Installing the TKGI CLI

This topic describes how to install the VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition Command Line Interface (TKGI CLI).

Overview

The TKGI CLI is a command-line tool to manage Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition provisioned Kubernetes clusters. Use the TKGI CLI to create, manage, and delete Kubernetes clusters.

For more information on the TKGI CLI, see TKGI CLI.

To download and install the TKGI CLI, complete the steps in Install the TKGI CLI below.

Note: TKGI CLI binaries are only provided for 64-bit architectures.

Install the TKGI CLI

To download and install the TKGI CLI:

1. Navigate to Broadcom Support and log in.
2. Click Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition.
3. Select your desired release version from the Releases dropdown.
4. Click TKGI CLI.

5. To download the TKGI CLI for your operating system:

   • Mac OS X: Click TKGI CLI - Mac to download the Mac OS X binary.
   • Linux: Click TKGI CLI - Linux to download the Linux binary.
   • Windows: Click TKGI CLI - Windows to download the Windows executable file.

6. To install the TKGI CLI, follow the procedures for your operating system:

   • Mac OS X
   • Linux
   • Windows

Mac OS X

To install the TKGI CLI on Mac OS X:

1. Rename the downloaded binary file to tkgi.
2. On the command line, run the following command to make the TKGI CLI binary executable: $ chmod +x tkgi
3. Move the binary file into your PATH.
4. Run tkgi –version to verify the version of your TKGI CLI installed locally.

Linux

To install the TKGI CLI on Linux:

1. Rename the downloaded binary file to tkgi.
2. On the command line, run the following command to make the TKGI CLI binary executable: $ chmod +x tkgi
3. Move the binary file into your PATH.
4. Run tkgi –version to verify the version of your TKGI CLI installed locally.

Windows

To install the TKGI CLI on Microsoft Windows:

1. Rename the downloaded binary file to tkgi.exe.
2. Move the binary file into your PATH.
3. Run tkgi –version to verify the version of your TKGI CLI installed locally.