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Planning Guide—VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x on VxRail
Executive summary VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail Requirements and Use Cases VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail Workload Domain Planning Data Center and Network Requirements Cloud Foundation on VxRail High-Level Design Decisions Cloud Foundation on VxRail Workload Planning Cloud Foundation on VxRail Licensing Planning
Introduction
Understanding VMware licensing options
Planning for perpetual or disconnected subscription licensing
Planning for connected subscription licensing
Enabling subscription licensing
Cloud Foundation on VxRail Physical Network Planning Cloud Foundation on VxRail Physical Network Preparation VxRail Cluster Deployment Preparation Prepare for VMware Cloud Foundation Management VI Workload Domain Prepare for Cloud Foundation VI Workload Domain Prepare for NSX-T Edge Gateway Services Prepare for Cloud Foundation Application Virtual Network Cloud Foundation On VxRail Housekeeping Tasks Appendixes

Introduction

Introduction

  • Every VI workload domain in the Cloud Foundation on VxRail instance will require VMware licenses. Starting in version 4.5, Cloud Foundation on VxRail supports all the licensing options supported by VMware, including key-based licensing and keyless licensing. The actions required and process flow differs depending on whether the key-based licensing option or keyless licensing option is selected.

    The information presented in this chapter is meant to supplement the guidance published by VMware about the licensing options. For readers unfamiliar with the subscription licensing option, reading the VMware Cloud Foundation+ Guide on the VMware Cloud Foundation Product Documentation site is strongly encouraged as a pre-requisite.