Category: TKGI to OpenShift
Migrating a TKGI estate onto Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, assessment through cutover and decommission.
-
TKGI and OpenShift Architecture Compared, Component by Component (TKGI to OpenShift Series, Part 2)
A component by component architecture comparison of TKGI and OpenShift Container Platform 4, covering control planes, node lifecycle, networking, admission control and the operational trade offs that decide migration effort.
-
What OpenShift Offers a TKGI Estate, and Why TKGI Is Winding Down (TKGI to OpenShift Series, Part 1)
TKGI reaches official End of Support in October 2027 and is already incompatible with VCF 9.1 and NSX 9.1. Here is why OpenShift 4 is a credible landing place, how it maps to what you run today, and the migration tooling assumption that costs teams a sprint.
Architect’s Toolkit
PJ’s Tools
- Infra 360 Hub – All Series
- VCF 9 Interactive Walkthroughs
- VCF Design Cheatsheet
- VCF Upgrade Planner
- VCF 9 Series Hub
- VCF Deployment Hub
- AI Stack Hub
- AI Infra Sizing & Cost Calculator
- LLM & RAG Cost Calculator
- DrJhaGPT – Ask Pranay
VMware Cloud Foundation
- VCF Documentation
- VCF 9 Planning & Preparation Workbook
- VCF Bill of Materials (BoM)
- VMware Compatibility Guide
- VMware Interoperability Matrix
- VMware Configuration Maximums
- VMware Ports & Protocols
- VMware Hands-on Labs
- RVTools Download
Nutanix
AI & Cloud-Native Platform
- NVIDIA Build (Model Catalog)
- NVIDIA AI Enterprise Reference Architecture
- NVIDIA NIM Performance Benchmarking
- NVIDIA NGC Catalog
- NeMo Microservices Helm Chart
- Helm Charts Repository
- Hugging Face Models
Architecture & Design
About the Author
Dr Pranay Jha
Dr. Pranay Jha is a Cloud and AI Consultant with 18+ years of experience in hybrid cloud, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure transformation. He specializes in VMware technologies, multi-cloud strategy, and Generative AI solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Applications with research focused on Cloud and AI, has published multiple research papers, and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016 and a VMUG Community Leader.
You May Have Missed
DrJha