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Installing the Tanzu CLI

The Tanzu CLI can be installed either from pre-built binary releases from its GitHub project, or via popular package managers like Homebrew, apt and yum/dnf.

Note: The following instructions assume the user does not have any legacy version of the Tanzu CLI installed. The use of package managers for installation typically means they would manage the installation of the CLI binary to a path specific to the package managers. There is a chance in some cases that the path of the binary could conflict with an already installed legacy tanzu binary of the same name. Hence, should the user wish to retain the use of the legacy CLI, the user should take the necessary steps to maintain a separate copy of the binary and adjust the paths to these multiple binaries accordingly.

From the Binary Releases in the GitHub project

Every release of the Tanzu CLI provides separate binary releases for a variety of OS's and machine architectures. You only need to install the CLI itself. Note that the other assets present in each release provide access to the administrative plugins; however, the CLI can install these plugins directly without having to manually download these particular assets, which are only provided for convenience.

  1. Download the desired version. We recommend picking the latest release of the major version of the CLI you want to use. You should choose the asset of the form tanzu-cli-OS-ARCH.tar.gz.
  2. Unpack it (e.g. tar -zxvf tanzu-cli-darwin-amd64.tar.gz)
  3. Find the tanzu binary in the unpacked directory, move it to its desired location in your $PATH destination (mv v0.90.0/tanzu-cli-darwin_amd64 /usr/local/bin/tanzu), provide it executable permission (chmod u+x /usr/local/bin/tanzu) if necessary.
  4. Verify the correct version of CLI is properly installed: tanzu version

To uninstall the binary: rm /usr/local/bin/tanzu

Via Package Managers

A recent, supported version of the Tanzu CLI is also available for install through the following package managers:

Homebrew (MacOS)

brew tap vmware-tanzu/tanzu  # Only needs to be done once for the machine

brew install tanzu-cli

To upgrade to a new release: brew update && brew upgrade tanzu-cli

To uninstall: brew uninstall tanzu-cli

Installing with Homebrew will automatically setup shell completion for bash, zsh and fish.

Installing a Specific Version

At the time of writing, Homebrew only officially supported installing the latest version of a formula, however the following workaround allows to install a specific version by first extracting it to a local tap:

brew tap-new local/tap
brew extract --version=1.0.0 vmware-tanzu/tanzu/tanzu-cli local/tap
brew install tanzu-cli@1.0.0

# To uninstall such an installation
brew uninstall tanzu-cli@1.0.0

Installing a Pre-Release

Pre-releases of the Tanzu CLI are made available to get early feedback before a new version is released. Pre-releases are available through Homebrew using a different package name: tanzu-cli-unstable.

Note: Just like installing a new version, installing a pre-release will replace the tanzu binary of any previous installation.

brew tap vmware-tanzu/tanzu  # If not already done on this machine

brew install tanzu-cli-unstable --overwrite

# To uninstall such an installation
brew uninstall tanzu-cli-unstable

Chocolatey (Windows)

choco install tanzu-cli

Note that the Chocolatey package is part of the main Chocolatey community repository. This means that when a new tanzu-cli version is released, the chocolatey package may not be available immediately as it needs to be approved by a Chocolatey maintainer. If the above installation instructions install an older version of the Tanzu CLI, you can explicitly specify the version you want to install using the --version flag:

choco install tanzu-cli --version <version>
# example: choco install tanzu-cli --version 1.0.0

To upgrade to a new release: choco upgrade tanzu-cli

To uninstall: choco uninstall tanzu-cli

Installing with Chocolatey will automatically setup shell completion for powershell.

Installing a Specific Version

You can also use the --version flag to install any specific version of the Tanzu CLI.

choco install tanzu-cli --version <version>

To uninstall: choco uninstall tanzu-cli

Installing a Pre-Release

Pre-releases of the Tanzu CLI are made available to get early feedback before a new version is released. Pre-releases are available through Chocolatey using a different package name: tanzu-cli-unstable. Notice also the need to use the --pre flag.

Note: Just like installing a new version, installing a pre-release will replace the tanzu.exe binary of any previous installation.

choco install tanzu-cli-unstable --pre

To uninstall: choco uninstall tanzu-cli-unstable

Apt (Debian/Ubuntu)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y ca-certificates curl gpg
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/tanzu-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/tanzu-archive-keyring.gpg] https://storage.googleapis.com/tanzu-cli-os-packages/apt tanzu-cli-jessie main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tanzu.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y tanzu-cli

To upgrade to a new release: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y tanzu-cli

To uninstall: sudo apt remove tanzu-cli

Installing with apt will automatically setup shell completion for bash, zsh and fish.

