As part of a VxRail deployment, a vCenter Server instance with an external PSC is configured. The vCenter Server and the PSC are separate Linux-based virtual machines. Both the VxRail vCenter Server and PSC are deployed on the VxRail cluster they are managing and cannot be moved off the cluster after deployment.
The VxRail vCenter license is for the VxRail vCenter Server and is not transferable to be used for a customer-supplied vCenter Server. As such, it can be considered a limited or restricted use vCenter Server license.
A VxRail vCenter Server is an ideal choice for:
- Single VxRail clusters
- Standalone environments
Note: Stretched clusters are not recommended because if an Inter-Switch Link (ISL) failure occurs and site-affinity rule is used (PFTT=0), all virtual machines that are not on the same site as the vCenter will be powered off.
- The VxRail vCenter Server only manages its own VxRail cluster.
- It cannot manage other VxRail clusters or any other ESXi hosts.
- It cannot be used as a customer-supplied vCenter Server.
- Enhanced link mode is supported with VxRail 7.0.100 and later.
- Single Sign-On domain is vsphere.local and cannot be customized.
- VxRail vCenter Server does not support encryption in VxRail versions earlier than 4.5.200.
