VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 User manual

Cloud Director Installation and
Configuration Guide
Cloud Director 1.0
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Contents
About This Book 5
1Overview of VMware Cloud Director Installation and Configuration 7
Cloud Director Architecture 7
Configuration Planning 8
About the Cloud Director Database 9
Cloud Director Hardware and Software Requirements 10
2Creating a VMware Cloud Director Cluster 21
Install Cloud Director Software on the First Server Host 22
Configure Network and Database Connections 23
Start Cloud Director Services 26
Install Cloud Director Software on Additional Server Hosts 26
Create a Microsoft Sysprep Deployment Package 27
Uninstall VMware Cloud Director Software 28
3Cloud Director Setup 29
Review the License Agreement 30
Enter the License Key 30
Create the System Administrator Account 30
Specify System Settings 31
Ready to Log In 31
Index 33
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About This Book
The VMware Cloud Director® Installation and Configuration Guide provides information about installing VMware
Cloud Director software and configuring it to work with vCenter to provide VMware-ready Cloud services.
Intended Audience
This book is intended for anyone who wants to install and configure VMware Cloud Director software. The
information in this book is written for experienced system administrators who are familiar with Linux,
Windows, IP networks, and VMware vSphere.
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Overview of VMware Cloud Director
Installation and Configuration 1
A VMware Cloud Director® cluster combines Cloud Director servers with the vSphere platform. You create a
Cloud Director cluster by installing and configuring Cloud Director software on one or more server hosts, and
then integrating the cluster with one or more installations of vSphere.
This chapter includes the following topics:
n“Cloud Director Architecture,” on page 7
n“Configuration Planning,” on page 8
n“About the Cloud Director Database,” on page 9
n“Cloud Director Hardware and Software Requirements,” on page 10
Cloud Director Architecture
In a Cloud, a VMware Cloud Director cluster is linked with one or more vCenter servers and vShield Manager
servers, and an arbitrary number of ESX/ESXi hosts. The Cloud Director cluster and its database manage access
to vCenter resources by Cloud clients.
Figure 1-1 is a schematic representation of a simple Cloud. The diagram shows a Cloud Director cluster
comprising four server hosts. Each host runs a group of services called a Cloud Director cell. All hosts in the
cluster share a single database. The entire cluster is connected to three vCenter servers and the ESX/ESXi hosts
that they manage. Each vCenter server is connected to a vShield Manager host, which provides network
services to the Cloud.
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Figure 1-1. Cloud Architecture Diagram
VMware Cloud Director Cluster
VMware Cloud Director
Server Host
Cell
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Cloud Director
Database
VMware Cloud Director
VMware vSphere
vCenter
Database
vShield
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vCenter
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ESX/ESXi
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ESX/ESXi
The Cloud Director installation and configuration process creates the cells, connects them to the shared
database, and establishes the first connections to a vCenter server, ESX/ESXi hosts, and vShield Manager. After
installation and configuration is complete, a system administrator can connect additional vCenter servers,
vShield Manager servers, and ESX/ESXi hosts to the Cloud Director cluster at any time.
Configuration Planning
vSphere provides storage, compute, and networking capacity to Cloud Director. Before you begin installation,
consider how much vSphere and Cloud Director capacity you need, and plan a configuration that can support
it.
Configuration requirements depend on many factors, including the number of organization in a cloud, the
number of users in each organization, and the activity level of those users. The following guidelines can serve
as a starting point for most configurations:
nAllocate one Cloud Director server host (cell) for each vCenter server that you want to include in your
cloud.
nBe sure that all Cloud Director server hosts meet at least the minimum requirements for memory, CPU,
and storage detailed in “Cloud Director Hardware and Software Requirements,” on page 10.
nConfigure the Cloud Director database as described in “About the Cloud Director Database,” on
page 9.
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About the Cloud Director Database
Cells in a Cloud Director cluster use a database to store shared information. This database must exist before
you can complete installation and configuration of Cloud Director software.
Database Configuration Parameters
The database must be configured to allow at least 75 connections per Cloud Director cell plus about 50 for
Oracle's own use. There is one cell for each server host in a Cloud Director cluster. Table 1-1 shows how to
obtain values for other configuration parameters based on the number of connections, where C represents the
number of cells in your Cloud Director cluster.
Table 1-1. Oracle Database Configuration Parameters
Oracle Configuration Parameter Value for C Cells
CONNECTIONS 75*C+50
PROCESSES = CONNECTIONS
SESSIONS = PROCESSES*1.1+5
TRANSACTIONS = SESSIONS*1.1
OPEN_CURSORS = SESSIONS
Database Creation Best Practices
Use commands of the following form to create separate data (CLOUD_DATA) and index (CLOUD_INDX)
tablespaces:
Create Tablespace CLOUD_DATA datafile '$ORACLE_HOME/oradata/cloud_data01.dbf' size 1000M
autoextend on;
Create Tablespace CLOUD_INDX datafile '$ORACLE_HOME/oradata/cloud_indx01.dbf' size 500M
autoextend on;
When you create the Cloud Director database user account, you must specify CLOUD_DATA as the default
tablespace.
Create user $vclouduser identified by $vcloudpass default tablespace CLOUD_DATA;
Database User Account and Required System Privileges
Do not use the Oracle system account as the Cloud Director database user account. You must create a dedicated
user account for this purpose and grant the following system privileges to the account:
nCONNECT
nRESOURCE
nCREATE TRIGGER
nCREATE TYPE
nCREATE VIEW
nCREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW
nCREATE PROCEDURE
nCREATE SEQUENCE
nEXECUTE ANY PROCEDURE
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National Character Set
The database must be configured to use the AL16UTF16 character set.
Database Server Configuration
A database server configured with 16GB of memory, 100GB storage, and 4 CPUs should be adequate for most
Cloud Director clusters.
Cloud Director Hardware and Software Requirements
Each server host in a Cloud Director cluster must meet certain software and hardware requirements. In
addition, a supported database must be available to all members of the cluster. Each cluster requires access to
a vCenter server, one or more ESX/ESXi hosts, and a vShield Manager host.
Supported vCenter, ESX/ESXi, and vShield Manager Versions
vCenter servers intended for use with Cloud Director must meet specific configuration requirements
nvCenter networks intended for use as Cloud Director external networks or network pools must be
available to all hosts in any cluster intended for use by Cloud Director. Making these networks available
to all hosts in the datacenter simplifies the task of adding new hosts to Cloud Director.
nDVS must be used for cross-host fencing and network pool allocation.
nvCenter clusters used with Cloud Director must be configured to use automated DRS. Automated DRS
requires shared storage attached to all hosts in a DRS cluster.
nvCenter servers must trust their ESX hosts.
Table 1-2 lists the vCenter server versions that are compatible with this version of Cloud Director.
Table 1-2. Supported vCenter Versions
vCenter Version Build Number Required Patches
4.0 Update 2 264050 None
4.1 259021 None
4.1 vSphere Client 258902 None
Table 1-3 lists the ESX versions that are compatible with this version of Cloud Director.
Table 1-3. Supported ESX and ESXi Versions
ESX or ESXi Version Build Number Required Patches
4.0 Update 2 261974 None
4.1 260247 None
Table 1-4 lists the vShield Manager versions that are compatible with this version of Cloud Director.
Table 1-4. Supported vShield Manager Versions
vShield Manager Build Number Required Patches
4.1 287872 None
Supported VMware Cloud Director Server Host Platforms
Table 1-5 lists the server operating systems that are compatible with this version of Cloud Director.
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