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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Connect VMware vCenter Server to Azure Arc by using the helper script
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description: In this quickstart, you learn how to use the helper script to connect your VMware vCenter Server instance to Azure Arc.
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ms.topic: quickstart
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ms.custom: references_regions
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ms.date: 11/06/2023
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ms.date: 02/22/2024
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ms.service: azure-arc
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ms.subservice: azure-arc-vmware-vsphere
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author: Farha-Bano
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- A virtual network that can provide internet access, directly or through a proxy. It must also be possible for VMs on this network to communicate with the vCenter server on TCP port (usually 443).
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- At least three free static IP addresses on the above network. If you have a DHCP server on the network, the IP addresses must be outside the DHCP range.
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- At least three free static IP addresses on the above network.
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- A resource pool or a cluster with a minimum capacity of 16 GB of RAM and four vCPUs.
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7. Select a subscription and resource group where the resource bridge will be created.
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8. Under **Region**, select an Azure location where the resource metadata will be stored. Currently, supported regions are **East US**, **West Europe**, **Australia East** and **Canada Central**.
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8. Under **Region**, select an Azure location where the resource metadata will be stored. Currently, the supported regions are **East US**, **West Europe**, **Australia East**, and **Canada Central**.
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9. Provide a name for **Custom location**. You'll see this name when you deploy VMs. Name it for the datacenter or the physical location of your datacenter. For example: **contoso-nyc-dc**.
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| **vCenter password** | Enter the password for the vSphere account. |
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| **Data center selection** | Select the name of the datacenter (as shown in the vSphere client) where the Azure Arc resource bridge VM should be deployed. |
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| **Network selection** | Select the name of the virtual network or segment to which the Azure Arc resource bridge VM must be connected. This network should allow the appliance to communicate with vCenter Server and the Azure endpoints (or internet). |
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| **Static IP / DHCP** | For deploying Azure Arc resource bridge, the preferred configuration is to use Static IP. Enter **n** to select static IP configuration. While not recommended, if you have DHCP server in your network and want to use it instead, enter **y**. If you're using a DHCP server, reserve the IP address assigned to the Azure Arc Resource Bridge VM (Appliance VM IP). If you use DHCP, the cluster configuration IP address still needs to be a static IP address. </br>When you choose a static IP configuration, you're asked for the following information: </br> 1. **Static IP address prefix**: Network address in CIDR notation. For example: **192.168.0.0/24**. </br> 2. **Static gateway**: Gateway address. For example: **192.168.0.0**. </br> 3. **DNS servers**: IP address(es) of DNS server(s) used by Azure Arc resource bridge VM for DNS resolution. Azure Arc resource bridge VM must be able to resolve external sites, like mcr.microsoft.com and the vCenter server. </br> 4. **Start range IP**: Minimum size of two available IP addresses is required. One IP address is for the Azure Arc resource bridge VM, and the other is reserved for upgrade scenarios. Provide the starting IP address of that range. Ensure the Start range IP has internet access. </br> 5. **End range IP**: Last IP address of the IP range requested in the previous field. Ensure the End range IP has internet access. </br>|
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| **Control Plane IP address** | Azure Arc resource bridge runs a Kubernetes cluster, and its control plane always requires a static IP address. Provide an IP address that meets the following requirements: <br> - The IP address must have internet access. <br> - The IP address must be within the subnet defined by IP address prefix. <br> - If you're using static IP address option for resource bridge VM IP address, the control plane IP address must be outside of the IP address range provided for the VM (Start range IP - End range IP). <br> - If there's a DHCP service on the network, the IP address must be outside of DHCP range.|
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| **Static IP** | Arc Resource Bridge requires static IP address assignment and DHCP isn't supported. </br> 1. **Static IP address prefix**: Network address in CIDR notation. For example: **192.168.0.0/24**. </br> 2. **Static gateway**: Gateway address. For example: **192.168.0.0**. </br> 3. **DNS servers**: IP address(es) of DNS server(s) used by Azure Arc resource bridge VM for DNS resolution. Azure Arc resource bridge VM must be able to resolve external sites, like mcr.microsoft.com and the vCenter server. </br> 4. **Start range IP**: Minimum size of two available IP addresses is required. One IP address is for the Azure Arc resource bridge VM, and the other is reserved for upgrade scenarios. Provide the starting IP address of that range. Ensure the Start range IP has internet access. </br> 5. **End range IP**: Last IP address of the IP range requested in the previous field. Ensure the End range IP has internet access. </br>|
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| **Control Plane IP address** | Azure Arc resource bridge runs a Kubernetes cluster, and its control plane always requires a static IP address. Provide an IP address that meets the following requirements: <br> - The IP address must have internet access. <br> - The IP address must be within the subnet defined by IP address prefix. <br> - If you're using static IP address option for resource bridge VM IP address, the control plane IP address must be outside of the IP address range provided for the VM (Start range IP - End range IP). |
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| **Resource pool** | Select the name of the resource pool to which the Azure Arc resource bridge VM will be deployed. |
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| **Data store** | Select the name of the datastore to be used for the Azure Arc resource bridge VM. |
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| **Folder** | Select the name of the vSphere VM and the template folder where the Azure Arc resource bridge's VM will be deployed. |
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| **VM template Name** | Provide a name for the VM template that will be created in your vCenter Server instance based on the downloaded OVA file. For example: **arc-appliance-template**. |
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| **Appliance proxy settings** | Enter **y** if there's a proxy in your appliance network. Otherwise, enter **n**. </br> You need to populate the following boxes when you have a proxy set up: </br> 1. **Http**: Address of the HTTP proxy server. </br> 2. **Https**: Address of the HTTPS proxy server. </br> 3. **NoProxy**: Addresses to be excluded from the proxy. </br> 4. **CertificateFilePath**: For SSL-based proxies, the path to the certificate to be used.
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After the command finishes running, your setup is complete. You can now use the capabilities of Azure Arc-enabled VMware vSphere.
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