Create a vApp from VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension server OVA file

This section details how to create a vApp from the VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension server OVA file.

The vApp is created in the organization where you want to run the VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension server vApp.

Prerequisites

• Ensure that you have met the VMware Cloud Director Setup Prerequisites.
• Set the lease of the chosen organization to never expire.

Procedure

1. Log in to VMware Cloud Director and from the top navigation bar, select More > Kubernetes Container Clusters.
2. Click CSE Management > Start CSE Server > Go to vApps.
3. In the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal, select an organization, and click Go to vApps.
4. In VMware Cloud Director UI, click Applications.
5. In the Virtual Applications tab, click New, and choose one of the following options:
   • Add vApp From OVF: Select this option to upload the OVA file from your local machine.
     1. Select a virtual data center and click Next.
     2. Click the Browse icon, navigate to the VMware_Cloud_Director_Container_Service_Extension-4.0.0.ova file, and click Open
     3. In the Accept Licenses window, select the I agree and accept the above license agreements checkbox.
     4. Enter a vApp name, a description, and click Next.
     5. Review the default configuration for resources, networking, custom properties, hardware, and optionally edit details where necessary.
     6. In the Custom Properties window, configure the following settings:

        CSE Server Properties	Description
        VCD host	The URL that organization members can use to access VMware Cloud Director UI.
        CSE service account's username	The username of CSE Admin user in the organization.
        CSE service account's API Token	The API access token you generate when you create a user with CSE Admin role.
        CSE service account's org	The organization that the user with the CSE Admin Role belongs to, and that the VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extensionserver deploys to.
        CSE service vApp's org	The organization that the vApp deploys to.

        For more information, see Create a User with CSE Admin Role.
     7. Click Finish.
   • Add vApp From Catalog: Select this option if the OVA file is in a catalog in an organization in VMware Cloud Director.
     1. Select a virtual data center and click Next.
     2. Select the OVA file to import and click Next.
     3. In the Accept Licenses window, click Accept > Next.
        Note: If you do not want to accept the End User License Agreement, click Reject > Start Over.
     4. Enter a vApp name, optionally a description, runtime lease and storage lease, and click Next.
     5. Review the default configuration for resources, compute policies, hardware, networking, and edit details where necessary.
     6. In the Custom Properties window, configure the following settings:

        CSE Server Properties	Description
        VCD host	The URL that organization members can use to access VMware Cloud Director UI.
        CSE service account's username	The username of CSE Admin user in the organization.
        CSE service account's API Token	The API access token you generate when you create a user with CSE Admin role.
        CSE service account's org	The organization that the user with the CSE Admin role belongs to, and that the VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension server deploys to.
        CSE service vApp's org	The organization that the vApp deploys to.

        For more information, see Create a User with CSE Admin Role.
     7. Click Finish.
6. In the Virtual Applications tab, in the bottom left of the vApp, click Actions > Power > Start.

Results

The vApp is created from the VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension server OVA file.

What to do next

Configure the VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension Server vApp Deployment Lease.