How to move kubernetes cluster to another aws zone

Question

I've been working on kubernetes for quite some time now. I've been working in one zone and now i need to shift to another zone. Is that possible?

Answer 1

Follow these steps:

1. Create new cluster in the new zone
2. Deploy apps to the new cluster
3. Check everything is started successfully
4. Redirect traffic to the new cluster via switching NAT/Load Balancer/DNS
5. Shut down/Destroy old cluster

Answer 2

It can also be done in this manner:

1. Stop all the K8S services.
2. Move the EC2 instances to the target zones as mentioned here.
3. Start the EC2 instances in the target zones.