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Deploying vSphere with Tanzu Clusters using vRA and Cluster Plans

In this blog post I am covering the vRealize Automation native feature that allows you to deploy Tanzu clusters via the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Service of vCenter. If you have been following my posts in 2021, I wrote a blog and presented as part of VMworld on how to deploy Tanzu Clusters using vRA Code … Continue reading Deploying vSphere with Tanzu Clusters using vRA and Cluster Plans

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How to create vRO Dynamic Types for vRA Custom Resources

This follow on blog post, diving into how we created the vRA integration with DMS comes from Katherine Skilling, who kindly offered to guest spot and provide the additional content regarding the work we have done internally. You can find her details at the end of this blog post. In an earlier blog post Dean covered … Continue reading How to create vRO Dynamic Types for vRA Custom Resources

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Deploying OpenShift clusters (IPI) using vRA Code Stream

This walk-through will detail the technical configurations for using vRA Code Stream to deploy Red Hat OpenShift Clusters, register them as Kubernetes endpoints in vRA Cloud Assembly and Code Stream, and finally register the newly created cluster in Tanzu Mission Control. The deployment uses the Installer Provisioned Infrastructure method for deploying OpenShift to vSphere. Which … Continue reading Deploying OpenShift clusters (IPI) using vRA Code Stream

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Passing JSON into vRA Code Stream CI Task – MalformedJsonException

The Issue Whilst working with a vRA Code Stream CI Task, I needed to build a YAML file in my container, which I would use to provide the values to my CLI Tool I was running. Within this YAML File, there is a section of JSON input (yep I know, it’s a Red Hat thing!!!). … Continue reading Passing JSON into vRA Code Stream CI Task – MalformedJsonException

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Walk through – Using vRA to deploy vSphere with Tanzu Namespaces & Guest Clusters

This walk through will detail the technical configurations for using vRA Code Stream to deploy vSphere with Tanzu supervisor namespaces and guest clusters. Requirement For a recent customer proof-of-concept, we wanted to show the full automation capabilities and combine this with the consumption of vSphere with Tanzu. The end goal was to use Cloud Assembly … Continue reading Walk through – Using vRA to deploy vSphere with Tanzu Namespaces & Guest Clusters