vmware_cloud_foundation_on_vxrail_technical_customer_presentation.pptx

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VMware Cloud
Foundation on
Dell VxRail
Technical Overview Presentation

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Table of contents
• Solution Overview and Benefits
• VCF on VxRail Integration Overview
• Workload Domains
• VCF on VxRail Initial Deployment
Options
• VCF on VxRail Lifecycle Management
• Networking and Security
• Modern Applications - Cloud
Foundation with Tanzu on VxRail
Overview
• vRealize Integration
• VCF on VxRail Storage Options
• VCF on VxRail Multi-Site
Architectures
• Cloud Foundation Public APIs
• Data Protection
• SDDC Manager and VxRail Security
• VxRail Hardware Details
• Migrations and Hybrid Cloud Operations
• Bringing It All Together (Summary)
Sections in bold/italics have been recently updated

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Cloud Foundation on
VxRail Solution
Overview

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VMware Cloud Foundation on Dell VxRail
Operational hub for your hybrid cloud
Modern value-added benefits
Technology & business features for fast service
delivery
• Co-engineered with VMware
• VxRail unique integrations including Dell external
storage systems
• Single vendor support with proactive phone home
• Flexible infrastructure delivery options using
VxRail nodes or VxRail Integrated Racks
• Choice of financial consumption models
Modern, consistent operations
Simplest to deploy and operate
• Seamless and automated full stack LCM
leveraging VxRail Continuously Validated States
• Accelerated adoption of Kubernetes & modern
apps using existing VMware tools / skills
Modern, consistent infrastructure
Accelerated path to hybrid cloud
• Standardized VMware SDDC architecture
• Consistent infrastructure across private cloud,
public cloud, and edge for VMs and containers
TKG Clusters VMs vSphere Pods VMs
vSphere vSAN
NSX
vRealize
Kubernetes
VxRail HCI
System Software
(HCI)
VxRail HCI Integrated System
SDDC Manager
(SDDC)
Lifecycle Automation
CaaS PaaS DaaS
IaaS
VMware Cloud Foundation
on Dell VxRail
Your Business
Intrinsic
Security
Pod

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Cloud Foundation on VxRail
Solution benefits
Day 0 though
day 2
datacenter
automation
Platform for
traditional and
modern
applications
Native
Kubernetes
container and
developer
services
Intrinsic
security
Software
defined agility
Agility through
automation
and self
service
Modern hybrid
cloud platform
Flexible
infrastructure
delivery
options
Available
single vendor
support
experience
Elastic scale
cloud
operating
model
Choice of
financial
consumption
options
vCenter
integrated
VxRail HW &
SW
management,
serviceability,
and support
Leverage
existing
external
storage
investments

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Cloud Foundation on
VxRail integration
overview

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VxRail
Manager
Fully integrated
vCenter
experience
VxRail HCI
System Software
Integrated, value added software
for automation, orchestration and
lifecycle management
VxRail
Manager
Fully integrated
vCenter
experience
Saas
Multi-cluster
Management
Management &
analytics
at scale
Ecosystem
Connectors
Tight integration
across the
entire stack
RESTful
APIs
Cloud extensibility
to support broad
use cases
Single point of
Contact
Simplified
management
& support
Full Lifecycle
Management
Continuously validated
states
Electronic
Compatibility
Matrix
Validates
compliance of
configurations

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Lifecycle management value tiers
• Continuously Validated State - a representation of optimal
combination of software/drivers/firmware versions for the entire
cluster
• Easy to deploy consolidated upgrade package
• Intelligence to define when an update is necessary
• Proactive health monitoring
• Self-driven lifecycle management tailored to your cluster
• Automation and orchestration of software/drivers/firmware upgrade
• Cluster health check before upgrade
• Non-disruptive process
Customer
Value
Configuration
Stability
Upgrade
Orchestration
Decision
Support

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VCF and VxRail integrations from day 0 through day 2
Delivers automation, lifecycle management, support, and
serviceability capabilities that extend the Cloud Foundation
management experience and simplify operations
Automated install of
VxRail clusters
& SDDC software
Automated
VxRail & SDDC
environment
configuration
Automated VxRail infrastructure
resources provisioning (VxRail VI
workload domains)
Integrated
& automated
end- to-end
infrastructure
patch &
upgrade
Rapid HCI infrastructure deployment
and configuration
using native VxRail deployment processes
Rapid SDDC deployment and
configuration that is “VxRail aware”
Integrated provisioning of VxRail
infrastructure pools
Curated and automated end to end
stack patching and upgrading

