Monitor and Manage Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition in the Management Console

This topic describes how to view the status of your VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition Management Console (TKGI MC) deployment.

Overview

After you have deployed TKGI on vSphere, you can use VMware TKGI Management Console to perform the following operations:

• ** View Status**:
  • View the overall status of your deployment.
  • View the deployment metadata and status of each of the components of your deployment.
• Edit Configuration: Edit the configuration of your deployment, either in the configuration wizard or by editing the YAML file. For information about reconfiguring your deployment, see Reconfigure Your Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition Deployment.
• Upgrade TKGI: Upgrade your deployment to a new version. For information about upgrading deployments, see Upgrade Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition Management Console.
• Patch Components: Patch the individual components of your deployment. For information about patching components, see Patch Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition Management Console Components.
• Delete TKGI: Delete Your TKGI Deployment.

For information about how to deploy the TKGI Management Console and install TKGI, see Install on vSphere with the Management Console.

Obtain General Status Information

1. Go to the TKG Integrated Edition view of the management console.
2. Select the Summary tab for your TKGI instance.
   You see general information about your deployment, including the status and version of each component, as well as the names and addresses of the VMs that run those services.
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Obtain Deployment Metadata

The deployment metadata provides credentials, certificates, and other metadata about your Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition deployment.

1. Expand Configuration and select Deployment Metadata. View a larger version of this image

2. Select the clipboard icon at the end of each row to copy the relevant value.

   For example, copy the Ops Manager password so that you can log in to the instance of Ops Manager that is running in your deployment.

View Component Deployment Status

You can see the status of the individual components of your deployment.

1. Expand Configuration and go to the TKGI Configuration view of the management console.

2. Select Deployment Status to see the status of the components.

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3. Click the Download Logs button to download the log bundle for your Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition deployment.