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Planning Guide—Dell VxRail vCenter Server
Introduction VxRail and vSphere/vCenter release alignment vCenter Server 7.x architecture vCenter Server 6.0.x through 6.7.x Architecture VxRail VxRail vCenter Server options vCenter feature comparison VxRail and vCenter Version Comparison
Overview
Multicluster management
vCenter hosting
vCenter mode conversion
Enhanced Link Mode (ELM)
VxRail cluster types vCenter licensing vCenter Deployment Details Conclusion

Multicluster management

Multicluster management

    • There are no restrictions on a customer-supplied vCenter managing multiple VxRail clusters.
    • The VxRail cluster must be running a minimum version of 7.0.130 to enable the VxRail-supplied vCenter it is hosting to support managing multiple VxRail clusters.
    • Multicluster management is not supported in versions of VxRail earlier than 7.0.130.
    • For planning purposes that the VxRail-supplied vCenter by default is configured for ‘Small’ environments, which can support up to 100 hosts or 1000 virtual machines. 
    • When performing life cycle management in a multicluster environment:
    • First, perform LCM on the VxRail cluster that is hosting the vCenter instance.
    • Then, perform LCM on the VxRail clusters that this vCenter instance manages.
    • When performing a series of cluster shutdown operations:
    • First, shut down the clusters that are being managed.
    • Then, shut down the cluster that hosts the vCenter instance.
    • When performing cluster startup, go in the reverse direction, and power on the cluster hosting the vCenter instance first.

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    Figure 5.   vCenter instances managing multiple clusters