Checkout how to automatically populate all the configuration values in the Supervisor activation wizard by importing a JSON configuration file that you have exported from previous Supervisor deployments. When troubleshooting an unsuccessful Supervisor deployment or deploying a new Supervisor with a similar configuration, you can change the configuration values directly in the JSON file before you import it in the wizard. This way you save time from filling in all the values in the activation wizard manually and can just focus on the areas that need change.
- During the Supervisor deployment on the Ready to complete page of the wizard. See Deploy a Three-Zone Supervisor and Deploy a One-Zone Supervisor for more information.
- Export the configuration of an already deployed Supervisor. See Export a Supervisor Configuration.
Prerequisites
- Complete the prerequisites for configuring vSphere clusters as a Supervisor. See Prerequisites for Configuring vSphere IaaS Control Plane on vSphere Clusters.
- Verify that you have a JSON configuration file that you have exported from an existing Supervisor deployment. The default name of the file is wcp-config.json.
Procedure
What to do next
For the deployment process to complete, the Supervisor must reach the desired state, which means that all conditions are reached. When a Supervisor is successfully enabled, its status changes from Configuring to Running. While the Supervisor is in Configuring state, reaching each of the conditions is retried continuously. If a condition is not reached, the operation is retried until success. Because of this reason, the number of conditions that are reached could change back and forth, for example 10 out of 16 conditions reached and then 4 out of 16 conditions reached and so on. In very rare cases the status could change to Error, if there are errors that prevent reaching the desired state.
For more information on the deployment errors and how to troubleshoot them, see Resolving Errors Health Statuses on Supervisor Cluster During Initial Configuration Or Upgrade.