Terraform VMware Cloud Director Supplier v3.12.0 is on the market, introducing many new options and enhancements.
Introducing the Container Service Extension (CSE) Kubernetes Cluster useful resource and knowledge supply
Throughout the previous releases of the supplier, we gathered an impressive quantity of suggestions from the group, and we understood that utilizing Runtime Outlined Entities to create, replace and handle a Kubernetes cluster was generally difficult and never trivial, because it required a deep understanding of the CSE internal workings.
This launch entails an enormous step ahead for CSE customers, by offering a new useful resource and knowledge supply vcd_cse_kubernetes_cluster, to summary the Kubernetes cluster authors from coping with the complexity of the generic strategies supplied within the now deprecated Kubernetes Cluster administration information.
The brand new vcd_cse_kubernetes_cluster useful resource seems to be like this:
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useful resource “vcd_cse_kubernetes_cluster” “my_cluster” { cse_version = “4.2.0” title = “my-cluster” kubernetes_template_id = knowledge.vcd_catalog_vapp_template.tkg_ova.id org = knowledge.vcd_org_vdc.vdc.org vdc_id = knowledge.vcd_org_vdc.vdc.id network_id = knowledge.vcd_network_routed_v2.routed.id api_token_file = vcd_api_token.token.file_name
control_plane { machine_count = 3 disk_size_gi = 20 sizing_policy_id = knowledge.vcd_vm_sizing_policy.tkg_small.id storage_profile_id = knowledge.vcd_storage_profile.sp.id }
worker_pool { title = “worker-pool-1” machine_count = 10 disk_size_gi = 100 sizing_policy_id = knowledge.vcd_vm_sizing_policy.tkg_small.id storage_profile_id = knowledge.vcd_storage_profile.sp.id }
default_storage_class { title = “default-storage-class” storage_profile_id = knowledge.vcd_storage_profile.sp.id reclaim_policy = “delete” filesystem = “ext4” }
auto_repair_on_errors = true node_health_check = true
operations_timeout_minutes = 0 }
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Readers will observe that the out there arguments of this useful resource are pretty much like the choices out there in UI when making a Kubernetes cluster with the wizard. All of the RDE schemas, RDE Sorts, and YAML recordsdata are usually not used explicitly anymore.
Likewise, customers will expertise a extra comfy mechanism to replace their clusters, as they gained´t want to govern JSON recordsdata both. The useful resource helps all of the updateable components which might be additionally achievable utilizing the UI: Resize the management airplane, the employee swimming pools, allow/disable the node well being examine, and switch off the “auto-repair” flag (4.1.0 solely).
This new useful resource is on the market for CSE variations 4.2.1, 4.2.0, 4.1.1(a) and 4.1.0. It additionally helps importing present clusters, for those that have been utilizing the generic strategy emigrate their present ones, and customers may also learn present clusters with the info supply.
Including assist for Container Service Extension (CSE) 4.2.0 and 4.2.1
This model of the supplier updates the set up information to assist the most recent variations of CSE, 4.2.0 and 4.2.1.
As talked about within the earlier part, the Kubernetes Cluster administration information is now deprecated in favor of the brand new vcd_cse_kubernetes_cluster useful resource and knowledge supply.
The supplier repository incorporates now all of the RDE Sort schemas required for CSE 4.2.x and a few instance configurations for each 4.2.0 and 4.2.1 (as they differ in configuration values corresponding to CAPVCD model, CPI model and CSI model).
Different notable adjustments and enhancements
Consolidating VM disks on creation to assist overriding template disks
A frequent person requested lacking performance was overriding disk sizes in quick provisioned VDCs. Terraform supplier v3.12.0 provides new discipline consolidate_disks_on_create in each assets vcd_vapp_vm and vcd_vm. When enabled, it’s going to consolidate disks throughout VM creation. It could be helpful by itself, however it additionally permits overriding template disks when creating VMs in quick provisioned VDCs.
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useful resource “vcd_vapp_vm” “resized” { vapp_name = vcd_vapp.net.title title = “Resized-OS-disk-VM” vapp_template_id = knowledge.vcd_catalog_vapp_template.lampstack.id reminiscence = 2048 cpus = 2 cpu_cores = 1
# Quick provisioned VDCs require disks to be consolidated # if their measurement is to be modified consolidate_disks_on_create = true
override_template_disk { bus_type = “paravirtual” size_in_mb = “22384” bus_number = 0 unit_number = 0 iops = 0 storage_profile = “*” } }
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VM Copy assist
Each VM assets vcd_vapp_vm and vcd_vm get new discipline copy_from_vm_id that can be utilized to create a VM from already present one as an alternative of counting on catalog template or an empty VM.
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knowledge “vcd_vapp_vm” “present” { vapp_name = knowledge.vcd_vapp.net.title title = “web1” }
useful resource “vcd_vapp_vm” “vm-copy” { org = “org” vdc = “vdc”
copy_from_vm_id = knowledge.vcd_vapp_vm.present.id # supply VM ID vapp_name = knowledge.vcd_vapp_vm.present.vapp_name title = “VM Copy” power_on = false }
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Creating vApp templates from vApps or standalone VMs
The final bit that ranges up VM management is that useful resource vcd_catalog_vapp_template introduces an choice to seize vApp templates from present vApps or standalone VMs. One can use a brand new capture_vapp block that accepts supply vApp ID. Moreover, the vcd_vapp_vm and vcd_vm assets and knowledge sources expose vapp_id attributes that may be specified as a supply in capture_vapp.source_id. That is particularly helpful for standalone VMs which have hidden vApps.
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knowledge “vcd_catalog” “cat” { org = “v51” title = “demo-catalog” }
useful resource “vcd_catalog_vapp_template” “from-vapp” { org = “v51” catalog_id = knowledge.vcd_catalog.cat.id
title = “from-vapp”
capture_vapp { source_id = vcd_vapp.net.id customize_on_instantiate = false }
lease { storage_lease_in_sec = 3600 * 24 * 3 }
# Utilizing dependency to make sure that all VMs are current in vApp that # is being captured depends_on = [vcd_vapp_vm.emptyVM] }
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Route commercial configuration for routed Org VDC networks
Route commercial toggle discipline route_advertisement_enabled in useful resource vcd_network_routed_v2 that permits customers to allow route commercial per routed community, which works along with IP Area route commercial
Checklist of recent assets and knowledge sources
- 1 new useful resource:
- 2 new knowledge sources:
There are extra options and enhancements, which you’ll be able to see within the venture’s changelog. And, as at all times, we’re awaiting your suggestions and strategies in GitHub Points and #vcd-terraform-dev Slack channel (vmwarecode.slack.com).