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Explore vSphere Air-gapped Cluster

Get the kubeconfig File for the New Kubernetes Cluster

  1. Fetch the kubeconfig file with the command:

    CODE
    dkp get kubeconfig -c ${air-gapped_NAME} > ${air-gapped_NAME}.conf

Create a StorageClass with a vSphere Datastore

Follow these steps:

  1. Access the Datastore tab in the vSphere client and select a datastore by name.

  2. Copy the URL of that datastore from the information dialog that displays.

  3. Return to the DKP CLI, and delete the existing StorageClass with the command:

    CODE
    kubectl delete storageclass vsphere-raw-block-sc

  4. Run the following command to create a new StorageClass, supplying the correct values for your environment:

    CODE
    cat <<EOF > vsphere-raw-block-sc.yaml
    kind: StorageClass
    apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
    metadata:
      annotations:
        storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class: "true"
      name: vsphere-raw-block-sc
    provisioner: csi.vsphere.vmware.com
    parameters:
      datastoreurl: "<url>"
    volumeBindingMode: WaitForFirstConsumer
    EOF

Explore Nodes and Pods in the New Cluster

  1. List the Nodes with this command:

    CODE
    kubectl --kubeconfig=${air-gapped_NAME}.conf get nodes

NOTE: It may take a few minutes for the Status to move to Ready while the Pod network is deployed. The Node's Status should change to Ready soon after the calico-node DaemonSet Pods are Ready.

The output resembles this example:

CODE
NAME                                         STATUS   ROLES                  AGE   VERSION
d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-7llgd     Ready    control-plane,master   20h   v1.24.6
d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-vncbl     Ready    control-plane,master   19h   v1.24.6
d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-wbgrm     Ready    control-plane,master   19h   v1.24.6
d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-md-0-74c849dc8c-67rv4   Ready    <none>                 19h   v1.24.6
d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-md-0-74c849dc8c-n2skc   Ready    <none>                 19h   v1.24.6
d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-md-0-74c849dc8c-nkftv   Ready    <none>                 19h   v1.24.6
d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-md-0-74c849dc8c-sqklv   Ready    <none>                 19h   v1.24.6

2. List the pods with the command:

CODE
kubectl --kubeconfig=${air-gapped_NAME}.conf get pods -A

The output resembles the following example:

CODE
NAMESPACE                NAME                                                                 READY   STATUS     RESTARTS      AGE
calico-system            calico-kube-controllers-57fbd7bd59-qqd96                             1/1     Running    0             20h
calico-system            calico-node-2m524                                                    1/1     Running    3 (19h ago)   19h
calico-system            calico-node-bbhg5                                                    1/1     Running    0             20h
calico-system            calico-node-cc5lf                                                    1/1     Running    2 (19h ago)   19h
calico-system            calico-node-cwg7x                                                    1/1     Running    1 (19h ago)   19h
calico-system            calico-node-d59hn                                                    1/1     Running    1 (19h ago)   19h
calico-system            calico-node-qmmcz                                                    1/1     Running    0             19h
calico-system            calico-node-wdqhx                                                    1/1     Running    0             19h
calico-system            calico-typha-655489d8cc-b5jnt                                        1/1     Running    0             20h
calico-system            calico-typha-655489d8cc-q92x9                                        1/1     Running    0             19h
calico-system            calico-typha-655489d8cc-vjlkx                                        1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              cluster-autoscaler-68c759fbf6-7d2ck                                  0/1     Init:0/1   0             20h
kube-system              coredns-78fcd69978-qn4qt                                             1/1     Running    0             20h
kube-system              coredns-78fcd69978-wqpmg                                             1/1     Running    0             20h
kube-system              etcd-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-7llgd                      1/1     Running    0             20h
kube-system              etcd-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-vncbl                      1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              etcd-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-wbgrm                      1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-apiserver-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-7llgd            1/1     Running    0             20h
kube-system              kube-apiserver-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-vncbl            1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-apiserver-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-wbgrm            1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-controller-manager-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-7llgd   1/1     Running    1 (19h ago)   20h
kube-system              kube-controller-manager-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-vncbl   1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-controller-manager-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-wbgrm   1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-proxy-cpscs                                                     1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-proxy-hhmxq                                                     1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-proxy-hxhnk                                                     1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-proxy-nsrbp                                                     1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-proxy-scxfg                                                     1/1     Running    0             20h
kube-system              kube-proxy-tth4k                                                     1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-proxy-x2xfx                                                     1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-scheduler-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-7llgd            1/1     Running    1 (19h ago)   20h
kube-system              kube-scheduler-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-vncbl            1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-scheduler-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-wbgrm            1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-vip-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-7llgd                  1/1     Running    1 (19h ago)   20h
kube-system              kube-vip-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-vncbl                  1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              kube-vip-d2iq-e2e-air-gapped-1-control-plane-wbgrm                  1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              vsphere-cloud-controller-manager-4zj7q                               1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              vsphere-cloud-controller-manager-87tgm                               1/1     Running    0             19h
kube-system              vsphere-cloud-controller-manager-xqmn4                               1/1     Running    1 (19h ago)   20h
node-feature-discovery   node-feature-discovery-master-84c67dcbb6-txfw9                       1/1     Running    0             20h
node-feature-discovery   node-feature-discovery-worker-8tg2l                                  1/1     Running    3 (19h ago)   19h
node-feature-discovery   node-feature-discovery-worker-c5f6q                                  1/1     Running    0             19h
node-feature-discovery   node-feature-discovery-worker-fjfkm                                  1/1     Running    0             19h
node-feature-discovery   node-feature-discovery-worker-x6tz8                                  1/1     Running    0             19h
tigera-operator          tigera-operator-d499f5c8f-r2srj                                      1/1     Running    1 (19h ago)   20h
vmware-system-csi        vsphere-csi-controller-7ffd6884cc-d7rql                              7/7     Running    5 (19h ago)   20h
vmware-system-csi        vsphere-csi-controller-7ffd6884cc-k82cm                              7/7     Running    2 (19h ago)   20h
vmware-system-csi        vsphere-csi-controller-7ffd6884cc-qttkp                              7/7     Running    1 (19h ago)   20h
vmware-system-csi        vsphere-csi-node-678hw                                               3/3     Running    0             19h
vmware-system-csi        vsphere-csi-node-6tbsh                                               3/3     Running    0             19h
vmware-system-csi        vsphere-csi-node-9htwr                                               3/3     Running    5 (20h ago)   20h
vmware-system-csi        vsphere-csi-node-g8r6l                                               3/3     Running    0             19h
vmware-system-csi        vsphere-csi-node-ghmr6                                               3/3     Running    0             19h
vmware-system-csi        vsphere-csi-node-jhvgm                                               3/3     Running    0             19h
vmware-system-csi        vsphere-csi-node-rp77r                                               3/3     Running    0             19h

When you are ready, delete your cluster and clean up your environment.

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