Tanzu What’s New - Oct 13, 2023 Edition

Get ready for the latest updates and releases from Tanzu Application Platform! We have new patches to address potential data loss, along with knowledge base articles for easy workarounds. Don't miss the October patch updates for TMC and the arrival of VMware SQL with MySQL for TAS 3.1.0 and GemFire Management console 1.1.0, which promise to enhance your platform experience. Plus, we have exciting blogs, Hands On Labs updates, and an upcoming webinar event for you. Stay ahead of the game with all the latest from VMware Tanzu Updates!!!

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” - Wayne Dyer

Check out Tanzu Product releases for this week with release notes and relevant links for more information.
 

Check out the troubleshooting Tips and Resolutions on various Tanzu Products. This section is a great resource for you to bookmark and quickly prevent issues before pushing applications to Production.

VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs (TAS)
Potential data loss for service usage data after upgrading TAS

The following versions of TAS include a version of usage-service that may lose some data: 4.0.9 , 3.0.17 , 2.13.27 , 2.11.45. This only affects service usage data for upgraded environments, fresh installs are unaffected. Please see this KB article for more information.

Potential data loss for service usage data after upgrading TAS - Knowledge Base Article

TAS versions 4.0.10, 3.0.18, 2.13.28, and 2.11.46 are the fixed patch versions. Check Tanzu Product Releases section for the download and release notes link. 

VMware vSphere with Tanzu
vSphere with Tanzu PVC creation failure due to "No candidates datastores found" (95098) - This problem occurs when a single ESXi host is added to the vSphere cluster on which Supervisor Cluster has been deployed and the new host is missing access to the Datastore referenced by the vSphere with Tanzu Namespaces.

How to create custom ClusterClasses in TKG2.0 on vSphere with Tanzu (91826) - This KB is intended to provide guidance to users seeking more customized Guest Cluster configurations on TKG2.0 clusters built in vSphere with Tanzu 

vSphere with Tanzu TKC upgrade from TKG1.0 to TKG2.0 TKr fails due to KAPP controller deployment (95030) - When devops users upgrade from 1.0 to 2.0 TKr, kapp-controller is installed on the TKC (as it is migrated to ClassyCluster), causing a conflict in package ownership. 

VMware Greenplum 
Build Your Next-Generation Data Platform for Generative AI and LLMs with VMware Greenplum - (Blog)  Arnab C - Greenplum's unmatched flexibility and efficiency make it the ideal choice for organizations looking to harness the full potential of AI, manage large-scale data processing effortlessly, and drive innovation across diverse sectors 

Spring Updates
This Month in Spring - October 2023 (Blog) Josh L The arrival of Java 21 has been monumental! Its integration with Spring Boot 3.2 promises a transformative experience for developers. 

VMware GemFire - GemFire Management Console is now available !!!
GemFire Management Console 1.1: Your Key to Data Value - (Blog) New Announcement GemFire Management Console available now with exciting features. Check the blog for more information. 

VMware Tanzu Hands on Labs
Behind the Screens: Containers & Kubernetes 101 on Tanzu: Insight by Michael Fleisher - (Video) In this quick unpacking, Michael Fleisher navigates us through the world of Dockers, Kubernetes, and the powerful capability of vSphere with Tanzu. Checkout the Lab here

Behind the Screens: Tanzu & Kubernetes for vSphere: Overview by Sajal Debnath - (Video) Join Sajal Debnath for an exclusive behind-the-screens overview of the "Tanzu and Kubernetes for vSphere Administrators" Hands-On Lab. 

VMware Data Solutions
VMware Greenplum
Oct 19 - Greenplum Database with Active Directory Integration at Scale - We will discuss how one of Greenplum’s largest environments improved scale and secured data access all without application changes. 

Oct 19 - Empowering Data-driven Innovation: A live sneak peek into Greenplum 7’s new analytics capabilities - Attendees will get a sneak peak into the latest advances in Greenplum analytics capabilities. 

Spring One Tour
October 17, 2023  SpringOne Tour  |  6:00 am–12:00 pm PST  |  Virtual - Register | Schedule - SpringOne tour featuring the latest advancements, best practices, and tools and techniques that are quickly becoming industry-standard.  

VMware Explore Award winning Sessions
VMware Explore 2023 Barcelona - November 6 - 9, 2023
From 12 – 18 of September, VMware Explore 2023 asked the global citizens of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram to vote for their preferred sessions to be included in the VMware Explore 2023 Barcelona Content Catalog.

The People’s Choice Awards 2023: the Votes are in for Barcelona! - (Blog) This year’s winners of the People’s Choice Awards for Barcelona are the following sessions. View the Catalog of winning Sessions. VMware Explore Barcelona

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