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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 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
Introduction
Configure backups for SDDC Manager and NSX Manager
Enable access to external Dell and VMware sites
Enable access to Dell and VMware online depots
Password management
Certificate management
Enable Active Directory authentication
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

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  • Cloud Foundation on VxRail depends on access to external sites outside of the customer data center for certain features and functionality to work.

    This figure shows access to external Dell and VMware web services.

    Figure 57.    Access to external Dell and VMware web services

    • Direct access to customer service sites for both VMware and Dell provides a more efficient response process to support issues, and a streamlined method to perform lifecycle management. Access can be configured to directly connect with support services, or a proxy server can be used to align with networking security policies.
    • Dell’s ‘call-home’ feature enables VxRail Manager to directly contact support services in the event of a serious or critical failure, thereby expediting resolution with Dell support. The Dell Secure Connect Gateway virtual appliance can be deployed in the data center to consolidate ‘call-home’ connectivity for Dell products in the data center. As an alternative, direct connectivity by VxRail Manager is also supported.