If you ever have a need to move a deployed TKG cluster from one datastore to another, the process is not too difficult. The process results in new nodes being created (realized as new virtual machines on the new datastore). If you have a single worker node, or single-pod deployments, this will be a disruptive …
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In my earlier post, Enabling and Using the Velero Service on a vSphere 8 with Tanzu Supervisor Cluster, I walked through the process of getting the Velero service running in a vSphere 8 with Tanzu supervisor cluster. This process largely leveraged the Velero operator to ensure that all components were created properly and the Velero …
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I’ve written about using Velero for backing up Kubernetes workloads in the past but never in regards to vSphere with Tanzu and never having used the Velero Operator (or service as it’s called in vSphere with Tanzu). Velero can be enabled as a service at the Supervisor level and provide backup and restore functionality to …
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Following up on my previous post, vSphere 8 with Tanzu and NSX Installation, you’ll find that one of the first things you can do with Workload Management deployed is to create and use Namespaces in the Supervisor cluster. Note: Please refer to the My Environment section in my previous post, vSphere 8 with Tanzu and …
In previous versions of TKGI, access to vSphere storage was accomplished via the vSphere Cloud Provider. While still functional, this method uses the legacy in-tree driver and is not preferable to the newer vSphere CNS/CSI means of accessing vSphere storage. TKGI has allowed for use of the newer CSI driver for some time but it …