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Cloud Foundation on VxRail component integrations
Deep integration features that simplify, streamline, and automate the operations of your SDDC
Automated
Cloud Foundation
Day 2 Operations &
LCM with VxRail
Simplified and Automated
Cloud Foundation
Deployment for VxRail
Integrated
VxRail HCI System
Management,
Serviceability, and Support
Automated
Infrastructure LCM
with SDDC Manager
Integration
Dell
External Storage Integration
Dell PowerSwitch with
OS10
Additional Ecosystem Advantages
Flexible and Automated
Cloud Foundation Integration of
VxRail with Dell External
Storage Systems
Simplified
VxRail & Dell Network
Infrastructure Validation and
Guidance
VMware Cloud
Foundation
SDDC
Manager
Dell
VxRail
Manager
VMware
vCenter
VMware
Cloud
Foundation
Cloud Builder
vCenter plug-in
Jointly Engineered Features

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Cloud Foundation on
VxRail Workload
Domains

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What is a Domain?
Purpose Built SDDC Environment
• Dedicated VxRails
• Dedicated vCenter
• Shared or Dedicated NSX-T Instance
• Configure multiple Clusters per Workload Domain
Automated Provisioning
• Leverages native VxRail Manager automated cluster
deployment experience integrated with SDDC Manager
• Automatically create, expand, and delete independently
• Automatically patch/update independently
• Enable vSphere with Tanzu
• Up to 15 Domains can be created (including Management
Domain)

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Management component details
Special purpose domain
• Created during initial deployment
• One per VCF instance
• Minimum 4 VxRail hosts
• Requires vSAN storage
Runs all infrastructure
components
• SDDC Manager, vCenter Server,
NSX Manager, NSX Edge
• Optional: vRealize Suite Lifecycle
Manager, vRealize Suite,
Workspace One Access
• Can be used for 3rd party software
such as Active Directory, Backup,
etc
Cloud Foundation Management Domain
(Optional) Customer Workloads
NSX
NSX
Edge
SDDC
Manager
VxRail
Manager
vCenter
(Optional) vRealize Components
vROps
vRSLCM
vRNI
WS1
Access
vRLI
vRA
Customer
Networking
VxRail Cluster
Note: vCLS components are not depicted but do run on all vSphere clusters

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Workload domain components
Customer Networking
VxRail Clusters
Optional
Optional
NSX
vCenter
Workload Domain Components
NSX
NSX
Edge
SDDC
Manager
vCenter
NSX
vCenter
VxRail
Manager
NSX
Edge
VxRail
Manager
NSX
Edge
VxRail
Manager
Note: vCLS components are not depicted but do run on all vSphere clusters

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Cloud Foundation on
VxRail initial
deployment options

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Cloud Foundation on VxRail deployment options
Start with a 4 node Consolidated Design deployment then transition to a 7+ node Standard Design deployment later
• Compute workloads co-reside in
management workload domain
• Shared vSphere cluster with
resource pools
• Upgrade to Standard not currently
supported*
• Includes support for vSphere with
Tanzu
VCF Consolidated Architecture
• Management Domain is dedicated to
running infrastructure workloads
• Compute workloads run in VI
domain(s) and are managed by
separate vCenter servers
• Includes support for vSphere with
Tanzu
VCF Standard Architecture
Small
Start with what you need, easily scale non disruptively
Large
*Consolidated to Standard transition requires the purchase of additional Installation and Migration Professional Services

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VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail
Customer
Networking
VxRail Cluster
Document
Input
Deployment
Checklist
Cloud
Builder
Deployment
Appliance
On Prem Private Cloud
Management Domain
vCenter
Server
NSX
Manager
SDDC
Manager
VxRail
Manager
Management Components
Automated initial deployment walkthrough
Customer Networking

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Application Virtual Networks (AVN) for vRealize Suite
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Region Specific LS
Cross Region LS
SDDC
manager
NSX
Manager
Cluster
MGMT
vCenter
ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi
Scale
Manageme
nt
vMotion
vSAN
NSX TEPs
MGMT-VDS -01
NSX Edge Cluster
T-0
T-1
*BGP
ASN 65003
Edg
e 1
Edg
e 2
Load Balancer VIPs
vRealize
Automation
Cluster
vRealize Ops
Collector
vRealize Ops
Collector
Workspace ONE
Access
vRealize
Log Insight
Cluster
vRealize
Operations
Cluster
vRealize Suite
LCM
Workspace
ONE Access
Cluster
What is an AVN?
• AVN (Application Virtual Network)
is a software defined overlay
network
• Optionally deployed by an
administrator using SDDC
Manager as a day 2 operation
Benefits
• Provides a software defined
network topology for Applications
• Highly secured NSX distributed
firewall
• Improves Security and mobility of
the management applications
Software defined networking flexibility for vRealize Suite components
Management Workload Domain
VxRail Manager

