Tanzu What’s New - Feb 17, 2023 Edition

Tanzu Product Releases

Check out Tanzu Product releases for this week and release notes for more details.

Knowledge Base Article

VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs (TAS)

• Log messages containing non-ASCII characters are dropped when being forwarded to third party platforms  - The bug has been fixed in loggregator-agent-release v6.5.7, check KB for issue detail and resolution information.
• How to find the application's name of the process in diego_cell VM  - When the end user complains about the poor performance, we might notice the high load or the abnormal CPU usage in diego_cell VMs. To narrow down which application check out this KB article.

VMware Tanzu Operations Manager (Ops Man)

• Disable auto scaler at Organization level - KB provides steps on how to disable autoscaler at org level.

VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated (TKGI)

• pod running on containerd runtime in unprivileged mode getting error bind port permission denied (90857) - Due to the migration from Docker and ContainerD runtime, some security features are handled in different ways. Check KB article for Solution details.
• CSI Migration stuck in progress for volumes (90545) - After upgrading TKGi from 1.13 to 1.14 CSI Migration could be stuck in progress. Check KB for cause and resolution details.
• Delete deployment fails with ignored instances error - This error is thrown due to deployment containing a vm that was deliberately ignored meaning the command below was executed previously. Check KB for resolution.

VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG)

• Contour envoy pods failing with SSLV3_ALERT_BAD_CERTIFICATE error (90811) - The CA that signed the envoy certificate has expired. Check KB article for resolution.
• Building a custom Windows machine image fails due to incorrect NSSM and GOSS exe files (90966) - Incorrect version of the NSSM and GOSS exe files on the control plane. Check KB article for Resolution and workaround details
• Failed calling CAPI webhook :x509:certificate has expired or is not yet valid (89618) - Certificates are  expired and are in “not ready” state on TKG management cluster causing Connectivity to CAPI webhook service failure. Check KB article for steps on rotation.
• PV attachment to a pod fails because of error 'volume' is in use (90348) - Pods would be stuck in Init or ContainerCreating states.. Check KB article for cause and resolution details.
• The floating IP (FIP) doesn't get assigned to any of the Supervisor control planes although etcd is healthy and has a leader elected (90796) - The KB should help with understanding how the FIP is assigned, investigating FIP pods logs, and solve the issues with the floating IP assignment accordingly.

VMware Tanzu Mission Control (TMC)

• Creating TKGs guest cluster on TMC Stuck when trying to expand storage capacity (90814) - While using TMC UI to create a new guest cluster on vSphere with Tanzu. Guest cluster stuck on running status on the TMC UI. Check the KB article for more information.

VMware Tanzu RabbitMQ for K8s

• How to set ulimit with environment variables in RabbitMQ - This KB will cover examples -RabbitMQ Cluster Kubernetes Operator and RabbitMQ image using Podman.

Tanzu Tech Blog / Talk Series Recommendations

Medium.com - Mike Carpendale’s blog

Medium.com  by Mike Carpendale, Platform Architect for the APJ region @ Pure Storage. Creating digital infrastructure solutions, solving problems with technology. He has written a lot of blogs on Tanzu topic. Check them out here.  Most recent Tanzu Mission Control ones are below.

• Exploring Tanzu Mission Control API - Deep Dive - Part 1
• Exploring Tanzu Mission Control API — Part II - Deep Dive into the Tanzu Mission Control API for use with his Portworx automated fail-over demo

Customer Success Story

TQ Systems
At TQ-Systems, there was a need for a Kubernetes environment. Their developers had already built a vanilla Kubernetes cluster in a test environment and recognized its complexity in deployment and day-2 management. vSphere is used in combination with Tanzu. In this way, a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster is made available quickly, easily and in a controlled manner. With Tanzu Mission Control, a central cloud-based control layer is used to centrally manage each Kubernetes cluster. 

Tanzu from PoC to production in record time TQ Systems - Tanzu from Proof of Concept to Production

Blogs and Videos

Tanzu Mission Control (TMC)

• When Is the Right Time to Adopt a Kubernetes Management Tool?  - Carol P and Corey D discuss what is the right time to adopt a Kubernetes management tool, benefits, and their viewpoints. Check out their Upcoming webinar on introduction on March 2 and register for it.
• Recommendations for day-1 Kubernetes fleet operations with Tanzu Mission Control - (White paper) learn how to manage all your K8 clusters. Informative How to guide.

Tanzu Application Platform (TAP)

• Simplify Kubernetes Based Application Management For Developers- Sam S, shares video on Kubernetes made easy with VMware Tanzu Application Platform by John B
• Tanzu Application Platform on AWS QuickStart: Now for Multicluster Deployments Too - Siteng Y shares update on Multicluster deployments available now with TAP on AWS.
• Introduction To Backstage In The Tanzu Application Platform: Part 1 Video - Core Plugins | VMware Tanzu - Andrei Z talks us through the core of Backstage and how it can be leveraged in modern organization.

Spring Updates
This Month in Spring - February 2023 - Josh L sharing all the exciting updates on Spring.

Tanzu Mission Control (TMC)
When Is the Right Time to Adopt a Kubernetes Management Tool - Carol P and Corey D Check out various activity path modules including Demos, Guides, Hands on Labs - Variety of training and learning assets for TKGI in one place.

Webinars and Events

Tanzu Application Platform (TAP)
Feb 16 - What’s New with Tanzu Application Platform Webinar Recording - Recording now available and Presentation deck

Tanzu Mission Control (TMC)
Mar 2 - Introduction to Tanzu Mission Control - Carol P and Corey D invite you to this webinar. This session will cover how to adopt a Kubernetes management tool , overview of TMC etc. Register today!!

VMware RabbitMQ
Feb 21 - A Quick Walk-through of RabbitMQ as a Service - Beta -  Register here . This webinar will cover how VMware RMQ as service was conceived and its future roadmap and key features.

DevSecOps Tech Talks - Virtual Series (EMEA)
Join us for a 3-part series to learn how you can enhance the speed and security of your app delivery value stream—from development to production—enabling a true DevSecOps approach for your organization. These sessions are led by lead solution engineers and Tech marketing architects from VMware Tanzu. Register Now

• Feb 23 - Session 1 - Build a Multi-Cloud Secure Software Supply Chain
• Mar 2 - Session 2 - Accelerate Your Path to Secure Production​
   

Golden Path to SpringOne Join in Application Developers !!!
Lineup of Speakers from VMware and beyond, cover everything from Spring, programming tools, platforms, and tech stacks to the people, processes, culture changes, and real-world stories that will empower today’s developers to do more. New shows air every Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm ET until we see you at SpringOne at VMware Explore in August 2023.

• Feb 21 - Deploying Spring Boot Apps to Kubernetes with GitHub Actions and Feature Flags - This session will show you how to add new application features reliably and securely to Spring Boot applications without changing the core application
• Feb 23- Spring Cloud Gateway: Resilience, Security, and Observability - This session will show you how to configure an API gateway to route traffic to your microservices and improve the resilience of your system
   

Cloud Native Security Con 2023 VMware Sessions
Check out the summary of all Cloud Native Security Con 2023 VMware Sessions in an easy to search and view way. Enjoy! Cloud Native Security Con 2023 VMware Sessions URLs available on our Tanzu TechZone.

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

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