Kubernetes Grid Licensing !full! — Tanzu

VMware rarely sells TKG standalone. It is included in three major suites:

TKG is often paired with Tanzu Mission Control (TMC), which acts as a centralized "command center" for managing policies and security across multiple clusters. Key Licensing Impacts tanzu kubernetes grid licensing

Formerly PKS (Pivotal Container Service), this is for vSphere users who want a fully automated, production-grade Kubernetes environment with NSX-T networking. VMware rarely sells TKG standalone

| Metric | Definition | When it applies | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Count the physical CPU cores in the ESXi hosts running the worker nodes. | Traditional vSphere-based TKG deployments. | | Per VM (vCPU) | Count the virtual CPUs assigned to Kubernetes worker node VMs. | Public cloud or bare-metal TKG deployments. | tanzu kubernetes grid licensing