diff --git a/content/rke/latest/en/config-options/cloud-providers/vsphere/_index.md b/content/rke/latest/en/config-options/cloud-providers/vsphere/_index.md index d73d2169d74..dea75f8121c 100644 --- a/content/rke/latest/en/config-options/cloud-providers/vsphere/_index.md +++ b/content/rke/latest/en/config-options/cloud-providers/vsphere/_index.md @@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ title: vSphere Cloud Provider weight: 254 --- -In order to provision Kubernetes clusters in vSphere with the RKE CLI, you must enable the vSphere cloud provider. - -The vSphere cloud provider must also be enabled in order to provision clusters with Rancher, which uses RKE as a library when provisioning [RKE clusters.]({{}}/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/) +This section describes how to enable the vSphere cloud provider. You will need to use the `cloud_provider` directive in the cluster YAML file. The [vSphere Cloud Provider](https://vmware.github.io/vsphere-storage-for-kubernetes/documentation/) interacts with VMware infrastructure (vCenter or standalone ESXi server) to provision and manage storage for persistent volumes in a Kubernetes cluster. -This section describes how to enable the vSphere cloud provider. You will need to use the `cloud_provider` directive in the cluster YAML file. +When provisioning Kubernetes using RKE CLI or using [RKE clusters]({{< baseurl >}}/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/) in Rancher, the vSphere Cloud Provider can be enabled by configuring the `cloud_provider` directive in the cluster YAML file. ### Related Links