The following prerequisites must be met before implementing VCF on PowerFlex using NFS as principal storage. They are meant to be high level as some tasks related to them are covered in the paper.
- A PowerFlex system must be installed and configured with the File option (SDNAS). PowerFlex supports File in node pairs from 2 to 16. The type of PowerFlex system (such as appliance or custom node) is not critical to the solution.
- Six Dell servers with sufficient networking, memory, CPU, and storage to satisfy the requirements of VCF and vSAN. VCF uses the policy of Bring Your Own Network (BYON) and therefore the VMware compatibility guide no longer certifies vSAN Ready Nodes, rather the customer should use the VCF Planning Guide. Note that the two servers used for the workload domain will not require storage for vSAN as they are using NFS.
- Licenses must be obtained for PowerFlex and all the VCF components in use.