I've done a few retrospectives over the years, but I haven't often written about my plans for the coming year. It's time that I changed my approach. Besides, one of my plans is already in the oven and should be baked soon!
It's been some time since I first released the Packer Provisioner for Salt. I have recently released an update with a roadmap item completed. Think of it as an end of year gift!
I couldn't find a current integration for phpIPAM in VCF Automation 8.x, so I wrote my own! I'm sharing it now as an end of year gift.
How to deploy Argo CD into a vSphere Supervisor namespace using the Argo CD operator Supervisor Service.
The source control integration in VCF Automation templates isn't bi-directional and adding descriptions to templates can cause an annoying problem. There is a way around it though.
If you thought that using the vSphere plugin for kubectl required some typing, the CCI plugin requires more! Let's simplify that process...
The vSphere plugin for kubectl allows you to authenticate to VMware VKS clusters with ease, but what if you're a lazy typist? Lighten the load with this function!
What do you do in the /dev/root filesystem in your Supervisor cluster is running out of room? Log a support request! But there is a short-term fix that I can share.
Using the 'substring' expression in a VCF Automation template caused me a small issue recently. The fix is very simple!
They've gone by many names, and I have been talking about them a fair bit, so I decided to do a quick introduction to the vSphere Supervisor and the vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS).