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Deploy VMware Cloud Builder Appliance

The
VMware Cloud Builder appliance
 is a VM that you use to deploy and configure the management domain and transfer inventory and control to SDDC Manager. During the deployment process, the
VMware Cloud Builder
 validates network information you provide in the deployment parameter workbook such as DNS, network (VLANS, IPs, MTUs), and credentials.
The
VMware Cloud Builder
 requires the following resources.
Component
Requirement
CPU
4 vCPUs
Memory
4 GB
Storage
150 GB
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.
This procedure describes deploying the
VMware Cloud Builder appliance
 to the cluster that was created during the VxRail first run.
  1. Download the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
     OVA.
  2. Log in to vCenter Server using the vSphere Client.
  3. In the navigator, select the cluster that was created during the VxRail first run.
  4. Click
    Actions
    Deploy OVF Template
    .
  5. Select
    Local file
     and click
    Upload Files
    .
  6. Browse to the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
     OVA, select it, and click
    Open
    .
  7. Click
    Next
    .
  8. Enter a name for the virtual machine, select a target location, and click
    Next
    .
  9. Select the cluster you created during the VxRail first run and click
    Next
    .
  10. Review the details and click
    Next
    .
  11. Accept the license agreement and click
    Next
    .
  12. On the Select Storage page, select the storage for the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
     and click
    Next
    .
  13. On the Select networks dialog box, select the management network and click
    Next
    .
  14. On the Customize template page, enter the following information for the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
     and click
    Next
    :
    Setting
    Details
    Admin Username
    The admin user name cannot be one of the following pre-defined user names:
    • root
    • bin
    • daemon
    • messagebus
    • systemd-bus-proxy
    • systemd-journal-gateway
    • systemd-journal-remote
    • systemd-journal-upload
    • systemd-network
    • systemd-resolve
    • systemd-timesync
    • nobody
    • sshd
    • named
    • rpc
    • tftp
    • ntp
    • smmsp
    • cassandra
    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. Supported special characters:
    @ ! # $ % ? ^
    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. Supported special characters:
    @ ! # $ % ? ^
    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
    For example,
    255.255.255.0
    .
    Default Gateway
    Enter the default gateway for the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
    .
    DNS Servers
    IP address of the primary and secondary DNS servers (comma separated). Do not specify more than two servers.
    DNS Domain Name
    For example,
    vsphere.local
    .
    DNS Domain Search Paths
    Comma separated. For example
    vsphere.local, sf.vsphere.local
    .
    NTP Servers
    Comma separated.
  15. Review the deployment details and click
    Finish
    .
    Make sure your passwords meet the requirements specified above before clicking
    Finish
     or your deployment will not succeed.
  16. After the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
     is deployed, SSH in to the VM with the admin credentials provided in step 14.
  17. Ensure that you can ping the ESXi hosts.
  18. 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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