Deploying Telco Cloud Automation

This section describes how to install and activate VMware Telco Cloud Automation Manager and Telco Cloud Automation Control Plane (TCA-CP).

VMware Telco Cloud Automation Manager connects with TCA-CP to communicate with the VIMs. TCA-CP is deployed as an OVA. The VIMs are cloud platforms such as VMware Cloud Director, vSphere, or Kubernetes Cluster. A dedicated instance of TCA-CP is required for each VIM. Telco Cloud Automation communicates with the NSX manager through the VIM layer. A single instance of the NSX manager is used to support multiple VIM types. Aria Automation Orchestrator registers with TCA-CP to run customized workflows for CNF onboarding and day 2 life cycle management.

Deploying the TCA-CP and TCA Manager appliances requires information about vCenter sites, networks, and configurations. Use VM-based TCA deployment that is preferred for vSphere environments.

This section describes how to install and activate TCA-CP and VMware Telco Cloud Automation Manager components using the VM-based deployment. For more information, see Deploying VM-based Telco Cloud Automation.