VCF requires the following additional VLANs created and configured on the TOR switches connecting to VxRail nodes in the management WLD cluster before the VCF bring-up process is started using the VCF Cloud Builder tool.
Table 5. VCF VLANs for management WLD deployment
Workload Domain |
Network Traffic |
Sample VLAN |
Management WLD |
NSX-T Host TEP |
103 |
Management WLD |
NSX-T Edge TEP (AVN Enabled) |
104 |
Management WLD |
Edge Uplink01 (AVN Enabled) |
105 |
Management WLD |
Edge Uplink02 (AVN Enabled) |
106 |
Figure 12. VxRail Management WLD cluster VLANs (Uplink and Edge with AVN enabled)
The VMware Cloud Foundation requires the following additional VLANs created and configured on the TOR switches before deploying a VI WLD.
Table 6. VCF VLANs for VI WLD deployment
Workload Domain Type |
Network Traffic |
Sample VLAN |
VI WLD |
NSX-T Host TEP |
203 |
VI WLD (edge deployment only) |
NSX-T Edge TEP |
204 |
VI WLD (edge deployment only) |
Edge Uplink01 |
205 |
VI WLD (edge deployment only) |
Edge Uplink02 |
206 |
Note: The Edge deployment is a Day 2 operation that can be achieved using either the edge automation or a manual deployment after the VI WLD has been deployed.