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gcloud container vmware clusters create

NAME
gcloud container vmware clusters create - create an Anthos cluster on VMware
SYNOPSIS
gcloud container vmware clusters create (CLUSTER : --location=LOCATION) --version=VERSION (--admin-cluster-membership=ADMIN_CLUSTER_MEMBERSHIP : --admin-cluster-membership-location=ADMIN_CLUSTER_MEMBERSHIP_LOCATION --admin-cluster-membership-project=ADMIN_CLUSTER_MEMBERSHIP_PROJECT) ((--control-plane-vip=CONTROL_PLANE_VIP --ingress-vip=INGRESS_VIP) (--metal-lb-config-address-pools=[addresses=ADDRESSES],[avoid-buggy-ips=AVOID-BUGGY-IPS],[manual-assign=MANUAL-ASSIGN],[pool=POOL] | --control-plane-node-port=CONTROL_PLANE_NODE_PORT --ingress-http-node-port=INGRESS_HTTP_NODE_PORT --ingress-https-node-port=INGRESS_HTTPS_NODE_PORT --konnectivity-server-node-port=KONNECTIVITY_SERVER_NODE_PORT | [--f5-config-address=F5_CONFIG_ADDRESS --f5-config-partition=F5_CONFIG_PARTITION : --f5-config-snat-pool=F5_CONFIG_SNAT_POOL])) (--pod-address-cidr-blocks=POD_ADDRESS --service-address-cidr-blocks=SERVICE_ADDRESS : --control-plane-ip-block=[gateway=GATEWAY],[ips=IPS],[netmask=NETMASK] --dns-search-domains=[DNS_SEARCH_DOMAINS,…] --dns-servers=[DNS_SERVERS,…] --ntp-servers=[NTP_SERVERS,…] --enable-dhcp     | --static-ip-config-ip-blocks=[gateway=GATEWAY],[ips=IPS],[netmask=NETMASK]) [--admin-users=ADMIN_USERS] [--annotations=[KEY=VALUE,…]] [--async] [--description=DESCRIPTION] [--disable-aag-config] [--disable-vsphere-csi] [--enable-auto-repair] [--enable-vm-tracking] [--upgrade-policy=[control-plane-only=CONTROL-PLANE-ONLY]] [--validate-only] [--cpus=CPUS --enable-auto-resize --memory=MEMORY --replicas=REPLICAS] [--disable-control-plane-v2     | --enable-control-plane-v2] [--enable-advanced-networking --enable-dataplane-v2] [--vcenter-ca-cert-data=VCENTER_CA_CERT_DATA --vcenter-cluster=VCENTER_CLUSTER --vcenter-datacenter=VCENTER_DATACENTER --vcenter-datastore=VCENTER_DATASTORE --vcenter-folder=VCENTER_FOLDER --vcenter-resource-pool=VCENTER_RESOURCE_POOL --vcenter-storage-policy-name=VCENTER_STORAGE_POLICY_NAME] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
Create an Anthos cluster on VMware.
EXAMPLES
To create a cluster named my-cluster managed in location us-west1, run: 
gcloud container vmware clusters create my-cluster --location=us-west1
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Cluster resource - cluster to create The arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set the project attribute:

This must be specified.
CLUSTER
ID of the cluster or fully qualified identifier for the cluster.

To set the cluster attribute:

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
--location=LOCATION
Google Cloud location for the cluster. To set the location attribute:
REQUIRED FLAGS
--version=VERSION
Anthos Cluster on VMware version for the cluster resource
Admin cluster membership resource - membership of the admin cluster. Membership name is the same as the admin cluster name.

Examples: 

gcloud container vmware clusters create
      --admin-cluster-membership=projects/example-project-12345/locations/us-west1/memberships/example-admin-cluster-name

or 

gcloud container vmware clusters create
      --admin-cluster-membership-project=example-project-12345
      --admin-cluster-membership-location=us-west1
      --admin-cluster-membership=example-admin-cluster-name
 
The arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.
 This must be specified.
--admin-cluster-membership=ADMIN_CLUSTER_MEMBERSHIP
ID of the admin_cluster_membership or fully qualified identifier for the admin_cluster_membership.

