You can add the Compute Workload Domain as a pre-deployed domain in VMware Telco Cloud Automation. TCA Infrastructure Automation automates the addition of RAN cell site hosts to the compute workload domain, applying host profiles to cell site hosts.

Note:

After adding the cell site hosts to the compute vCenter, you can apply host profiles to cell sites hosts to push specific configurations such as BIOS changes, firmware version updates, PCI device settings, and so on. For instructions, see Add a Host Profile in the TCA 3.1 or 3.1.1 documentation.

For more information about Infrastructure Automation, see Working with Infrastructure Automation in the TCA 3.1 or 3.1.1 documentation.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Infrastructure Automation UI of Telco Cloud Automation.
  2. Configure Global Settings. For instructions, see Configure Global Settings in the TCA 3.1 or 3.1.1 documentation.
  3. Navigate to Domains > Regional Site and add a compute domain vCenter as a pre-deployed domain. For instructions, see Add vCenter in the TCA 3.1 or 3.1.1 documentation..
  4. Add a cell site group with the compute domain vCenter as the parent. For instructions, see Add a Cell Site Group in the TCA 3.1 or 3.1.1 documentation.
  5. Add a cell site host to the cell site group. For instructions, see Add Host to a Site in the TCA 3.1 or 3.1.1 documentation.
    Note:

    The cell site host gets added as a standalone host on the compute domain vCenter.

What to do next

  1. Verify that the cell site host is added to the compute domain vCenter as a standalone host.

  2. Verify that the host is part of the vSphere Distributed Switch that is created by Telco Cloud Automation on the compute vCenter.

  3. Verify that the VM File System (VMFS) datastores are created for each HDD/SSD that is available on the host.