Cloud Infrastructure Implementation

Cloud Infrastructure Implementation #

Implementing VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager validated solution includes deployment of Appliance and setting up the product binary.

To deploy and configure VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager, please follow VMware Documentation

This guidance provides a prescriptive path for deploying VMware Cloud Director, vRealize Operations Manager Tenant App, Usage Meter and RabbitMQ using API feature of VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager in a management domain of VMware Cloud Foundation . For more information on other deployment options, refer the VMware documentation.

Prerequisites #

  • Verify that your environment is configured according to Before You Apply This Guidance and the Developer Ready Infrastructure tab of the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.
  • If you want to use the included Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets to perform implementation and configuration procedures, verify that your system fulfils the following prerequisites.
    • Verify that your system has Microsoft PowerShell 5.1 installed. See Microsoft PowerShell.
    • Install the PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module together with the supporting modules from the PowerShell Gallery by running the following commands. 
      Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -MinimumVersion 12.4.1
Install-Module -Name VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin -MinimumVersion 1.3.7
Install-Module -Name ImportExcel -MinimumVersion 7.1.1
Install-Module -Name PowerVCF -MinimumVersion 2.2.0
Install-Module -Name PowerValidatedSolutions -MinimumVersion 1.7.0
    • Import the PowerValidatedSolutions and the PowerCLI PowerShell modules by running the following commands. 
      Import-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -MinimumVersion 12.4.1
Import-Module -Name PowerValidatedSolutions -MinimumVersion 1.7.0
  • Verify that your environment is configured according to Before You Apply This Guidance

Procedure #

  1. Deploy and configure VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager
    The following secion describes the procedutre to deploy and configure VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager. Read more

  2. Deploy VMware Cloud Director using VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager
    The below secion explains the deployment procedure of VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager Read more

  3. Deploy Chargeback (formerly vRealize Operations Tenant App) using VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager
    The below secion explains the deployment procedure of Chargeback Read more

  4. Deploy Usage Meter using VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager
    The below secion explains the deployment procedure of Usage Meter Read more

  5. Deploy RabbitMQ using VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager
    The below secion explains the deployment procedure of RabbitMQ Read more