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VMware Cloud
Foundation on VxRail
Lifecycle Management

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Full stack automated patches & upgrades
A more holistic way to manage data center infrastructure, including hardware, and not individual components
Dell Technologies
Support Repository
VMware
Support Repository
VxRail
Update
Bundles
VCF
Update
Bundles
SDDC Manager
Update Bundle
Released
Update
Notification
Review
Updates
Monitor
& Reporting
Pre-check
Management
Domain
VxRail
Manager
VxRail Cluster
VxRail VI WLD
VxRail
Manager
VxRail Cluster
Updates Applied per Cluster
(including vSphere with Tanzu enabled clusters)
vCenter
NSX-T
SDDC and VxRail
Infrastructure Components
VxRail HCI System SW
HW Firmware/Drivers
ESXi
vSAN
SDDC Manager
vRSLCM/vRealize Suite*
Network
Compute
VxRail
Management
Site A
HQ
Site C
Edge
VxRail
Manager
VxRail Cluster
VxRail VI WLD
Site B
ROBO
Cloud Foundation
Updates
VxRail Updates
Schedule
Updates
*vRealize Suite components updated using vRSLCM independently of core VCF on VxRail components

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Networking and
Security

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Single Rack
Multi-Rack
• The most common network
topology for VCF on VxRail will
follow a standard spine-leaf
architecture
• Decisions need to be made on
where the VLANs from VCF
workload domains will
terminate in the supporting
physical network layer
• Decisions must also be made
for the layer2/layer 3 boundary
in multi-rack deployments of
VCF on VxRail
Cloud Foundation on VxRail network topology options
Example physical network topology designs that can be used based on your desired outcomes
L3
L2
L3
L2
L3
L2
L3
L2
L3
L2

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VxRail Flexible VDS and physical NIC configurations
More flexibility and choice for VCF on VxRail network configuration
• Support for one or two system virtual distributed switches (vDS)
• Min. 4 physical NICs (pNICs) required
• Enables more flexibility of network configuration and separation of
network traffic:
• Dedicated network fabric for vSAN
• vSAN on dedicated pNICs and a dedicated vDS
• Management and NSX-T traffic on one vDS, vSAN, and
vMotion on a second vDS, etc.
• VCF uses a system vDS for NSX-T traffic (by default) or a
dedicated NSX-T vDS can be created during deployment
(enabling three vDS configuration options)
• Limited to one VDS that is dedicated for NSX-T use
(configured via VCF API only)
• Up to 8 pNICs supported per host
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VCF on VxRail host networking
VLAN Management
VDS
VLAN vMotion
VLAN vSAN
VLAN Host Overlay
(Host TEPs)
VDS - Load Based Teaming
DHCP or IP Pools Available for Host TEP
Network
VCF on VxRail Host
vmnic0 vmnic1 2pNIC Minimum
25+ GbE Recommend, 10GbE min
VxRail
Manager

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VLAN Management
VCF on VxRail Host
vmnic0
VDS
VLAN vMotion
VLAN vSAN
VLAN Host Overlay
(Host TEP)
vmnic1 2pNIC Minimum
25+ GbE Recommend, 10GbE min
VDS - Load Based Teaming
VLAN Uplink01 (trunk)
VLAN Uplink02 (trunk)
Edge Overlay/TEP
Edge Overlay/TEP
Uplink PGs are Trunks
Edge TEP and Uplink VLANs
DHCP or IP Pools Available for Host TEP
Network
VxRail
Manager

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vRealize VMs
Cross region
vRealize VMs
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Local Region segment
Cross Region segment mgmt-domain-m01-overlay-tz
Esxi-01 Esxi-02 Esxi-04
Esxi-03 Edge-01 Edge-02
VxRail
Manager

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Local region
vRealize VMs
Cross region
vRealize VMs
10.50.0.0/24
Local Region segment
Cross Region segment
mgmt-domain-m01-overlay-tz
Uplink01 Uplink02
ASN 65001
TOR1 TOR2
ASN 65003
Edge-02
Edge-01 T0
T1
NSX Edge Cluster Detail
VxRail
Manager

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Modern Applications
– Cloud Foundation
with Tanzu on VxRail
Overview

