VMware Cloud Director Availability 4.6

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Configure
VMware Cloud Director Availability
 in
VMware Cloud on AWS

After deploying all the cloud appliances in
VMware Cloud on AWS
, configure
VMware Cloud Director Availability
 by configuring the
Cloud Service
 instance in the
Cloud Director Replication Management Appliance
.
  • Verify that the
    requested-VCDA-public-IP-address
     is added as trusted in both the management and in the compute groups.
  1. Log in to the management interface of the
    Cloud Director Replication Management Appliance
    .
    1. In a Web browser, go to
      https://
      VCDA-management-public-IP-address
      :443/ui/admin
      .
      To ensure your browser redirects you, the NAT rule applies, and the browser trusts the appliance certificate, enter both the
      https://
       prefix and the
      /ui/admin
       page suffix.
    2. If this is the first time you are opening this page in this browser, cancel the certificate prompt for adding the certificate in your browser.
    3. Select
      Appliance login
       and enter the
      root
       user password, set during the initial OVA deployment.
    4. Click
      Login
      .
    As this
    Cloud Director Replication Management Appliance
     is not yet configured, you are redirected to
    https://
    VCDA-management-public-IP-address
    /ui/portal/initial-config
    .
  2. In the
    VCDA Appliance Password
     window, change the initial
    root
     user password set during the OVA deployment.
    1. Enter the initial
      root
       user password as configured during the OVA deployment.
    2. Enter and confirm a new password.
      The password that you enter must be a secured password with a minimum of eight characters and it must consist of:
      • At least one lowercase letter.
      • At least one uppercase letter.
      • At least one number.
      • At least one special character, such as: & # % .
    3. After entering and confirming the new password, click
      Apply
      .
      The
      Getting Started
       page opens.
  3. Under
    Steps for fresh installation
    , click the
    Run the initial setup wizard
     link.
    Under
    Deploy the Cloud Replication Management Appliance
    , you can see the IP address of this newly deployed
    Cloud Director Replication Management Appliance
    .
  4. To configure
    VMware Cloud Director Availability
    , complete the
    Initial Setup
     wizard.
    1. On the
      Licensing
       page, enter a
      VMware Cloud Director Availability
       license key and click
      Next
      .
      After accepting the license key, if you cancel the wizard, on the next run of the wizard on the
      Licensing
       page the license key is pre-filled and greyed-out.
    2. On the
      Site Details
       page, configure the
      Cloud Service
       instance site and click
      Next
      .
      Site Name
      Enter a site name for this
      Cloud Service
       instance.
      The site name is used as an identifier of this instance of
      VMware Cloud Director Availability
       and cannot be changed later without impacting the active replications.
      Service Endpoint address
      Enter
      https://
      VCDA-tunnel-public-IP-address
      :443
       and ensure that you enter the
      443
       port.
      Description
      Optionally, enter a description for this
      VMware Cloud on AWS
       site.
      Choose which data engines to be enabled.
      • To enable migrations to
        VMware Cloud on AWS
        , select
        VMC
        .
      • To enable migrations to and from private cloud sites, select
        Classic
        .
    3. On the
      VMware Cloud Director
       page, register the
      Cloud Service
       instance with the
      Cloud Director instance
       and click
      Next
      .
      VMware Cloud Director
       endpoint URL
      Enter the public address of the
      Cloud Director instance
       and to autocomplete it as
      https://
      Cloud-Director-service-Public-IPv6-Address
      /api
      , press Tab. For example, use the IPv6 IP address you use to browse the
      Cloud Director instance
      .
      VMware Cloud Director
       user name
      Enter a local user for the
      Cloud Director instance
      . Use a
      System administrator
       user or a user with the
      CDS provider admin
       role, for example enter
      administrator
      @
      system
      .
      VMware Cloud Director
       password
      Enter the password of the
      Cloud Director instance
       user.
      Verify the thumbprint and accept the SSL certificate of the
      Cloud Director instance
      .
    4. On the
      Replicator Service instances
       page, register the
      Cloud Service
       with the
      vCenter Server Lookup service
       and with the
      Replicator Service
       instances in the SDDC, then click
      Next
      .
      Option
      Description
      Lookup Service Address
      Enter the public URL address of the
      VMware Cloud on AWS
      vCenter Server Lookup service
       and to autocomplete the address as
      https://
      vCenter-Public-URL
      :443/lookupservice/sdk
      , press Tab.
      For example, use the public URL from the
      vCenter Server
       you use to browse
      vSphere
       in
      VMware Cloud on AWS
       and deploy the cloud appliances.
