Before we get started let’s create a table Variable Role Example or explanation Example IP LOAD_BALANCER_IP 10.10.10.160 LOAD_BALANCER_FQDN k3scl01 SRV1_IP_ADDRESS 10.10.10.161 SECRET_TOKEN Th1s_1s_a_v3ry_s3cr3t_t0ken_pl3as3_k33p_1t_s@f3 NODE_TOKEN Token taken from the server nodes for agent installations SRV1_DNS_NAME Master K3s-CL01-01 10.10.10.161 SRV2_DNS_NAME Master K3s-CL01-02 10.10.10.162 SRV3_DNS_NAME Master K3s-CL01-03 10.10.10.163 SRV4_DNS_NAME Worker K3s-CL01-04 10.10.10.164 SRV5_DNS_NAME Worker K3s-CL01-05 10.10.10.165 SRV6_DNS_NAME Worker …
So let’s spin up 3 Ubuntu server 22.04 VMs on our vSphere. I recommend using the Ubuntu cloud image and a VM template. To find out how to create such a VM template follow this post. We are going to need it anyway later so save some time and create it now. If you do …
NOTE: The plan was to publish all the blogs when I finished the deployment. Unfortunately, the deployment is paused due to heavy workload but I am publishing the first few parts already Planning My home lab consists of two ESXi 8.0 servers, a QNAP for Network storage, switches and firewalls. A LOT of firewalls 🙂 …
Right click on the Template and select New VM from This Template Give it a name, select the compute resource, the storage and on the clone options check on Customize this virtual machine’s hardware before clicking Next I placed 2 CPUs, 4Gb of RAM and 40Gb or storage. You can always change these options later …
First open a browser and navigate to jammy refers to the 22.04 and current is the latest stable version. Then find the .ova file that is supported by VMWare as well as Virtualbox Then login to your vsphere client, in this case I am running a vCenter 8.0. I would suggest to create a folder …
Some useful tips for optimization. This is by no means a full “how to” install Ubuntu on ESXi. I am just sharing the steps I use to install a new Ubuntu VM on my ESXi. It will require a bit of knowledge on both ESXi and Ubuntu Note for 8.0 The Configuration Parameters got renames …