Harness EKS Deployments Skill

Deploy to AWS EKS via Harness CD with Native Helm, Kubernetes manifests, or GitOps.

Use For

• EKS deployment pipelines, deployment strategies (Rolling/Canary/Blue-Green)
• Native Helm deployments, GitOps with ArgoCD, multi-environment promotion

Deployment Types

Native Helm Deployment

service:
  name: my-service
  serviceDefinition:
    type: NativeHelm
    spec:
      manifests:
        - manifest:
            identifier: helm_chart
            type: HelmChart
            spec:
              store:
                type: HarnessCode
                spec:
                  repoName: my-app
                  branch: main
                  folderPath: charts/my-service
              chartName: my-service
              chartVersion: <+input>
              helmVersion: V3
      artifacts:
        primary:
          primaryArtifactRef: ecr_image
          sources:
            - identifier: ecr_image
              type: Ecr
              spec:
                connectorRef: aws_connector
                region: us-west-2
                imagePath: my-service
                tag: <+input>

Kubernetes Manifest Deployment

service:
  name: my-service
  serviceDefinition:
    type: Kubernetes
    spec:
      manifests:
        - manifest:
            identifier: k8s_manifests
            type: K8sManifest
            spec:
              store:
                type: HarnessCode
                spec:
                  repoName: my-app
                  branch: main
                  paths:
                    - k8s/base
                    - k8s/overlays/<+env.name>

Deployment Strategies

Rolling (Zero-Downtime Default)

execution:
  steps:
    - step:
        type: K8sRollingDeploy
        name: Rolling Deploy
        identifier: rolling_deploy
        spec:
          skipDryRun: false
        timeout: 10m
  rollbackSteps:
    - step:
        type: K8sRollingRollback
        name: Rollback
        identifier: rollback

Canary (Progressive Traffic Shift)

execution:
  steps:
    - step:
        type: K8sCanaryDeploy
        name: Canary 10%
        identifier: canary_10
        spec:
          instanceSelection:
            type: Percentage
            spec:
              percentage: 10
    - step:
        type: HarnessApproval
        name: Approve Canary
        spec:
          approvers:
            userGroups:
              - account.DevOpsTeam
    - step:
        type: K8sCanaryDeploy
        name: Canary 50%
        identifier: canary_50
        spec:
          instanceSelection:
            type: Percentage
            spec:
              percentage: 50
    - step:
        type: K8sCanaryDeploy
        name: Full Rollout
        identifier: full_rollout
        spec:
          instanceSelection:
            type: Percentage
            spec:
              percentage: 100
  rollbackSteps:
    - step:
        type: K8sCanaryDelete
        name: Canary Delete
        identifier: canary_delete

Blue-Green (Instant Cutover)

execution:
  steps:
    - step:
        type: K8sBGStageDeployment
        name: Stage Deployment
        identifier: stage_deployment
    - step:
        type: HarnessApproval
        name: Approve Switch
        spec:
          approvers:
            userGroups:
              - account.ProductionApprovers
    - step:
        type: K8sBGSwapServices
        name: Swap Services
        identifier: swap_services
  rollbackSteps:
    - step:
        type: K8sBGSwapServices
        name: Rollback Swap
        identifier: rollback_swap

EKS Infrastructure Definition

infrastructureDefinition:
  name: EKS Production
  identifier: eks_production
  type: KubernetesDirect
  spec:
    connectorRef: eks_connector
    namespace: <+service.name>-<+env.name>
    releaseName: <+service.name>
  allowSimultaneousDeployments: false

AWS EKS Connector

connector:
  name: EKS Production
  identifier: eks_production
  type: K8sCluster
  spec:
    credential:
      type: InheritFromDelegate
    delegateSelectors:
      - eks-delegate

Environment Configuration

Development

environment:
  name: Development
  identifier: development
  type: PreProduction
  overrides:
    manifests:
      - manifest:
          identifier: values_override
          type: Values
          spec:
            store:
              type: HarnessCode
              spec:
                repoName: my-app
                branch: main
                paths:
                  - charts/my-service/values-dev.yaml

Production

environment:
  name: Production
  identifier: production
  type: Production
  overrides:
    manifests:
      - manifest:
          identifier: values_override
          type: Values
          spec:
            store:
              type: HarnessCode
              spec:
                repoName: my-app
                branch: main
                paths:
                  - charts/my-service/values-prod.yaml

Verification & Health Checks

- step:
    type: Verify
    name: Deployment Verification
    spec:
      type: Canary
      monitoredService:
        type: Default
      spec:
        sensitivity: MEDIUM
        duration: 5m
- step:
    type: Http
    name: Health Check
    spec:
      url: http://<+service.name>.<+infra.namespace>.svc.cluster.local/health
      method: GET
      assertion: <+httpResponseCode> == 200

Multi-Environment Promotion Pipeline

pipeline:
  name: EKS Promotion Pipeline
  stages:
    - stage:
        name: Deploy Dev
        type: Deployment
        spec:
          deploymentType: NativeHelm
          environment:
            environmentRef: development
          execution:
            steps:
              - step:
                  type: HelmDeploy
                  name: Helm Deploy
    - stage:
        name: Deploy Staging
        type: Deployment
        spec:
          environment:
            environmentRef: staging
        when:
          pipelineStatus: Success
    - stage:
        name: Deploy Production
        type: Deployment
        spec:
          environment:
            environmentRef: production
        when:
          pipelineStatus: Success
          condition: <+pipeline.stages.deploy_staging.status> == "SUCCEEDED"

Common Expressions

| Expression | Purpose | |------------|---------| | <+service.name> | Service name | | <+env.name> | Environment name | | <+env.type> | Environment type (Production/PreProduction) | | <+infra.namespace> | Kubernetes namespace | | <+infra.releaseName> | Helm release name | | <+artifact.image> | Full image path | | <+artifact.tag> | Image tag | | <+pipeline.executionId> | Pipeline execution ID |

Troubleshooting

| Issue | Solution | |-------|----------| | Helm release failed | Check values file syntax, verify chart dependencies | | Pod stuck in Pending | Check node resources, PVC availability | | Image pull error | Verify ECR connector, check image exists | | Namespace not found | Ensure namespace exists or set createNamespace: true | | Rollback failed | Check rollback steps, verify previous release exists | | Verification failed | Adjust sensitivity, extend duration |

References

• Harness EKS Tutorial
• Native Helm Deployments