Refer to this topic to manually register a new version of the TKG Service with vCenter Server for the purposes of upgrading the TKG Service asynchronously.

This task is only required if you intend to upgrade the TKG Service version asynchronously. See Registering New TKG Service Versions with vCenter.

Prerequisites

This task assumes you have upgraded all system components and installed TKG Service 3.0. See Installing TKG Service 3.0.

Procedure

  1. Using a browser, navigate to the Supervisor Services distribution site: https://www.vmware.com/go/supervisor-service.
  2. Download the TKG Service package.yaml file from the site.
  3. Using the vSphere Client, log in to vCenter Server.
  4. Navigate to Workload Management > Services.
  5. Locate the service tile named Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Service.
  6. Select Actions > Add New Version.
  7. Click Upload.
  8. Select the package.yaml file you downloaded
  9. click Finish.

Results

After registering the new service definition, you may see more than one version of the TKG Service available for the TKG Service tile. You select the target version when you upgrade TKG Service.

What to do next

Upgrade the TKG Service Version.