VMware vSphere
Estimated reading time: 1 minuteCreates machines on a VMware vSphere Virtual Infrastructure. The machine must have a working vSphere ESXi installation. You can use a paid license or free 60 day trial license. Your installation may also include an optional VCenter server.
Usage
$ docker-machine create --driver vmwarevsphere --vmwarevsphere-username=user --vmwarevsphere-password=SECRET vm
Options
--vmwarevsphere-boot2docker-url
: URL for boot2docker image.--vmwarevsphere-cpu-count
: CPU number for Docker VM.--vmwarevsphere-datacenter
: Datacenter for Docker VM (must be set toha-datacenter
when connecting to a single host).--vmwarevsphere-datastore
: Datastore for Docker VM.--vmwarevsphere-disk-size
: Size of disk for Docker VM (in MB).--vmwarevsphere-folder
: vSphere folder for the docker VM. This folder must already exist in the datacenter.--vmwarevsphere-hostsystem
: vSphere compute resource where the docker VM is instantiated. This can be omitted if using a cluster with DRS.--vmwarevsphere-memory-size
: Size of memory for Docker VM (in MB).--vmwarevsphere-network
: Network where the Docker VM is attached.--vmwarevsphere-password
: required vSphere Password.--vmwarevsphere-pool
: Resource pool for Docker VM.--vmwarevsphere-username
: required vSphere Username.--vmwarevsphere-vcenter-port
: vSphere Port for vCenter.--vmwarevsphere-vcenter
: IP/hostname for vCenter (or ESXi if connecting directly to a single host).
The VMware vSphere driver uses the latest boot2docker image.
Environment variables and default values
CLI option | Environment variable | Default |
---|---|---|
--vmwarevsphere-boot2docker-url |
VSPHERE_BOOT2DOCKER_URL |
Latest boot2docker url |
--vmwarevsphere-cpu-count |
VSPHERE_CPU_COUNT |
2 |
--vmwarevsphere-datacenter |
VSPHERE_DATACENTER |
- |
--vmwarevsphere-datastore |
VSPHERE_DATASTORE |
- |
--vmwarevsphere-disk-size |
VSPHERE_DISK_SIZE |
20000 |
--vmwarevsphere-hostsystem |
VSPHERE_HOSTSYSTEM |
- |
--vmwarevsphere-memory-size |
VSPHERE_MEMORY_SIZE |
2048 |
--vmwarevsphere-network |
VSPHERE_NETWORK |
- |
--vmwarevsphere-password |
VSPHERE_PASSWORD |
- |
--vmwarevsphere-pool |
VSPHERE_POOL |
- |
--vmwarevsphere-username |
VSPHERE_USERNAME |
- |
--vmwarevsphere-vcenter-port |
VSPHERE_VCENTER_PORT |
443 |
--vmwarevsphere-vcenter |
VSPHERE_VCENTER |
- |
--vmwarevsphere-folder |
VSPHERE_FOLDER |
- |