Installing a Specific Version

To install a specific version of the Tanzu CLI you can specify the version explicitly:

# To list the available versions
sudo apt list tanzu-cli -a

# To install a specific version (notice the '=' before the version)
sudo apt install tanzu-cli=0.90.1

To uninstall: sudo apt remove tanzu-cli

Installing a Pre-Release

Pre-releases of the Tanzu CLI are made available to get early feedback before a new version is released. Pre-releases are available through apt using the same repository configuration steps described above, but the installation command uses a different package name: tanzu-cli-unstable.

Note: Just like installing a new version, installing a pre-release will replace the tanzu binary of any previous installation.

# Remove any installed tanzu cli binary
sudo apt remove tanzu-cli

# First setup the repository if it is not setup already, then run:
sudo apt install tanzu-cli-unstable

To uninstall: sudo apt remove tanzu-cli-unstable

From yum/dnf (RHEL)

cat << EOF | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/tanzu-cli.repo
[tanzu-cli]
name=Tanzu CLI
baseurl=https://storage.googleapis.com/tanzu-cli-os-packages/rpm/tanzu-cli
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub
EOF

sudo yum install -y tanzu-cli # dnf install can also be used

To upgrade to a new release: sudo yum update -y tanzu-cli

To uninstall: sudo yum remove tanzu-cli

Installing with yum or dnf will automatically setup shell completion for bash, zsh and fish.

Installing a Specific Version

To install a specific version of the Tanzu CLI you can specify the version explicitly:

# To list the available versions
sudo yum list tanzu-cli --showduplicates

# To install a specific version (notice the '-' before the version)
sudo yum install tanzu-cli-0.90.1

To uninstall: sudo yum remove tanzu-cli

Installing a Pre-Release

Pre-releases of the Tanzu CLI are made available to get early feedback before a new version is released. Pre-releases are available through yum/dnf using the same repository configuration steps described above, but the installation command uses a different package name: tanzu-cli-unstable.

Note: Just like installing a new version, installing a pre-release will replace the tanzu binary of any previous installation.

# Remove any installed tanzu cli binary
sudo yum remove tanzu-cli

# First setup the repository if it is not setup already, then run:
sudo yum install tanzu-cli-unstable

To uninstall: sudo yum remove tanzu-cli-unstable

Note on installation paths

Package managers have opinions on locations to which binaries are installed. If the location of the CLI (e.g $(brew --prefix)/bin/tanzu by HomeBrew, /usr/bin/tanzu by apt) conflicts with an existing CLI that needs to be retained for any reason, the existing binary should be moved to another location before installation with package managers.

In addition, to ensure the CLI installed is used, ensure that the PATH setting is such that it is picked up by default. Commands like which tanzu and tanzu version will be useful to check that the right CLI binary is being used.

Automatic Prompts, and Potential Mitigations

At the first suitable opportunity, (and on subsequent CLI use until the EULA is accepted), the CLI will present the following prompts to solicit inputs from the CLI user:

EULA Prompt : The Tanzu CLI prompts the user to review and agree to the VMware General Terms. Agreeing to the terms is a prerequisite to being able to install or update plugins available in the default central plugin repository.

Note: to review the Terms and decide again on the acceptance, this same prompt can also be explicitly invoked with tanzu config eula show.

Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) Prompt : The Tanzu CLI prompts the user to accept participation in CEIP or not.

Systems and users (via automation scripts, for instance) that expect non-interactive use of the CLI can avoid being prompted with the above by running the following before any other CLI commands:

  • tanzu config eula accept to accept the EULA.
  • To set the CEIP participation status for automation, the environment variable TANZU_CLI_CEIP_OPT_IN_PROMPT_ANSWER can be set to No or Yes.

Essentials plugin group

Introducing a plugin group named vmware-tanzucli/essentials, which includes all the necessary prerequisite plugins for the tanzu cli experience. The initial offering of vmware-tanzucli/essentials will include the “telemetry” plugin but the list could grow in the future.

Essential plugins will be installed on the system to enhance the overall tanzu CLI experience. For instance, the Telemetry plugin should be consistently installed to enable the collection and transmission of telemetry data.

