Download the vSphere Integrated Containers Engine Bundle
After you deploy the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance, you download the vSphere Integrated Containers Engine bundle from the appliance to your usual working machine.
The vSphere Integrated Containers Engine bundle includes:
- Scripts that you run to install, upgrade, or remove the vSphere Client plug-in for vSphere Integrated Containers.
- The
vic-machinecommand line utility, that you use to deploy virtual container hosts (VCHs) and manage their lifecycle.
Prerequisites
- You deployed the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance. For information about deploying the appliance, see Deploy the vSphere Integrated Containers Appliance.
- Your working machine runs a 64-bit version of the following Windows, Mac OS, or Linux OS systems.
| Platform | Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| Windows | 7, 10 |
| Mac OS X | 10.11 (El Capitan) |
| Linux | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS |
The vic-machine utility has been tested and verified on the operating systems above. Other recent 64-bit OS versions should work but are untested.
Procedure
In a browser, go to the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance welcome page.
You can specify the address in one of the following formats:
- vic_appliance_address
- http://vic_appliance_address
https://vic_appliance_address:9443
The first two formats redirect automatically to https://vic_appliance_address:9443. If the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance was configured to expose the file server on a different port, the redirect uses the port specified during deployment. If you specify HTTPS, you must include the port number in the address.
- Scroll down to Infrastructure deployment tools and click the link to download the vSphere Integrated Containers Engine bundle.
- Unpack the bundle on your working machine.
Result
When you unpack the vSphere Integrated Containers Engine bundle, you obtain following files:
| File | Description |
|---|---|
vic-machine-darwin |
The OSX command line utility for the deployment and management of VCHs. |
vic-machine-linux |
The Linux command line utility for the deployment and management of VCHs. |
vic-machine-windows.exe |
The Windows command line utility for the deployment and management of VCHs. |
vic-machine-server |
The endpoint for the vic-machine API. The vic-machine API is currently experimental and unsupported. |
appliance.iso |
The boot image for the virtual container host (VCH) endpoint VM, based on Photon OS 2.0. |
bootstrap.iso |
The boot image for the container VMs, based on Photon OS 2.0. |
README |
Contains a link to the vSphere Integrated Containers Engine repository on GitHub. |
LICENSE |
The license file. |
What to Do Next
- If you did not do so when deploying the appliance, install the vSphere Client plug-in. For information, see Reinitialize the vSphere Integrated Containers Appliance. By default, the plug-in is installed automatically.
- Use either the
vic-machineCLU utility or the Create Virtual Container Host wizard in the vSphere Client to Deploy Virtual Container Hosts.