Using GitOps for stateful workload management with vSphere CSI driver on on-premises Kubernetes enables deploying and managing persistent storage for containerized applications on EKS Anywhere clusters running on VMware vSphere environments.

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<p>This article demonstrates how to use GitOps for managing stateful workloads on an EKS Anywhere cluster running on VMware vSphere using the vSphere CSI driver.</p>
<p>Specifically, the article covers:</p>
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<li>Setting up EKS Anywhere cluster and prerequisites</li>
<li>Creating vCenter configuration secrets in AWS Secrets Manager</li>
<li>Installing External Secrets Operator to access vCenter secrets</li>
<li>Configuring GitOps with Flux to deploy vSphere CSI driver</li>
<li>Verifying CSI driver installation and deploying a sample stateful workload</li>
<li>Demonstrating backup and restore of persistent volumes using CSI snapshots</li>
<li>Cleaning up resources</li>
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Using GitOps for Stateful Workload Management with vSphere CSI driver on on-premises Kubernetes

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