Essentials plugins installed when user accepts EULA

> tanzu plugin list

? You must agree to the VMware General Terms in order to download, install, or
use software from this registry via Tanzu CLI. Acceptance of the VMware General
Terms covers all software installed via the Tanzu CLI during any Session.
“Session” means the period from acceptance until any of the following occurs:
(1) a change to VMware General Terms, (2) a new major release of the Tanzu CLI
is installed, (3) software is accessed in a separate software distribution
registry, or (4) re-acceptance of the General Terms is prompted by VMware.

To view the VMware General Terms, please see https://www.vmware.com/vmware-general-terms.html

If you agree, the essentials plugins will be installed that is necessary for tanzu cli experience

Do you agree to the VMware General Terms?
 > Yes

[i] The tanzu cli essential plugins have not been installed and are being installed now. The install may take a few seconds.
[i] Installing plugins from plugin group 'vmware-tanzucli/essentials:v1.0.0'
[i] Installing plugin 'telemetry:v1.1.0' with target 'global'

Standalone Plugins
  NAME       DESCRIPTION              TARGET  VERSION  STATUS
  telemetry  telemetry functionality  global  v1.1.0   installed

With each update of this essential plugin (or any future one added to the group), a new version of this plugin group will be released.

By default, the CLI will try to install the most recent version of the essential plugin group.

Essentials plugins being updated when a new version of plugin is available

> tanzu plugin list
[i] The tanzu cli essential plugins are outdated and are being updated now. The update may take a few seconds.
[i] Installing plugins from plugin group 'vmware-tanzucli/essentials:v1.0.0'
[i] Installing plugin 'telemetry:v1.1.0' with target 'global'

Standalone Plugins
  NAME       DESCRIPTION              TARGET  VERSION  STATUS
  telemetry  telemetry functionality  global  v1.1.0   installed

However, it also allows for the installation of specific versions of the essential plugin group through the environment variable

export TANZU_CLI_ESSENTIALS_PLUGIN_GROUP_VERSION=v0.0.2

Essential plugin group name can be customized using an env variable

export TANZU_CLI_ESSENTIALS_PLUGIN_GROUP_NAME=vmware-tanzucli/essentials

When the Tanzu CLI binary is executed it will automatically install or update the essential plugin group, if required. If a specific version is specified using env TANZU_CLI_ESSENTIALS_PLUGIN_GROUP_VERSION only specified version will be installed without upgrading to the latest version.

export TANZU_CLI_ESSENTIALS_PLUGIN_GROUP_VERSION=v0.0.1

To manually install the essentials plugin group.

To install latest version

tanzu plugin install all -–group vmware-tanzucli/essentials

To install specific version

tanzu plugin install all -–group vmware-tanzucli/essentials:v1.0.0

Installing and using the Tanzu CLI in internet-restricted environments

Installing the Tanzu CLI

You can install the Tanzu CLI in internet-restricted environments by downloading the Tanzu CLI Binary from a Github Release and copy it to the internet-restricted environment. Once copied follow the steps mentioned here to install the Tanzu CLI.

There are also different solutions to enabling the use of Package Managers within internet-restricted environments. The advantage of leveraging the Package Managers is that upgrades of the CLI itself will be more straightforward. Since these solutions are somewhat specific to the Package Management system and user's environments, please contact your system administrator to find out if any exist.

Installing Tanzu CLI plugins in internet-restricted environments

The Tanzu CLI allows users to install and run CLI plugins in internet-restricted environments (which means air-gapped environments, with no physical connection to the Internet). To run the Tanzu CLI in internet-restricted environments a private Docker-compatible container registry such as Harbor, Docker, or Artifactory is required.

Once the private registry is set up, the operator of the private registry can migrate plugins from the publicly available registry to the private registry using the below-mentioned steps:

  1. Download the plugin-inventory image along with all selected plugin images as a tar.gz file on the local disk of a machine which has internet access using the tanzu plugin download-bundle command.
  2. Copy this tar.gz file to the air-gapped network (using a USB drive or other mechanism).
  3. Upload the plugin bundle tar.gz to the air-gapped private registry using the tanzu plugin upload-bundle command.

Note: The Tanzu CLI supports uploading plugins to private registries that require authentication. However, such private registries must allow pulling the resulting images without authentication.

Downloading plugin bundle

To download plugins you will use the tanzu plugin download-bundle command and specify the different plugin groups relevant to your environment.

This command will download the plugin bundle containing the plugin versions specified in the plugin group definition. The bundle will also include the plugin group definition itself, so that it can be used for plugin installation by users.

Note that the latest version of the vmware-tanzucli/essentials plugin group and the plugin versions it contains will automatically be included in any plugin bundle.

