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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 rack space requirements

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Data center rack space requirements

  • The Cloud Foundation on VxRail platform is a consolidated, self-contained architecture, as there is no requirement for external storage to support the workload. Furthermore, there is the expectation that network traffic will migrate onto the virtual network within the VI workload domains, which might free up physical space occupied by excess physical network equipment.

    The amount of rack space required for the VxRail nodes depends on the models you select to support your Cloud Foundation on VxRail platform. Dell Technologies will go through a sizing exercise to produce a bill-of-material of the VxRail nodes needed to support your requirements.

    Table 1.      VxRail Node Rack Space

    VxRail Model

    Rack Units

    Power Supply

    Plug Type

    E-Series

    1

    750 W, 1100 W

    C14

    D-Series

    1

    550 W, 600 W

    C14

    P-Series

    2

    1100 W, 1600 W

    C14

    S-Series

    2

    1100 W, 1600 W

    C14

    V-Series

    2

    2000 W

    C20

    G-Series

    2

    2000 W, 2400 W

    C20

    The amount of rack space required for the supporting physical network depends on the network topology selected for the Cloud Foundation on VxRail deployment. The most common network topology is leaf-spine, so plan on additional rack space for the switches.