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Argument Description
-h, --help Displays the help message for the vcsa-deploy install
command.
--template-help
Displays the help message for the use of configuration
parameters in the JSON deployment file.
After the execution finishes, you can get the exit code of the command.
Exit Code Description
0 Command ran successfully
1 Runtime error
2 Validation error
3 Template error
Deploy Multiple vCenter Server Appliances or Platform Services
Controller Appliances Using the CLI
You can deploy multiple instances of the vCenter Server Appliance or the Platform Services Controller
concurrently (in batch mode) using the CLI installer.
To deploy multiple instances concurrently, create JSON templates for all the vCenter Server Applianceand
Platform Services Controller instances in your deployment. The CLI installer assesses the topology of the
deployment using the JSON templates, and determines the order. For this reason, the JSON templates
must use static IP addresses for all vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller instances in the
deployment that are dependant upon one another. For example, you can install two vCenter Server
instances which share a common external Platform Services Controller instance.
Important The JSON templates you create for each appliance must use a static IP address to resolve
the network addresses of other appliances in the deployment upon which they have a dependency.
To perform the batch deployment, place the JSON templates defining your deployment in a single
directory. When invoked, the CLI installer deploys your existing deployment using the topology defined in
the JSON templates.
Procedure
1 In your workspace, create a folder to contain the JSON files for batch deployment. For example,
MyWorkspace/BatchDeploy.
2 Prepare each JSON configuration file and copy the file to your batch deployment folder. See Prepare
Your JSON Configuration File for CLI Deployment for instructions on configuring the JSON files.
3 Navigate to the vcsa-cli-installer subdirectory for your operating system.
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If you are running the deployment on Windows OS, navigate to the vcsa-cli-installer\win32
directory.
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