Data Discovery is currently in Private Preview and is not available for General Availability (GA). It should not be used in production environments, as features and functionality may change before the final GA release.

Prerequisites

Required tools, permissions, and infrastructure setup for EKS deployment

Before deploying Data Discovery on Amazon EKS, ensure that following requirements are met for a smooth deployment process.

Tools and Permissions

The following tools must be installed and properly configured on your local machine:

  • AWS CLI of version 2.28.3 is installed. It us a command-line interface for AWS services. Must be configured with valid credentials having EKS cluster creation and management permissions. For more information about the configuration details, refer to Configuration and credentials precedence.

  • kubectl of version v1.32.0-eks-5ca49cb, Server v1.33.3-eks-ace6451 is installed. It is a Kubernetes command-line tool for cluster management and application deployment operations.

  • Helm of version 3.18.4 is installed. It is a Kubernetes package manager to deploy and manage Data Discovery application charts on the EKS cluster.

  • Terraform of version 1.12.2 is installed. It is an infrastructure as a code tool for provisioning and managing EKS cluster resources in a reproducible manner.

Infrastructure Requirements

  • Amazon VPC, a properly configured Virtual Private Cloud with at least two subnets in different availability zones for high availability and fault tolerance.
Last modified : August 22, 2025