vSphere with Tanzu and NSX ALB (AVI) Installation, Configuration and Implementation-2
You can access the NSX ALB installation and configuration in the first series via the link below.
vSphere with Tanzu and NSX ALB (AVI) Installation, Configuration and Implementation
Now we can start the TANZU Supervisor installations. First, we are going to create a Storage Policy. I am using vSAN in my environment and I am goin to make my definitions on vSAN Datastore. Thus, we are going to be using vSAN as Kubernetes CSI/SC.
We create a Category and TAG on Tags & Custom Attributes.
We assign TAG on the Datastore that we are going to use for Storage Policy.
Now we create a Storage Policy.
I installed the environment as vSphere 8. With the new vCenter 8 we no longer create Content Library when installing TANZU Supervisor Cluster. During the deployment, the Supervisor Cluster creates it itself.
Before proceeding with the installation, we have to activate DRS and HA.
We can now proceed to the Supervisor Cluster installation via Workload Management.
As Prerequisites, we now provide all the requirements. We can begin the installation.
Since NSX is enabled in my environment, I can do both types of installations.
We choose vSphere Distributed Switch as Network Stack.
With vSphere 8, Multi-Zone deployment option is now available. This feature may be one of the best features to come with version 8.
Since I will be installing with Single Cluster, I continue with Cluster Deployment.
We define a name for the Supervisor Cluster and select the vCenter cluster.
We choose the Storage Policy we have created.
Select NSX ALB as Load Balancer and enter Controller Management IP and access information.
We copy our SSL certificate that we created on NSX ALB and paste it on Server Certificate.
We enter the necessary information for the Supervisor Controller VMs on the Management Network.
We enter the Workload Network information for TANZU Kubernetes Cluster.
We set Supervisor Controller VM Size as default. In production environments, planning should be done VM size.
After entering all Supervisor Cluster parameters, we start the installation with FINISH.
Installation will take about 50–60 minutes. With vSphere 8, the configuration screen has also changed, and now you can see the progress in more detail.
With vSphere 8, you can now see that the Content Library is created automatically.
Installation is complete. Everything seems stable.
Service Engine and Virtual Service installation and configurations were done automatically on NSX ALB. Likewise, if you delete the Supervisor Cluster, the definitions on the NSX ALB will be automatically deleted via the API.
If you have a license, you can Assign your license for the Supervisor Cluster. (If you don’t, you can use 60 days as standard)
We create a new Namespace on the Namespaces tab.
We have created Namescape, now we will assign authorization and storage.
We have assigned the resources needed for Namespace.
Finally, we assign VM Class for Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster.
Yes, we finished the Tanzu Supervisor Cluster installation and created our Namespace.
Next, we are going to create the Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster and work on our applications.
