nutanix-cloud-native · vijayaraghavanr31 · Sep 26, 2025 · Oct 3, 2025 · Oct 3, 2025 · Oct 5, 2025
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/addon_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/addon_types.go
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ type NutanixAddons struct {
 
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	COSI *NutanixCOSI `json:"cosi,omitempty"`
+
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	K8sRegistrationAgent *NutanixK8sRegistrationAgent `json:"k8sRegistrationAgent,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type GenericAddons struct {
@@ -359,3 +362,21 @@ type RegistryAddon struct {
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum="CNCF Distribution"
 	Provider string `json:"provider"`
 }
+
+type NutanixK8sRegistrationAgent struct {
+	// A reference to the Secret for credential information for the target Prism Central instance
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	Credentials *NutanixK8sAgentCredentials `json:"credentials,omitempty"`
+
+	// Addon strategy used to deploy the Nutanix k8s-registration-agent to the k8s cluster.
+	// +kubebuilder:default=HelmAddon
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=ClusterResourceSet;HelmAddon
+	Strategy AddonStrategy `json:"strategy,omitzero"`
+}
+
+type NutanixK8sAgentCredentials struct {
+	// A reference to the Secret containing the credentials used by the CCM provider.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
+	SecretRef LocalObjectReference `json:"secretRef"`
+}
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/constants.go b/api/v1alpha1/constants.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const (
 	ServiceLoadBalancerVariableName = "serviceLoadBalancer"
 	// RegistryAddonVariableName is the OCI registry config patch variable name.
 	RegistryAddonVariableName = "registry"
+	// K8sRegistrationAgentVariableName is the Nutanix k8s-registration-agent addon config patch variable name.
+	K8sRegistrationAgentVariableName = "k8sRegistrationAgent"
 
 	// GlobalMirrorVariableName is the global image registry mirror patch variable name.
 	GlobalMirrorVariableName = "globalImageRegistryMirror"

diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/crds/caren.nutanix.com_nutanixclusterconfigs.yaml b/api/v1alpha1/crds/caren.nutanix.com_nutanixclusterconfigs.yaml
@@ -235,6 +235,35 @@ spec:
                         - defaultStorage
                         - providers
                       type: object
+                    k8sRegistrationAgent:
+                      properties:
+                        credentials:
+                          description: A reference to the Secret for credential information for the target Prism Central instance
+                          properties:
+                            secretRef:
+                              description: A reference to the Secret containing the credentials used by the CCM provider.
+                              properties:
+                                name:
+                                  description: |-
+                                    Name of the referent.
+                                    More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#names
+                                  maxLength: 253
+                                  minLength: 1
+                                  type: string
+                              required:
+                                - name
+                              type: object
+                          required:
+                            - secretRef
+                          type: object
+                        strategy:
+                          default: HelmAddon
+                          description: Addon strategy used to deploy the Nutanix k8s-registration-agent to the k8s cluster.
+                          enum:
+                            - ClusterResourceSet
+                            - HelmAddon
+                          type: string
+                      type: object
                     nfd:
                       description: NFD tells us to enable or disable the node feature discovery addon.
                       properties:

diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
diff --git a/api/variables/aggregate_types.go b/api/variables/aggregate_types.go
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ type Addons struct {
 	CSI *CSI `json:"csi,omitempty"`
 
 	COSI *COSI `json:"cosi,omitempty"`
+
+	NutanixK8sRegistrationAgent *NutanixK8sRegistrationAgent `json:"k8sRegistrationAgent,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type NutanixK8sRegistrationAgent struct {
+	carenv1.NutanixK8sRegistrationAgent `json:",inline"`
 }
 
 type CSI struct {

diff --git a/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/README.md b/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ A Helm chart for cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix
 | hooks.registrySyncer.defaultValueTemplateConfigMap.name | string | `"default-registry-syncer-helm-values-template"` |  |
 | hooks.serviceLoadBalancer.metalLB.defaultValueTemplateConfigMap.create | bool | `true` |  |
 | hooks.serviceLoadBalancer.metalLB.defaultValueTemplateConfigMap.name | string | `"default-metallb-helm-values-template"` |  |
+| hooks.k8sRegistrationAgent.helmAddonStrategy.defaultValueTemplateConfigMap.create | bool | `true` |  |
+| hooks.k8sRegistrationAgent.helmAddonStrategy.defaultValueTemplateConfigMap.name | string | `"default-k8s-registrationagent-helm-values-template"` |  |
 | image.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |  |
 | image.repository | string | `"ghcr.io/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix"` |  |
 | image.tag | string | `""` |  |

