Allocate host names and IP addresses to all components you deploy for the virtual infrastructure layer of Cloud Foundation.
Allocate host names and IP addresses to the following components and configure DNS with an FQDN that maps to the IP address where defined:
| Component | Requires DNS Configuration |
|---|---|
| SDDC Manager | Yes |
| VMware Platform Services Controller® instances | Yes |
| VMware vCenter Server® instances | Yes |
| NSX Manager instances | Yes |
| VMware NSX® Edge™ services gateways (Cloud Foundation 3.9.1) | No |
During the initial deployment of Cloud Foundation, the management domain is created. Components specific to the management domain need to be defined prior to installation.
After the initial deployment, you can create additional workload domains as required. Components specific to each additional workload domain need to be defined prior to their creation.
Planning ahead for the initial deployment and the workload domains to be created will avoid delays in a deployment.
The following tables provide examples of the information to be collected for the virtual infrastructure layer using the standard deployment model. The examples use a fictional DNS domain called rainpole.local for illustration purposes. Modify the sample information to conform to your site's configuration.
The required host names and IP addresses vary depending on your version of
Cloud Foundation:
| Workload Domain | Hostname | DNS Zone | IP Address | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | sfo01m01sddcmgr | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.60 | SDDC Manager |
| sfo01m01psc01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.61 | Platform Services Controller 01 | |
| sfo01m02psc02 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.63 | Platform Services Controller 02 | |
| sfo01m01vc01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.62 | vCenter Server | |
| sfo01m01esx01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.101 | ESXi host 01 | |
| sfo01m01esx02 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.102 | ESXi host 02 | |
| sfo01m01esx03 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.103 | ESXi host 03 | |
| sfo01m01esx04 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.104 | ESXi host 04 | |
| sfo01m01nsx01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.64 | NSX-V Manager | |
| sfo01m01nsxc01 | 172.16.11.65 | NSX-V Controller 01 | ||
| sfo01m01nsxc02 | 172.16.11.66 | NSX-V Controller 02 | ||
| sfo01m01nsxc03 | 172.16.11.67 | NSX-V Controller 03 | ||
| sfo01m01esg01 |
|
ECMP-enabled NSX Edge device for North-South management traffic | ||
| sfo01m01esg02 |
|
ECMP-enabled NSX Edge device for North-South management traffic | ||
| sfo01m01udlr01 |
|
Universal Distributed Logical Router (UDLR) for East-West management traffic | ||
| sfo01w01vc01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.68 | Additional vCenter Server for VI Workload #1 | |
| sfo01w01nsx01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.69 | Additional NSX-V Manager for VI Workload #1 | |
| sfo01w02vc01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.70 | Additional vCenter Server for VI Workload #2 | |
| sfo01w02nsx01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.71 | NSX-T Manager VIP | |
| sfo01w02nsxc01 | 172.16.11.120 | NSX-T Manager 1 for Workload #2 | ||
| sfo01w02nsxc02 | 172.16.11.121 | NSX-T Manager 2 for Workload #2 | ||
| sfo01w02nsxc03 | 172.16.11.122 | NSX-T Manager 3 for Workload #2 | ||
| VI Workload #1 (NSX for vSphere) | sfo01w01esx01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.17.101 | ESXi host 05 |
| sfo01w01esx02 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.17.102 | ESXi host 06 | |
| sfo01w01esx03 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.17.103 | ESXi host 07 | |
| sfo01w01esx04 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.17.104 | ESXi host 08 | |
| sfo01w01nsxc01 | 172.17.17.120 | NSX-V Controller 01 | ||
| sfo01w01nsxc02 | 172.17.17.121 | NSX-V Controller 02 | ||
| sfo01w01nsxc03 | 172.17.17.122 | NSX-V Controller 03 | ||
| VI Workload #2 (NSX-T) |
sfo01w02esx01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.18.101 | ESXi host 09 |
| sfo01w02esx02 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.18.102 | ESXi host 10 | |
| sfo01w02esx03 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.18.103 | ESXi host 11 | |
| sfo01w02esx04 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.18.104 | ESXi host 12 | |
| sfo01w02nsxe01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.18.201 | NSX-T Edge 01 | |
| sfo01w02nsxe02 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.18.202 | NSX-T Edge 02 |
| Workload Domain | Hostname | DNS Zone | IP Address | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | sfo01m01sddcmgr | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.60 | SDDC Manager |
| sfo01m01psc01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.61 | Platform Services Controller 01 | |
| sfo01m02psc02 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.63 | Platform Services Controller 02 | |
| sfo01m01vc01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.62 | vCenter Server | |
| sfo01m01esx01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.101 | ESXi host 01 | |
| sfo01m01esx02 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.102 | ESXi host 02 | |
| sfo01m01esx03 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.103 | ESXi host 03 | |
| sfo01m01esx04 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.104 | ESXi host 04 | |
| sfo01m01nsx01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.64 | NSX-V Manager | |
| sfo01m01nsxc01 | 172.16.11.65 | NSX-V Controller 01 | ||
| sfo01m01nsxc02 | 172.16.11.66 | NSX-V Controller 02 | ||
| sfo01m01nsxc03 | 172.16.11.67 | NSX-V Controller 03 | ||
| sfo01w01vc01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.68 | Additional vCenter Server for VI Workload #1 | |
| sfo01w01nsx01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.69 | Additional NSX-V Manager for VI Workload #1 | |
| sfo01w02vc01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.70 | Additional vCenter Server for VI Workload #2 | |
| sfo01w02nsx01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.11.71 | NSX-T Manager VIP | |
| sfo01w02nsxc01 | 172.16.11.120 | NSX-T Manager 1 for Workload #2 | ||
| sfo01w02nsxc02 | 172.16.11.121 | NSX-T Manager 2 for Workload #2 | ||
| sfo01w02nsxc03 | 172.16.11.122 | NSX-T Manager 3 for Workload #2 | ||
| VI Workload #1 (NSX for vSphere) | sfo01w01esx01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.17.101 | ESXi host 05 |
| sfo01w01esx02 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.17.102 | ESXi host 06 | |
| sfo01w01esx03 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.17.103 | ESXi host 07 | |
| sfo01w01esx04 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.17.104 | ESXi host 08 | |
| sfo01w01nsxc01 | 172.17.17.120 | NSX-V Controller 01 | ||
| sfo01w01nsxc02 | 172.17.17.121 | NSX-V Controller 02 | ||
| sfo01w01nsxc03 | 172.17.17.122 | NSX-V Controller 03 | ||
| VI Workload #2 (NSX-T) |
sfo01w02esx01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.18.101 | ESXi host 09 |
| sfo01w02esx02 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.18.102 | ESXi host 10 | |
| sfo01w02esx03 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.18.103 | ESXi host 11 | |
| sfo01w02esx04 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.18.104 | ESXi host 12 | |
| sfo01w02nsxe01 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.18.201 | NSX-T Edge 01 | |
| sfo01w02nsxe02 | sfo01.rainpole.local | 172.16.18.202 | NSX-T Edge 02 |
