A closer look at the v1alpha2 TanzuKubernetesCluster format in vSphere with Tanzu

Today I wanted to take a closer look at the new Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster YAML format (v1alpha2) which extends the configurability of TKG clusters that are deployed via the TKG Service (TKGS) in vSphere with Tanzu. We will look at this from two viewpoints. The first is to show you the differences when it comes to creating a new TKG cluster, as there are a number of different manifest settings now required with the v1alpha2 format. The second viewpoint is to look at how to upgrade the Tanzu Kubernetes Release (tkr) on an existing cluster which has been upgraded from…