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Supervisor with "VDS + FLB"

This section describes the procedures for deploying the Supervisor Namespace utilizing a "VDS + FLB" architecture inside a vSphere environment.

VDS Architecture

Namespace Deployment

Topology

Create Namespace

Navigate to vCenter > Supervisor Management > Namespaces, and click NEW NAMESPACE. Add Namespace

  1. Location
    Select the Supervisor, and click Next.
    Select Supervisor Location

  2. Configuration
    Give a name to the Namespace, select at least 1 Network to be used by the Namespace, and click Next.
    Name the Namespace

  3. Add Zones
    Select the Workload Zone (one or more vCenter Clusters), and click Next.
    Add Workload Zones

  4. Review
    Review the Namespace settings, and click Finish.
    Review Namespace Settings

Finish Namespace Creation for future Applications

Create a Content Library for future VMs

If you plan to deploy VMs, create a Content Library with VM images.
Navigate to vCenter > Content Libraries > and click Create.
Create Content Library

  1. Name and Location Give it a Name and select the vCenter hosting that Content Library, and click Next.
    Name Content Library

  2. Configure Content Library Choose between Local content library (you upload VM images) and Subscribed content library (vCenter downloads VM images from a repository), and click Next.
    I'm using here Local content library. Configure Content Library Type

  3. Apply Security Policy Apply security policy if you choose to, and click Next.
    I'm using here no security policy. Apply Security Policy

  4. Add Storage Select a storage to host the content library images, and click Next.
    Select Storage

  5. Ready to complete Review the content library, and click Finish.
    Review Content Library Configuration

  6. Import VM Image In the Content Library created, import a VM Image, click on Import Item.
    Import VM Image Item

  7. Choose VM Image Choose a Source file via URL or Local file, and click Import.
    I'm using here the URL https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/noble/current/noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova to download Ubuntu 24.04. Import VM Image URL

Associate the Content Library to the Namespace

Navigate to vCenter > Supervisor Management > Supervisors, select [your supervisor], navigate to Namespaces, and select [your namespace], and click on VM Service - Add Content Library. Navigate to Namespace Content Library

  1. Add Content Library Select Content Library with VM images, and click OK.
    Select Content Library

Associate Storage Policy to the Namespace

Navigate to vCenter > Supervisor Management > Supervisors, select [your supervisor], navigate to Namespaces, and select [your namespace], and click on Storage - Add Storage. Navigate to Namespace Storage

  1. Add Storage Policy Select Storage Policy, and click OK.
    Select Storage Policy

Associate VM Class to the Namespace

Navigate to vCenter > Supervisor Management > Supervisors, select [your supervisor], navigate to Namespaces, and select [your namespace], and click on VM Service - Add VM Class. Navigate to Namespace VM Class

  1. Add VM Classes Select VM Classes, and click OK.
    I selected here all VM Classes type "small" and "medium". Add VM Classes

Validate Deployment

Validate Namespace Status

Once the wizard completes, verify the deployment was successful by navigating to vCenter > Supervisor Management > Supervisors, select [your supervisor], and navigate to Namespaces.

Validate Namespace Status

Validate Namespace Storage and Content Library

Verify the Namespace has at least a Content Library, VM Classes, and Storage by navigating to vCenter > Supervisor Management > Supervisors, select [your supervisor], navigate to Namespaces, and select [your namespace]. Validate Namespace Resources