Kubernetes VMware UG: What’s New for K8s Users on VMware Infrastructure

The presentation discusses common root causes of problems when using Kubernetes on VMware infrastructure and provides resources for problem resolution and community support.

• Common root causes of problems include not enabling node UUID, incorrect user and password credentials for vCenter, and not running on vSphere 6.7 U3 or later
• Resources for problem resolution include cloud provider logs, CSI storage driver logs, recent tasks section in vSphere UI, and known issues list for the CSI driver
• The Kubernetes on VMware infrastructure user group provides community support through meetings, a mailing list, and a Slack channel
• The presentation encourages joining the user group and attending meetings for access to expert advice and best practices

The presenter shares that the user group recently held a 'bring us your problems' workshop that led to feature requests being directly exposed to developers working on the infrastructure supporting Kubernetes on vSphere. The presenter encourages attendees to join the user group and Slack channel for access to expert advice and support.

The K8s VMware User Group exists to serve users, and authors of tooling and support applications for running K8s on vSphere and desktop hypervisors. Agenda: -Users who initially deployed K8s using the legacy in-tree cloud provider and storage plugins have already received a deprecation warning and will be facing a migration in the 1.22-1.24 release timeframe - we'll cover what this means for those affected. -Recent and upcoming features and changes. -Top 3 under-recognized do’s and don’t’s for K8s on vSphere. -How to get involved in the User Group, to meet other users, and share advice and experiences.