You must complete the VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension server configuration process before it can operate. This workflow automatically creates a Kubernetes Clusters rights bundle, CSE Admin Role role, Kubernetes Cluster Author global role, and VM sizing policies. In this process, the Kubernetes Clusters rights bundle and Kubernetes Cluster Author role are automatically published to all tenants.

You can specify the following settings when you configure the VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension server:
Table 1. Server Configuration Parameters
Server Parameter Description
Current CSE Server Component Versions CAPVCD Version: Kubernetes Cluster API Provider for VMware Cloud Director
Kubernetes Cloud Provider for VMware Cloud Director
Kubernetes Container Storage Interface driver for VMware Cloud Director
Optional: Github Personal Access Token
Optional: Bootstrap Cluster VM Sizing Policy
Current Proxy Settings: Optional NO_PROXY: List of comma-seperated domains without spaces
HTTP_PROXY: Address of HTTP proxy server
HTTPS_PROXY: Address of HTTPS proxy server
Current Syslog Location: Optional Host: Domain name
Port: Port number
Current Node Health Check Settings
Current Container Registry Settings Registry URL: The URL where Tanzu Kubernetes Grid clusters fetch container images.
Certificates Bootstrap VM Certificates: Certificates that allow the ephemeral VM, that is created during cluster creation, to authenticate with. For example, when pulling images from a container registry. It is necessary to copy and paste the .cert file contents.
Cluster Certificates: Certificates that allow clusters to authenticate with. For example, when pulling images from a container registry. It is necessary to copy and paste the .cert file contents.

Prerequisites

Before you can configure the VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension server, ensure you have met the prerequisites detailed in VMware Cloud Director Setup Prerequisites, and upload the OVA files detailed in Create Catalogs and Upload OVA Files.

Procedure

  1. Log in to VMware Cloud Director and from the top navigation bar, select More > Kubernetes Container Clusters.
  2. Click CSE Management > Setting up the Configuration for CSE Server > Start.
  3. In VMware Cloud Director UI, in the Configure Settings for CSE Server window, in the Set Up Prerequisites section, click Start.
  4. Click Next.
  5. In the Set Configuration Parameters section, configure the VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension server settings. For a list of these settings, see Server Details Section.
    Note: To revert to default configuration values, click Restore Defaults.
  6. Click Submit.
    Server configuration entity is successfully created.