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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
Introduction
Data center rack space requirements
Data center networking
Network switch selection
Switch port capacity
Switch port type
Jumbo frames
Multicast
Border Gateway Protocol
Node placement for multi-rack deployments
Hardware VTEP for multi-rack deployments
Network services
Storage Services
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

Data center networking

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Data center networking

  • You can either bundle a Dell network infrastructure with your Cloud Foundation on VxRail for a single source solution, or acquire, implement, and configure your own supporting network.

    If you choose a network infrastructure based on Dell network switches, your Dell Technologies specialist will work with you to design the network that meets the requirements for your specific Cloud Foundation on VxRail deployment. Regardless of which option you choose, your network infrastructure must support certain requirements for Cloud Foundation on VxRail.

    If Dell Technologies is responsible for the configuration of the switches enabling network connectivity for the Cloud Foundation on VxRail infrastructure, those services will be performed after the networking hardware is installed and cabled in the data center. This work effort includes configuring uplinks to connect to the data center network. The VxRail clusters and VMware Cloud Foundation depend on the supporting network infrastructure to be properly configured before actual deployment.