Install vCenter Cloud Gateway Appliance Using the CLI
vCenter Cloud Gateway Appliance
Using the CLIUse the command-line installer to script or automate your
vCenter Cloud Gateway Appliance
installation.Verify that the host on which you
intend to the install the
vCenter Cloud Gateway Appliance
meets the following hardware requirements.- Download the VMwarevCenter Cloud Gateway Appliancefrom https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VMC_GA&productId=664.You are directed to My VMware, where you can complete the download of the appliance installer ISO image.
- Prepare a JSON template for the installation.
- In the installer ISO image, browse to thecli-installer/templatesdirectory.This directory contains sample JSON templates for installingvCenter Cloud Gateway Applianceeither directly on anESXihost or through avCenter Serversystem.
- Copy a template to a working directory and edit it to include the necessary parameters.For more information about available template parameters, invoke the installer with the option--template-help. For example, on Windows, entervcgw-deploy.exe install --template-help.
- From the command line, change directory to thecli-installerdirectory and run the installation prechecks.
- For Windows OS, entervcgw-deploy.exe install.path-to-template--precheck-only
- For Linux OS, entervcgw-deploy install.path-to-template--precheck-only
- For Mac OS, entervcgw-deploy install.path-to-template--precheck-only
The prechecks identify problems with the template and parameters provided, so that you can fix any errors before launching the installation. - Launch the installer.
- For Windows OS, entervcgw-deploy.exe install.path-to-template--accept-eula
- For Linux OS, entervcgw-deploy install.path-to-template--accept-eula
- For Mac OS, entervcgw-deploy install.path-to-template--accept-eula
Link the vCenter Cloud Gateway
Appliance to your cloud SDDC as described in Link the vCenter Cloud Gateway Appliance to Your VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC from the Gateway Client UI.