Architecture Guide—VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1 on VxRail

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  VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail
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  Document purpose
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  Audience
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  Revisions
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  We value your feedback

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  Introduction
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  VxRail Manager
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  SDDC Manager
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  Network virtualization
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  Operations management
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  Logging and analytics
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  Self-service cloud

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  Workload domain architecture
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  Management WLD
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  VI workload domain
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  Isolated SSO workload domains
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  Consolidated architecture
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  Physical WLD layout

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  VxRail virtual network architecture
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  VxRail virtual distributed switch system (vDS)
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  VxRail vDS NIC teaming
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  Additional VCF NSX networks
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  VxRail vDS with NSX networks
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  NSX vDS
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  Secondary System and NSX network topologies
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  Two system vDS

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  Network Virtualization
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  NSX architecture
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  NSX network services

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  Application Virtual Network (AVN)
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  NSX transport zone design
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  NSX segments
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  Uplink profile design
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  Transport node profiles
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  NSX Edge Node design
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  NSX Edge north-south routing design
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  NSX Mgmt WLD physical network requirements
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  NSX VI WLD physical network requirements
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  NSX deployment in Mgmt WLD
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  NSX deployment in VI WLD

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  Enabling VCF with Tanzu Features on workload domains
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  Prerequisites
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  VCF with Tanzu detailed design

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  Physical network design considerations
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  Traditional 3-tier (access/core/aggregation)
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  Leaf and spine Layer 3 fabric
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  Multirack design considerations
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  VxRail physical network interfaces
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  NSX vDS connectivity options

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  Storage options
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  vSAN
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  vSAN HCI Mesh
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  FC storage

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  Multi-site design considerations
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  Multi-AZ (VxRail vSAN stretched cluster)
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  Multi-AZ connectivity requirements
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  Multi-site (dual region)
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  SSO considerations for multiple VCF instances

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  Operations management architecture
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  VxRail vCenter UI
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  Intelligent Logging and Analytics
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  Intelligent Operations Management

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  Lifecycle management
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  Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager

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  Private Cloud Automation for VCF