Installing and configuring VMware Cloud Director extension for Data Solutions

Before you start using VMware Cloud Director extension for Data Solutions, you must meet certain prerequisites. Use this checklist to prepare for the installation.

Prerequisites

• Verify that you are using VMware Cloud Director version 10.4 or later.
• Verify that you have installed VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension version 4.0 or later to your VMware Cloud Director.
• Verify that you have a client machine, which has a network connectivity to a VMware Cloud Director REST endpoint. The operating system on the machine can be Windows or Linux.
• For VMware Data Solutions, for example, VMware RabbitMQ, verify that you have created a user account for the VMware Harbor Registry for Tanzu at https://network.tanzu.vmware.com/.
• For VMware Data Solutions, for example, VMware RabbitMQ, verify that after completing the registration at the VMware Tanzu Network portal, you sign the EULA for Packages for VMware Tanzu Data Services, similar to the process in Accept Tanzu Application Platform EULAs and installing Tanzu CLI in the VMware Tanzu Application Platform Product Documentation.