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Installing a cluster on vSphere in a restricted network with user-provisioned infrastructure

In {product-title} version {product-version}, you can install a cluster on VMware vSphere infrastructure that you provision in a restricted network.

Important

The steps for performing a user-provisioned infrastructure installation are provided as an example only. Installing a cluster with infrastructure you provide requires knowledge of the vSphere platform and the installation process of {product-title}. Use the user-provisioned infrastructure installation instructions as a guide; you are free to create the required resources through other methods.

Prerequisites

  • You have completed the tasks in Preparing to install a cluster using user-provisioned infrastructure.

  • You reviewed your VMware platform licenses. Red Hat does not place any restrictions on your VMware licenses, but some VMware infrastructure components require licensing.

  • You reviewed details about the {product-title} installation and update processes.

  • You read the documentation on selecting a cluster installation method and preparing it for users.

  • You created a registry on your mirror host and obtained the imageContentSources data for your version of {product-title}.

    Important

    Because the installation media is on the mirror host, you can use that computer to complete all installation steps.

  • You provisioned persistent storage for your cluster. To deploy a private image registry, your storage must provide ReadWriteMany access modes.

  • Completing the installation requires that you upload the {op-system-first} OVA on vSphere hosts. The machine from which you complete this process requires access to port 443 on the vCenter and ESXi hosts. You verified that port 443 is accessible.

  • If you use a firewall, you confirmed with the administrator that port 443 is accessible. Control plane nodes must be able to reach vCenter and ESXi hosts on port 443 for the installation to succeed.

  • If you use a firewall and plan to use the Telemetry service, you configured the firewall to allow the sites that your cluster requires access to.

    Note

    Be sure to also review this site list if you are configuring a proxy.

For instructions about configuring registry storage so that it references the correct PVC, see Configuring the registry for vSphere.

You can add extra compute machines after the cluster installation is completed by following Adding compute machines to vSphere.

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