Deploy Dell EMC Isilon CSI Driver for Kubernetes

In this post I’m going to explain how I configured my homelab to integrate a Kubernetes cluster with the Dell EMC Isilon CSI driver. I had to create a new cluster as the plugin has specific requirements:

  • support for Kubernetes 1.14
  • supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 host operating system
  • supports Isilon OneFS versions 8.1 and 8.2
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Deploy VCSA 6.7 nested in VMware Workstation

This is the first post of the series of guides on how to setup a vSphere nested lab in your computer.

One of the key parts, of the nested environment is the vCenter. I could install it on top of a nested ESXi host using the normal procedures, but this brings me to a chicken and egg situation, because what is a benefit for a datacenter running 24×7, having all the availability options applied to my vCenter, is not a good idea for my laptop based nested lab, because I will be turning off all the environment very often. That’s why for this kind of labs, having the vCenter (VCSA) running directly on top of my VMware Workstation is a good idea, but then you need do do some tricks to have it running correctly; you cannot use the regular installer.

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Kubernetes Certified Administrator – CKA

Last week I finally completed my first certification of the year, Cloud Native Foundation – Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).

After VMworld last year and all the hype with Kubernetes I decided to started studying about this new kind of platform, and as usual I tried to guide my training with a goal in mind, in this case CKA seemed like the best goal to seek. It is also a pre-requisite for the new VMware Cloud Native Master Specialist certification that seemed interesting.

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Welcome to my Blog. The idea of it is to share and discuss with the community topics around virtualization, cloud and technology in general. I’m usually studying for certification exams, so I will be sharing my progress as well as recommendations to prepare if you are getting ready to present yourself.