Tanzu What's New - Oct 07, 2022 Edition

Tanzu Product Releases

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

Knowledge Base ArticlesTanzu Operations Manager(OpsMan)

• Create stemcell fails with "execution expired" - When uploading stemcell it fails with an error message and check the steps to verify and resolution in this article.
• Bosh Director fails with "Input not an X.509 certificate" - caused by a formatting error in the Bosh Director -> Security -> Trusted certificates. One common issue is with white spaces before/after the certificates in the chain. Check resolution in the article.
• Education Series on Hard Root CA rotation Video Demos (Bookmark them)
  
  • Hard Root CA Rotation Education Series: Video Demonstrations 1-3 - This article provides link to 3 Videos Through a live example of a 2.5 build, Madeline explains how to generate a new Root CA, how to mark the new Root CA as active, and how to regenerate the non-configurable certificates using Active CA. Check all 3 videos in this article.
  • Hard Root CA Rotation Education Series: Video Demonstrations 4-6 - The videos below are a set of instructions, detailing how to perform a Hard Root CA Rotation on a platform where the Root CA has either expired or been deleted. Check all 3 videos in this article.

Product Announcements

VMware Tanzu Application Service (TAS) - TAS 3.0 is now GA!!!!

VMware Tanzu Application Service 3.0 Now Generally Available (Blog) - Nick K’s blog presents a detailed blog on all new features of TAS 3.0 in this blog. As preannounced during VMware Explore 2022 this year, TAS 3.0 is now released with Developer and Operator focused features.
 

Tanzu Application Service Tech Zone - Check this site for up-to-date news and features
 

Demo Videos

• VMware Tanzu Application Service 3.0 Demo: Apps Manager Update - This video shows new features in Apps Manager, now available in VMware Tanzu Application Service 3.0
• VMware Tanzu Application Service 3.0 Demo: Fair CPU Entitlement - This video describes the Fair CPU entitlement feature now available in VMware Tanzu Application Service 3.0.

Blogs and Videos

This Week in Spring - October 4th, 2022 - Josh L updates all exciting happenings on Spring and shares discount code for SpringOne 2022 conference

Tanzu Mission Control (TMC)

• Tanzu Techzone updated with lots of TMC contents - Corey D has updated all Links for Solution Brief, TMC activity path, Feature comparison, TMC official documentation, TMC KB articles, Latest contents such as technical overview and test drive labs, featured contents such as Quick start guide, Get started path available.
• Tanzu Mission Control Sample FluxCD repo - Carvel and Helm examples - Corey D shares these sample examples via github. This repo can be used to deploy Tanzu Packages and Helm Charts in a GitOps fashion.

Kubernetes General (K8)

• Common Kubernetes Challenges in 2022 and How to Solve Them - In this blog, Cindy B recaps where the Kubernetes industry stands today, the direction it’s heading in, and how you can look to VMware for solutions for your digital transformation initiatives.   
• Webinar Recording - Oct 6 - Learn why Kubernetes is here to stay – State of Kubernetes 2022
• E-book on State of Kubernetes 2022
• Top Three Kubernetes Myths: What C-Level Executives Should Know - Camille C shares some key Kubernetes myths, as well as how you can adapt best practices to reduce long-term Kubernetes management complexities in this blog.

Customer Success Story - Mphasis

Mphasis is a trusted VMware services partner and is a participating member of the Tanzu Partner Advisory Council. They have also participated in the Tanzu Application Platform (TAP)Design Partner Program. Let us see how TAP offering is valuable to their enterprise customers and why they believe it is a superior multi-cloud platform, best positioned to deliver successful adoption of Kubernetes.

• Accelerating Application Development on Kubernetes with Tanzu Application Platform - In this guest post, Vice President Sriram Krishnamachari, an advisor on the VMWare Tanzu Partner Advisory Board, explains how Tanzu Application Platform has brought in composability and developer experience capabilities at its core to assist customers modernizing their businesses on Kubernetes infrastructures.
   

Tech Blog Recommendation - Cormac hogan’s blog on TKGs this week

Why do I get “Error from server (Forbidden)” in vSphere with Tanzu - Cormac covers the Supervisor cluster and its behavior when querying Kubernetes objects.  It will help with troubleshooting Supervisor clusters efficiently.

Webinars and Events

Oct 11 - Spring Office Hours: Spring to Production(12.30 pm PDT) - Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they explore what’s new in the world of Spring.
 

Oct 13 - Provide highly scalable streaming with RabbitMQ ( 10 am PDT) - Join Ed Byford, Senior Manager, Product Management - RabbitMQ, VMware
 

VIP Lounge Office Hours for TMC
Postponed to Oct 12th - VIP lounge event “TMC Ask the expert” with Dashaun Carter, on Oct 5th   12th at 12 noon EST. Register now!!! (Webinar only available for VIP Lounge members*) - Bring all your burning questions to this TMC deep dive and ask the expert session.
If you would like to learn more about the VIP Lounge, share content, or participate in an event, please reach out to Jamie Gravatte for more information. Last week's edition had more info on VIP lounge.
 

VMware Explore Event - Compiled list of sessions and schedule available now !!

VMWare Explore ( Europe Registration - November 7-10) -  All Things VMware Tanzu at VMware Explore 2022 Europe - The VMware Explore Europe event is coming up! Check out the sessions, experts, labs and experiences you love and more from the center of the multi-cloud universe. Share the news with your customers and encourage them to register and view the  Europe Content Catalog  FAQ on event

Spring One Event Coming Up - Register is now Open!!!

Spring One (December 6–8, 2022 in San Francisco Registration link)
The event for developers, DevOps pros, and software leaders building scalable apps in a world that never stops changing. Checkout Session list  . On top of all the great sessions and speakers, we’re also offering several industry-leading workshops so you can advance your skills even further. Interact with instructors 1:1 as you get started—or push ahead—with new cloud tech. Learn more info here and  Josh’s My Spring One 2022 Preview.
 

Thanks and Regards,

Aruna Srinivasan (She/Her)

Sr. Digital Content Manager - Tanzu Customer Success