2V0-71.23 Question 232
Select 2You are configuring vSphere with Tanzu in your environment, and your organization requires the use of a specific load balancer solution for Tanzu Kubernetes clusters. During the setup process, you are presented with multiple load balancer options. Which of the following load balancing solutions can be used to enable vSphere with Tanzu?
- A
NSX Advanced Load Balancer (formerly Avi)
- B
MetalLB
- C
HAProxy
- D
VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS)
- E
Kube-Vip
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Correct answers: A, C
Explanation
vSphere with Tanzu supports specific load balancing solutions to integrate with Tanzu Kubernetes clusters. NSX Advanced Load Balancer (formerly Avi) is a primary enterprise-grade solution, while HAProxy provides a lightweight alternative for environments not using NSX. Other load balancers, such as MetalLB and Kube-Vip, are not supported for vSphere with Tanzu, and vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) does not provide load balancing capabilities.
- A. Correct.
NSX Advanced Load Balancer is a supported load balancer solution for vSphere with Tanzu, providing advanced features and seamless integration with VMware environments.
- B. Incorrect.
MetalLB is an open-source load balancer for bare-metal Kubernetes clusters and is not a supported solution for vSphere with Tanzu.
- C. Correct.
HAProxy is a lightweight and supported load balancing solution for vSphere with Tanzu, often used in environments without NSX Advanced Load Balancer.
- D. Incorrect.
VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) is not a load balancer; it is a networking construct within vSphere used for virtual networking.
- E. Incorrect.
Kube-Vip is a lightweight load balancer for Kubernetes control plane availability but is not supported for vSphere with Tanzu load balancing.