diff --git a/...cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/addons/k8s-registration-agent/values-template.yaml b/...cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/addons/k8s-registration-agent/values-template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+agent:
+  name: {{ .AgentName}}
+
+pc:
+  port: {{ .PrismCentralPort }}
+  insecure: {{ .PrismCentralInsecure }} #set this to true if PC does not have https enabled
+  endpoint: {{ .PrismCentralHost }} # eg: ip or fqdn
+k8sClusterName: {{ .ClusterName }}
+
+createSecret: false
+
diff --git a/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ spec:
         - --csi.snapshot-controller.helm-addon.default-values-template-configmap-name={{ (index .Values.hooks.csi "snapshot-controller").helmAddonStrategy.defaultValueTemplateConfigMap.name }}
         - --ccm.aws.helm-addon.default-values-template-configmap-name={{ .Values.hooks.ccm.aws.helmAddonStrategy.defaultValueTemplateConfigMap.name }}
         - --cosi.controller.helm-addon.default-values-template-configmap-name={{ .Values.hooks.cosi.controller.helmAddonStrategy.defaultValueTemplateConfigMap.name }}
+        - --k8s-registration-agent.helm-addon.default-values-template-configmap-name={{ .Values.hooks.k8sRegistrationAgent.helmAddonStrategy.defaultValueTemplateConfigMap.name }}
         {{- range $k, $v := .Values.hooks.ccm.aws.k8sMinorVersionToCCMVersion }}
         - --ccm.aws.aws-ccm-versions={{ $k }}={{ $v }}
         {{- end }}

diff --git a/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/templates/helm-config.yaml b/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/templates/helm-config.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ data:
     ChartName: cosi
     ChartVersion: 0.0.1-alpha.5
     RepositoryURL: '{{ if .Values.helmRepository.enabled }}oci://helm-repository.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc/charts{{ else }}https://mesosphere.github.io/charts/stable/{{ end }}'
+  k8s-registration-agent: |
+    ChartName: nutanix-k8s-agent
+    ChartVersion: 0.0.1-alpha.1
+    RepositoryURL: '{{ if .Values.helmRepository.enabled }}oci://helm-repository.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc/charts{{ else }}http://192.168.1.16:8080{{ end }}'
   local-path-provisioner-csi: |
     ChartName: local-path-provisioner
     ChartVersion: 0.0.31

diff --git a/...-runtime-extensions-nutanix/templates/k8s-registration-agent/helm-addon-installation.yaml b/...-runtime-extensions-nutanix/templates/k8s-registration-agent/helm-addon-installation.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Nutanix. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+{{- if .Values.hooks.k8sRegistrationAgent.helmAddonStrategy.defaultValueTemplateConfigMap.name }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: '{{ .Values.hooks.k8sRegistrationAgent.helmAddonStrategy.defaultValueTemplateConfigMap.name }}'
+data:
+  values.yaml: |-
+    {{- .Files.Get "addons/k8s-registration-agent/values-template.yaml" | nindent 4 }}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/values.schema.json b/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/values.schema.json
@@ -403,6 +403,27 @@
                     },
                     "type": "object"
                 },
+                "k8sRegistrationAgent": {
+                    "properties": {
+                        "helmAddonStrategy": {
+                            "properties": {
+                                "defaultValueTemplateConfigMap": {
+                                    "properties": {
+                                        "create": {
+                                            "type": "boolean"
+                                        },
+                                        "name": {
+                                            "type": "string"
+                                        }
+                                    },
+                                    "type": "object"
+                                }
+                            },
+                            "type": "object"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "type": "object"
+                },
                 "csi": {
                     "properties": {
                         "aws-ebs": {

diff --git a/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/values.yaml b/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/values.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ hooks:
       defaultValueTemplateConfigMap:
         create: true
         name: default-metallb-helm-values-template
+  k8sRegistrationAgent:
+    helmAddonStrategy:
+      defaultValueTemplateConfigMap:
+        create: true
+        name: default-k8s-registrationagent-helm-values-template
   cosi:
     controller:
       helmAddonStrategy:

diff --git a/docs/content/addons/k8s-registration-agent.md b/docs/content/addons/k8s-registration-agent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
++++
+title = " Kubernets cluster registration addon"
+icon = "fa-solid fa-object-group"
++++
+
+By leveraging CAPI cluster lifecycle hooks, this handler deploys [Kubernetes cluster registration agent]
+on the new cluster at the `AfterControlPlaneInitialized` phase.
+
+The hook uses the [Cluster API Add-on Provider for Helm] to deploy the k8s-registration resources.
+
+## Example
+
+To enable deployment of kubernets registration agent on a cluster, specify the following values:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: cluster.x-k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Cluster
+metadata:
+  name: <NAME>
+spec:
+  topology:
+    variables:
+      - name: clusterConfig
+        value:
+          addons:
+            k8sRegistrationAgent: {}
+```
+
+[Container Object Storage Interface]: https://github.com/nutanix-core/k8s-agent
+[Cluster API Add-on Provider for Helm]: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-addon-provider-helm
diff --git a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-calico-crs.yaml b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-calico-crs.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ spec:
             provider: Calico
             strategy: ClusterResourceSet
           cosi: {}
+          k8sRegistrationAgent: {}
           csi:
             defaultStorage:
               provider: nutanix

