Install VCSA Using CLI

We can install or automate VCSA deployment using the CLI. VMware has already provided CLI option for the installation and completely documented solution.

You can refer VMware documentation below.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-vcenter-installation/GUID-C17AFF44-22DE-41F4-B85D-19B7A995E144.html

There are the following steps involved in installing VCSA using CLI

• JSON templates are available in the VCSA installation bundle which we have to use for the installation.
• Under the folder \vcsa-cli-installer\templates\install you can find the templates.
  • embedded_vCSA_on_ESXi.json
  • embedded_vCSA_on_VC.json
  • embedded_vCSA_replication_on_ESXi.json
  • embedded_vCSA_replication_on_VC.json
  • vCSA_with_cluster_on_ESXi.json
• Copy the respective JSON template to the temp folder and update the required details.
• Once the JSON template is updated, you can run the following command to verify
• vcsa-deploy install --verify-template-only "path_to_json"

  1	vcsa-deploy install --verify-template-only "path_to_json"

• If verification is successful then, the next command you can use for precheck. Note, precheck do not install VCSA.
• vcsa-deploy install --accept-eula --precheck-only "path_to_json"

  1	vcsa-deploy install --accept-eula --precheck-only "path_to_json"

• If the precheck is having any errors then resolve it and re-run the precheck
• The next command you can use to install VCSA
• vcsa-deploy install --accept-eula --no-esx-ssl-verify --no-ssl-certificate-verification "path_to_json"

  1	vcsa-deploy install --accept-eula --no-esx-ssl-verify --no-ssl-certificate-verification "path_to_json"

• You can omit –no-esx-ssl-verify –no-ssl-certificate-verification in case you have validate certificates in place
• The installation will start for the VCSA, it will take approximately 30 to install VCSA completely.