Getting started

Overview names the components and the terms that the lessons use. The lessons build on each other. Each one ends with a working result.

1. Install from an offline depot gives you a controller and one host. It is for administrators.
2. First sign-in replaces the bootstrap password and sets up two-step verification.
3. First virtual machine creates a virtual machine from a cloud image.
4. First CLI session installs the command-line client, signs in and waits for a task.
5. Connect vSphere tools points govc at the controller and lists the inventory.

You need two Debian or Ubuntu servers, or one for a first try, an offline depot and the release public key. The first lesson lists the requirements.

• OverviewThe components of Kyvernon, how they work together, and the ten terms a new reader needs.
• Install from an offline depotInstall a Kyvernon controller and a first host from a verified offline depot on servers without internet access.
• First sign-inSign in to the web console for the first time, choose a new password, set up two-step verification and choose the language.
• First virtual machineUpload a cloud image, create a virtual machine from it in the console, use the everyday actions and open its screen.
• First CLI sessionInstall the kyvernon command-line client, sign in to the controller, list the inventory and wait for a task.
• Connect vSphere toolsTurn on the vSphere endpoints of the controller, point govc at it and list the inventory.