Tanzu What’s New - March 31, 2023 Edition

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Mar 31 2023 “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” - Dale  

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

VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG)

• TKG management cluster not able to connect to vCenter after vCenter cert or thumbprint change (90489) - This is caused because the vCenter certificate thumbprint has changed and not been updated on the TKG management cluster objects and/or in the workload cluster object's metadata. Applicable for TKG

VMware Tanzu Operations Manager (Ops Man)

• BBR backup failure after upgrading tiles using Jammy stemcell - BBR failure after upgrading TAS or other tiles using Jammy Stemcells.
• Enabling Short Lived Nats Credentials in Ops Manager 2.10 - How to enable Short Lived Nats Credentials in Ops Manager 2.10 , check the article for details.
• IPSec Add-On connectivity Issues on Jammy 1.83,1.80,1.75,1.71,1.64,1.55,1.49,1.44,1.30,1.18 - We found an issue with the IPSec AddOn Release when compiled on Jammy Stemcells starting with Version 1.18 until version 1.83. This would cause failing jobs on VMs that require Layer 3 connectivity to their own IP Address assigned to `eth0`.

VMware Tanzu Application Services for VMs (TAS)

• How to use top level domain enable routes with the same hostname and domain name - When using private domains, you can have routes with the same hostname and domain name across different orgs and spaces. This cannot be done with shared domains.
• Pushing a Java App with JDK Version 17(and JDK Version 15) Causes Staging Failure using versions of Java Buildpack offline before v4.51 - Versions of the Java Buildpack (JBP) before 4.51 only pin the default version of 8, which causes the buildpack to attempt to fetch the latest version of JDK 17 (and JDK15)

VMware Tanzu Application Platform (TAP)

• Contour/Envoy in TAP not starting due to malformed IP address - TAP v1.3 and above, the behavior of Contour was changed and it's defaulting to IPv6 with IPv4 compatibility. This issue in particular can most commonly occur when using TAP on top of TKGI which uses IPv4 only.
• What is the difference between autoscaling.knative.dev/minScale and autoscaling.knative.dev/min-scale - Check the article for details.
• " Error communicating with TAP GUI backend. Contact your administrator " is shown on TAP-GUI with TAP multi-cluster - TAP multi-cluster below v1.5 version may face below error in Runtime Resources of TAP-GUI, and the resource information cannot be seen.

VMware Tanzu Fundamentals
Topics and themes which can help with Tanzu Solutions

• What Is CI/CD? – VMware Tanzu Fundamentals - Watch this video to gain a basic understanding of this DevOps practice that automates building, testing, and deploying applications to production environments, connecting development and operation activities seamlessly. Checkout to know to more on CI/CD (Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery)
• Understanding the Path to Production - Video to walk you through what a software path to production is, some common hurdles developers might encounter along the way, and how VMware Tanzu can help.
   

VMware Data Solutions (formerly Tanzu Data Services)
VMware GemFire

• Experience the Latest Features of VMware GemFire for Redis Apps 1.1.0 - John Martin (Blog) VMware GemFire for Redis Apps is an extension for VMware GemFire that allows applications currently using a Redis client to connect to and send Redis commands to GemFire.
• VMware GemFire in 2 minutes - VMware GemFire is an enterprise grade, high speed in-memory data and compute grid for high-performance, low latency applications where data must be consistent, up to date and delivered with sub-millisecond response times at scale. More Info

VMware Tanzu  Register now! - Live Webinar!! Captivating IT Experience
Apr 4 - Modernizing your Application Infrastructure with Dell Technologies and VMware Tanzu -Dell Technologies provides integrated solutions featuring VMware Tanzu that enable organizations to evolve their existing virtualization approach to include cloud-native technologies today.
 

General -  Dev Nexus - Join the <dev/>olution -
Apr 4 (Atlanta) - Dev Nexus 2023 - Check the workshops line ups, Sessions

Devnexus is the largest Java platform conference in the USA and one of the leading technology events held annually around the globe. You will find like-minded developers who are mastering their craft in a range of relevant technologies.
 

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.

• Apr 04 - Spring Deployment to Kubernetes with CF Korifi - Korifi is an open source project aimed at simplifying the Kubernetes experience for application developers.
• Apr 06 - People, Process, and Technology: The Winning Formula to Execute the Next-Gen Wealth Management Product at Northern Trust - Learn about people, process, and technology changes we implemented that have allowed us to build the working software to meet our business’ needs.

VMUG User Conference Coming up Apr 11th in Seattle  Event Overview
You don't want to miss the opportunity to take a technical deep dive led by industry experts. Register here
 

VMware Explore India is here!  Register now!  - Apr 11-12th  Agenda
Don't want to miss out on insightful tech sessions by experts, exhilarating activities, and hands-on learning experiences, save the date and register now! Watch the video for more!

VMware Technology Forum  - Join
Apr 18 (London) - VMware Tehnology Forum to help you innovate faster in the multi-cloud world.
Join our experts and customers to find out more about the latest advancements in multi-cloud services for cloud native applications, cloud infrastructure, cloud management, security and networking, and anywhere workspaces.

Tanzu Application Service for VMs (TAS)
Apr 19 - What’s new with VMware Tanzu Application Service 4.0 LTST - Nick K  and Karim C will be happy to answer questions. Attend this webinar to learn about the latest long-term support release for Tanzu Application Service and improve developer productivity, platform experience and ecosystem updates for TAS.

VMware Explore 2023 on its way to Save the Date! - Las Vegas - Aug 21-24
Save the date, will keep you posted on agenda and sessions.  Stay tuned!!!  Other Explore 2023 Location and Schedules

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