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VMware Tanzu modern apps framework
A complete portfolio of cloud native app development, runtime, and management technologies and services
Run
Build Manage
Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
vSphere with Tanzu* | VMware TKGI
Tanzu Mission Control
Application Marketplace
[powered by Bitnami]
Optimization
[powered by CloudHealth]
Observability & diagnostics
[powered by Wavefront]
Cloud Native Platform
| Expert Services |
*Available through VMware Cloud Foundation 4

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VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu on VxRail (Services view)
App focused management that enables IT operations and developer collaboration
Intrinsic Security & Lifecycle Automation
Data Center Edge Service Provider Public Cloud
VMware Cloud Foundation Services
KUBERNETES & RESTful APIs
vCenter
Server
vSAN
NSX-T
Tanzu Runtime Services
Tanzu Kubernetes
Grid Service
vSphere vRealize
Hybrid Infrastructure Services
Network Service
Storage Services
vSphere Pod Service
Registry Service
VxRail HCI Integrated System
Developer
IT Operator
vSphere VM Service
vSphere Namespace
Service

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VCF with Tanzu benefits
Accelerate collaboration of IT operations and developer teams for modern apps at scale
VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail provides:
1. Create upstream compliant Kubernetes clusters (TKG Clusters) and VMs within dedicated resource pools
2. Run Kubernetes workloads directly on ESXi hosts (vSphere Pods)
IT Operator:
• Create namespaces with dedicated memory, CPU,
and storage for K8s
• Manage and monitor vSphere Pods, VMs,
and TKCs using the same tools as with regular
VMs.
• Full visibility over VMs, vSphere Pods, and TKCs
Developer:
• Run workloads consisting of both
containers and VMs on the same
platform
• Create and manage multiple K8s
clusters inside a namespace
Having Kubernetes running on the hypervisor layer eases the collaboration between vSphere
administrators and DevOps teams, because both roles are working with the same objects.

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Cloud Foundation on VxRail benefits
The best way to run VMware Tanzu at scale
VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail provides:
1. A proven, prescriptive approach for implementing a modern VMware based turnkey private cloud
2. Advanced automation to deploy, configure, and manage the full VMware SDDC and HCI infrastructure software
and hardware stack (vSphere with Tanzu, vSAN, NSX, VxRail software and hardware firmware)
IT Operator:
• Easily allocate and manage infrastructure
at scale
• Simplify NSX-T deployment and
configuration
• Fully automated full stack lifecycle
management
Developer:
• A consistent platform for hosting VMs,
vSphere pods, and TKCs
• Full access to vSphere with K8s to include
Cloud Native Storage (vSAN)
• A highly responsive IT Infrastructure team w/
response times measured in minutes vs. days
Running VCF with Tanzu on VxRail provides a best-in-class modern turnkey
hybrid cloud platform for hosting both traditional and modern application workloads.

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Running cloud native
stateful services on
VCF on VxRail

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Kubernetes is integrated into the heart
of VMware vSphere with Tanzu
IT Operators
Developers
VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu on VxRail
VxRail hyper
converged
infrastructure
management
Kubernetes
API
NSX
Replicated
Persistent Volumes
vSphere
vSAN Technologies
Non-Replicated
Persistent Volumes
vSAN Data Persistence Platform vCenter
Server

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Introducing…
The next evolution in object storage
• Kubernetes-native architecture
• Globally connected and scalable
• S3 compatibility for modern workloads
• Runs on VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu*
VMware
vSphere with Tanzu & VCF with Tanzu
ObjectScale
Software-defined object storage
*Also available as a BYO VMware stack. Components include:
NSX-T ADV or above, vSAN ENT or above, vSphere ENT+, Tanzu Standard

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VMware
deployment
options
SSD SSD SSD
HCI pooled storage
Availability
Space
efficiency
Encryption
vSAN
vSAN Cluster
Data Persistence platform (DPp)
Host direct attached storage
Capacity optimized
vSAN Direct Configuration
vSAN DirectCluster
SSD
Infra-replicated
persistent
volumes
App-replicated
persistent
volumes
K8s workloads
K8s workloads
through DPp
Non-replicated PVs
Infra-replicated PVs
HCI
Management
UI
Note: vSAN Direct configuration is not currently supported with VCF on VxRail at this time.