      Use above Lookup Service address for Manager, Cloud and Tunnel
      • By default, the
        vCenter Server Lookup service
         address is used only for all the
        Replicator Service
         instances. By not using this address for the remaining services, their appliances show a yellow indicator which is expected for the
        vCenter Server Lookup service
         that is not configured. By not activating this toggle, single sign-on (SSO) user authentication is not available for the
        Manager Service
        , the
        Cloud Service
        , and the
        Tunnel Service
        . To later configure the
        vCenter Server Lookup service
         address for the services, see Configure VMware Cloud Director Availability to Accept the vCenter Server Lookup service Certificate in the
        Administration Guide
        .
      • To also use this
        vCenter Server Lookup service
         address for the
        Manager Service
        , for the
        Cloud Service
        , and for the
        Tunnel Service
        , and enable SSO for all services, activate this toggle.
      Replicator 1
      Replicator Service address
      Enter the private IP address of the
      Replicator Appliance
       and to autocomplete the address as
      https://
      Replicator-Private-IP-Address
      :8043
      , press Tab.
      Replicator Service root password
      Enter the password of the
      root
       user of the
      Replicator Service
      .
      Test Connection
      Click to verify the connectivity to the endpoint and the
      root
       user password, and save the
      Replicator Service
       instance. If the initial
      root
       user password of the
      Replicator Appliance
       is not changed since deploying the appliance, you must change this password.
      Enter the initial
      root
       user password set during the OVA deployment, then enter and confirm a new password.
      The password that you enter must be a secured password with a minimum of eight characters and it must consist of:
      • At least one lowercase letter.
      • At least one uppercase letter.
      • At least one number.
      • At least one special character, such as: & # % .
      SSO user name
      Enter a
      cloud admin
       user with administrative privileges in the single sign-on domain, for example enter
      cloudadmin@vmc.local
      .
      Cannot use the
      cloudadmin@vmc.local
       user for single-sign-on (SSO) user authentication to the
      Cloud Service
       or for
      VMware Cloud Director Availability
       authentication.
      SSO password
      The password for the administrative user.
      Description
      Optionally, enter a description for the
      Replicator Service
       instance.
      Add a Replicator Service Instance
      Optionally, add additional
      Replicator Service
       instances.
      Verify the thumbprints and accept the SSL certificates of the
      vCenter Server Lookup service
       in
      VMware Cloud on AWS
       and of all the
      Replicator Service
       instances.
    5. On the
      Tunnel Service
       page, register the
      Cloud Service
       with the
      Tunnel Service
      , test the connection, and click
      Next
      .
      Tunnel Service address
      Enter the private IP address of the
      Tunnel Appliance
       and to autocomplete the address as
      https://
      Tunnel-Private-IP-Address
      :8047
      , press Tab.
      Root password
      Enter the password of the
      root
       user of the
      Tunnel Service
      .
      Test Connection
      Click to verify the connectivity to the endpoint and the
      root
       user password, and save the
      Tunnel Service
       instance. If the initial
      root
       user password of the
      Tunnel Appliance
       is not changed since deploying the appliance, you must change this password.
      Enter the initial
      root
       user password set during the OVA deployment, then enter and confirm a new password.
      The password that you enter must be a secured password with a minimum of eight characters and it must consist of:
      • At least one lowercase letter.
      • At least one uppercase letter.
      • At least one number.
      • At least one special character, such as: & # % .
      Verify the thumbprint and accept the SSL certificate of the
      Tunnel Service
      .
    6. On the
      Ready To Complete
       page, review the
      Cloud Service
       configuration summary and click
      Finish
      .
  5. To allow the tenants to perform migrations, assign them with a replication policy.
    1. In the left pane, under
      Configuration
       click
      Policies
      .
    2. Create a replication policy or modify the Default policy to allow replications.
    3. To assign a replication policy click
      Assign
       and select the organizations to assign the policy to.
      Alternatively, click
      Organizations
       and after selecting the organizations to assign a policy to, click
      Assign
       and select the policy to assign.
VMware Cloud Director Availability
 configuration in
VMware Cloud on AWS
 is complete.
You can now configure the network of
VMware Cloud on AWS
 for pairing with on-premises tenants and with remote cloud sites. For more information, see Configure the SDDC network for pairing VMware Cloud Director Availability in VMware Cloud on AWS.

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