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Cloud Director Installation and
Configuration Guide
Cloud Director 1.0
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supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced
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  • Page 1 Configuration Guide Cloud Director 1.0 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition. To check for more recent editions of this document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs. EN-000338-00...
  • Page 2 VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed at http://www.vmware.com/go/patents. VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Book 5 Overview of VMware Cloud Director Installation and Configuration 7 Cloud Director Architecture 7 Configuration Planning 8 About the Cloud Director Database 9 Cloud Director Hardware and Software Requirements 10 Creating a VMware Cloud Director Cluster 21...
  • Page 4 Cloud Director Installation and Configuration Guide VMware, Inc.

  • Page 5: About This Book

    Cloud Director software and configuring it to work with vCenter to provide VMware-ready Cloud services. Intended Audience This book is intended for anyone who wants to install and configure VMware Cloud Director software. The information in this book is written for experienced system administrators who are familiar with Linux, Windows, IP networks, and VMware vSphere.
  • Page 6 Cloud Director Installation and Configuration Guide Services provides offerings to help you assess, plan, build, and manage your virtual environment. To access information about education classes, certification programs, and consulting services, go to http://www.vmware.com/services. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 7: Overview Of Vmware Cloud Director Installation And Configuration

    10 Cloud Director Architecture In a Cloud, a VMware Cloud Director cluster is linked with one or more vCenter servers and vShield Manager servers, and an arbitrary number of ESX/ESXi hosts. The Cloud Director cluster and its database manage access to vCenter resources by Cloud clients.

  • Page 8: Configuration Planning

    Cloud Director Installation and Configuration Guide Figure 1-1. Cloud Architecture Diagram VMware Cloud Director Cluster VMware Cloud Director Server Host VMware Cloud Director Cell Database VMware Cloud Director VMware vSphere vCenter vCenter Database ESX/ESXi vCenter ESX/ESXi Database vCenter ESX/ESXi vCenter...

  • Page 9: About The Cloud Director Database

    Chapter 1 Overview of VMware Cloud Director Installation and Configuration About the Cloud Director Database Cells in a Cloud Director cluster use a database to store shared information. This database must exist before you can complete installation and configuration of Cloud Director software.

  • Page 10: Cloud Director Hardware And Software Requirements

    Manager versions that are compatible with this version of Cloud Director. Table 1-4. Supported vShield Manager Versions vShield Manager Build Number Required Patches 287872 None Supported VMware Cloud Director Server Host Platforms Table 1-5 lists the server operating systems that are compatible with this version of Cloud Director. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 11 Chapter 1 Overview of VMware Cloud Director Installation and Configuration Table 1-5. Supported VMware Cloud Director Server Host Platforms Operating System Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64 bit), Update 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64 bit), Update 5 Table 1-6 lists additional software that must be installed on each Cloud Director server host.
  • Page 12 Cloud Director cluster. Table 1-8. Ports That Must Allow Incoming Packets From Cloud Director Hosts Port Protocol Comments TCP, UDP NFS portmapper used by transfer service TCP, UDP NFS rpc.statd used by transfer service VMware, Inc.
  • Page 13 Chapter 1 Overview of VMware Cloud Director Installation and Configuration Table 1-8. Ports That Must Allow Incoming Packets From Cloud Director Hosts (Continued) Port Protocol Comments 61611 ActiveMQ 61616 ActiveMQ Table 1-9 lists the ports used for outgoing connections. Do not connect these ports to the public network.
  • Page 14 Supported TLS and SSL Protocol Versions and Cipher Suites Cloud Director requires clients to use SSL. Supported versions include SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0. Supported cipher suites include those with RSA, DSS, or Elliptic Curve signatures and DES3, AES-128, or AES-256 ciphers. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 15 Chapter 1 Overview of VMware Cloud Director Installation and Configuration Installing and Configuring vShield Manager Each Cloud Director cluster requires access to a vShield Manager host, which provides network services to the Cloud. Install and configure vShield Manager before you begin installing Cloud Director.
  • Page 16 Creating and importing the certificates before you install and configure Cloud Director software simplifies the installation and configuration process. The command-line examples assume that is in the user's path. The keystore password is represented in these examples keytool as passwd. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 17 Chapter 1 Overview of VMware Cloud Director Installation and Configuration Procedure Create an untrusted certificate for the HTTP service host. This command creates an untrusted certificate in a keystore file named certificates.ks passwd -genkey -keyalg RSA - keytool -keystore certificates.ks -storetype JCEKS -storepass...
  • Page 18 SSL certificates, one for each IP address, in a Java keystore file. You can use signed certificates (signed by a trusted certification authority) or self-signed certificates. Signed certificates provide the highest level of trust. To create and import signed certificates, see “Create and Import a Signed SSL Certificate,” on page 16. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 19 Chapter 1 Overview of VMware Cloud Director Installation and Configuration Prerequisites Follow the procedure in “Creating SSL Certificates,” on page 15 to generate a list of fully-qualified domain names and their associated IP addresses on this host, along with a service choice for each domain name.
  • Page 20 “Configure Network and Database Connections,” on page 23.) Because the Cloud Director configuration script does not run with a privileged identity, the keystore file and the directory in which it is stored must be readable by any user. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 21: Creating A Vmware Cloud Director Cluster