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vRealize Integration
with Cloud
Foundation on
VxRail

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vRealize Suite for VCF
Cloud Automation and Management products that can be incorporated into you VCF environment
Workspace ONE Access
vRealize Operations
vRealize Log Insight
vRealize Automation
vRealize Suite
Lifecycle
Manager

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Internal Use - Confidential
Flexible cloud management LCM operations
• vRealize Suite component LCM
is now independent of VCF for
upgrades
• The vRealize Suite
product upgrades are managed
by vRSLCM based on
compatibility with one or more
VCF versions
• Adds flexibility for admins to
upgrade to the
latest vRealize products,
separately from core VCF
upgrade to better align with
business requirements
Update vRealize Suite components independently from underlying VCF component upgrade
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
(vRSLCM)
vRealize Automation
vRealize Log Insight
vRealize Operations Workspace ONE Access
SDDC Manager Deploy/Update/Validate
VCF Version
Compatibility Validation
Deploy/Patch/Update

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vRealize Suite automated deployment
Simplified and integrated day 2 operational tasks to deploy and update vRealize Suite components
vRealize Suite
Lifecycle Manager
SDDC
Manager
Cloud Operations
Connections
Deploy
vRSLCM
Only
VCF Aware
Workload Domains
Deploy/LCM
vRealize
Suite
Components
Lifecycle
Management
(vRSLCM only)
SDDC
Manager
vRSLCM
Workspace ONE
Access
vRealize
Operations Manager
vRealize
Log Insight
vRealize
Automation
Deploy Scale Lifecycle
Manage
Secure Authentication
Deploy Management Packs
Capture Syslogs
Monitor Performance
Automate App Provisioning
Cloud Foundation Mode

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vRealize Suite on VCF on VxRail architecture
Built-in, consistent, and repeatable deployment architecture based on VMware best practices
Cloud
Admin
Operations
Manager
Workload Domain
NSX
SDDC Manager
Edge 01 Edge 02
Load balancer
NSX Edge Cluster
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T-0
T-1
LDAP / Microsoft AD
Certificate Authority
External Dependencies
DNS
Upstream Router
vROps Collectors
vROps
Workspace One Access vRSLCM
Workspace One Access
vRA
vRLI
Cross-Region
Region Specific

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Cloud Foundation on
VxRail Storage
Options

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Cloud Foundation on VxRail storage use cases
Domain cluster storage options that align to your business requirements
Storage Intensive Apps
Db, Biz Apps, Big Data, ML, AI
Scale storage investment
I/O requirements
DP, DR & Site Recovery
On-prem DC and Recovery site
Data protection, Disaster
Recovery & Site Recovery
Investment Protection
Leverage existing storage
investments with support for
Principal and Supplemental
external storage
Hybrid & Multi-cloud
Operations
Flexible Cloud Strategy
Consistent infrastructure
and operations across
private and public clouds

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Cloud Foundation on VxRail supported storage
Flexible domain cluster storage options aligned to your workload needs and operating model
Management
Domain
Local
vSAN
Local
vSAN
Principal Storage
Used to create a VxRail VI Workload
Domain or Cluster
Supplemental Storage
Used to add capacity to any domains
Principal Storage
vSAN is required to create the
Management Domain
FC*
NFS*
iSCSI*
IP and FC Network
Switches
vVols*
FC**
Cluster
Remote
vSAN***
Cluster
*Lifecycle management, patching, and upgrades of non vSAN-based external storage are not managed by SDDC Manager or VxRail Manager
**VMFS on FC (which includes FC-NVMe) Principal Storage requires the use of VxRail dynamic node-based clusters
***Via VMware HCI Mesh Remote vSAN Datastore

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Efficient consumption of storage across vSAN clusters
• Use capacity across
independent vSAN clusters
• Separate compute from
storage for flexible
provisioning
• Uses vSAN’s native
protocol for efficiency and
simplicity
• Complements vSAN’s
storage model by adding
flexibility
Software-based disaggregated hyperconverged using VMware HCI Mesh™ within VCF domains
Mounted remote
datastore
vSAN
vSAN Local
datastore
Remote
vSAN
Remote
Mount Remote
Datastore
vMotion
(Compute-only)
Local
datastore
Local
datastore
VM Data
Client cluster
Server cluster
Client cluster
VCF Workload Domain

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Cloud Foundation on VxRail storage flexibility - summary
Flexible storage options that align to your business, workload, and operational requirements
Dell External
Storage Systems
(Supplemental)
investments
Flexible use cases
FC, NFS, iSCSI, vVol
Software Defined vSAN
Storage
(Principal)
HCI server economics
Consistent operations
Minimize complexity
VMware HCI Mesh
(Supplemental)
Scale storage Independently
Flexible provisioning
Simple operations
Dell External
FC Storage Systems
(Principal)
investments
PowerMax, PowerStore-T, Unity XT
Bring current storage operations to
cloud
Dell ObjectScale Software
Defined Object Storage
(Kubernetes)
Scalable enterprise stateful
services for K8S
vDPp integrated control plane for
simplified and automated
operations

