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Migrate BOSH/Cloud Foundry (CF) Disks from vSphere Datastore(s) to Different Ones

Migrating disks for BOSH and Cloud Foundry (CF) VMs from the current datastore(s) to new datastore(s) can be painless if you do it right. Otherwise, you may end up losing your persistent disks and then your mind. The following steps will help you avoid unnecessary pain during this process. 1) Attach the new datastore(s) to

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Preflight Platform Checklist: A Mechanic’s Guide

Years ago, the documentation around getting Cloud Foundry going was not exactly thorough. There was a small treasure trove of carefully cultivated manifests, Google Docs, and READMEs with instructions which quickly became outdated. Let’s face it, it was a small miracle back then to get a manifest for Cloud Foundry to work! In the subsequent

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How to Migrate Your CF from One vSphere Cluster to Another

Recently, one of our clients had to migrate their CF from one vSphere cluster to another. Here is the story: the client bought some more modern UCS chassis they would like to add to the existing cluster. Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) must be enabled to support mixed processors in the same cluster. You can’t enable

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The Essential Getting Started Guide to Cloud Foundry

Abstract Today’s user expects a self-service, always-on, plug-and-play, ever-evolving experience. That’s a lot of hyphens. Cloud Foundry is based on the premise of making Application Development agile and Infrastructure flexible in order for the modern enterprise to meet dynamic business needs. We’ll guide you through the essential, need-to-know basics for an owner, operator, or developer

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On Getting Kubernetes Certified

Over the past 8 years, I’ve worked in some form of IT Operations, and I’ve seen two distinct opinions on obtaining systems certification. The cert game is a waste of time; and a certain pride in proving one’s skill. In the past I most identified with the former camp; “I already do this thing, I

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Cloud Foundry Summit NA 2019

The keynotes, talks, user stories, and technical sessions at Cloud Foundry Summit this year prove that Cloud Foundry is still THE platform for developers. Kubernetes continues to be the best platform for building platforms. Eirini brings these two powerful ecosystems together. As contributors to both the Cloud Foundry and Kubernetes ecosystems, Stark & Wayne is

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Some Google Cloud Shell love for the Cloud Foundry Ecosystem

Google Cloud Shell is great, we use it a lot during training. And recently it has gotten a whole lot better, since you can bring your own docker image as a basis for your environment. As part of our daily operations, Stark & Wayne publishes several docker images that include all the valuable tools we

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Stark & Wayne at CF Summit 2019

Cloud Foundry Summit is coming up quick. The Stark & Wayne team will be there with several members contributing to a handful of talks; plus a training session and a hands-on lab session. Stop by our location (Booth B3) at any time and we’ll give you a Stark & Wayne t-shirt featuring the next episode

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Cheat Sheet – Registering a Service Broker

Below is a quick summary for registering your (or someone else’s) service broker into CF. Be sure to verify the username and password, especially if someone else pushed the broker application. Step 1 – Push the Broker & Verify Push the broker app so it registers a route. To verify you have the correct url,

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