Can we run sonobuoy to be k8s conformance on a Rancher cluster - kubernetes

Question

We setup a rancher cluster with 3 nodes for testing and I would like to apply for k8s conformance using this rancher cluster. However, while running sonobuoy it returns error
ERRO[0000] could not create sonobuoy client: failed to get rest config: invalid configuration: no configuration has been provided
It seems like Rancher does not have any kubernates binaries built-in (Kubectl, kubeadm etc). May I know if it is possible to be k8s conformance on a rancher cluster?

Answer 1

You should have kubeernetes cluster kubeconfig localy where you are running sonobuoy.
from Rancher documentation: How to Manage Kubernetes With Kubectl:
RKE:
When you create a Kubernetes cluster with RKE, RKE creates a
kube_config_rancher-cluster.yml file in the local directory that
contains credentials to connect to your new cluster with tools like
kubectl.
You can copy this file to $HOME/.kube/config or, if you are working
with multiple Kubernetes clusters
Rancher-Managed Kubernetes Clusters:
Within Rancher, you can download a kubeconfig file through the web UI
and use it to connect to your Kubernetes environment with kubectl.
From the Rancher UI, click on the cluster you would like to connect to
via kubectl. On the top right-hand side of the page, click the
Kubeconfig File button: Click on the button for a detailed look at
your config file as well as directions to place in ~/.kube/config.
Upon copying your configuration to ~/.kube/config, you will be able to
run kubectl commands without having to specify the –-kube-config file
location:
Check First launch with sonobuoy requests for a configuration - maybe it will be useful for you.
Also, look here - just for you: Conformance tests for Rancher 2.x Kubernetes
Run Conformance Test
Once you Rancher Kubernetes cluster is active, Fetch it's kubeconfig.yml file and save it locally.
Download a sonobuoy binary release of the CLI, or build it yourself by running:
$ go get -u -v github.com/heptio/sonobuoy
Configure your kubeconfig file by running:
$ export KUBECONFIG="/path/to/your/cluster/kubeconfig.yml"
Run sonobuoy:
$ sonobuoy run
Watch the logs:
$ sonobuoy logs
Check the status:
$ sonobuoy status
Once the status commands shows the run as completed, you can download the results tar.gz file:
$ sonobuoy retrieve