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Enable
Workload Management

With
Workload Management
, you validate the underlying infrastructure for
vSphere with Tanzu
. You then complete the deployment using the vSphere Client.
  • A VI workload domain must be deployed.
  • An
    Workload Management
     ready NSX Edge cluster must be deployed on the workload domain.
    You must select
    Workload Management
     on the Use Case page of the Add Edge Cluster wizard. See step 6 in Deploy an NSX Edge Cluster.
  • All hosts in the vSphere cluster for which you enable
    Workload Management
     must have a
    vSphere with Tanzu
     license.
  • Workload Management
     requires a vSphere cluster with a minimum of three ESXi hosts.
  • The following IP address subnets must be defined:
    • A non-routable subnet for pod networking, minimum of a /22 subnet.
    • A non-routable subnet for Service IP addresses, minimum of a /24 subnet
    • A routable subnet for ingress, minimum of a /27 subnet
    • A routable subnet for egress, minimum of a /27 subnet
  1. In the navigation pane, click
    Solutions
    .
  2. In the Kubernetes - Workload Management section, click
    Deploy
    .
  3. Review the
    Workload Management
     prerequisites, click
    Select All
    , and click
    Begin
    .
  4. Select the workload domain associated with the vSphere cluster where you want to enable
    Workload Management
    .
    The Workload Domain drop-down menu displays all
    Workload Management
     ready workload domains, including the management domain.
    vSphere clusters in the selected workload domain that are compatible with
    Workload Management
     are displayed in the Compatible section. Incompatible clusters are displayed in the Incompatible section, along with the reason for the incompatibility. If you want to get an incompatible cluster to a usable state, you can exit the
    Workload Management
     deployment wizard while you resolve the issue.
  5. From the list of compatible clusters on the workload domain, select the cluster where you want to enable
    Workload Management
     and click
    Next
    .
  6. On the Validation page, wait for validation to complete successfully and click
    Next
    .
    The following validations are performed.
    • vCenter Server validation (vCenter Server credentials, vSphere cluster object, and version)
    • Network validation (NSX Manager credentials and version)
    • Compatibility validation (vSphere cluster and content library)
  7. On the Review page, review your selections and click
    Complete in vSphere
    .
    You are automatically redirected to the vSphere Client.
Follow the deployment wizard within the vSphere Client to complete the
Workload Management
 deployment and configuration steps.

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