Amazon EKS — Architecture Deep Dive
Chapter 4 — EKS Architecture Deep Dive
Chapter 1 gave you a high-level overview. This chapter takes you inside the EKS architecture — control plane internals, data plane options, API server endpoint configurations, VPC design, and version lifecycle.
What You’ll Learn
- How the EKS control plane works internally
- Data plane options and trade-offs
- API server endpoint access patterns
- VPC design best practices for EKS
- Kubernetes version lifecycle on EKS
Chapter Topics
| # | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Control Plane | What AWS manages and how it’s architected |
| 2 | Data Plane | EC2, Fargate, and hybrid options |
| 3 | API Server Endpoint | Public, private, and hybrid access |
| 4 | VPC Design | Subnet sizing, AZ strategy, CIDR planning |
| 5 | Version Lifecycle | Support windows, upgrades, extended support |
| 6 | Practice Exercises | 5 hands-on exercises |
Prerequisites
- Completed Chapter 1 — Introduction
- Basic understanding of VPCs, subnets, and security groups
Let’s start: Control Plane
