Prepare the VMware deployment user setup and permissions

To deploy Mirantis Container Cloud on the VMware vSphere-based environment, you need to prepare vSphere accounts for Container Cloud. Contact your vSphere administrator to set up the required users and permissions following the steps below:

1. Log in to the vCenter Server Web Console.

2. Create the cluster-api user with the following privileges:

   Note

   Container Cloud uses two separate vSphere accounts for:

   • Cluster API related operations, such as create or delete VMs, and for preparation of the VM template using Packer

   • Storage operations, such as dynamic PVC provisioning

   You can also create one user that has all privileges sets mentioned above.

   The cluster-api user privileges

   Privilege	Permission
   Content library	Download files Read storage Sync library item
   Datastore	Allocate space Browse datastore Low-level file operations Update virtual machine metadata
   Distributed switch	Host operation IPFIX operation Modify Network I/O control operation Policy operation Port configuration operation Port setting operation VSPAN operation
   Folder	Create folder Rename folder
   Global	Cancel task
   Host local operations	Create virtual machine Delete virtual machine Reconfigure virtual machine
   Network	Assign network
   Resource	Assign virtual machine to resource pool
   Scheduled task	Create tasks Modify task Remove task Run task
   Sessions	Validate session View and stop sessions
   Storage views	View
   Tasks	Create task Update task

   Virtual machine permissions

   Privilege	Permission
   Change configuration	Acquire disk lease Add existing disk Add new disk Add or remove device Advanced configuration Change CPU count Change Memory Change Settings Change Swapfile placement Change resource Configure Host USB device Configure Raw device Configure managedBy Display connection settings Extend virtual disk Modify device settings Query Fault Tolerance compatibility Query unowned files Reload from path Remove disk Rename Reset guest information Set annotation Toggle disk change tracking Toggle fork parent Upgrade virtual machine compatibility
   Interaction	Configure CD media Configure floppy media Console interaction Device connection Inject USB HID scan codes Power off Power on Reset Suspend
   Inventory	Create from existing Create new Move Register Remove Unregister
   Provisioning	Allow disk access Allow file access Allow read-only disk access Allow virtual machine download Allow virtual machine files upload Clone template Clone virtual machine Create template from virtual machine Customize guest Deploy template Mark as template Mark as virtual machine Modify customization specification Promote disks Read customization specifications
   Snapshot management	Create snapshot Remove snapshot Rename snapshot Revert to snapshot
   vSphere replication	Monitor replication

3. Create the storage user with the following privileges:

   Note

   For more details about all required privileges for the storage user, see vSphere Cloud Provider documentation.

   The storage user privileges

   Privilege	Permission
   Cloud Native Storage	Searchable
   Content library	View configuration settings
   Datastore	Allocate space Browse datastore Low level file operations Remove file
   Folder	Create folder
   Host configuration	Storage partition configuration
   Host local operations	Create virtual machine Delete virtual machine Reconfigure virtual machine
   Host profile	View
   Profile-driven storage	Profile-driven storage view
   Resource	Assign virtual machine to resource pool
   Scheduled task	Create tasks Modify task Run task
   Sessions	Validate session View and stop sessions
   Storage views	View

   Virtual machine permissions

   Privilege	Permission
   Change configuration	Add existing disk Add new disk Add or remove device Advanced configuration Change CPU count Change Memory Change Settings Configure managedBy Extend virtual disk Remove disk Rename
   Inventory	Create from existing Create new Remove

4. For RHEL deployments, if you do not have a RHEL machine with the virt-who service configured to report the vSphere environment configuration and hypervisors information to RedHat Customer Portal or RedHat Satellite server, set up the virt-who service inside the Container Cloud machines for a proper RHEL license activation.

   Create a virt-who user with at least read-only access to all objects in the vCenter Data Center.

   The virt-who service on RHEL machines will be provided with the virt-who user credentials to properly manage RHEL subscriptions.

   For details on how to create the virt-who user, refer to the official RedHat Customer Portal documentation.

Now, proceed to Bootstrap a management cluster.