govc-deploy-ova
Run VMware vSphere SDDC Cluster Configuration operations.
This workflow first stages the a specified OVA inside the container context,
creates an appliance from teh deployed OVA via the govc
command, and then waits
for the API services to become available.
This process can take upwards of 60 minutes to complete.
The deployment is controlled by the following Param settings.
OVA location param
govc-ova-location
= URL location of the OVA appliance
vSphere ESXi deployment target
required:
govc/url
= URL for the vSphere target to deploy the OVA to (eg. ESXi or vCenter)govc/username
= Username on the vSphere target to deploy togovc/password
= Password on the vSphere target to deploy togovc-ova-location
= URL location of the OVA appliance
optional:
govc/port
= optional non-standard port of the govc/urlgovc/ova-type
= used (along with govc/ova-version) to create custom rulesgovc/ova-version
= used (along with govc/ova-type) to create custom rules
The VCSA OVA file must be staged and made available, and referenced in
the govc/ova-location
Param. See the full documentation for additional
configuration Params that are available.
Note
The govc-stage-ova
Stage downloads and stages an OVA based on
the govc/ova-location
URL.