Openshift on vSphere - Part 1 Preparation
As I installed OpenShift (OKD) on vSphere, I encountered several prerequisites and steps to get everything set up just right. These are discussed here.…
Rancher on vSphere Part 4 - Full integration with NSX
Learn how to install the Antrea CNI in a Rancher cluster and also how to integrate Antrea into NSX in order to micro-segment in your cluster! This allows DFW rules between pods, services and namespaces.…
Rancher on vSphere Part 3 - vSphere CSI
In this part of the blog I will show, how to attach a Persistent Volume to a Rancher cluster. This PV will reside as a VMDK on the vSphere cluster just like it would with Tanzu. This is done by installing vSphere CSI.…
Create your own Debian appliance Part 1
In this series I go over how to create an appliance with Linux (debian in this example) that you can import as an OVA and set custom values so you can import in in all environments you want.…
Rancher on vSphere Part 2 - First cluster
In part 1 I installed a VM with Docker and installed a Rancher instance in it. In this part 2 we now set this instance up and connect it with vSphere. After that we hopefully are able to create the first Kubernetes Cluster.…
Rancher on vSphere Part 1 - Setup
In this first part of this series we will go over what Rancher is and how to install and set it up on docker.…
ESXi free no longer available
The free vSphere ESXi hypervisor is no longer available, what does that mean and what are the alternatives?…
vSphere Quick Tips: Install vCenter without DNS
The collective wisdom is that you can not install a vCenter without a DNS Server in your environment. This is not true. Of course it is not an ideal solution to install without DNS but it is possible. What you lose though is the ability to update the vCenter directly…