diff --git a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-calico-helm-addon.yaml b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-calico-helm-addon.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ spec:
           cni:
             provider: Calico
           cosi: {}
+          k8sRegistrationAgent: {}
           csi:
             defaultStorage:
               provider: nutanix

diff --git a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-cilium-crs.yaml b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-cilium-crs.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ spec:
             provider: Cilium
             strategy: ClusterResourceSet
           cosi: {}
+          k8sRegistrationAgent: {}
           csi:
             defaultStorage:
               provider: nutanix

diff --git a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-cilium-helm-addon.yaml b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-cilium-helm-addon.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ spec:
           cni:
             provider: Cilium
           cosi: {}
+          k8sRegistrationAgent: {}
           csi:
             defaultStorage:
               provider: nutanix

diff --git a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-with-failuredomains-cilium-crs.yaml b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-with-failuredomains-cilium-crs.yaml
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ spec:
             provider: Cilium
             strategy: ClusterResourceSet
           cosi: {}
+          k8sRegistrationAgent: {}
           csi:
             defaultStorage:
               provider: nutanix

diff --git a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-with-failuredomains-cilium-helm-addon.yaml b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-with-failuredomains-cilium-helm-addon.yaml
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ spec:
           cni:
             provider: Cilium
           cosi: {}
+          k8sRegistrationAgent: {}
           csi:
             defaultStorage:
               provider: nutanix

diff --git a/hack/addons/helm-chart-bundler/repos.yaml b/hack/addons/helm-chart-bundler/repos.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ repositories:
     charts:
       nutanix-csi-storage:
       - 3.3.4
+  nutanix-k8s-agent:
+    repoURL: http://192.168.1.16:8080
+    charts:
+      nutanix-k8s-agent:
+      - 0.0.1-alpha.1
   registry-syncer:
     repoURL: https://mesosphere.github.io/charts/staging/
     charts:

diff --git a/hack/addons/kustomize/k8s-registration-agent/kustomization.yaml.tmpl b/hack/addons/kustomize/k8s-registration-agent/kustomization.yaml.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Nutanix. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+metadata:
+  name: k8s-registration-agent-kustomize
+
+helmCharts:
+- name: nutanix-k8s-agent
+  namespace: kube-system
+  #repo: https://mesosphere.github.io/charts/stable
+  repo: http://192.168.1.16:8080
+  releaseName: k8s-registration-agent
+  version: ${K8S_REGISTRATION_AGENT_VERSION}
+  includeCRDs: true
+  skipTests: true
diff --git a/hack/examples/bases/nutanix/cluster/kustomization.yaml.tmpl b/hack/examples/bases/nutanix/cluster/kustomization.yaml.tmpl
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ patches:
 - target:
     kind: Cluster
   path: ../../../patches/nutanix/cosi.yaml
+- target:
+    kind: Cluster
+  path: ../../../patches/nutanix/k8s-registration-agent.yaml
 - target:
     kind: Cluster
   path: ../../../patches/nutanix/ccm.yaml

diff --git a/hack/examples/patches/nutanix/k8s-registration-agent.yaml b/hack/examples/patches/nutanix/k8s-registration-agent.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Nutanix. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+- op: "add"
+  path: "/spec/topology/variables/0/value/addons/k8sRegistrationAgent"
+  value: {}
diff --git a/hack/tools/fetch-images/main.go b/hack/tools/fetch-images/main.go
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ func getValuesFileForChartIfNeeded(chartName, carenChartDirectory string) (strin
 		return tempFile.Name(), nil
 	case "cosi-controller":
 		return filepath.Join(carenChartDirectory, "addons", "cosi", "controller", defaultHelmAddonFilename), nil
+	case "k8s-registration-agent":
+		return filepath.Join(carenChartDirectory, "addons", "k8s-registration-agent", defaultHelmAddonFilename), nil
 	case "metallb":
 		return filepath.Join(
 			carenChartDirectory,

diff --git a/make/addons.mk b/make/addons.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ export METALLB_CHART_VERSION := 0.15.2
 
 export COSI_CONTROLLER_VERSION := 0.0.1-alpha.5
 
+export K8S_REGISTRATION_AGENT_VERSION := 0.0.1-alpha.1
+
 .PHONY: addons.sync
 addons.sync: $(addprefix update-addon.,calico cilium nfd cluster-autoscaler snapshot-controller local-path-provisioner-csi aws-ebs-csi kube-vip)
 addons.sync: $(addprefix update-addon.aws-ccm.,130 131 132 133)

diff --git a/pkg/handlers/generic/lifecycle/config/cm.go b/pkg/handlers/generic/lifecycle/config/cm.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const (
 	COSIController           Component = "cosi-controller"
 	CNCFDistributionRegistry Component = "cncf-distribution-registry"
 	RegistrySyncer           Component = "registry-syncer"
+	K8sRegistrationAgent     Component = "k8s-registration-agent"
 )
 
 type HelmChartGetter struct {