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Cloud Foundation on
VxRail Multi-Site
Architectures

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Single site, stretched, multi-site, and edge site deployments
VCF Single Site Deployment
Single site deployment of one or more workload domains.
Each workload domain can be multi- clustered
1
SDDC Manager
vCenter vCenter
WLD WLD
2
SDDC Manager
vCenter
VCF Stretched Deployment
Stretched vSAN workload domain(s) between two sites. Management
domain must be stretched. Option for each cluster to be stretched
vSAN Witness
Cluster

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Single site, stretched, multi-site, and edge site deployments
VCF Remote Site Deployment
Each Edge location can be an independent WLD with a dedicated
remote vCenter OR a site cluster(s) sharing a common vCenter
3
SDDC Manager
vCenter
WLD
Cluster Cluster
Cluster
Cluster
vCenter
WLD
NSX Manager
vCenter
SDDC Manager
4 VCF Multi Region Deployment
Multiple VCF instances connected via NSX-T Federation for consistent
policy, global networking, and disaster recovery
NSX Global
Manager
NSX Manager
vCenter
SDDC Manager

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NSX-T Federation support
• NSX Federation enables:
• Operational Simplicity
• Centralized network
management
• Common Policy Configuration
• Centralized policy creation
and enforcement
• Global Networking
• Global networking objects
allows for simplified
disaster recovery
• Manual Guidance Available
• Operational differences
Centralized management of multiple NSX-T Data Center environments
NSX Manager
vCenter
SDDC Manager
NSX Global
Manager Cluster
NSX Manager
vCenter
SDDC Manager
*Available via documented manual guidance

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Cloud Foundation
Public APIs

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Easily referenceable API coverage
Extensible VCF on VxRail SDDC Manager Operations with RESTful API
• Standardized RESTful APIs for
SDDC Manager easily referenced
from the Developer Center
• Accelerates adoption and eases
integration of SDDC Manager with
extensible 3rd party systems
• Includes policies for versioning,
backwards compatibility and
deprecation
SDDC Manager
REST API
Connected System
VxRail Infrastructure
VCF Automation

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Standardized APIs for cloud automation
Extended use cases for SDDC Manager integration
Infrastructure
APIs
Management
APIs
Security
APIs
Lifecycle
APIs
Comprehensive API Reference Guide
• https://code.vmware.com/apis/939/v
mware-cloud-foundation

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VMware Cloud Foundation Developer Center
API Integration Center for SDDC Manager Functions
Built into the
SDDC Manager UI
Built-in API
Reference Guide
API Explorer is an
index of API calls
Includes API code
samples for easy
integration

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Data Protection

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VCF data protection
NSX and SDDC Manager backup and restore options
• Scheduled File-based backup of
SDDC Manager and NSX-T to
external SFTP server
• Scheduling Now configurable via
SDDC Manager UI
• Re-deploy OVAs and selected
backup files are used to restore
state
• Image-level backup support for
SDDC Manager using require use
of compatible 3rd party backup
software

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VCF on VxRail management component backup options
• Backup of platform components,
including SDDC Manager
• Options of image and file-level backups
• VxRail Manager VM must be manually
backed up using separate process than
VCF components
• The backup of workloads running in a
VxRail VI Workload Domain would be
done separately using 3rd party backup
tool
• See product documentation for backup
guidance details
Component Backup Method Backup Tool
SDDC Manager File/Image 3rd Party Backup Tool
vCenter Server File/Image 3rd Party Backup Tool
or custom
ESXi file 3rd Party Backup Tool
vRSLCM Image 3rd Party Backup Tool
NSX file 3rd Party Backup Tool
VxRail Manager VM File/Image 3rd Party Backup Tool

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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager
• VMware-certified solution
• Protect the VCF on VxRail
management components
• Automation and orchestration
from PowerProtect Data
Manager and VCF on VxRail
• Accelerate deployment of
workload domains
• Ensure business continuity
• Fully integrated with
Kubernetes and VMware
Tanzu
VMware certified to extend the protection of your VCF on VxRail infrastructure and workloads
App
Kubernetes cluster Virtual machines Native pods
Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
App
App

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SDDC Manager and
VxRail Security

