Install Gateway for SCI

Continue on the same installer to install the Gateway.

Click Install Gateway.
In the Gateway summary page, the number of nodes, CPU cores, and memory per node are prefilled based on the YAML file uploaded earlier. These details are editable so a customer can update them if required.
Click Next.
Click Add to add a Gateway.
Provide the VMware host details.
1. Datacenter - Enter the datacenter name.
2. Datastore - Enter the datastore name.
3. ESX Host FQDN - Enter the ESX hostname
4. Access Network - Management network
5. Storage Network - Private network
Provide the Gateway information.
1. Provide the hostname and domain name for Gateway.
2. Select an access IP as static or DHCP.
  1. For a static IP address:
    - Provide the access IP with a netmask and network gateway IP address.
    - Add the number of DNS servers required using the Add button.

For Static IP, this is not the Swarm storage IP address but your private IP address.

Make sure you do not select a private IP address in the DHCP range managed by SCS.

ii. For DHCP, an IP address is assigned by the SCS.

c. Select a storage IP.

Click Add. It adds the host node on the Gateway. Repeat steps 2 to 6 to add more host nodes.

Click Next to add the authentication method.
Select an authentication method as per the authentication type configured on the customer’s VM. The drop-down contains LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, or PAM methods.
Click Next.
As per the authentication method configured, define a root-level policy allowed for the Swarm cluster.
Provide the list of users and/or groups allowed to access the cluster.
Click Install. It installs the gateway and launches the VM.