Reference Guide

Configure SDDC Manager to communicate with the VMware software bundle repositories
11 Dell Technologies—VMware Cloud Foundation 4-node JumpStart Solutions Guide
2.2 Configure SDDC Manager to communicate with the VMware
software bundle repositories
Up to this point, the Cloud Foundation deployment has followed the procedure described in the current
deployment guides. After the Management Domain is deployed, you can configure the Management Domain
by doing the following:
• Configure SDDC Manager for access to the VMware online software bundles.
• Update Cloud Foundation, if necessary.
• Configure an NSX-T Edge Cluster.
2.2.1 Configure access to online software bundles
After deploying the Management Domain, the SDDC Manager must access and download software bundles
from VMware. To enable access, ensure that SDDC Manager has network access to VMware.com and our
VMware.com credentials that are registered to your licensed software.
2.2.2 Deploy Proxy to enable access to VMware
Because this management network is a private network, a proxy has been deployed to enable access out to
vmware.com. If your management network has access to the internet, then no proxy is required. The proxy
must meet the following requirements:
• It must be a transparent proxy
• It must not require user authentication
• It must be accessible from the SDDC Manager VM
After the proxy is created, configure the SDDC Manager to utilize the proxy. To enable this, start connection
to the VM by using SSH by doing the following:
1. Start an SSH session using either the DNS name or IP address of the SDDC Manager VM.
2. Log in as “vcf” and use the password that you set in the Cloud Builder parameter file.
3. Run the su command to root using the password that you set in the Cloud Builder parameter file.
4. Edit the /opt/vmware/vcf/lcm/lcm-app/conf/application-prod.properties file.
5. Add the following three lines to the bottom of the application-prod.properties file:
lcm.depot.adapter.proxyEnabled=true
lcm.depot.adapter.proxyHost=<IP address of proxy server>
lcm.depot.adapter.proxyPort=<listening port configured on proxy server>
6. Save the file and restart the “LCM service” by running the command:
systemctl restart lcm
7. Wait for five minutes, and then Get access to VMware software bundles.