VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Deploy the SDDC Manager Appliance from an OVA File

You deploy a new SDDC Manager appliance by using the OVA file that you downloaded during the preparation for the restore.

UI Procedure

  1. In a Web browser, log in to the management domain vCenter Server at
    https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui
     by using the vSphere Client.
  2. 仮想マシンおよびテンプレート
     インベントリで、管理ドメインの vCenter Server ツリーを展開し、管理ドメイン データセンターを展開します。
  3. Right-click the management folder and select
    Deploy OVF Template
    .
  4. On the
    Select an OVF template
     page, select
    Local file
    , and upload the SDDC Manager OVA file, and click
    Next
    .
  5. On the
    Select a name and folder
     page, in the
    Virtual machine name
     text box, enter a virtual machine name, and click Next.
  6. On the
    Select a compute resource
     page, click
    Next
    .
  7. On the Review details page, review the settings and click
    Next
    .
  8. On the
    License agreements
     page, accept the license agreement and click
    Next
    .
  9. On the
    Select storage
     page, select the vSAN datastore and click
    Next
    .
    The datastore must match the
    vsan_datastore
     value in the
    metadata.json
     file that you downloaded from the SDDC Manager backup during the preparation for the restore.
  10. On the
    Select networks
     page, from the
    Destination network
     drop-down menu, select the management network distributed port group and click
    Next
    .
    The distributed port group must match the
    port_group
     value in the
    metadata.json
     file that you downloaded during the preparation for the restore.
  11. On the
    Customize template
     page, enter the following values and click Next.
    Setting
    Description
    Enter root user password
    You can use the original
    root
     user password or a new password.
    Enter login (vcf) user password
    You can use the original
    vcf
     user password or a new password.
    Enter basic auth user password
    You can use the original
    admin
     user password or a new password.
    Enter backup (backup) user password
    The backup password that you saved during the preparation for the restore. This password can be changed later.
    Enter Local user password
    You can use the original Local user password or a new password.
    Hostname
    The FQDN must match the
    hostname
     value in the
    metadata.json
     file that you downloaded during the preparation for the restore.
    NTP sources
    The NTP server details for the appliance.
    Enable FIPs
    The FIPS configuration in the
    metadata.json
     file that you saved during the preparation for the restore. You cannot restore a FIPS backup to a non-FIPS configured appliance.
    PSC Address
    Leave blank.
    Initial PSC SSH password
    Leave blank.
    SSO Username
    Leave blank.
    SSO password
    Leave blank.
    Network 1 IP address
    The IP address for the appliance.
    Network 1 Subnet Mask
    The subnet mask for the appliance.
    Network Default Gateway
    The default gateway for the appliance.
    DNS Domain name
    The domain name for the appliance.
    Domain search path
    The domain search path(s) for the appliance.
    Domain name servers
    The DNS servers for the appliance.
  12. On the
    Ready to complete
     page, click
    Finish
     and wait for the process to complete.
  13. When the SDDC Manager appliance deployment completes, expand the management folder.
  14. Right-click the SDDC Manager appliance and select
    Snapshots
     >
    Take Snapshot
    .
  15. Right-click the SDDC Manager appliance, select
    Power
     >
    Power On
    .

PowerShell Procedure

  1. Start PowerShell.
  2. Replace the values in the sample code with your values and run the commands in the PowerShell console.
    $tempvCenterFqdn = "sfo-m01-vc02.sfo.rainpole.io"
$tempvCenterAdmin = "administrator@vsphere.local"
$tempvCenterAdminPassword = "VMw@re1!"
$extractedSDDCDataFile = ".\extracted-sddc-data.json"
$sddcManagerOvaFile="F:\OVA\VCF-SDDC-Manager-Appliance-4.5.1.0-21682411.ova"
$rootUserPassword = "VMw@re1!"
$vcfUserPassword = "VMw@re1!"
$localUserPassword = "VMw@re1!"
$basicAuthUserPassword = "VMw@re1!"
  3. Perform the configuration by running the command in the PowerShell console.
    New-SDDCManagerOvaDeployment -vCenterFqdn $tempvCenterFqdn -vCenterAdmin $tempvCenterAdmin -vCenterAdminPassword $tempvCenterAdminPassword -extractedSDDCDataFile $extractedSDDCDataFile -sddcManagerOvaFile $sddcManagerOvaFile -rootUserPassword $rootUserPassword -vcfUserPassword $vcfUserPassword -localUserPassword $localUserPassword -basicAuthUserPassword $basicAuthUserPassword

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