vmware-vspc-container

January 19, 2020 ยท View on GitHub

OpenStack's VMware Virtual Serial Port Concentrator container

Docker Repository on Quay

Prerequisites

  • Container runtime (tested with podman)

Setup

VMware Documentation:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-C6FBCF66-5796-4EE6-BF47-4DCAA9DCD1E3.html

ESXi Firewall

Manual

  • Click on host -> Configure -> Firewall -> Edit... Enable "VM serial port over network" and "VM serial port connected to vSPC"

Scripted

See ./powercli/configure-host-firewall.ps1

Virtual Machine

Manual

  • Right click on virtual machine -> "Edit Settings..." -> Add New Device (serial)

  • Use Network

  • Direction: Server

  • Port URI: vmware-vspc

  • Use Virtual Serial Port Concentrator

  • vSPC URI: telnet://container_host_ip_address:13370

  • I/O Mode: enabled

Scripted

See ./powercli/configure-vm-serial-device.ps1

Container

Use ./run.sh to build, destroy and start container

TODO

  • Use certificates