To set the admin_cluster_membership attribute:

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
--admin-cluster-membership-location=ADMIN_CLUSTER_MEMBERSHIP_LOCATION
Google Cloud location for the admin_cluster_membership. To set the location attribute:
--admin-cluster-membership-project=ADMIN_CLUSTER_MEMBERSHIP_PROJECT
Google Cloud project for the admin_cluster_membership. To set the project attribute: Anthos on VMware cluster load balancer configurations This must be specified. VIPs used by the load balancer This must be specified.
--control-plane-vip=CONTROL_PLANE_VIP
VIP for the Kubernetes API of this cluster. This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
--ingress-vip=INGRESS_VIP
VIP for ingress traffic into this cluster. This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified. Populate one of the load balancers. Exactly one of these must be specified: MetalLB Configuration At most one of these can be specified:
--metal-lb-config-address-pools=[addresses=ADDRESSES],[avoid-buggy-ips=AVOID-BUGGY-IPS],[manual-assign=MANUAL-ASSIGN],[pool=POOL]
MetalLB load balancer configurations.

Examples:

To specify MetalLB load balancer configurations for two address pools pool1 and pool2, 

gcloud gcloud container vmware clusters create
    --metal-lb-config-address-pools 'pool=pool1,avoid-buggy-ips=True,manual-assign=True,addresses=192.168.1.1/32;192.168.1.2-192.168.1.3'
    --metal-lb-config-address-pools 'pool=pool2,avoid-buggy-ips=False,manual-assign=False,addresses=192.168.2.1/32;192.168.2.2-192.168.2.3'
 Use quote around the flag value to escape semicolon in the terminal. Manual load balancer configuration. With manual load balancing mode, DHCP is not supported. Specify static IP addresses for cluster nodes instead. For more details, see https://cloud.google.com/anthos/clusters/docs/on-prem/latest/how-to/manual-load-balance#setting_aside_node_ip_addresses.
--control-plane-node-port=CONTROL_PLANE_NODE_PORT
NodePort for control plane service.
--ingress-http-node-port=INGRESS_HTTP_NODE_PORT
NodePort for ingress service's http.
--ingress-https-node-port=INGRESS_HTTPS_NODE_PORT
NodePort for ingress service's https.
--konnectivity-server-node-port=KONNECTIVITY_SERVER_NODE_PORT
NodePort for konnectivity service running as a sidecar in each kube-apiserver pod.
F5 Big IP Configuration
--f5-config-address=F5_CONFIG_ADDRESS
F5 Big IP load balancer address. This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
--f5-config-partition=F5_CONFIG_PARTITION
F5 Big IP load balancer partition. This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
--f5-config-snat-pool=F5_CONFIG_SNAT_POOL
F5 Big IP load balancer pool name if using SNAT.
VMware User Cluster network configurations This must be specified.
--pod-address-cidr-blocks=POD_ADDRESS
IPv4 address range for all pods in the cluster. This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
--service-address-cidr-blocks=SERVICE_ADDRESS
IPv4 address range for all services in the cluster. This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified. Control plane v2 mode configurations.
--control-plane-ip-block=[gateway=GATEWAY],[ips=IPS],[netmask=NETMASK]
Static IP addresses for the control plane nodes. The number of IP addresses should match the number of replicas for the control plane nodes, specified by --replicas.

To specify the control plane IP block, 

gcloud gcloud container vmware clusters create
    --control-plane-ip-block 'gateway=192.168.0.1,netmask=255.255.255.0,ips=192.168.1.1;0.0.0.0 localhost;'
Common parameters for all hosts irrespective of their IP address
--dns-search-domains=[DNS_SEARCH_DOMAINS,…]
DNS search domains.
--dns-servers=[DNS_SERVERS,…]
DNS server IP address.
--ntp-servers=[NTP_SERVERS,…]
NTP server IP address.
IP configuration used by the VMware User Cluster At most one of these can be specified: DHCP configuration group.
--enable-dhcp
Enable DHCP IP allocation for VMware user clusters. While using DHCP, manual load balancing mode is not supported. For more details, see https://cloud.google.com/anthos/clusters/docs/on-prem/latest/how-to/manual-load-balance#setting_aside_node_ip_addresses. Static IP configuration group At most one of these can be specified:
--static-ip-config-ip-blocks=[gateway=GATEWAY],[ips=IPS],[netmask=NETMASK]
Static IP configurations.

Expect an individual IP address, an individual IP address with an optional hostname, or a CIDR block.

