Planning Guide—VMware Cloud Foundation 3.x on VxRail

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  Solution description
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  Solution version reference
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  Document purpose
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  Intended audience

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  VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail Product Overview

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  VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail Deployment
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  VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail network and workload planning

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  Data Center Requirements
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  Physical rack space
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  Physical networking
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  Network services

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  Use Cases and High-Level Design
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  Hybrid cloud or virtual desktop delivery objective
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  Site locations
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  Application availability

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  Cloud Foundation on VxRail Workload Planning
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  Determine use cases for Cloud Foundation VI workload domain
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  Deciding on single-site VxRail cluster or stretched cluster
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  Planning the Management workload domain resources
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  Planning the VI workload domain resources
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  Sizing the Cloud Foundation domains

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  Application Dependencies and Routing Decisions

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  Cloud Foundation on VxRail Physical Network Planning
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  Select a physical network architecture and topology
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  VxRail cluster physical networking planning
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  AVN (Application Virtual Network) physical network planning
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  VxRail stretched cluster physical network planning
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  Cloud Foundation domain physical network planning

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  VxRail Cluster Deployment Preparation
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  Prepare for VxRail cluster initial build
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  Select the VLANs for VxRail cluster
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  Select the network settings for VxRail cluster
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  Select the network settings for VxRail stretched cluster
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  Create forward and reverse DNS entries for VxRail cluster
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  Select passwords

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  Prepare for VMware Cloud Foundation Management VI Workload Domain
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  Provide a temporary IP address for Cloud Builder
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  Global network setting for management VI workload domain
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  Select the network settings for the management VI workload domain
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  Select the DHCP settings for VTEP tunnel endpoints for the management VI workload domain
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  Create forward and reverse DNS entries for the management VI workload domain
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  Select the VXLAN VLAN
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  Select the NSX settings for the management VI workload domain
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  Select a multicast IP address range for VXLAN network
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  Select names for resource pools in VI Management domain
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  Prepare passwords
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  Obtain VMware license keys

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  Prepare for Cloud Foundation Application Virtual Network
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  Capture the Application Virtual Network region settings
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  Capture settings for BGP peering
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  Capture settings for Universal Distributed Logical Router
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  Capture settings for Edge Service Gateways
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  Capture external router settings for the eBGP peering
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  Capture Universal Logical Router settings
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  Capture Region A Management component settings
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  Capture 2nd site settings for stretched cluster

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  Prepare for Cloud Foundation VI Workload Domain
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  Configure VI workload domain VXLAN
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  Capture settings for VI workload domain

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  Cloud Foundation on VxRail Footprints for Sizing

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  Cloud Foundation on VxRail VLANs

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  VxRail Network Configuration

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  Cloud Builder and Management VI Workload Domain Configuration

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  Application Virtual Network Configuration

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  VI Workload Domain Configuration Settings

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  NSX Routing Settings

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  Example Switch Configuration Settings for BGP Peering