Create a Native Cluster in VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension Client

To create a native cluster using VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension client, it is necessary to generate a cluster configuration file and use the cluster apply command.

Procedure

To generate the native cluster configuration file, open vcd-cse and enter the following command:

vcd cse cluster apply -s --native

The following code is an example of a native cluster configuration yaml file:

apiVersion: cse.vmware.com/v2.1
kind: native
metadata:
  name: native1
  orgName: org1
  virtualDataCenterName: ovdc1
  site: https://vcd.com
spec:
  distribution:
    templateName: ubuntu-20.04_k8-1.23_weave-2.8.1
    templateRevision: 1
  settings:
    network:
      expose: true
    ovdcNetwork: ovdc1_nw
    sshKey: 'ssh-key'
    rollbackOnFailure: true
  topology:
    controlPlane:
      count: 1
      storageProfile: '*'
    workers:
      count: 1
      storageProfile: '*'
    nfs:
      count: 0
      storageProfile: '*'

To create a native cluster, enter the following command in vcd cse:
```
vcd cse cluster apply <native_cluster.yaml>
```

Results

Your native cluster is created.

If you want to scale up or down workers, scale up NFS nodes, and upgrade a cluster, you can use the following commands in vcd cse:

vcd cse cluster apply <resize_cluster.yaml> (resizes the specification on the resource specified). 
vcd cse cluster apply <upgrade_cluster.yaml> (upgrades the cluster to match the user specified template and revision)