Troubleshooting Minikube Installation in Microsoft Windows Environment

Troubleshooting Minikube first Installation in MS Windows Environment

This Document is created to help you out in troubleshooting common hurdles while installing minikube in your hosted virtual environment. So, during installation of minikube if you face any problem which is not letting you deploy your Kubernetes architecture in the form of minikube then cross check below steps.

• When you download minikube, add minikube.exe to c:\Minikube or any location you can mention in the system variable later on
• Configure system variables with the name of Minikube presenting its path with name you call in CLI including Kubectl tool location as well as shown in the fig below

1)     

Above Picture show paths I have configured in my environment for accessing minikube / K8s running in a VM.

Note: This may be required when you are using Kubectl tool from your laptop or desktop to access minikube setup from within vmware workstation.

Now, verify that hyper v is running inside guest OS (i.e. Windows 8 VM)

Alternatively, you can also run hyperv from powershell using this command below. Make sure you’re logged in as an administrator:

and use below powershell command to enable Hyper-V

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -All

You can read more about enabling hyperv here

Second Scenario or Situation

If during deployment of minikube, VM doesn’t start or raises any error for incomplete deployment.

• Go to virtual switch manager

• Create a New Virtual Network switch (Internal)
• Call the switch "Minikube"

• Go to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center

• Go to your vEthernet status (will be on the right side underneath “Access type:” Internet, in the “Connections:” list

• Go into properties, and then the sharing tab. Check that “Allow other network users to connect through the conputer’s Internet connection” and select “vEthernet (Minikube)” from the list.

After configuring above settings, open up elevated command prompt and the punch in below command

Run:

.\minikube.exe start --kubernetes-version="v1.8.0" --vm-driver="hyperv" --memory=1024 --hyperv-virtual-switch="Minikube" --v=7 --alsologtostderr

And check once again :) 

For detailed Installation Guide you can visit my YouTube Video

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