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Using vRealize Automation Cloud Template to execute a Code Stream Pipeline

Looking at the latest vRA Cloud Template Schema, I saw something interesting in the definitions. The ability to have a resource type of “codestream.execution”. This allows you to execute a Code Stream pipeline from within a cloud template. Once deployed, a Deployment will feature a resource object, of which you can also link a custom … Continue reading Using vRealize Automation Cloud Template to execute a Code Stream Pipeline

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Deleting AWS EKS Cluster Fails? Learn How to Fix “Cannot Evict Pod as it Violates Disruption Budget” Error

The Issue I had to remove a demo EKS Cluster where I had screwed up an install of a Service Mesh. Unfortunately, it was left in a rather terrible state to clean up, hence the need to just delete it. When I tried the usual eksctl delete command, including with the force argument, I was … Continue reading Deleting AWS EKS Cluster Fails? Learn How to Fix “Cannot Evict Pod as it Violates Disruption Budget” Error

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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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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?