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3-Tier Platform Design Guide
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Managing multiple 3-Tier Platforms

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Managing multiple 3-Tier Platforms

  • The integrated multisystem management solution manages more than one 3-Tier Platform.

    The solution connects to a single pair of management and ToR switches in a 3-Tier Platform. The data traffic must traverse the external network core to manage additional 3-Tier Platforms.

    The multisystem management solution hosts the workload domain VMware vCenter Servers. You can use a single VMware vCenter Server for multiple 3-Tier Platforms (up to the 2000 server limit) or purchase more VMware vCenter Server licenses. Doing so enables you to separate the workloads for each system.

    The following figure shows network connectivity for a multisystem management solution using a Unity XT array.

    Figure 29. Network connectivity for a Unity XT multisystem management solution
    A diagram that shows network connectivity for a multisystem management solution using a Unity XT array.

    VLANs 1611 and 1612 are for the management domain.

    VLANs 1631 and 1632 are for the workload domain.

    Note: DVSwitch-Mgmt uses VMNIC 4 and 5 when connecting to the Cisco Nexus 93108TC-FX3P. DVSwitch-Mgmt uses VMNICs 2 and 3 when connecting to the Cisco Nexus 92348GC-X.