VMware Content Runtime template variables
The following tables list the VMware template variables.
Cloud Provider
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| vSphere Datacenter | The name of a Datacenter in which to launch the virtual machine. | |
| vSphere Disk Datastore | Datastore for the created disks. Two disk are created, one for the OS template, the other for the data including the software repository content. | |
| vSphere Default Resource Pool | Name of the default resource pool for the cluster. Specified as 'cluster_name/resource_pool' | |
| vSphere Network Adapter Type | vmxnet3 | Network interface type |
| Domain name | Content Runtime Virtual Machine's domain name | |
| CPU cores | The number of CPU cores to allocate for the Content Runtime. The default value is sufficient for the Content Runtime. | |
| RAM | The amount of RAM to allocate for the virtual machine. The default value is sufficient for the Content Runtime. | |
| OS Template Name | The folder/template name to use to configure the OS on the Content Runtime Virtual Machine. | |
| Size of image disk (in GBs) | 25 | The size of the disk for the Content Runtime. It must be equal or larger than the provided image |
| Size of data disk (in GBs) | 100 | The size of the data disk for the Content Runtime, and Software Repository. |
| Network interface label | Label to assign to this network interface. | |
| Static IPv4 | Static IPv4 address to be assigned to this network interface for the Content Runtime virtual machine. The address must be a static IP. | |
| Gateway IP address | IPv4 gateway address to be used. | |
| IPv4 prefix length (CIDR) | 24 | Integer value between 1 and 32 for the prefix length, CIDR, to use when statically assigning an IPv4 address |
| Template image's user name | The user name to use while configuring the Content Runtime virtual machine. | |
| Template image's password | The password to use for the provided SSH user name while configuring the Content Runtime virtual machine. The password is optional if an SSH key is provided. | |
| Template image's private key for SSH connection - Base 64 encoded | A base 64 encoded SSH private key used for configuring the Content Runtime virtual machine. This key is optional if a password is specified. |
Cloud Provider Optional Settings
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| vSphere Folder | Name of the vSphere folder where the virtual machine is created. | |
| Keep Disks On Remove | false | Should disks be kept on vSphere even if the virtual machine is destroyed? |
| DNS servers | List of DNS servers for the virtual network adapter. For more than one DNS, the values can be entered by adding more fields. | |
| DNS suffix list | List of DNS suffixes for the virtual network adapter. For more than one suffix, the values can be entered by adding more fields. |
Additional Settings
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Network Visibility | public | The network connection associated with the Content Runtime virtual machine instance. If network visibility is private, connection must exist from the IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps to the network connection associated with the Content Runtime virtual machine being created. |
| Prerequisite checker strictness | If set to strict, the prerequisite checker stops execution if one or more requirements is not installed. If set to lenient, If set to lenient, the prerequisite checker proceeds to install any missing requirement. |
Managed services Parameters
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enable FIPS on pattern manager and software repository containers | False | True to enable FIPS on pattern manager and software repository container. |
| Pattern Manager Access Passphrase | Passphrase used to access the REST API calls to the Pattern Manager. | |
| Pattern Manager Administration Passphrase | Administration passphrase that is used to access the administrative REST API calls to the Pattern Manager. | |
| Key Name for Pattern Manager key set | For Amazon and IBM clouds, the key must exist as a resource. For other provider types, the content is simply the name associated with the key. | |
| Private Key for Pattern Manager - Base 64 encoded | Private key to be used by Pattern Manager to communicate with the newly instantiated virtual machine. The key must be base64 encoded and must be associated with the public key named by the Key Name for Pattern Manager key set. | |
| Public Key for Pattern Manager | Public key to be used by Pattern Manager to communicate with the newly instantiated virtual machine. The key must match the public key named by the Key Name for Pattern Manager key set. | |
| User's Public Key | Public key that is added to the Content Runtime virtual machine's authorized_keys file so as to allow access using the associated private key. |
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| Content Runtime Host Name | ibm-content-runtime | The host name of the virtual machine being created to be used as the Content Runtime. The name is just the host name and not the fully qualified host name. |
Note: For more information about generating public and private keys, see SSH Keys and related input required while deploying content runtime.
Docker & Chef Settings
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Docker Registry | hub.docker.com | Docker registry to pull the Content Runtime Docker images. The images by default reside on the public Docker hub. The value is read only. It provides you the location where an image is pulled. |
| Chef License Agreement | Newer Chef Server, Client, Chef DK require license agreement with Chef for commercial. By typing Agree to this field you confirm that you are either using old chef version or you have the required license agreement. | |
| ChefDK version | 3.0.36 | Stable version of Chef DK that will be installed on pattern manager container. |
| Docker Enterprise Edition Repository URL | This is an optional parameter. It is mandatory only if you use RHEL as the base image without Docker installed. RHEL supports Docker Enterprise Edition only. After you purchase the license, get the Docker Enterprise Edition Repository URL from https://store.docker.com/my-content. Docker Community Edition is used by default on other supported operating system. | |
| Chef server Organization Name | chef-org | Chef server Organization name that is associated with the configuration of the Chef server. |
| Chef Administrator User name | chef-admin | Chef administrator user name that is associated with the configuration of the Chef server. |
| Chef Server version | 12.11.1 | Stable version of Chef server to install |
Software Repository Settings
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Software Repository User name | repouser | User name to access the Software Repository. |
| Password for Software Repository | Password for Software Repository User. The combination of user name and password is required to access the Software Repository. | |
| Software Repository Port Number | 8888 | Port number for Software Repository HTTP access. |
| Software Repository Secure Port Number | 9999 | Port number for Software Repository HTTPS access. |