In this section, you can learn what software is necessary for you to install, depending on your user type and what part of VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension and Kubernetes you interact with.

Table 1. Software Required

User Type

Software

Function

Organization administrators

VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension client (vcd-cli)

Use for Kubernetes cluster creation and management. For example, scaling clusters up by adding new worker nodes, NFS nodes and storage capacity.

For instructions on how to install VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension client, refer to Activate the VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension Client in VMware Cloud Director.

Note:

Organization administrators can also use the Kubernetes Cluster Container plug-in that comes pre-installed with VMware Cloud Director to perform the above tasks.

kubectl

Use to check Kubernetes clusters or perform administrative tasks.

For instructions on how to install kubectl, refer to the Kubernetes website.

Developers and other Kubernetes users

kubectl

Use to develop and deploy applications on Kubernetes clusters.