diff --git a/docs/rancher-vmware.md b/docs/rancher-vmware.md
index e037a0df7..68d9503e5 100644
--- a/docs/rancher-vmware.md
+++ b/docs/rancher-vmware.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ title: ''
import Registration from "!!raw-loader!@site/examples/quickstart/registration.yaml"
import SeedImage from "!!raw-loader!@site/examples/quickstart/seedimage.yaml"
+import SeedImageVM from "!!raw-loader!@site/examples/quickstart/seedimage-vm-tools.yaml"
# How to use Elemental with Rancher and VMware
@@ -75,6 +76,14 @@ You can download it with:
wget --no-check-certificate --content-disposition $(kubectl get seedimages.elemental.cattle.io -n fleet-default fire-img -o jsonpath="{.status.downloadURL}")
```
+:::tip
+
+When using the baremetal iso/raw image you can enable the vmtoolsd systemd-unit in the seedimage. Consider the following example:
+
+{SeedImageVM}
+
+:::
+
## Step 3: Boot the target device
Now ideally you would just burn the iso to a usb drive and boot your edge device using the usb device and once it boots and become active in Rancher under machine inventory you can select and create a cluster from it, however here we will use a vm to mimic an edge device for testing.
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/seedimage-vm-tools.yaml b/examples/quickstart/seedimage-vm-tools.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5916624f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/quickstart/seedimage-vm-tools.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+apiVersion: elemental.cattle.io/v1beta1
+kind: SeedImage
+metadata:
+ name: fire-img
+ namespace: fleet-default
+spec:
+ baseImage: registry.suse.com/suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:2.1.1-3.29
+ cloud-config:
+ write_files:
+ - content: |
+ name: "Enable vmtoolsd.service"
+ stages:
+ after-install-chroot:
+ - commands:
+ - systemctl enable vmtoolsd.service
+ path: /etc/elemental/config.d/install-hook.yaml
+ registrationRef:
+ apiVersion: elemental.cattle.io/v1beta1
+ kind: MachineRegistration
+ name: fire-nodes
+ namespace: fleet-default
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-1.6/rancher-vmware.md b/versioned_docs/version-1.6/rancher-vmware.md
index c814ace59..4ddf02709 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-1.6/rancher-vmware.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-1.6/rancher-vmware.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ title: ''
import Registration from "!!raw-loader!./examples/quickstart/registration.yaml"
import SeedImage from "!!raw-loader!./examples/quickstart/seedimage.yaml"
+import SeedImageVM from "!!raw-loader!@site/examples/quickstart/seedimage-vm-tools.yaml"
# How to use Elemental with Rancher and VMware
@@ -75,6 +76,14 @@ You can download it with:
wget --no-check-certificate --content-disposition $(kubectl get seedimages.elemental.cattle.io -n fleet-default fire-img -o jsonpath="{.status.downloadURL}")
```
+:::tip
+
+When using the baremetal iso/raw image you can enable the vmtoolsd systemd-unit in the seedimage. Consider the following example:
+
+{SeedImageVM}
+
+:::
+
## Step 3: Boot the target device
Now ideally you would just burn the iso to a usb drive and boot your edge device using the usb device and once it boots and become active in Rancher under machine inventory you can select and create a cluster from it, however here we will use a vm to mimic an edge device for testing.
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-1.7/rancher-vmware.md b/versioned_docs/version-1.7/rancher-vmware.md
index e037a0df7..68d9503e5 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-1.7/rancher-vmware.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-1.7/rancher-vmware.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ title: ''
import Registration from "!!raw-loader!@site/examples/quickstart/registration.yaml"
import SeedImage from "!!raw-loader!@site/examples/quickstart/seedimage.yaml"
+import SeedImageVM from "!!raw-loader!@site/examples/quickstart/seedimage-vm-tools.yaml"
# How to use Elemental with Rancher and VMware
@@ -75,6 +76,14 @@ You can download it with:
wget --no-check-certificate --content-disposition $(kubectl get seedimages.elemental.cattle.io -n fleet-default fire-img -o jsonpath="{.status.downloadURL}")
```
+:::tip
+
+When using the baremetal iso/raw image you can enable the vmtoolsd systemd-unit in the seedimage. Consider the following example:
+
+{SeedImageVM}
+
+:::
+
## Step 3: Boot the target device
Now ideally you would just burn the iso to a usb drive and boot your edge device using the usb device and once it boots and become active in Rancher under machine inventory you can select and create a cluster from it, however here we will use a vm to mimic an edge device for testing.
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-1.8/rancher-vmware.md b/versioned_docs/version-1.8/rancher-vmware.md
index e037a0df7..68d9503e5 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-1.8/rancher-vmware.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-1.8/rancher-vmware.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ title: ''
import Registration from "!!raw-loader!@site/examples/quickstart/registration.yaml"
import SeedImage from "!!raw-loader!@site/examples/quickstart/seedimage.yaml"
+import SeedImageVM from "!!raw-loader!@site/examples/quickstart/seedimage-vm-tools.yaml"
# How to use Elemental with Rancher and VMware
@@ -75,6 +76,14 @@ You can download it with:
wget --no-check-certificate --content-disposition $(kubectl get seedimages.elemental.cattle.io -n fleet-default fire-img -o jsonpath="{.status.downloadURL}")
```
+:::tip
+
+When using the baremetal iso/raw image you can enable the vmtoolsd systemd-unit in the seedimage. Consider the following example:
+
+{SeedImageVM}
+
+:::
+
## Step 3: Boot the target device
Now ideally you would just burn the iso to a usb drive and boot your edge device using the usb device and once it boots and become active in Rancher under machine inventory you can select and create a cluster from it, however here we will use a vm to mimic an edge device for testing.