Deploy VMware vCloud Availability Services by Using the OVF Tool

In the OVF tool console, you can use a single installation OVA file to deploy all VMware vCloud Availability services. You define deployment parameters in the OVF Tool console and run the deployment script.

Prerequisites

• Download the vCloud Availability 3.0.x Appliance for Cloud Providers (Cloud Sites)VMware-vCloud-Availability-release_number-xxx-build_number_OVF10.ova file, containing the binaries for the VMware vCloud Availability appliance.
• Verify that the OVF Tool is installed and configured.

Procedure

1. Log in to a server where the OVF Tool is running, by using a Secure Shell (SSH) client.
2. Define deployment parameters in the OVF Tool console by running the following commands.

   # VMNAME="Name-to-be-Assigned-to-the-VM"
   
   # VSPHERE_DATASTORE="vSphere-datastore"
   
   # VSPHERE_NETWORK="VM-Network"
   
   # OVA="local_client_path/VMware-vCloud-Availability-release_number-xxx-build_number_OVF10.ova"
   
   # VSPHERE_USER="vCenter-Server-admin-user"
   
   # VSPHERE_USER_PASSWORD="vCenter-Server-admin-user-password"
   
   # VSPHERE_ADDRESS="vCenter-Server-IP-address"
   
   # VSPHERE_LOCATOR="vSphere-locator"
   

3. Deploy a VMware vCloud Availability appliance.
   Use the --deploymentOption argument to specify the deployment type for the appliance you are deploying.

   The following example command deploys a combined VMware vCloud Availability appliance and sets a static IP address.

   #./ovftool/ovftool --name="${VMNAME}" --datastore="${VSPHERE_DATASTORE}" --acceptAllEulas  
   --powerOn --X:enableHiddenProperties --X:injectOvfEnv --X:waitForIp 
   --ipAllocationPolicy=fixedPolicy --deploymentOption=combined --machineOutput --noSSLVerify 
   --overwrite --powerOffTarget "--net:VM Network=${VSPHERE_NETWORK}" --diskMode=thin 
   --prop:guestinfo.cis.appliance.root.password='Your-Root-Password' 
   --prop:guestinfo.cis.appliance.ssh.enabled=True 
   --prop:guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.ntp='Your-ntp-server-ip-address' 
   --prop:vami.DNS.VMware_vCloud_Availability='Your-DNS-Server-Address' 
   --prop:vami.domain.VMware_vCloud_Availability='Your-Domain-Name' 
   --prop:vami.gateway.VMware_vCloud_Availability='Your-Gateway-IP-Address' 
   --prop:vami.ip0.VMware_vCloud_Availability='IP-to-be-Assigned-to-the-Appliance' 
   --prop:vami.netmask0.VMware_vCloud_Availability='Your-Netmask-Address' 
   --prop:vami.searchpath.VMware_vCloud_Availability='Your-Search-Path-Address' 
   "${OVA}" "vi://${VSPHERE_USER}:${VSPHERE_USER_PASSWORD}@${VSPHERE_ADDRESS}${VSPHERE_LOCATOR}"

   The console outputs the IP address of the VMware vCloud Availability appliance.