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Create a Subscribed Content Library

Before you can deploy a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster, create a Subscribed Content Library to store virtual machine images that the VMware Tanzu™ Kubernetes Grid™ Service uses to create Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster nodes.
You can create a Subscribed Content Library using the vSphere Client or using PowerShell.
  1. To create a Subscribed Content Library using the vSphere Client:
    1. In a web browser, log in to the workload domain vCenter Server by using the vSphere Client (https://
      <vcenter_server_fqdn>
      /ui).
    2. Select
      Menu
      Content Libraries
      .
    3. In the
      Content Libraries
       inventory, click
      +Create
      .
    4. On the
      Name and location
       page, configure the settings and click
      Next
      .
      Setting
      Value
      Name
      Kubernetes
      vCenter Server
      Select the workload domain vCenter Server.
    5. On the
      Configure content library
       page, select
      Subscribed content library
      , configure the settings and click
      Next
      .
      Setting
      Value
      Subscription URL
      https://wp-content.vmware.com/v2/latest/lib.json
      Enable Authentication
      Deselected
      Download Content
      Immediately
    6. In the
      Kubernetes - Unable to verify authenticity
       dialog box, click
      Yes
       to accept the SSL certificate thumbprint.
    7. On the
      Add Storage
       page, select your vSAN datastore, click
      Next
      .
    8. On the
      Ready to Complete
       page, review the settings and click
      Finish
      .
  2. To create a Subscribed Content Library using PowerShell:
    1. Open a PowerShell Console, define variables for the inputs by entering the following commands:
      $sddcManagerFqdn = "sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io"
$sddcManagerUsername = "administrator@vsphere.local"
$sddcManagerPassword = "VMw@re1!"
$wldName = "sfo-w01"
$contentLibraryUrl = "https://wp-content.vmware.com/v2/latest/lib.json"
$contentLibraryName = "Kubernetes"
$wldDatastoreName = "sfo-w01-cl01-ds-vsan01"
    2. Perform the configuration by entering the following commands:
      Add-ContentLibrary -Server $sddcManagerFqdn -User $sddcManagerUsername -Pass $sddcManagerPassword -Domain $wldName -ContentLibraryName $contentLibraryName -Datastore $wldDatastoreName -SubscriptionUrl $contentLibraryUrl

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