Planning Guide—VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1 on VxRail
Executive summary
VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail
VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail Requirements and Use Cases
VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail workload domain planning
Data center and network requirements
Cloud Foundation on VxRail high-level design decisions
Cloud Foundation on VxRail Workload Planning
Cloud Foundation on VxRail physical network planning
Cloud Foundation on VxRail physical network preparation
VxRail Cluster deployment preparation
Prepare for VMware Cloud Foundation Management VI Workload Domain
Prepare for Cloud Foundation VI workload domain
Prepare for NSX edge gateway services
Prepare for Cloud Foundation Application Virtual Network
Cloud Foundation on VxRail housekeeping tasks
Appendix A: Cloud Foundation on VxRail checklist
Appendix B: Cloud Foundation on VxRail footprints for sizing
Appendix C: Cloud Foundation on VxRail Networks
Appendix D: VxRail network configuration
Appendix E: Cloud Builder and management VI workload configuration
Appendix F: VI workload domain configuration settings
Appendix G: Edge gateway configuration
Appendix H: Application virtual network configuration
Appendix I: Sample switch configuration settings
References
Aria software option for VI workload domains
Aria software option for VI workload domains
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If the use case requirements for any Cloud Foundation VI workload domains include the Aria software suite, plan for the Aria management virtual appliances to be deployed in the management workload domain. Additional steps must be undertaken to integrate access into Active Directory and enable Aria usage.
Figure 12. Aria management virtual appliances in the management workload domain