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Gateway

To facilitate the installation of Kubernetes cluster into private data centers without a direct incoming connection from the management console, a gateway is necessary. Users can install the gateway by deploying an OVF in vSphere vCenter, retrieved from the controller

Prerequisites

Assure to have the below pre-requisites

  • Resource pool configured
  • VMware account permissions
  • Network segment and Datastore availability

VMware Account Permissions

S.No Object Permissions
1 Datastore AllocateSpace
Browse
FileManagement (Low level file operations)
UpdateVirtualMachineFiles
UpdateVirtualMachineMetadata
Remove file
2 Network Assign
3 Resource AssignVMToPool
4 Virtual Machine Config (All)
GuestOperations (All)
Interact (All)
Inventory (All)
Provisioning (All)
5 Folder Create Folder
Delete Folder
Move Folder
Rename Folder
6 Tasks Create Task
Update Task
7 vApp Import
Export
View OVF environment
vApp application configuration
vApp instance configuration

Important

Ensure the firewall allows the gateway VM to communicate with vCenter API


Step 1: Create Gateway

  • Click Gateway on the left panel under the Infrastructure. Gateway page appears
  • Click New Gateway
  • Provide a name and description
  • Gateway Type Vmware is selected by default
  • Click Create

Create AKS Cluster

Once created, you can view the gateway listed as shown below.

Create AKS Cluster

  • Click View Details (or) download the file to get the OVF URL and the other details. Copy the OVF URL to deploy the gateway in vCenter

Create AKS Cluster

Next step is to install the gateway by deploying this OVF in vSphere vCenter


Step 2: Deploy OVF in Vcenter

Perform the below steps to deploy the OVF in vCenter, and create a connection between the vCenter and controller to create VMware clusters

  • Login to the vCenter and right-click on the datacenter
  • Select Deploy OVF Template

Create AKS Cluster

  • Copy/paste the OVF URL in the URL field and click Next

Create AKS Cluster

  • Click Yes for the source verification and proceed

Create AKS Cluster

  • Provide a name for the VM and select a location to deploy this VM. Below is an example of location with workload
  • Click Next

Create AKS Cluster

  • Select a Compute Resource to allocate the resource pool for the VM and click Next

Create AKS Cluster

  • Review Details screen appears showing the disk size and other details. Click Next

Create AKS Cluster

  • Select the required storage to store the VM related resources and click Next

Create AKS Cluster

  • Click the drop-down and select the required network (or) click Browse to view all the available networks and select one to deploy the VM
  • Click Next

Create AKS Cluster

These three (4) pieces of information authorize the connectivity between vCenter and controller.

  • Copy/paste the details from the controller

Create AKS Cluster

  • Provide VM Static IP Configuration as shown below

Create AKS Cluster

Create AKS Cluster

  • A preview of all the information provided appears. Click Finish to complete the process

Create AKS Cluster

  • The progress of VM deployment appears in the Recent Tasks as shown in the below example

Create AKS Cluster

This completes the process