From ccc438da1011667fde939f85ec610e0cb66e49d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan B Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:35:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document network requirements for vSphere node driver --- .../rke-clusters/node-pools/vsphere/_index.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/node-pools/vsphere/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/node-pools/vsphere/_index.md index c089dec4281..e797c5c291b 100644 --- a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/node-pools/vsphere/_index.md +++ b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/node-pools/vsphere/_index.md @@ -16,8 +16,18 @@ When creating a vSphere cluster, Rancher first provisions the specified amount o ## Prerequisites +### vSphere API permissions + Before proceeding to create a cluster, you must ensure that you have a vSphere user with sufficient permissions. If you are planning to make use of vSphere volumes for persistent storage in the cluster, there are [additional requirements]({{< baseurl >}}/rke/latest/en/config-options/cloud-providers/vsphere/) that must be met. +### Network permissions + +You must ensure that the hosts running Rancher servers are able to establish network connections to the following network endpoints: + +- vCenter server (usually port 443/TCP) +- Every ESXi host that is part of the datacenter to be used to provision virtual machines for your clusters (port 443/TCP). + + ## Provisioning a vSphere Cluster The following steps create a role with the required privileges and then assign it to a new user in the vSphere console: