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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 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
Introduction
Provide a temporary IP address for Cloud Builder
Select the settings for the management workload domain
Provide global settings for the management VI workload domain
Select the settings for NSX-T host overlay network
Create forward and reverse DNS entries for the management VI workload domain
Select the NSX-T host overlay VLAN
Select names for resource pools in VI Management workload domain
Prepare passwords
Obtain VMware license keys
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

Obtain VMware license keys

Obtain VMware license keys

  • Cloud Foundation on VxRail is deployed with temporary license keys. Permanent license keys must be entered before the expiration of the grace period. The following licenses are required, depending on your final configuration:

    • vCenter Server Standard
    • ESXi Enterprise Plus (for Management and VI Workload Domains)
    • vSphere Add-on for Kubernetes (Required for VI Workload Domains for Kubernetes)
    • vSAN Advanced or higher (not required if VxRail datastore is based on FC LUN)
    • NSX-T Data Center Advanced or higher
    • vRealize Suite (if vRealize is part of the Cloud Foundation on VxRail plans)