1. Create a single VM by following the above specifications mentioned for the cluster VMs.
  2. Enable the following setting for the VM which is created by following the below procedure.
    EnableUUID=True

    To add the parameters, follow the steps in the Configure Kubernetes Cluster VMs section of Preparing for Installation of vSphere Container Storage Plug-in.

  3. Configure the repo file in the VM to point to the local YUM server repository, by following the below mentioned steps:
    • Configure the YUM repository in the VM to point to the local YUM server.
      • Edit the file /etc/yum.repos.d/local-ol8.repo and add the below contents:
        Note: If file is not present, create a new file with same name as /etc/yum.repos.d/local-ol8.repo, and add the contents. 
        [local_ol8_baseos_latest]
name=Oracle Linux $releasever Latest ($basearch)
baseurl=http://<OracleRepoIP>/repo/OracleLinux/ol8_baseos_latest/$basearch/
gpgkey=http://<OracleRepoIP>/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle-ol8
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

[local_ol8_appstream]
name=Oracle Linux AppStream $releasever Latest ($basearch)
baseurl=http://<OracleRepoIP>/repo/OracleLinux/ol8_appstream/$basearch/
gpgkey=http://<OracleRepoIP>/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle-ol8
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

[local_ol8_UEKR6]
name=Latest Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Oracle Linux $releasever ($basearch)
baseurl=http://<OracleRepoIP>/repo/OracleLinux/ol8_UEKR6/$basearch/
gpgkey=http://<OracleRepoIP>/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle-ol8
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
        Note: Replace OracleRepoIP with the IP of the oracle repository VM setup in the steps aboveIf any other repo file inside the directory /etc/yum.repos.d/ is pointing to a different YUM repository, then it needs to be deactivate.
  4. Clone the number of VMs as per the VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance 2.3 Sizing Sheet recommendation. Ensure that step 2 is executed.
    Note: Ensure that all the nodes have the static IP address or the IP address MAC binding so that the IP addresses do not change across restarts.