Install and configure Resource vCenter

Prerequisites

  • Ensure that management vCenter status is HA_CONFIGURED

  • Ensure that VCSA ISO is present in /var/nps/vim/vmware/ directory on NPS Toolkit.

  • Ensure that the DNS server provided in data model is configured with the hostnames present in the data model and it must be reachable
  • Ensure ENS drivers are installed on resource pod ESXi servers.

Automation Installation and configuration of Resource vCenter

Figure 12: Installation and configuration of Resource vCenter
  1. Run the following command to autodeploy resource vCenter server 
    # nps deploy -s vcenter_res -a autodeploy
    The NPS toolkit installer provides a single command named autodeploy to perform the operations mentioned in the diagram as well as provides the individual commands to perform each operation.
    Autodeploy command Individual commands 
    nps deploy -s vcenter_res -a autodeploy
    		 
    nps deploy -s vcenter_res -a install 
nps deploy -s vcenter_res -a configure
nps deploy -s vcenter_res -a add-hosts
nps deploy -s vcenter_res -a create-storage
nps deploy -s vcenter_res -a configure-ha
  2. Run the following command to check the status of deployment. 
    # nps show --data vim --node vcenter
    In case of success, the state of the deployment is HA_CONFIGURED.
    NOTE:

    Incase of failure, see Error Codes and its related action for Resource vCenter section in Appendix L5: Error codes and corrective action for each VMware components to fix the issue and redeploy resource vCenter using the same procedure.

Individual commands of resource vCenter

The NPS toolkit provides modular commands for performing the individual operations. The following table provides the commands, functions and descriptions of each individual commands.
Command Function Description 
# nps show --data vim --node vcenter

Displays vcenter resource information

This show command is used to display the information of the component such as configuration details, state of the component, and so on. 

# nps deploy -s vcenter_res -a install

Installation of resource vCenter server

This command deploy resource vCenter server on Management vCenter server. 

# nps deploy -s vcenter_res -a configure

Configuration of resource vCenter server

This command creates datacenter, resource cluster, distributed switches, and port groups in the resource vCenter server. 

# nps deploy -s vcenter_res -a add-hosts

Add ESXI servers to resource pod cluster on resource vCenter server

This command adds the resource ESXi servers to resource pod and migrates networking from standard switch (ESXi manage switch) to distributed switch (vCenter managed switch). 

# nps deploy -s vcenter_res -a create-storage

Create storage of resource pod cluster on resource vCenter server

The command creates the storage of resource pod based on the storage type provided in the data model. The current release supports only vSAN storage for the resource pod. 

# nps deploy -s vcenter_res -a configure-ha

Configure HA for resource vCenter server

The command performs the configuration of advanced HA for the resource vCenter server.

Verification process

  1. Log in to resource vCenter vSphere UI from a web browser as an administrator.

  2. Check if cluster edge_resourcepod type is created.

  3. Check if DVS infa_networks_vds and vm_networks_vds are created.

  4. Check if the port group names of network type VMOTION, VSAN and ESXI_MGMT are created on VDS switch infra_networks_vds.

  5. Check if the vSAN storage is configured and enabled.

  6. Check if vCenter high availability is configured. Two new nodes, passive and witness should appear in management vCenter inventory.