As part of a VxRail deployment, a vCenter Server instance with embedded PSC is configured. The vCenter Server and the PSC are hosted on a single Linux-based virtual machine. The vCenter Server with embedded PSC is deployed on the VxRail cluster it is managing and cannot be moved off the cluster after deployment.
The VxRail vCenter license is a standard vCenter license for the VxRail vCenter Server. It 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:
- Multi-cluster VxRail support as of VxRail version 7.0.130.
- Enhanced Linked Mode between VxRail-managed vCenter Servers (see 7.0 limitations in this document). Up to 15 linked vCenter Server instances are supported.
- Standalone environments
Note: Stretched clusters are not recommended because if an Inter-Switch Link (ISL) fails 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.
- Enhanced link mode is not supported in the following scenarios. See the vCenter Enhanced Linked Mode Prerequisites section of the VMware Install Guide for more detailed information.
On first run in VxRail versions earlier than 7.0.100 for VxRail-managed vCenter Servers.
Between a VxRail-managed vCenter Server and customer-supplied vCenter Server.
As a Day 2 operation (repoint) in VxRail versions earlier than 7.0.200 for VxRail-managed vCenter Servers.
- 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.