Example:

To specify two Static IP blocks, 

gcloud gcloud container vmware clusters create
    --static-ip-config-ip-blocks 'gateway=192.168.0.1,netmask=255.255.255.0,ips=192.168.1.1;0.0.0.0 localhost;192.168.1.2/16'
    --static-ip-config-ip-blocks 'gateway=192.168.1.1,netmask=255.255.0.0,ips=8.8.8.8;4.4.4.4'
 Use quote around the flag value to escape semicolon in the terminal.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
User cluster authorization configurations to bootstrap onto the admin cluster
--admin-users=ADMIN_USERS
Users that will be granted the cluster-admin role on the cluster, providing full access to the cluster.

To add multiple users, specify one in each flag. When updating, the update command overwrites the whole grant list. Specify all existing and new users that you want to be cluster administrators.

Examples: 

gcloud container vmware clusters create
    --admin-users alice@example.com
    --admin-users bob@example.com
--annotations=[KEY=VALUE,…]
Annotations on the VMware user cluster.
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--description=DESCRIPTION
Description for the resource.
Anti-affinity group configurations
--disable-aag-config
If set, spread nodes across at least three physical hosts (requires at least three hosts). Enabled by default.
Storage configurations
--disable-vsphere-csi
If set, vSphere CSI components are not deployed in the VMware User Cluster. Enabled by default.
Auto-repair configurations
--enable-auto-repair
If set, deploy the cluster-health-controller.
--enable-vm-tracking
If set, enable VM tracking.
Upgrade policy for the cluster.
--upgrade-policy=[control-plane-only=CONTROL-PLANE-ONLY]
If not specified, control-plane-only is set to False. In the next upgrade operation, all worker node pools will be upgraded together with the control plane.

Example: 

To upgrade the control plane only and keep worker node pools version unchanged, first specify the policy:
 
gcloud container vmware clusters create CLUSTER --upgrade-policy control-plane-only=True
 
Then to start the upgrade operation using the specified policy, run:
 
gcloud container vmware clusters upgrade CLUSTER --version=VERSION
 
After upgrading only the cluster control plane, to upgrade an individual node pool, run:
 
gcloud container vmware node-pools update NODE_POOL --version=VERSION

Example: 

Alternatively, to upgrade both the control plane and all worker node pools, first specify the policy:
 
gcloud container vmware clusters create CLUSTER --upgrade-policy control-plane-only=False
 
Then to start the upgrade operation using the specified policy, run:
 
gcloud container vmware clusters upgrade CLUSTER --version=VERSION
--validate-only
If set, only validate the request, but do not actually perform the operation.
Control plane node configurations
--cpus=CPUS
Number of CPUs for each admin cluster node that serve as control planes for this VMware user cluster. (default: 4 CPUs)
Auto resize configurations
--enable-auto-resize
Enable controle plane node auto resize.
--memory=MEMORY
Megabytes of memory for each admin cluster node that serves as a control plane for this VMware User Cluster (default: 8192 MB memory).
--replicas=REPLICAS
Number of control plane nodes for this VMware user cluster. (default: 1 replica).
At most one of these can be specified:
--disable-control-plane-v2
If set, disable control plane v2.
--enable-control-plane-v2
If set, enable control plane v2.
Dataplane V2 configurations
--enable-advanced-networking
If set, enable advanced networking. Requires dataplane_v2_enabled to be set true.
--enable-dataplane-v2
If set, enables Dataplane V2.
vCenter configurations for the cluster. If not specified, it is inherited from the admin cluster.
--vcenter-ca-cert-data=VCENTER_CA_CERT_DATA
Name of the vCenter CA certificate public key for SSL verification.
--vcenter-cluster=VCENTER_CLUSTER
Name of the vCenter cluster for the user cluster.
--vcenter-datacenter=VCENTER_DATACENTER
Name of the vCenter datacenter for the user cluster.
--vcenter-datastore=VCENTER_DATASTORE
Name of the vCenter datastore for the user cluster.
--vcenter-folder=VCENTER_FOLDER
Name of the vCenter folder for the user cluster.
--vcenter-resource-pool=VCENTER_RESOURCE_POOL
Name of the vCenter resource pool for the user cluster.
--vcenter-storage-policy-name=VCENTER_STORAGE_POLICY_NAME
Name of the vCenter storage policy for the user cluster.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file, --account, --billing-project, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --impersonate-service-account, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity.

Run $ gcloud help for details.

NOTES
These variants are also available: 
gcloud alpha container vmware clusters create
 
gcloud beta container vmware clusters create