Users Guide

Prerequisites.........................................................................................................................................................................47
Installation of ESXi...............................................................................................................................................................47
Connect to iDRAC and boot installation media..........................................................................................................47
Install VMware ESXi...................................................................................................................................................... 48
Configure ESXi settings—using DCUI........................................................................................................................49
Configure ESXi settings using web interface............................................................................................................ 50
12 Cloud Builder and SDDC deployment.......................................................................................... 52
Deploy Cloud Builder........................................................................................................................................................... 52
Check Time Synchronization............................................................................................................................................. 53
13 VCF Deployment using Cloud Builder.......................................................................................... 54
Prerequisites........................................................................................................................................................................ 54
Launch Cloud Builder web interface................................................................................................................................. 54
Cloud Builder Deployment Parameter Sheet................................................................................................................... 55
Cloud Builder parameters................................................................................................................................................... 55
Management Workload tab..........................................................................................................................................56
Users and Groups tab................................................................................................................................................... 56
Hosts and Networks tab...............................................................................................................................................56
Deploy Parameters tab................................................................................................................................................. 56
Run Cloud Builder Deploy SDDC....................................................................................................................................... 56
Cloud Builder Configuration Validation............................................................................................................................. 57
SDDC bring-up.....................................................................................................................................................................58
14 Post-install validation................................................................................................................60
Cloud Foundation Cluster Verification..............................................................................................................................60
SDDC Manager..............................................................................................................................................................60
Customer Experience Improvement Program........................................................................................................... 60
vCenter........................................................................................................................................................................... 60
NSX Manager................................................................................................................................................................. 61
VMware Cloud Foundation installation complete.......................................................................................................61
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