When you run the configure script in an unattended mode in VMware Cloud Director, you provide the setup information at the command line as options and arguments.
| Option | Argument | Description |
|---|---|---|
| --help (-h) | None | Displays a summary of configuration options and arguments |
| --config-file (-c) | Path to the global.properties file | Information that you supply when you run the configuration utility is saved in this file. If you omit this option, the default location is /opt/vmware/vcloud-director/etc/global.properties. |
| --database-ssl | true or false |
You can configure the PostgreSQL database to require a well-signed SSL connection from VMware Cloud Director. If you want to configure the PostgreSQL database to use a self-signed or private certificate, see Perform Additional Configurations on the External PostgreSQL Database of Your VMware Cloud Director on Linux. |
| --database-host (-dbhost) | IP address or fully qualified domain name of the VMware Cloud Director database host | See Configure an External PostgreSQL Database for Your VMware Cloud Director on Linux. |
| --database-name (-dbname) | The database service name | See Configure an External PostgreSQL Database for Your VMware Cloud Director on Linux. |
| --database-password (-dbpassword) | Password for the database user. It can be null. | See Configure an External PostgreSQL Database for Your VMware Cloud Director on Linux. |
| --database-port (-dbport) | Port number used by the database service on the database host | See Configure an External PostgreSQL Database for Your VMware Cloud Director on Linux. |
| --database-type (-dbtype) | The database type. The supported type is postgres. |
This is an optional parameter. The database type will default to postgres. See Configure an External PostgreSQL Database for Your VMware Cloud Director on Linux. |
| --database-user (-dbuser) | User name of the database user. | See Configure an External PostgreSQL Database for Your VMware Cloud Director on Linux. |
| --enable-ceip | true or false |
This product participates in VMware’s Customer Experience Improvement Program (“CEIP”). Details regarding the data collected through CEIP and the purposes for which it is used by VMware are set forth in the Trust & Assurance Center at http://www.vmware.com/trustvmware/ceip.html. You can use the cell management tool to join or leave VMware's CEIP for this product at any time. See VMware Cloud Director Cell Management Tool Reference. |
| --uuid (-g) | None | Generates a new unique identifier for the cell |
| --primary-ip (-ip) | IPv4 or IPv6 address | The system uses this address for the VMware Cloud Director Web interface service. For example, 10.17.118.159. |
| --primary-port-http | Integer in the range 0 to 65535 | Port number to use for HTTP (insecure) connections to the VMware Cloud Director Web interface service |
| --primary-port-https | Integer in the range 0 - 65535 | Port number to use for HTTPS (secure) connections to the VMware Cloud Director Web interface service |
| --cert | Path to your HTTP SSL certificate in PEM format | Must be a full path name. For example, /tmp/cert.pem. |
| --key | Path to your HTTP SSL private key in PEM format | Must be a full path name. For example, /tmp/cert.key. |
| --syslog-host (-loghost) | IP address or fully qualified domain name of the syslog server host | Services in each VMware Cloud Director cell log audit messages to the VMware Cloud Director database, where they are preserved for 90 days. To preserve audit messages longer, you can configure VMware Cloud Director services to send audit messages to the syslog utility in addition to the VMware Cloud Director database. |
| --syslog-port (-logport) | Integer in the range 0 - 65535 | The port on which the syslog process monitors the specified server. Defaults to 514 if not specified. |
| --response-file (-r) | Path to the response file | Must be a full path name. Defaults to /opt/vmware/vcloud-director/etc/responses.properties if not specified. All the information that you supply when running configure is preserved in this file.
Important:
This file contains sensitive information that you must reuse when you add servers to a server group. Preserve the file in a secure location, and make it available only when needed. |
| --unattended-installation (-unattended) | None | Specifies unattended installation. |
| --key-password | SSL private key password for the HTTP certificate | SSL private key password for the HTTP certificate |
