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Procedure to order Regulated Workloads

Procedure to order Regulated Workloads

  1. In the VMware Solutions console, click the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) for Classic card in the Create a resource section.

  2. On the Create tab, click the Regulated Workloads card in the Resource type section.

  3. Review the service prerequisites and confirm that you ordered the mandatory services listed.

  4. Enter the instance name and select a resource group. Then, select the vCenter Server version.

  5. To specify the instance configuration name, click Browse configurations and choose a configuration in the VMware instance configuration manager.

    • If you do not see any configurations in the list and you want to create one, you must first save the instance settings as a new configuration without placing an order.
    • If you want to update a saved configuration or create a new configuration based on a saved one, select the configuration from the side panel, make your changes, and then save.

  6. If you are a BYOL user, provide your own license keys for all VMware components. Toggle the BYOL switch to Enabled and enter your license keys.

    Bring Your Own License (BYOL) is no longer supported except for migrations or upgrades of existing BYOL clusters. Use this feature only if you are upgrading or migrating an existing BYOL cluster.

  7. Specify the data center location. Click the Edit icon Edit icon and select the geography, data center, and pod to host the clusters.

  8. Specify the settings for the primary cluster:

    1. Specify the cluster name.

    2. Select the primary cluster type. For the Customizable consolidated cluster, select the CPU model and RAM size.

    3. Select the number of bare metal servers.

    4. Under vSAN configuration, select the disk type and size for the vSAN capacity disks, the number of vSAN capacity disks, the disk size for vSAN cache disks, and the number of vSAN cache disks.

    5. Review the estimated resources available per cluster.

    6. Review the networking type and select the uplink speed.

  9. Specify the settings for the additional workload cluster. For VMware instances with a customizable consolidated cluster, optionally toggle the Deploy separate workload cluster switch on and complete the cluster settings.

    1. Specify the cluster name.

    2. Select the workload capacity. For the Customizable capacity, select the CPU model and RAM size.

    3. Select the number of bare metal servers.

    4. Select the disk type and size for the vSAN capacity disks, the number of vSAN capacity disks, the disk size for vSAN cache disks, and the number of vSAN cache disks.

    5. Review the estimated resources available per cluster.

    6. Review the networking type and select the uplink speed.

  10. Choose the firewall appliance for your instance and follow the steps, depending on your selection:

    • For Gateway cluster with Juniper® vSRX, Gateway cluster with FortiGate® Virtual Appliance, and Bring your own gateway appliance, specify the gateway cluster name, the CPU model, the RAM size, and the networking type.
    • For Gateway cluster with Juniper vSRX and Gateway cluster with FortiGate Virtual Appliance, you must also specify the corresponding service settings in a later step.
    • For FortiGate Security Appliance, you must order the FortiGate Security Appliance 10 Gbps service from the IBM Cloud catalog. Confirm that you ordered the service and continue with the following steps.

  11. Under Network interface, enter the hostname prefix for the regulated workload and the root domain name. If you want to customize the hostnames prefix individually, toggle the Configure hostnames individually switch on.

  12. Under Resource details, enter the instance name and select a resource group.

  13. Under Included services, review the add-on services to be deployed into the instance. If a service requires configuration, complete the service-specific settings by clicking Edit on the service card. Then, complete your edits and click Save. For more information about specific settings for a service, see the corresponding topic for ordering the service.

  14. Select any other optional services for deployment by toggling their switch on and reviewing the service settings. If configuration is required, click Edit, then complete the edits and click Save. For more information, see VMware HCX configuration or Considerations when you install F5 BIG-IP.

  15. On the Summary pane, review the regulate workload instance settings and the estimated price.

    • To save the settings as a new configuration template without placing an order, click Save configuration, enter a name for the configuration, and click Continue.
    • To save the updates to a saved configuration, click Save configuration, select Modify current configuration, and click Continue.
    • To save the updates to a new saved configuration, click Save configuration, select Create new configuration, enter a new name for the configuration, and click Continue.

  16. To place the order, ensure that the account to be charged is correct, review and accept the terms, and then click Create.

Results if you saved a configuration

You get a console notification that the configuration is saved successfully, and then you can find the template in the Instance configurations list. Next, you can manage the configuration template by viewing or deleting it in the Instance configurations list.

Results if you placed an order

  1. The deployment of the regulated workload instance starts automatically and you receive confirmation that the order is being processed. You can check the deployment status, including any issues that might require your attention, by viewing the Deployment history tab of the instance details.
  2. When the instance is successfully deployed, the ordered components are installed on your VMware virtual platform. The deployment of the services starts after your order is completed. When the instance is ready to use, its status changes to Available, and you receive a notification by email.

Manage the IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions components that are created in your IBM Cloud account only from the VMware Solutions console, not the IBM Cloud infrastructure customer portal, or any other means outside of the console. If you change these components outside of the VMware Solutions console, the changes are not synchronized with the console.

CAUTION Managing any IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions components (which were installed into your IBM Cloud account when you ordered the instance) from outside the VMware Solutions console can make your environment unstable. The following activities are considered management activities:

  • Adding, modifying, returning, or removing components
  • Expanding or contracting instance capacity through adding or removing ESXi servers
  • Powering off components
  • Restarting services