses the support for Amazon EKS Managed Node Group (MNG) for Windows containers, which was launched on December 15, 2022.

Amazon EKS MNGs automate the provisioning and management of nodes for Amazon EKS Kubernetes clusters. With Amazon EKS MNGs, users can create, update, or terminate nodes for their cluster with a single operation. Windows MNGs are enabled using the same workflows and tools as Linux MNGs.

The article provides a step-by-step guide on how to create a new Amazon EKS Cluster with Windows-managed node groups, deploy a sample application, add a Windows managed node group to an existing cluster, and update a managed node group using eksctl. The article also discusses some design considerations for Windows Managed Node Groups.

The author discusses how to clean up the resources associated with the example deployment to avoid incurring unwanted charges.