Once a Cloud Foundation on VxRail management workload domain is deployed during the Cloud Builder deployment phase, the cloud platform is ready for the deployment of Cloud Foundation on VxRail VI workload domains. This milestone must be completed before moving forward with any other activities with VI workload domains.
This section provides a basic outline of how to configure a VI workload domain using SDDC Manager and describes the key steps for a deployment of Cloud Foundation with VxRail as the underlying platform.
Note: Configuring a Cloud Foundation on VxRail management workload domain assigns the VxRail cluster as the underlying resource pool to support virtual machines, and then deploys the basic management components within the domain. Additional steps are required for the buildout of the NSX-based virtual network in the domain.
Complete the following tasks to deploy a Cloud Foundation VI workload domain:
- Deploy the VI workload domain structure from SDDC Manager.
This will deploy a vCenter instance in the management workload domain. This vCenter instance is used to manage all VxRail clusters assigned to support the VI workload domain.
- Deploy at least one VxRail cluster
Use the VI workload domain vCenter as the point of management during the initial build of the VxRail cluster.
- Add the VxRail cluster(s) to the VI workload domain using SDDC Manager.
- Decide on deploying new NSX-T management resources or use existing NSX-T management resources.
- For the first VI workload domain, three NSX-T Managers are deployed in the management domain and configured with a virtual IP (VIP).
- Subsequent VI workload domains can share an existing set of NSX-T Managers or a new set of NSX-T Managers can be deployed.
