New role creation in console for add-ons that support EKS Pod Identities

Help improve this page To contribute to this user guide, choose the Edit this page on GitHub link that is located in the right pane of every page. Amazon EKS add-ons are add-on software for Amazon EKS clusters. All Amazon EKS add-ons: Include the latest security patches and bug fixes. Are validated by AWS to work with Amazon EKS. Reduce the amount of work required to manage the add-on software. You can create an Amazon EKS add-on using eksctl , the AWS Management Console, or the AWS CLI. If the add-on requires an IAM role, see the details for the specific add-on in Amazon EKS add-ons for details about creating the role. Complete the following before you create an add-on: The cluster must exist before you create an add-on for it. For more information, see Create an Amazon EKS cluster. Check if your add-on requires an IAM role. For more information, see Verify Amazon EKS add-on version compatibility with a cluster. Verify that the Amazon EKS add-on version is compatabile with your cluster.