Deploy-job explanation in vSphere Pods via VCFA

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)
• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

What a deploy-job means when deploying workloads on Kubernetes running inside VMware vSphere Pods through the VMware Cloud Foundation Automation workflow (VCFA). 

Environment

VCF Automation 9.0
VCF vCenter 9.0

 

Resolution

A deploy-job leverages the Kubernetes Job workload resource to deploy and manage a single task that run-to-completion within a vSphere Pod instead of a long-running service or deployment. This pattern is commonly used for one-off operations like app bootstrap, configuration, or initialization tasks deployed through VCFA blueprints.

Additional Information

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere-supervisor/8-0/vsphere-supervisor-services-and-workloads-8-0/deploying-workloads-to-vsphere-pods.html