Terraform VMware Cloud Director Provider v3.9.0 is accessible now, introducing new options and enhancements.
Introducing assist for Container Service Extension (CSE) v4.0
This new model of the supplier incorporates a number of assets and information sources that may permit customers to make the most of the Runtime Defined Entity framework:
- rde_interface useful resource and information supply, which permits suppliers to handle and fetch Runtime Defined Entity Interfaces
- rde_type useful resource and information supply, which permits suppliers to handle and fetch Runtime Defined Entity Types
- rde useful resource and information supply, which permits suppliers and tenants to handle and fetch Runtime Defined Entities
With the addition of those, Terraform customers will be capable to set up the Container Service Extension v4.0 in VCD 10.4+ by following a brand new information complemented with some examples that may be custom-made and utilized, or just used as a place to begin.
The proposed examples construct the required parts for CSE v4.0 to work:
- Organizations, VDCs and a primary networking setup with ALB, that customers can improve
- Runtime Defined Entity Types and their corresponding cases to have the ability to configure the CSE Server and the TKGm clusters
- Global roles, roles, rights bundles and customers
- VM Sizing Policies required by the TKGm clusters
- Catalogs and OVAs
- Deploys the CSE Server vApp
Once put in, tenant customers can provision and handle Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Multi-cloud (TKGm) clusters utilizing the UI as typical.
Extending NSX-T capabilities
With this launch, the options associated to NSX-T continue to grow:
NSX-T Edge Gateway computerized IP Allocation administration
Before this function was launched, NSX-T Edge Gateways would should be configured through the use of static IP swimming pools. Since v3.9.0, they’ll now allocate IPs routinely by specifying various IPs that may be allotted per subnet, or per any subnet. You can learn extra right here.
New NSX-T assets and information sources
NSX-T enhancements
New NSX-V options
For these utilizing NSX-V of their VMware Cloud Director home equipment, this new model of the supplier provides assist for Distributed Firewall in NSX-V VDCs. This will permit customers to phase their VDC entities, comparable to VMs, Edge Gateways, Networks, and many others, primarily based on a number of attributes, by creating layer 3 guidelines.
Introducing newest VCD options
Our precious group has additionally helped us to introduce a number of cool options into this launch:
And, as at all times, we’re awaiting your suggestions and ideas in GitHub Issues and #vcd-terraform-dev Slack channel (vmwarecode.slack.com).