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FIPS 140-2 support for VCF components
• VCF support is available for enabling FIPS on vCenter, SDDC Manager,
and Cloud Builder.
• Increases the number of VCF on VxRail components that are FIPS 140-2
compliant in addition to VxRail Manager and vSAN
• Enable FIPS mode for VCF during VCF Bring-Up.
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VxRail security advantages
Comprehensive security by design
FIPS 140-2 Level 1 validated
cryptography
vSAN Encryption, VxRail software
KMIP compliant key
management
KMIP client on vSphere
Integrity
Secure Boot
Software Checksum
Access and authentication
Restrict and manage host access with
ACLs, RBAC, and lockdown mode;
support 2-factor authentication
VxRail secure logging
Audit logging with vRealize Log Insight
plus RA for Splunk integration
IPv6 ready
USGv6 certified and meets
IPv6 Ready standard
IPv6
Dell Secure
Remote Support, AAA
Secure remote service
International certification
EAL 2+ Certified
Availability
High Availability,
Data Protection, System
Recovery, and Monitoring
Network segmentation
vLAN segmentation, and optional
micro-segmentation with NSX
Security hardening
Security Configuration Guide and
DISA STIG Compliant Scripts
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VxRail Hardware
Details

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VxRail with vSAN nodes
Built upon the latest generation Dell PowerEdge
E660/F/N E665/F/N P670F P675F/N V670F
Our everything platforms Performance focused platforms Optimized for acceleration
R650
10 x 2.5” drives
All-NVMe / All-Flash / Hybrid
R6515
10 x 2.5” NVMe or
8 x 2.5” All-Flash / Hybrid
R750
28 x 2.5” drives
All-Flash only
R7515
24 x 2.5” drives
All-Flash or NVMe
R750
24 x 2.5” drives
All-Flash only
Single or dual Intel® Xeon®
Scalable Gen 3
10GbE or 25GbE OCP3
2nd Generation Intel Optane
Persistent Memory
Two single wide GPUs
3 x PCIe Gen4 slots
Single 2nd or 3rd Gen
AMD EYPC™
10GbE or 25GbE OCP2
2 x PCIe Gen4 slots
Dual Intel® Xeon®
Scalable Gen 3
10GbE or 25GbE OCP3
2nd Generation Intel Optane
Persistent Memory
4 x PCIe Gen4 slots
Single 2nd or 3rd Gen
AMD EYPC™
10GbE or 25GbE OCP2
Two single width GPUs or
One double wide GPU
2 x PCIe Gen4 slots
Dual Intel® Xeon®
Scalable Gen 3
10GbE or 25GbE OCP3
Six single width GPUs or
Two double wide GPUs Four
NVIDIA GPU options
8 x PCIe Gen4 slots
(6 x if using DW GPU)
10GbE or 25GbE PCIe
Optane/NVMe/SAS cache
FC HBA
FC HBA 10GbE or 25GbE
SAS/SATA capacity
FC HBA
10GbE or 25GbE
All NVMe capacity
FC HBA
48V DC PSU option
10GbE or 25GbE
FC HBA
220V – 240V AC only

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VxRail with vSAN nodes
Built upon Dell PowerEdge
P580N D560/F S670 G560/F
Performance focused Durable & rugged Storage dense Compute dense
Quad Intel® Xeon® Scalable Gen 2, up to
112 cores
Up to 12TB of Optane Persistent Memory
MIL-STD 810G and DNV-GL Maritime
certified
to withstand extreme heat, sand, dust and
vibration
Short depth only 20”
Certified cold start down to -15C & to run
at up to 45C
Only series with 3.5” HDD
Hybrid only
Eight Intel® Xeon® Scalable Gen 2
processors in 2U
R840
24 x 2.5” drives
XR2
8 x 2.5” drives
R750
12 x 3.5” plus
4 x 2.5” drives
C6400 with C6420 node
24 x 2.5” drives
10GbE or 25GbE
Optane/NVMe cache
All NVMe capacity
FC HBA
M10 GPU
10GbE or 25GbE
NVIDIA T4 GPU
10GbE or 25GbE
NVMe / SAS cache
FC HBA
48V DC PSU option
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VxRail with vSAN nodes: flexibility for your workloads
E, P, V, D, S, G Series based on the latest Dell PowerEdge
Storage
Cache Drives: Optane 400GB, 800GB
NVMe 1600GB
SAS 800GB, 1600GB
Capacity NVMe: 1TB, 4TB, 7.68TB
Capacity SSDs: 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68 TB
HDDs: 1.2TB to 12.0TB
Base networking
SFP28, SFP+, RJ45
4x 25GbE
4x 10GbE
2x 10GbE
Optional add-on NICs, FC HBA
GPUs
Ampere A16, A30, A40 or A100
Tesla T4 or M10
Note: GPU software & drivers sold separately
Processor
Single, dual or quad, Gen 2 or Gen 3 Intel® Xeon ®
Scalable with 4 to 112 cores per system
Or
2nd or 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ 7000 Series
with 8 to 64 cores in a single socket
RAM
16GB RDIMM
32GB RDIMM
64GB RDIMM/LRDIMM
128GB LRDMIM
Intel Optane Persistent Memory:
128GB, 256GB & 512GB
Power supply
550W, 1100W, 1600W 100-240V AC
1600W, 2000W, 2400W 200-240V AC
1100W 48V DC

