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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 Cloud Foundation on VxRail Workload Planning
Introduction
Determine use cases for Cloud Foundation VI workload domain
Deciding on single-site VxRail cluster or stretched cluster
Planning the management workload domain resource requirements
Planning the VI workload domain resource requirements
Sizing the Cloud Foundation domains
Application Dependencies and Routing Decisions 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 Appendixes

Planning the VI workload domain resource requirements

Planning the VI workload domain resource requirements

  • At least one VI workload domain must be created to support guest virtual machines for a standard architecture, and at least one VxRail cluster of any supported size and configuration must be used as the resource foundation for a VI workload domain. A VxRail cluster that is assigned to support the workload of a Cloud Foundation domain is dedicated to that domain, and its resources cannot be shared with other Cloud Foundation domains.

    For each VI workload domain that is created, SDDC Manager deploys a vCenter virtual machine in the management workload domain. For VI workload domains that are not sharing existing NSX-T management resources, a new set of NSX-T management virtual appliances are deployed in the management workload domain. Depending on the use case, additional virtual machines might need to be deployed to support those specific applications.

    Use the tables in Appendix B: Cloud Foundation on VxRail footprints for sizing for an understanding of the baseline sizing at the creation of the management workload domain, and for estimating the sizing requirements for additional components based on planned use cases.