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Upgrading the vSphere CSI Driver (Storage Container Plugin) from v2.1.0 to latest

In this post I’m just documenting the steps on how to upgrade the vSphere CSI Driver, especially if you must make a jump in versioning to the latest version. Upgrade from pre-v2.3.0 CSI Driver version to v2.3.0 You need to figure out what version of the vSphere CSI Driver you are running. For me it … Continue reading Upgrading the vSphere CSI Driver (Storage Container Plugin) from v2.1.0 to latest

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First Look – Setup Tanzu Build Services and rebuilding Pac-Man

This blog post will detail how to setup Tanzu Build Services in a test environment, and then create a container image from a dockerfile, fixing several vulnerabilities compared to the current container image. What is Tanzu Build Service? Tanzu Build Service uses the open-source Cloud Native Buildpacks project to turn application source code into container … Continue reading First Look – Setup Tanzu Build Services and rebuilding Pac-Man

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Tanzu Kubernetes Grid – How to edit Node resources and Scale a Cluster Vertically With kubectl

In this blog post I am going to walk you through how to edit the Machine Resource configurations for nodes deployed by Tanzu Kubernetes Grid. Example Issue – Disk Pressure In my environment, I found I needed to alter my node resources, as several Pods were getting the evicted status in my cluster. Node-Pressure Eviction … Continue reading Tanzu Kubernetes Grid – How to edit Node resources and Scale a Cluster Vertically With kubectl

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vSphere with Tanzu – Can I disable DRS?

Can I disable DRS? No. Why can’t I disable DRS when Workload Management is enabled? DRS is a mandatory feature for workload management, the WCP service relies on objects such as Resource Pools to operate. Update – 29th October The vSphere with Tanzu Documentation has now been updated with this statement. Caution: Do not disable … Continue reading vSphere with Tanzu – Can I disable DRS?