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VxRail dynamic nodes
E560F P570F V570F
Our low-profile everything platform Performance focused Optimized for GPU acceleration
Dual Intel® Xeon® Scalable Gen 2
8 to 56 cores
Up to two NVIDIA T4 GPUs
8 to 56 cores
8 to 56 cores
Up to six GPUs from a
choice of four NVIDIA GPUs
R640 R740XD R740XD
10GbE or 25GbE networking
16Gb or 32Gb Fibre Channel
48V DC PSU option
48V DC PSU option

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VxRail dynamic nodes
E560F P570F V570F
Our low-profile everything platform Performance focused Optimized for GPU acceleration
16 to 80 cores
Up to 8TB of DRAM memory
Up to 8TB of Optane PMem 200 Series
Up to two single wide NVIDIA GPUs
16 to 80 cores
Up to 8TB of Optane PMem 200 Series
16 to 80 cores
Up to six GPUs from a choice of
NVIDIA Ampere and Tesla cards
BOSS with dual M.2 SATA BOSS with dual M.2 SATA BOSS with dual M.2 SATA
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VxRail dynamic nodes: flexibility for your workloads
E, P, and V Series based on Dell PowerEdge
Processor
Dual Gen 3 Intel® Xeon ® Scalable
16 to 80 cores per node
RAM
128GB to 8TB DRAM
Intel Optane PMem:
128GB, 256GB, and 512GB modules
Power supply
100-240V AC
200-240V AC
48V DC
Storage
PowerStore
PowerMax
Unity XT
Connectivity
Dual or quad 10 GbE or 25 GbE NICs
Plus, additional PCIe NICs
QLogic or Emulex 16Gb/32Gb FC
NVIDIA GPUs
Ampere A16, A30, A40 or A100
Tesla T4 or M10
Note: GPU software & drivers sold separately

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Migration and Hybrid
Cloud Operations

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Extend VCF on VxRail with public cloud services
Build a hybrid and multi-cloud with VMware Cloud on AWS and other partner clouds
Workload mobility
between clouds
HCX
Cloud
Foundation on
VxRail
vRealize
Management
___________
vCenter
Management
____________
Operational Consistency Across Multiple Clouds
On Prem
Cloud
Cloud
Foundation
VMware Cloud on AWS
Cloud
Foundation
Azure VMware Solutions
Cloud
Foundation
4200+
Cloud Partners

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Modernize the private datacenter
Live migration to the SDDC
Legacy Data Center
Private Datacenter
HCX
Migrate
SDDC Manager / API access

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Extend to true hybrid cloud
Freedom to move between all clouds
Private Datacenter
Public Cloud Providers
HCX
Hybrid Cloud
Other VMware Partner Clouds
VMware Cloud on Dell
VMware Cloud on AWS
HCX
Hybrid Cloud

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Bringing it all
together

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Modern cloud infrastructure that transforms with you
Dell Technologies solutions enable you to seamlessly evolve your IT Transformation
vSAN
(Storage Virtualization)
VxRail HCI System Software
(HCI Infrastructure Lifecycle Management and
Automation)
VMC on AWS / VCPP / VMC on Dell / HCX / Carbon Black /
Tanzu Mission Control and Observability SaaS Services
(Cross Cloud Services)
vRA
(Cloud Automation)
vRNI
(Network Monitoring)
vSphere
(Compute Virtualization)
NSX-T
(Network Virtualization and
Security)
SDDC Manager
(SDDC Lifecycle Management
and Automation)
Horizon
(Virtual Desktop Management)
VCF with Tanzu
(Modern App Platform / Developer Services)
Level
of
IT
Transformation
Readiness
&
Strategic
Business
Capabilities
Consistent HCI Infrastructure
+
HCI LCM
Consistent Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Extensibility
Consistent Cloud Management (IaaS / DaaS / XaaS)
+
Cloud Operating Model Transformation (People / Process)
Consistent SDDC Operations Management
+
Cloud Management LCM
Consistent SDDC Infrastructure
+
SDDC LCM
vRSLCM
(Cloud Management Lifecycle Management)
vRLI
(Cloud Logging)
vR Ops
(Cloud Monitoring
and Costing)

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