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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
Introduction
Prepare for VxRail cluster initial build
Select the external management network subnet
Select the VxRail cluster VLANs
Select the network settings for the VxRail cluster
Select the network settings for VxRail stretched cluster
Create forward and reverse DNS entries for VxRail cluster
Select passwords
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

Select the network settings for VxRail stretched cluster

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Select the network settings for VxRail stretched cluster

  • If your plans include the deployment of a VxRail stretched cluster, additional network settings must be captured. The second table in Appendix D: VxRail network configuration includes the additional network settings required for VxRail stretched clusters.

    Capture the settings to deploy the witness virtual appliance at the third site, which is required before performing initial build of the VxRail stretched cluster.

    • Settings for the witness management network
    • Settings for the witness vSAN network
    • IP address of the vSphere host supporting the witness virtual appliance

    Additional network settings need to be captured for the second site. Depending on the decisions made for the stretched cluster deployment, additional network configuration must be performed at the second site:

    • Layer 3 network services are required for the VSAN network between sites.
    • The vMotion network supports either Layer 2 or Layer 3 networks between the sites.
    • A Layer 3 network is required between sites to support NSX.