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About VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension

VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension is a plug-in for VMware Cloud Director™ extension that helps users create and work with Kubernetes clusters.

VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension brings Kubernetes as a service to VMware Cloud Director by deploying and managing fully functional VMware Cloud Director provisioned VMware Cloud Director clusters. By using VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension, development teams can focus on application development, and simplifies infrastructure management.

VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension 4.2 is compatible with VMware Cloud Director Extension for VMware Tanzu Mission Control. This is an on-premises Tanzu® Mission Control integrated into VMware Cloud Director. Tenant users can consume Tanzu Mission Control functionality using VMware Cloud Director, and VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension in a multi-tenant way. For more information, see VMware Cloud Director Extension for VMware Tanzu Mission Control Documentation.

The following diagram illustrates the architecture of VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension 4.x, and the workflow of service providers and tenant users.
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Intended Audience

The VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension product documentation contains the following two sections:
Table 1. VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension User Profiles
User Type Description
Service providers

Service providers can configure VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension software and server. They can also manage tenant users rights, create, and manage VMware Tanzu® Kubernetes Grid™ templates and clusters.

There are two guides in the documentation for service providers:

  • Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension as a Service Provider
  • Using VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension as a Service Provider
Tenant users Tenant users can use the capabilities of the VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension to create and manage Kubernetes clusters. For specific tenant role descriptions, refer to User Roles in an Organization.

There is one guide in this documentation set for tenant users:

  • Using VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension as a Tenant User