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Birat Aryal — birataryal.github.io
Created Date: 2026-03-11
Updated Date: Wednesday 11th March 2026 00:10:13
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DevSecOps Engineer | System Engineer | Cyber Security Analyst | Network Engineer
Environment Validation
Before deploying the cluster, verify that all required components are installed and functional.
Management Node Validation
| Requirement | Validation Command |
|---|---|
| Docker | docker version |
| Kind | kind version |
| kubectl | kubectl version --client |
| clusterctl | clusterctl version |
| govc | govc version |
| vCenter connectivity | govc about |
Example:
Bash
govc about
Template VM Validation
Before converting the VM to a template verify:
cloud-init status
containerd --version
kubeadm version
kubelet --version
lsmod | egrep 'overlay|br_netfilter'
Expected results:
- cloud-init installed
- containerd installed
- kubeadm installed
- kernel modules loaded