Plan to use the Deploy vCenter plug-in
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Before installing and using the Deploy vCenter plug-in, you should prepare to assure success.
Software requirements
There are several software requirements you should consider as described in the following table.
| Software | Supported version |
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ONTAP Select Deploy utility |
2.11.2 or later |
VMware vSphere |
6.5 GA or later |
VMware vSphere user interface |
HTML5 (Flash-based version is not supported) |
ESXi |
6.5U2 or later |
Cluster size restrictions
There are several restrictions related to the cluster size that you should consider as described in the following table.
| Item | Maximum supported |
|---|---|
ONTAP Select Deploy clusters |
100 |
Nodes (virtual machines) |
1000 |
Hosts |
800 |
RBAC privileges for the vCenter user accounts
Several different vCenter privileges are required to manage and access the plug-in. These privileges correspond to the actions in the following three categories:
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Managing the plug-in through Deploy:
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Install
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Upgrade
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Remove
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Accessing the plug-in through the vSphere client
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Validating user access to the plug-in through vSphere
See Preparing the vCenter server accounts for more information.
AutoSupport limitations
The Deploy vCenter plug-in provides a minimum amount of usage information in the Deploy administration utility (including the plug-in URL). However, AutoSupport does include a table of the installed plug-ins that can be displayed through the AutoSupport viewer.
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You cannot download an AutoSupport package through the vSphere web client using the Deploy plug-in. You must use the native Deploy interface to download AutoSupport packages. |
Additional restrictions
There are several additional restrictions that you should consider before installing and using the Deploy vCenter plug-in:
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Each instance of the vCenter plug-in supports only one vCenter server.
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vCenter servers that are configured in linked mode are not supported.
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The Deploy plug-in GUI in vSphere only displays clusters with ONTAP Select virtual machines managed by the same vCenter server. ONTAP Select clusters running on standalone ESXi and KVM hosts are not included.