Tanzu Product Releases
Check out Tanzu Product releases for this week and release notes for more details.
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VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs (TAS) |
2023-01-31 |
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VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs [Windows] (TASW) |
2023-01-31 |
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VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG 2.x) TKG v2.1 is distributed as a downloadable Tanzu CLI package that deploys a versioned TKG standalone management cluster or works with Supervisor in vSphere 8. Check Release notes for details |
2023-01-29 |
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VMware Tanzu Build Service (TBS) |
2023-02-03 |
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VMware Data Solutions (formerly Tanzu Data Services) Native Client for Gemfire Clients release |
2023-01-30 |
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SaaS Product Patch Release Updates Check Jan 31st and Feb 1 patch release updates link for details. Important ones such as Added support for continuous delivery to cluster groups, installing a Helm chart from a Git repository, discontinued aws-hosted environment |
Patch Release |
Jan 31 & Feb 1 Updates |
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Other Release Updates Isolation Segment Check Release Notes for bumped Component version details |
2023-01-31 |
Product Updates
VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG)
VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) 2.1.0
Release Date: 2023-01-29
Release Notes Documentation TKG Tech Zone TKG product page TKG Blogs
Release Blog
Tanzu Kubernetes Grid 2.1 Enhances Lifecycle Management and Extends Kubernetes to the Edge - Checkout the TKG 2.1 blog by Kendrick C , which explains new features of TKG 2.1
New features of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid v2.1.0
Check What’s new section here for details
- TKG 2.x support: On vSphere, AWS, or Azure with a standalone management cluster, configure and create class-based clusters as described in Workload Cluster Types.
- Tanzu CLI Plugins
- cluster configuration variables are supported for class-based clusters and standalone management clusters
- Many other features for vSphere class based workload clusters, cluster node labels to support running workloads, Ubuntu OVA images and modes
- Many other details can be found on What’s new section document specified above
VMware Tanzu Operations Manager (OpsMan)
VMware Tanzu Operations Manager is a software appliance designed to provide a much more pleasant and straightforward experience for platform operators who use BOSH, the infrastructure-as-code automation powerhouse.
Tanzu Operations Manager 3.0
Download Release Notes
Tanzu Operations Manager 3.0 highlights flagship updates around the BOSH ecosystem, including improvements to virtual machine types for cost optimization, security updates by upgrading to Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish, performance improvements, and operator optimizations.
Release blogs for Operations Manager 3.0
- VMware Tanzu Operations Manager 3.0 Now Generally Available - blog by Nick K, walks through flagship features and details
- Improved Deployment Times with VMware Tanzu Operations Manager 3.0 - blog by Nick K and Brian C describes how OpsMan 3.0 improves deployment times.
Knowledge Base Article
VMware Tanzu Application Services for VMs (TAS)
- Isolation Segment Smoke Test Fails when upgrading from Isolation Segment Tile version 2.11.20 to 2.11.21 - Upgrading from Isolation Segment tile 2.11.20 to 2.11.21 fails when running a smoke test if TAS is v2.11.26 or below. Check the article for details
VMware Tanzu Operations Manager (Ops Man)
- How to upgrade Ops manager to v2.10.33+ from 2.10.2-2.10.8 - We recommend you do an upgrade to 2.10.9 first, then jump to 2.10.33+, though upgrade-planner says you could upgrade Ops Manager to v2.10.33+ from v2.10.2 directly
VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated (TKGI)
- How to rotate bosh-dns certificates in TKGI 1.9+ using maestro (88187) - This procedure can be used to rotate the bosh-dns certificates which are all signed by the CA. These certificates are non-configurable leaf certificates. Check the article for 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 the article for resolution details
Customer Success Stories
Purdue University Uses Big Data to Keep Educational Promises
Committed to keeping the campus open during the COVID-19 pandemic, Purdue used VMware Greenplum to create a sophisticated contract tracing system and enable a safe, in-person learning experience. Check this Video , where Ian Pytlarz, Lead Data Scientist at Purdue shares how Purdue uses VMware Greenplum for everything.
Tanzu Tech Blog Recommendations
The Network DNA - Networks Baseline
thenetworkdna Dedicated team of Network Engineers sharing knowledge and experience in this blog on various topics. There are various Tanzu related blogs featured by VMware Tanzu Vanguard as well. Listed some Tanzu related blogs below. Do check them out.
- VMware Tanzu : Tech Zone Update - Author Inderdeep S, captured the navigation aspects and nutshell of what is Tanzu TechZone and why is it beneficial aspects. VMware Tanzu Tech Zone is a platform that provides technical resources, learning opportunities, and support for IT professionals using VMware products and services. This includes documentation, tutorials, community forums, and access to software downloads and updates.
- Multi-cloud Kubernetes clusters : VMware Tanzu Mission Control
- VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid 1.6
Blogs and Videos
Tanzu Application Service (TAS)
The Golden Path to SpringOne - What's new with VMware Tanzu Application Service - Nick K presents a video, which has recap of all the great new features released in the Tanzu Application Service and Cloud Foundry ecosystem over the past year.
Tanzu Application Platform (TAP)
Setting up Gitlab for Tanzu Application Platform 1.4 - Art F, detailed blog on some cool integration of TAP 1.4 with Github and Gitlab. His blog was recommended last week in Tech blog recommendations.
Application Modernization
The Critical Role of APIs in Microservices Architectures - Lakshmi B describes roles of APIs and Microservices, best practices on implementing etc.
Spring Updates
Spring Cloud Azure 5.0 is now Generally Available - Josh L announces Spring Cloud Azure 5.0 GA along with its features, enhancements and documentation updates
VMware Data Solutions
Moving from Monoliths to Microservices? Don’t Forget to Transform the Data Layer. Here’s How Check out Greg’s detailed blog on how to transform monolithic applications, factors, and challenges with larger data monoliths.
Webinars and Events
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
- Mar 9 - Session 3 - Develop a Modern Security Strategy for Modern Apps
Tanzu Application Platform (TAP)
Feb 16 - What’s New with TAP? (AMER reg) (EMEA reg)
Golden Path to SpringOne Join in
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 7 - Happy Agents = Happy Customers: Empower Your Customer Service Team to Lead the Way
- Feb 9 - Concurrency Control in Event-Driven Architectures
Thanks and Regards,
Aruna Srinivasan (She/Her)
Sr. Digital Content Manager - Tanzu Customer Success