You can deploy a VMware TCP stack.
- Buy and install licenses for all components in the VMware TCP software bundle.
- Deploy a DNS server, an NTP server, and a web server.
- Install ESXi 7 on all servers using a hardware profile. See the Bare Metal Orchestrator CLI Users Guide.
- Browse to ~/samples/tcp/stacks while logged into Bare Metal Orchestrator as the Dell user. Download these three predefined configuration templates for the installer, stack, and host: TCPConfig.json, InstallerConfig.json and AddHosts.json. Edit the three files to add the necessary configuration information for your stack deployment.
Configure the Blueprint Installer for TCP
Follow these steps to configure the blueprint installer. A blueprint is a model of the application topology and its operations implementation.
Set the domain name for a cloud stack
Follow these steps to set the domain name for a cloud stack.
- From the Create Stack Deployment page, click Set Domain Name and enter a domain name.
- Click Add New to add multiple domain entries. Click the minus icon to delete a domain entry.
- Click Save to save all DNS settings.
Set server details for a cloud stack
Follow these steps to configure server details for a cloud stack.