Managing Namespaces

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

Create a namespace

To create a namespace, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Container > Kubernetes Engine menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Kubernetes Engine.
2. Click the Namespace menu on the Service Home page. 2. Go to the Namespace List page.
3. On the Namespace List page, select the cluster for which you want to create a namespace from the list in the upper left, then click Create Object.
4. In the Object Creation Popup, enter the object information and click the Create button.

Check detailed namespace information

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

To view detailed namespace information, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Container > Kubernetes Engine menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Kubernetes Engine.
2. Click the Namespace menu on the Service Home page. 2. Go to the Namespace List page.
3. Namespace List page, after selecting the cluster that the namespace requiring detailed information belongs to from the list at the top left, click View.
4. On the Namespace List page, select the item you want to view details for and click it. 4. Navigate to the Namespace Details page.

   Category	Detailed description
   Status display	Display the current state of the namespace
   Delete Namespace	Delete the namespace A namespace containing workloads cannot be deleted. To delete the namespace, you must delete all associated workloads
   Detailed Information	Check the Account information and metadata of the namespace
   YAML	Namespaces can be edited in the YAML editor Click the Edit button, modify the namespace, then click the Done button to apply the changes When editing content, click the Diff button to view the changed content
   event	Check events that occurred within the namespace
   Pod	Check the pod information of the namespace
   Account information	Check basic information about the Account, such as its name, location, and creation date/time.
   Metadata Information	Check the namespace’s metadata information

   Table. Namespace detailed information items

Delete namespace

To delete a namespace, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Container > Kubernetes Engine menu, click it. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Kubernetes Engine.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Namespace menu. 2. Go to the Namespace List page.
3. On the Namespace List page, select the cluster that the namespace you want to delete belongs to from the list at the top left, then click Search.
4. On the Namespace List page, select the item you want to view details for and click it. 4. Navigate to the Namespace Details page.
5. On the Namespace Details page, click Delete Namespace.
6. Notification dialog appears, click the Confirm button.