    At least one supported Cloud Director host platform must be running and configured with an appropriate amount of memory and storage. See “Supported VMware Cloud Director Server Host Platforms,” page 10 for supported platforms and configuration requirements. Each host must have two IP addresses.

  • Page 22: Install Cloud Director Software On The First Server Host

    To run the installation file, you must type its full pathname (for example ./installation_file). The installation file includes an installation script and an embedded RPM package. The installer verifies that the host meets all requirements, unpacks the VMware Cloud Director RPM package, and installs the software.

  • Page 23: Configure Network And Database Connections

    Chapter 2 Creating a VMware Cloud Director Cluster What to do next After the software is installed, the installer prompts you to run the configuration script. To run the configuration script now, type and press Enter. To run the configuration script later, type and press Enter to exit to the shell.
  • Page 24 What UDP port is the remote syslog server listening on? The standard syslog port is 514. [default=514]: Using default value "514" for syslog port. Type the hostname or IP address of the database server host. Enter the host (or IP address) for the database: 10.150.10.78 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 25 Chapter 2 Creating a VMware Cloud Director Cluster Type the database port, or press Enter to accept the default value. Enter the database port [default=1521]: Using default value "1521" for port. Type the database name, or press Enter to accept the default value.

  • Page 26: Start Cloud Director Services

    Open a console, shell, or terminal window and run the command. service service vmware-vcd start Install Cloud Director Software on Additional Server Hosts After you install and configure Cloud Director software on the first server host, you can add more server hosts to the cluster.

  • Page 27: Create A Microsoft Sysprep Deployment Package

    VMware Cloud Director installation file. Run the installation file, supplying the pathname of the response file that you saved after you installed the first server host.

  • Page 28: Uninstall Vmware Cloud Director Software

    /opt/vmware/cloud-director/guestcustomization/windows_deployment_package_sysprep.cab root@ next_cell_IP :/opt/vmware/cloud-director/guestcustomization Restart each Cloud cell to which you copy the files. Uninstall VMware Cloud Director Software Use the Linux command to uninstall Cloud Director software from an individual server host. Procedure Log in to the target host as root.

  • Page 29: Cloud Director Setup

    This chapter includes the following topics: “Review the License Agreement,” on page 30 “Enter the License Key,” on page 30 “Create the System Administrator Account,” on page 30 “Specify System Settings,” on page 31 “Ready to Log In,” on page 31 VMware, Inc.

  • Page 30: Review The License Agreement

    VMware License Portal. Procedure Obtain a VMware Cloud Director product serial number from the VMware License Portal. Type the product serial number in the Product serial number text box. Click Next to save your choices and go to the next page.

  • Page 31: Specify System Settings

    After you have logged in, the console displays a set of Quickstart steps that you must complete before this Cloud can be used. When the steps are complete, the Guided Tasks are enabled, and this Cloud is ready for use. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 32 Cloud Director Installation and Configuration Guide VMware, Inc.

  • Page 33: Index

    22 System Name, to specify 31 of more hosts 26 to configure 29 uninstalling 28 Technical Support, to obtain 5 Installation and capacity planning 8 vCenter, supported releases 10 vShield Manager installing and configuring 15 supported releases 10 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 34 Cloud Director Installation and Configuration Guide VMware, Inc.

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