# Vsphere Checklist
- [ ] Download RHEL-8.4 boot ISO to local host
- [ ] Copy the ISO to a datastore that is acessible by all ESX nodes in the cluster
- [ ] Have a user with at a minimum these roles for CLuster Provisioning[https://docs.d2iq.com/dkp/konvoy/2.2/choose-infrastructure/vsphere/prerequisites/permissions/](https://)

- [ ] Identified vSphere Subnet for Control Plane and Worker Nodes
- [ ] Allocate 10 Dynamically assigned Static IP addresses not in use by DHCP for Service Type LoadBalancer assignment
- [ ] Allocate 1 Dynamically assigned Static IP addresses not in use by DHCP for Cointrol Plane VIP
- [ ] Enable DHCP on cluster network (where we are placing hosts)

- [ ] Identify Red Hat Subscription credentials for Template Creation
- [ ] Identify Resource Pool with available compute resources (CPU/RAM)
- [ ] Identify Storage Provider for CSI Persistent Volumes (vSAN, NFS, )
- [ ] Create bootstrap node w/ docker 18.04 or greater and Kubectl
- [ ] create base RHEL 8.4 VM
- [ ] Run KIB to create OVA template
- [ ] Obtain SSL thumprint from vcenter server
- [ ] obtain URL for datastore to be used for PVs
- [ ] obtain cert for custom domain or credentials for let's encrpt
- [ ] obtain credentials for identiy provider