Updated: 5th December 2019
From delivering Enterprise PKS workshops, conference sessions, customer briefings, corridor conversations, to helping people over slack, email, and phone, I keep finding myself pointing people to the same resources as-well as my own How to install NSX-T and PKS blog series and Troubleshooting PKS blog series. Light bulb moment, why not document and share them with all! I plan to update it regularly but I also welcome, via comments, any other PKS related resources. Enjoy.
Software Downloads
Tools
PKS CLI | https://network.pivotal.io/products/pivotal-container-service |
PKS CLI Auto-complete | https://github.com/tybritten/pks-zsh-autocomplete-plugin |
PKS Kubectl | https://network.pivotal.io/products/pivotal-container-service |
PKS token tool | https://github.com/pivotal/pkstoken |
PKS vSphere Plugin | https://labs.vmware.com/flings/vsphere-pks-plugin |
Ops Man CLI | https://github.com/pivotal-cf/om |
BOSH CLI | https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-cli/releases |
Octant | https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant |
Crash Diagnostics | https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/crash-diagnostics |
Install Docs
PCF Ops Manager | https://docs.pivotal.io/pks/vsphere-nsxt-om-deploy.html |
Enterprise PKS | https://docs.pivotal.io/pks/installing-nsx-t.html |
Harbor | https://docs.pivotal.io/partners/vmware-harbor/installing.html |
Management Console | https://docs.pivotal.io/pks/console/console-index.html |
VMware Blogs
VMware Webcasts
VMware YouTube Videos
VMworld PKS Sessions
KUB1126BU - Cloud Native Fundamentals: Containers and Kubernetes 101 for the VI Admin | VMworld 2019 US | VMworld 2019 EU |
KUB1762BU - The vSphere Administrator's Guide to the Kubernetes Galaxy | VMworld 2019 US | |
KUB1995BU - Design and Deploy Windows Containers on Kubernetes with VMware PKS | VMworld 2019 US | VMworld 2019 EU |
KUB3002BU - Run Kubernetes run. Five steps to run VMware PKS day-to-day | VMworld 2019 US | |
KUB3415BUS - Kubernetes in the Enterprise? PKS, Pure Storage, and the VMware SDDC | VMworld 2019 US | |
KUB3507BUS - Running Enterprise Grade Kubernetes on vSAN: Google Anthos and VMware Enterprise PKS | VMworld 2019 US | |
KUB4114BU - Enterprise-ready Kubernetes: Your Path to Cloud-native Applications with Dell Technologies | VMworld 2019 US | |
HCI2040BU - The Definitive Guide to vSphere Storage for Kubernetes | VMworld 2019 US | |
HBI1038BU - Deploy and Maintain K8s Infrastructure with PKS on VMware Cloud Foundation | VMworld 2019 US | VMworld 2019 EU |
HBI1585BU - Manage Multiple K8 Cluster on Multiple Clouds: PKS on VMware Cloud Foundation | VMworld 2019 US | |
MLA2036BU - VI Admin's Guide: Supporting Container-Based Machine Learning with PKS | VMworld 2019 US | |
CNET1444BU - Deploying and Designing Kubernetes with NSX-T (OpenShift, PKS, PAS) | VMworld 2019 US | VMworld 2019 US |
CNET2406BU - NSX-T Design and Operations for PKS | VMworld 2019 US | |
CODE1152U - Deploying Kubernetes Apps on PKS Using Native Tools, Helm, and Operators | VMworld 2019 US | |
CODE1202U - Hands on with Microservices and Service Mesh on VMware PKS | VMworld 2019 US | |
CODE1360U - Kubernetes Operators for VMware Enterprise PKS and VMware Cloud PKS | VMworld 2019 US | VMworld 2019 EU |
CODE1916U - VI Admin's Guide: CNA and 12 Factors to Run and Manage Apps on PKS | VMworld 2019 US | |
CODE2639U - Application Lifecycle with Kubernetes and Cloud Automation Services | VMworld 2019 US | VMworld 2019 EU |
CODE2807U - Application Performance Management with Wavefront and a PKS Application | VMworld 2019 US |
VMware PKS Hands-On Labs
Courses
Title | Provider | Duration |
---|---|---|
VMware Enterprise PKS Install, Configure, and Manage workshop | VMware | 5 days |
Kubernetes Foundations | VMware | 2 days |
Kubernetes Cluster Operations | VMware | 1 day |
Introduction to Kubernetes (LFS158) | Linux Foundation | 10-12 hours |
Kubernetes Fundamentals (LFS258) | Linux Foundation | 35 hours |
KubeAcademy | VMware |
Podcasts
The PodLets Podcast (VMware) | https://thepodlets.io/ |
TGI Kubernetes (VMware) | https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/tgik |
PodCTL Podcast (Red Hat) | http://podcast.podctl.com/ |
Kubernetes Podcast (Google) | https://kubernetespodcast.com/ |
Misc
NSX-T Concourse Pipelines (NSBU) | https://github.com/vmware/nsx-t-datacenter-ci-pipelines/ |
PKS Concourse Pipelines (Sabha) | https://github.com/sparameswaran/nsx-t-ci-pipeline |
PKS Concourse Pipelines (Nathan) | https://github.com/nvpnathan/nsx-t-ci-pipeline |
Kubernetes Failure Stories | https://github.com/hjacobs/kubernetes-failure-stories |
Chad Sakac PKS blog | https://virtualgeek.io/blog/ |
NSX-T API Guide | https://code.vmware.com/apis/696/nsx-t |
NSX-T NCP Install and Admin Guide | https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/2.5/ncp-kubernetes/GUID-FB641321-319D-41DC-9D16-37D6BA0BC0DE.html |
NSX-T Configuration Maximums | https://configmax.vmware.com |
How to delete NSX-T Protected Objects | https://keithlee.ie/2018/12/27/how-to-delete-nsx-t-protected-objects/ |
PKS Ninja Labs | https://github.com/CNA-Tech/PKS-Ninja |
VMware InterOp Matrix | https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php |
VMware Ports & Protocols | https://ports.vmware.com |