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Deploy VMware Cloud Builder Appliance

VMware Cloud Builder
 is a virtual appliance that is used to deploy and configure the first cluster of the management domain and transfer inventory and control to
SDDC Manager
. During the deployment process, the
VMware Cloud Builder
 appliance validates network information you provide in the deployment parameter workbook such as DNS, network (VLANS, IPs, MTUs), and credentials.
Before you deploy the
VMware Cloud Builder appliance
, verify that your environment fulfills the requirements for this process.
Prerequisite
Value
Environment
  • Verify that your environment is configured for deployment of
    VMware Cloud Builder
     and the management domain.
  • Verify that you have available virtual infrastructure that has access to the management network that will be used by the management domain. You deploy
    VMware Cloud Builder
     on that virtual infrastructure.
Resource Requirements
  • 4 CPUs
  • 4 GB of Memory
  • 279 GB of Storage
    • 25.1 GB (thin provisioned)
    • 253.8 GB (thick provisioned)
Installation Packages
Verify that you download the OVA file(s) for
VMware Cloud Builder
.
Network
  • Verify that the static IP address and FQDN for the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
     are available.
  • Verify that connectivity is in place from the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
     and the management VLAN used in the deployment.
To image servers and automate the deployment, the
VMware Cloud Builder appliance
 must be on the same management network as the hosts to be used. It must also be able to access all required external services, such as DNS and NTP.
You must deploy the
VMware Cloud Builder appliance
 on a suitable platform. This can be on a laptop running VMware Workstation or VMware Fusion, or on an
ESXi
 host. The
VMware Cloud Builder appliance
 must have network access to all hosts on the management network.
This procedure describes how to deploy the
VMware Cloud Builder appliance
 directly to an
ESXi
 host.
  1. In a web browser, log in to the
    ESXi
     host using the VMware Host Client.
  2. In the navigation pane, select
    Host
    , and click
    Create/Register VM
    .
  3. On the Select creation type dialog box, select
    Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file
     and click
    Next
    .
  4. On the Select OVF and VMDK files page, enter a name for the virtual machine, select the
    VMware Cloud Builder
    .ova file, and click
    Next
    .
  5. On the Select Storage page, select a datastore and click
    Next
    .
  6. On the License agreements dialog box, click
    I agree
     and then click
    Next
    .
  7. On the Select networks dialog box, enter the following values and click
    Next
    .
    Setting
    Value
    Network mappings
    your_portgroup
    Disk provisioning
    Thin
    Power on automatically
    Selected
  8. On the Additional settings dialog box, expand
    Application
    , enter the following values, and click
    Next
    .
    Setting
    Details
    Admin Username
    Accept the default admin user name,
    admin
    .
    Admin Password/Admin Password confirm
    The admin password must be a minimum of 8 characters and include at least one uppercase, one lowercase, one digit, and one special character.
    Root password/Root password confirm
    The root password must be a minimum of 8 characters and include at least one uppercase, one lowercase, one digit, and one special character.
    Hostname
    Enter the hostname for the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
    .
    Network 1 IP Address
    Enter the IP address for the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
    .
    Network 1 Subnet Mask
    Enter the subnet mask for the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
    .
    Default Gateway
    Enter the default gateway for the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
    .
    DNS Servers
    Enter the IP address of the primary and secondary DNS servers (comma separated). Do not specify more than two servers.
    DNS Domain Name
    Enter the DNS domain name. For example,
    vsphere.local
    .
    DNS Domain Search Paths
    Enter the DNS domain search path(s). Use a comma if entering multiple search paths. For example
    vsphere.local, sfo.vsphere.local
    .
    NTP Servers
    Enter the NTP server(s). Use a comma if entering multiple NTP servers. NTP servers can be entered using FQDNs or IP addresses.
  9. On the Ready to complete page, review the virtual machine configuration and click
    Finish
    .
    Make sure your passwords meet the requirements specified above before clicking
    Finish
     or your deployment will not succeed.
  10. After the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
     is deployed, SSH in to the VM with the admin credentials provided in step 9.
  11. Ensure that you can ping the
    ESXi
     hosts.
  12. Verify that the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
     has access to the required external services, such as DNS and NTP by performing forward and reverse DNS lookups for each host and the specified NTP servers.

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