Deep Dive: Kubernetes (VMware) SIG

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Cluster API provider for vSphere moves from Terraform to govmomi, runs as controllers on a bootstrap Kubernetes cluster (demo uses kind), and provisions VMs against vCenter 6.5+ and ESXi. It clones VM templates, injects cloud-init, runs kubeadm join to bootstrap nodes, and successfully creates and deletes a one‑node target cluster. Current release is v0.2 with CAPI v1alpha1; alpha2 redesign is underway to add HA multi‑master, out‑of‑tree cloud provider/CSI, zones and affinity. Credentials are secret‑based (username/password today).

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1. 0:00Start
2. 0:14Introduction
3. 1:14Problem Statement
4. 1:29Brief Overview of Cluster API
5. 3:26History of vSphere Provider
6. 4:36Pods and Types
7. 6:00Supported Configurations
8. 7:37Resource YAMLS
9. 8:29Cluster Spec
10. 9:00Machine Spec
11. 9:58Node bootstrap workflow
12. 11:16CAPV Future Directions

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