This chart deploys both the vSphere CPI (Cloud Provider Interface) manager for vSphere as well as the CSI (Cloud Storage Interface) drivers and optional storageClass.
It uses [upstream VMWare vSphere manifests](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/vsphere-csi-driver/tree/master/manifests) with small tweaks to support Rancher RKE clusters.
It uses [upstream VMWare vSphere manifests](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/vsphere-csi-driver/tree/master/manifests) with small tweaks to support Rancher RKE clusters.
**Pre-requirements:**
***vSphere 7.0+**
* Kubernetes cluster version **1.16+**
* VM's with harware version 15+ and `vmtools` installed on all nodes
* The `ubuntu` guest OS is recommended
***Manual** steps are described in the `Detailed Description` below.
-**vSphere 7.0+**
- Kubernetes cluster version **1.16+**
- VM's with harware version 15+ and `vmtools` installed on all nodes