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  • HTTPS Ingress with Enterprise PKS

    calendar Sep 3, 2019 · 10 min read · k8s pks networking nsx-t  ·
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    Kubernetes is an awesome technology, in my humble opinion, and one of the best ways to adopt it and begin to use it in a production-worthy manner is with VMware’s Enterprise PKS. By using Enterprise PKS, you get some truly great additional value by leveraging NSX-T for the networking and security components. One of …


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  • pks-dns: Automated DNS registration for PKS Clusters

    calendar Aug 9, 2019 · 8 min read · pks k8s docker  ·
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    VMware’s Enterprise PKS is a great solution for quickly and easily stamping out Kubernetes clusters. It really makes the process simple and repeatable while bringing additional benefits like scaling, upgrades, and auto-healing thanks to the likes of BOSH–PKS’ right-hand man. It also leverages (or can) NSX-T which …


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  • Optimize-VMwarePKS: A PowerShell script for all your VMware PKS deployment needs

    calendar Apr 3, 2019 · 8 min read · pks k8s powershell vsphere  ·
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    Ever since VMware PKS (now called Enterprise PKS) came onto the market over a year ago, it’s been a big hit. With it, you get upstream Kubernetes, NSX-T, an enterprise-class container registry, automation of the entire K8s cluster creation process, and lots more all on top of the de facto private cloud platform of …


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  • Installing vRealize Automation software components as a specific user

    calendar Mar 20, 2019 · 7 min read · vra vrealize powershell  ·
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    Since I’ve been working with software components in vRealize Automation (vRA), one of the difficulties I see come up time and time again in Windows environments is the need to run a specific command or component with specific credentials. This is quite common even outside of the scope of vRA. There are multiple ways to …


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  • Deploying VMware Agents with Ansible

    calendar Jan 3, 2019 · 5 min read · ansible vrealize log insight vrops  ·
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    Although there are numerous deployment and config management tools out there, none have had as much traction and continued success as Ansible. Purchased by Red Hat in October 2015, Ansible continues to gain steam in every corner. One of the great things about it and keys to its success is its agentless design. Rather …


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  • How to Ask for Help on Tech Forums

    calendar Dec 18, 2018 · 7 min read · forums vmtn  ·
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    All of us need help at some point, and it’s only too common to reach out to others to ask for help. Before you do that, however, you need to understand some basic rules. These rules exist not only to maintain a sense of courtesy and respect, but to ultimately get you the best help possible. While most of this wisdom is …


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  • New Features in Sovlabs Property Toolkit: Entity Assignment

    calendar Dec 5, 2018 · 4 min read · vra sovlabs  ·
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    It’s no secret that I’ve been a huge proponent of the SovLabs Property Toolkit module. So much so that my new motto is, “don’t leave home without it.” I’ve written fairly extensively about some of its power in articles here and here, but today I’m really excited. No, SUPER excited because the guys and gals at SovLabs …


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  • Veeam Backup-as-a-Service, Part 1

    calendar Aug 2, 2018 · 14 min read · veeam sovlabs vra vrealize  ·
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    Today I want to introduce and provide a walk-through on how to use what I think is one of the coolest modules SovLabs has produced to date for vRealize Automation: Backup-as-a-Service (or BaaS for short). BaaS is one of those pie-in-the-sky dreams for many CMP owners and operators and, frankly, the aim of lots of other …


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  • Drop-Down Lists in vRealize Automation, from Static to Dynamic to External

    calendar May 15, 2018 · 22 min read · vra vro vrealize  ·
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    Today, I wanted to spend some time returning to a basic principle of vRealize Automation (vRA) which is central to creating customized request forms and limiting blueprint sprawl. This is also a subject which is often requested from users. Unfortunately, those unfamiliar with vRA often think this type of customization …


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  • Using vRA Software Components and binding any custom property

    calendar Apr 29, 2018 · 6 min read · vra vrealize  ·
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    Software components (SCs) are pretty neat in vRA (although you pay a pretty penny for them), but they have some serious shortcomings. One of the really cool abilities of them is to “bind” or let a property (variable, really) assume the value of something else inside that blueprint. This makes scripts much more dynamic, …


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