Deploy the vSphere Integrated Containers Appliance

You install vSphere Integrated Containers by deploying a virtual appliance. The appliance runs vSphere Integrated Containers Registry and vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal, and makes the download of the vSphere Integrated Containers Engine binaries available.

Prerequisites

  • You downloaded the OVA installer from the official vSphere Integrated Containers downloads page on vmware.com.
  • Deploy the appliance to a vCenter Server instance. Deploying the appliance directly on an ESXi host is not supported.

  • Deploy the appliance to a vCenter Server system that meets the minimum system requirements:

    • 2 vCPUs
    • 8GB RAM
    • 80GB free disk space on the datastore

Procedure

  1. In the vSphere Web Client, right-click an object in the vCenter Server inventory, select Deploy OVF template, and navigate to the OVA file.

  2. Follow the installer prompts to perform basic configuration of the appliance and to select the vSphere resources for it to use.

    • Accept or modify the appliance name
    • Destination datacenter or folder
    • Destination host, cluster, or resource pool
    • Accept the end user license agreements (EULA)
    • Disk format and destination datastore
    • Network that the appliance connects to

  3. On the Customize template page, under Appliance Security, set the root password for the appliance VM and optionally uncheck the Permit Root Login checkbox.

    Setting the root password for the appliance is mandatory.

  4. Expand Networking Properties and optionally configure a static IP address for the appliance VM.

    Leave the networking properties blank to use DHCP.

    IMPORTANT: If you set a static IP address for the appliance, use spaces to separate DNS servers. Do not use comma separation for DNS servers.

  5. Expand Registry Configuration to configure the deployment of vSphere Integrated Containers Registry.

    • If you do not want to deploy vSphere Integrated Containers Registry, uncheck the Deploy Registry check box.
    • In the Registry Port text box, optionally change the port on which to publish the vSphere Integrated Containers Registry service.
    • In the Notary Port text box, optionally change the port on which to publish the Docker Notary service for vSphere Integrated Containers Registry.
    • In the Registry Admin Password text box, set the password for the vSphere Integrated Containers Registry admin account.
    • In the Database Password text box, set the password for the root user of the MySQL database that vSphere Integrated Containers Registry uses.
    • Optionally check the Garbage Collection check box to enable garbage collection when the appliance reboots.
    • To use custom certificates to authenticate connections to vSphere Integrated Containers Registry, optionally paste the content of the appropriate certificate and key files in the SSL Cert and SSL Cert Key text boxes. Leave the text boxes blank to use auto-generated certificates.

  6. Expand Management Portal Configuration to configure the deployment of vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal.

    • If you do not want to deploy vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal, uncheck the Deploy Management Portal check box.
    • In the Management Portal Port text box, optionally change the port on which to publish the vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal service.
    • To use custom certificates to authenticate connections to vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal, optionally paste the content of the appropriate certificate and key files in the SSL Cert and SSL Cert Key text boxes. Leave the text boxes blank to use auto-generated certificates.

  7. Expand Fileserver Configuration to configure the file server from which you download vSphere Integrated Containers Engine and which publishes the plug-in packages for the vSphere Client.

    • In the Fileserver Port text box, optionally change the port on which the vSphere Integrated Containers Engine file server runs.
    • To use custom certificates to authenticate connections to the vSphere Integrated Containers Engine file server, optionally paste the content of the appropriate certificate and key files in the SSL Cert and SSL Cert Key text boxes. Leave the text boxes blank to use auto-generated certificates.
  8. Click Next and Finish to deploy the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance.
  9. When the deployment completes, power on the appliance VM.

What to Do Next

  • Go to the file server that runs in the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance at https://vic_appliance_address:9443. If the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance uses a different port for the vSphere Integrated Containers Engine file server, replace 9443 with the appropriate port.
  • Download the vSphere Integrated Containers Engine binaries bundle, vic_1.1.x.tar.gz, from the file server. Unpack the bundle and start deploying virtual container hosts (VCHs). For information about deploying VCHs, see Using vic-machine to Deploy VCHs.

  • Install the vSphere Client plug-ins for vSphere Integrated Containers.

    NOTE: Do not download the client plug-in files, com.vmware.vic-v1.1.x.zip and com.vmware.vic.ui-v1.1.x.zip, directly from the file server. You install the vSphere Integrated Containers plug-ins by running a script that pulls these files from the file server. For information about installing the plug-ins, see Installing the vSphere Client Plug-ins.

  • Log in to vSphere Integrated Containers Registry at https://vic_appliance_address:443. If the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance uses a different port for vSphere Integrated Containers Registry, replace 443 with the appropriate port. For information about how to use vSphere Integrated Containers Registry, see Managing Images, Projects, and Users with vSphere Integrated Containers Registry.

  • Log in to vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal: https://vic_appliance_address:8282. If the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance uses a different port for vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal, replace 8282 with the appropriate port. For information about how to use vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal, see View and Manage VCHs, Add Registries, and Provision Containers Through the Management Portal.

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