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Download Releases from Github using Curl and Wget

The issue I was trying to download a software release from GitHub using Curl and hitting an issue, the file wasn’t large enough for a start, it was unusable and clearly not the file I expected. curl -O https://github.com/kastenhq/external-tools/releases/download/3.0.12/k10tools_3.0.12_linux_amd64 % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent … Continue reading Download Releases from Github using Curl and Wget

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Using Docker to update and commit to a container image

I was helping a customer build some customized automation tasks using vRealize Automation Codestream. These tasks required the use of a container image with certain tools installed, usually we can include a CI task to download the tools into the container image on the fly. However, my customer’s environment is offline, so I needed to … Continue reading Using Docker to update and commit to a container image

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Kubestr – Open-Source Kubernetes Storage benchmarking tool

Kubernetes is a platform which is starting to lose the need for introduction in most settings. However, it still can be a complex beast to get to grips with, and getting your infrastructure components configured correctly is key to providing a successful Kubernetes environment for your applications. One of these such areas is storage. Remember … Continue reading Kubestr – Open-Source Kubernetes Storage benchmarking tool

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vRealize Operations integration with Tanzu Mission Control for auto cluster discovery

A while ago I wrote about the vRealize Operations Kubernetes Management pack which works for all CNCF conformant Kubernetes platforms. One of the best features of this management pack is the Tanzu Mission Control (TMC) integration it offers with vRealize Operations (vROPs). This means when you use TMC to provision Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) clusters, … Continue reading vRealize Operations integration with Tanzu Mission Control for auto cluster discovery

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Deploying Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Workload Cluster to Microsoft Azure

Following on from my previous blog post; Deploying Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Management Cluster to Microsoft Azure We will now continue and deploy our first Workload (Guest) Cluster into Azure for us by our developers to deploy their applications into. For this technical walkthrough, I am assuming you have followed the previous blog post and have … Continue reading Deploying Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Workload Cluster to Microsoft Azure