Deploy VCF using JSON
Deploying VCF using json is probably the most time consuming task due to nested virtualization.
I had to do this deployment fair few times, as I kept hitting compute limits.
I’ve found that using the json is the best way to deploy, as I am not deploying VCF Operations nor VCF Automation.
Starting the install
Log into https://192.168.200.49/ and click on Deploy using JSON spec.
You can if needed, check the summary and go through each screen like this,
However, these are my pre-flight checks.
Important
More information about the deploying is found at http://lab.fiveorange.net/architecture/deployment_json_explained/
SDDC Tasking
This is probably the longest running task.
Completion
This install took about six plus hours!
JSON file
I’ve attached my json file for you to have a look at. The passwords are blank, so if you want to reuse, change the hostnames, FQDN’s, passwords.