With this functionality, you can enable a vSphere cluster to run Kubernetes workloads by configuring it as a Supervisor Cluster.
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Learn how to use vSphere with Tanzu to transform vSphere into a platform for running Kubernetes workloads natively on the hypervisor layer. With vSphere Lifecycle Manager you can manage ESXi hosts by using images and baselines at the cluster level.
This new feature includes the functionality that Update Manager provided in previous vSphere releases. VSphere 7.0 introduces vSphere Lifecycle Manager, a centralized and simplified lifecycle management mechanism for VMware ESXi 7.0 hosts. As these services are now part of vCenter Server, they are no longer described as a part of Platform Services Controller. All Platform Services Controller services are consolidated into vCenter Server, simplifying deployment and administration. The new vCenter Server appliance contains all the Platform Services Controller services from earlier releases, preserving all previous functionality, including authentication, certificate management, and licensing. Learn About Some of Our Featuresīeginning in vSphere 7.0, you can only deploy or upgrade to vCenter Server 7.0 using an appliance.
Want to know what is in the current release of vSphere? Look at the latest vSphere release notes. vCenter Server is the service through which you manage multiple hosts connected in a network and pool host resources. ESXi is the virtualization platform where you create and run virtual machines and virtual appliances. The two core components of vSphere are ESXi and vCenter Server.