Tanzu What’s New - April 28, 2023 Edition

Check out Tanzu Product releases for this week and release notes for more details. Some of the important releases for earlier week missed are also included here.

VMware Tanzu Application Platform (TAP)

• TAP GUI pages (Supply Chain, RRV, etc.) show "No records to display" intermittently after scaling out TAP-GUI server instances - The root cause of the issue is that the sessions are not shared across server instances, so if the authentication is enabled for TAP GUI, then scaling out the server instances will make the requests in a round-robin fashion. Check KB for resolution details.
• Receive "curl: (60) SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate" error when accessing the apps - curl failed to verify the legitimacy of the server and therefore could not establish a secure connection to it. Check the KB for more details.
• How to retrieve values.yaml for a specific package - We need to prepare Tanzu Application Platform profiles (Full, iterate, build, run or view) when installing or deploying TAP packages. Check KB for more details and steps.

VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG)

• Building a Harbor Appliance (OVA) to Bootstrap Thick Edge Clusters and Airgap Environments with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid 1.6 (89416) - Registry access timeout errors in thick edge TKG deployments that experience disconnection or limited connection (low bandwidth, high latency, high connection cost, intermittent connection. Check KB for details.

VMware Tanzu Application Services for VMs (TAS)

• After upgrading TAS push-apps-manager errand fails due to nodejs offline buildpack not updated - This can happen if nodejs offline buildpack is locked, therefore, not updated with TAS and a newer version of the buildpack needs to run with the upgraded TAS version. Check KB for details.

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Tanzu Mission Control (TMC)

• Checkout the Tanzu Mission Control - Tech Zone to stay updated on the latest news with the platform.
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VMware Tanzu Mission Control
Speed Up and Scale Amazon EKS Cluster Deployments with New VMware Tanzu Mission Control Features -  Andrew S, Carol P ,Corey D  announces New features to speed up and scale Amazon EKS cluster deployments in this blog. (Blog)

Get More Flexible Kubernetes Security with Policy Improvements in VMware Tanzu Mission Control - Pablo S,Carol P,Corey D ‘s blog describes additional policy improvements in Tanzu Mission Control designed to enhance Kubernetes security. (Blog)

VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs[Windows] (TASW)
How to Use IWA in .Net Framework Applications with VMware Tanzu Application Service 4.0 - Brandon Roberson gives a deep dive into Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) for .Net Framework applications in VMware Tanzu Application Service 4.0. (Video)

Backstage Has Landed in VMware Tanzu Application Service 4.0 - Nick K deep dives into the new Backstage-based Tanzu Application Service portal, now available in Tanzu Application Service 4.0! (Video)

VMware Application Catalog (VAC)
VMware Application Catalog Now Delivers Open Source SBoM in SPDX Format - Bala B shares on why SBOM is need of the hour details.  The software bill of materials (SBoM) that comes with the container images of VMware Application Catalog is now available in Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) format. (Blog)

Kubernetes
State of Kubernetes 2023 - Hot off the press !! Learn how your peers are maximizing their infrastructure, this is a must read eBook!

As developers manage Kubernetes less, their productivity goes up - State of Kubernetes Survey - 60% of respondents say that their developers are more productive with Kubernetes. Read the eBook above for more details. (Video)

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Kubernetes - Attention application Developers!!
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VMware VExpert - Do not miss this opportunity!!  Apply Now 
vExpert 2023 Sub-Program Award Announcement & The vExpert Second Half Application Period - If you are interested in becoming part of this unique opportunity, you must first become a vExpert and then apply for the sub-program(s). The application submission period for the 2023 second half vExpert program will start on June 15th and end on June 29th. The voting period will start June 30th and second half awards will be announced on July 19th. check out the vExpert Directory which provides profiles of each vExpert in each program.

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Aruna Srinivasan (She/Her)
Sr. Digital Content Manager - Tanzu Customer Success