Create a Location Definition File

The Location Definition file (in CSV format) identifies regions and their associated zones and managed locations.

About this task

You create the locations.csv file before you install Visibility Manager because you need to update the file during the installation process.

Procedure

  1. Create a CSV file with a file name of locations.csv.
  2. Add content to the file using the following format, allowing one row per location-name.
    <country-name>,<region-name>,<zone-vm-ip>,<zone-name>,<zone-vm-ip>,<zone-host-name>,
    <location-name>,<longitude>,<latitude>
    For example:
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    Sample locations.csv file
    A spreadsheet with 9 columns and 6 rows. Each row in column 1 contains 'usa.' Each row in column 2 contains 'region-1.' Each row in column 3 contains the IP address of the zone VM. Each row of column 4 contains 'east-zone.' Each row column 5 contains the IP address of the zone VM. Each row column 6 contains 'kube-zone-165.' Each row column 7 contains the name of a city. Each row column 8 contains the longitude for the city. Each row column 9 contains the latitude for the city.
    Note

    Note

    Do not insert spaces after commas or in any fields other than the geographical location fields. Ensure that the IP addresses are valid. Zone names and host names can consist of numeric characters and lowercase alphabetic characters.
  3. Save the file to a location that is accessible from the region VMs.
    You need to be able to edit the file from the region VMs during installation.