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Managing Namespaces

A namespace is a logical separation unit within a Kubernetes cluster, and is used to specify access permissions or resource usage limits by namespace.

Create namespace

To create a namespace, follow these steps.

Click on the menu for all services > Container > Kubernetes Engine. It moves to the Service Home page of Kubernetes Engine.
On the Service Home page, click the Namespace menu. It moves to the Namespace List page.
On the Namespace List page, select the cluster where you want to create a namespace from the gear button at the top left, then click Create Object.
Object creation popup where you enter object information and click the Confirm button.

Reference

For more information about creating objects, see the Kubernetes official documentation > Kubernetes objects.

Check namespace details

You can check the namespace status and detailed information on the namespace detail page.

To check namespace details, follow the next procedure.

Click on the menu for all services > Container > Kubernetes Engine. It moves to the Service Home page of Kubernetes Engine.
On the Service Home page, click the Namespace menu. It moves to the Namespace List page.
On the Namespace List page, select the cluster where the namespace that requires detailed information is located from the gear button in the top left, and then click OK.
On the Namespace List page, select and click the item you want to check the details for. It moves to the Namespace Details page.

Classification	Detailed Description
Status Indicator	Displays the current status of the namespace
Namespace Deletion	You can delete a namespace A namespace that contains workloads cannot be deleted. To delete a namespace, you must delete all connected workloads
Detailed Information	Check the namespace’s Account information and metadata information
YAML	You can modify the namespace in the YAML editor Click the Edit button, modify the namespace, and then click the Save button to apply the changes
Event	Check events that occurred within the namespace
Pod	Check pod information in the namespace
Account Information	Account name, location, creation time, etc., basic information about the Account can be checked
Metadata Information	Check the metadata information of the namespace

Table. Namespace details items

Deleting a namespace

To delete a namespace, follow these steps.

Click on the menu for all services > Container > Kubernetes Engine. It moves to the Service Home page of Kubernetes Engine.
On the Service Home page, click the Namespace menu. It moves to the Namespace List page.
On the Namespace List page, select the cluster where the namespace you want to delete is located from the gear button at the top left, then click the OK button.
On the Namespace List page, select and click the item you want to check the details for. It moves to the Namespace Details page.
Click Namespace Delete on the Namespace Details page.
When the Notification Confirmation Window appears, click the OK button.

Caution

Select the item to be deleted from the namespace list page, then click Delete to delete the selected namespace. A namespace that contains a workload cannot be deleted. To delete a namespace, delete all associated workloads.

How-to guides

Managing Workloads