Notes, cautions, and warnings Audience and Scope Overview Hardware Overview Validated Components Physical Layout Pre-deployment Requirements Networking Requirements SmartFabric Network Configuration VMware Cloud Foundation and SDDC Design Considerations Deploy VMware ESXi to Cluster Nodes VMware Cloud Builder and SDDC Deployment VMware Virtual Cloud Foundation Deployment Using Cloud Builder VMware VCF Post-installation Validation Troubleshooting - VMware ESXi and VCF VMware ESXi CLI Commands Manual Switch Configuration (Optional) Versions Used in This Guide References