For example, the following command downloads the plugin bundle containing the plugins from vmware-tkg/default:v2.1.0 as well as the vmware-tkg/default:v2.1.0 plugin group definition itself along with the vmware-tanzucli/essentials plugin group plugins and group definition:

tanzu plugin download-bundle --group vmware-tkg/default:v2.1.0 --to-tar /tmp/plugin_bundle_tkg_v2_1_0.tar.gz

Note that multiple group versions can be specified at once. For example:

tanzu plugin download-bundle --group vmware-tkg/default:v2.1.0,vmware-tkg/default:v1.6.0 --to-tar /tmp/plugin_bundle_tkg_v2_1_0.tar.gz

# or, if you prefer repeating the --group flag
tanzu plugin download-bundle --group vmware-tkg/default:v2.1.0 --group vmware-tkg/default:v1.6.0 --to-tar /tmp/plugin_bundle_tkg_v2_1_0.tar.gz

If you do not specify a group's version, the latest version available for the group will be used:

tanzu plugin download-bundle --group vmware-tkg/default --to-tar /tmp/plugin_bundle_tkg_latest.tar.gz

To migrate plugins from a specific plugin repository and not use the default plugin repository you can provide a --image flag with the above command, for example:

tanzu plugin download-bundle
                  --image custom.repo.example.com/tanzu-cli/plugins/plugin-inventory:latest
                  --group vmware-tkg/default:v2.1.0
                  --to-tar /tmp/plugin_bundle_tkg_v2_1_0.tar.gz

It is possible to download all plugins within the default central repository by running the command below. Note that this is not recommended as all versions of all plugins will be downloaded, which represents a very large amount of data.

tanzu plugin download-bundle --to-tar /tmp/plugin_bundle_complete.tar.gz

Uploading plugin bundle to the private registry

Once you download the plugin bundle as a tar.gz file and copy the file to the air-gapped network, you can run the following command to migrate plugins to the private registry (e.g. registry.example.com/tanzu-cli/plugin).

If the private registry requires authentication to upload images to the registry run docker login or crane auth login to setup authentication with the registry before running the tanzu plugin upload-bundle command.

Note: If the private registry is using self-signed certificates please configure certs for the registry as mentioned here.

tanzu plugin upload-bundle --tar /tmp/plugin_bundle_complete.tar.gz --to-repo `registry.example.com/tanzu-cli/plugin`

The above-mentioned command uploads the plugin bundle to the provided private repository location with the image name plugin-inventory:latest. So for the above example, the plugin inventory image will be published to registry.example.com/tanzu-cli/plugin/plugin-inventory:latest.

Please note that tanzu plugin upload-bundle uploads the plugins by adding them to any plugin-inventory already present in the private registry. That means if you have already uploaded any plugins to the specified private repository, it will keep the existing plugins and append new plugins from the plugin bundle provided.

You can use this image and configure the default discovery source to point to this image by running the following command:

tanzu plugin source update default --uri registry.example.com/tanzu-cli/plugin/plugin-inventory:latest

Now, the Tanzu CLI should be able to discover plugins from this newly configured private plugin discovery source. Verify that plugins are discoverable by running the tanzu plugin search, tanzu plugin group search, and tanzu plugin install commands.

Interacting with a central repository hosted on a registry with self-signed CA or with expired CA

If a user has configured a central repository on a custom registry (e.g. air-gaped environment) with a self-signed CA or if the registry CA certificate is expired, the user can execute the tanzu config cert family of commands to configure the certificate for the registry host.

    # If the registry host is self-signed add CA certificate for the registry
    tanzu config cert add --host test.registry.com --ca-cert path/to/ca/cert

    # If the registry is self-signed and is serving on non-default port add CA certificate for the registry
    tanzu config cert add --host test.registry.com:8443 --ca-cert path/to/ca/cert

    # If the registry is self-signed or CA cert is expired, add cert configuration for the registry host with
    # skip-cert-verify option
    tanzu config cert add --host test.registry.com  --skip-cert-verify true

    # Set to allow insecure (http) connection while interacting with host
    tanzu config cert add --host test.registry.com  --insecure true

The CLI uses the certificate configuration added for the registry host (using tanzu config cert add command ) while interacting with the registry.

Users can update or delete the certificate configuration using the tanzu config cert update and tanzu config cert delete commands. Also, users can list the certificate configuration using the tanzu config cert list command.

Proxy CA certificate

If the user configured a proxy between the Tanzu CLI and the central repository and if the proxy certificate needs to be configured, the user should set the environment variable PROXY_CA_CERT with base64 value of proxy CA certificate.