This topic describes the prerequisites for deploying and using VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition Management Console (TKGI MC).
Overview
Review the following prerequisites and requirements before deploying and using TKGI MC in your environment:
- VMware vSphere Requirements: VMware TKGI Management Console is provided as an OVA template that requires at a minimum the vSphere resources described in Virtual Infrastructure Prerequisites.
- Network Configurations Requirements: VMware TKGI Management Console requires specific network configurations and open Firewall ports. for more information, see Network Configurations Requirements below.
For more information, see When Should I Use Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition Management Console?
Network Configurations Requirements
TKGI Management Console provides three network configuration options for your TKGI deployments. Each network configuration option has specific prerequisites.
Supported network configurations:
- Bring your own topology: Deploy TKGI to an existing NSX-T Data Center network that you have fully configured yourself. See Prerequisites for a Bring Your Own Topology Deployment to NSX-T Data Center.
- Automated NAT deployment: Deploy TKGI to an existing NSX-T Data Center network that you have not fully set up, that Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition Management Console helps to configure for you. See Prerequisites for an Automated NAT Deployment to NSX-T Data Center.
- vSphere Without NSX-T: Deploy TKGI to vSphere without an NSX-T network that Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition Management Console provisions for you. See Prerequisites for vSphere Without an NSX-T Network.
Firewall port requirements:
- For the list of firewall ports that must be open for TKGI Management Console deployments, see Firewall Ports and Protocols Requirements for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition Management Console.
Next Steps
When your environment meets the prerequisites for vSphere and for your chosen type of networking, you can Deploy the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition Management Console.
