upi-vsphere-preparing-to-install.adoc

Preparing to install a cluster using user-provisioned infrastructure

You prepare to install an {product-title} cluster on vSphere by completing the following steps:

• Downloading the installation program.

  Note	If you are installing in a disconnected environment, you extract the installation program from the mirrored content. For more information, see Mirroring images for a disconnected installation.

• Installing the {oc-first}.

  Note	If you are installing in a disconnected environment, install oc to the mirror host.

• Generating an SSH key pair. You can use this key pair to authenticate into the {product-title} cluster’s nodes after it is deployed.

• Preparing the user-provisioned infrastructure.

• Validating DNS resolution.

modules/installation-obtaining-installer.adoc

modules/cli-installing-cli.adoc

modules/ssh-agent-using.adoc

modules/installation-infrastructure-user-infra.adoc

modules/installation-user-provisioned-validating-dns.adoc