Specify host names and IP addresses for the vCenter and Platform Service Controllers.

This section of the deployment parameter sheet contains sample host names, but you can update them with names that meet your naming standards. This host name is one part of the FQDN - the second part of the FQDN is the root or child DNS zone name provided above.

The specified host names and IP addresses must be resolvable using the DNS servers provided earlier, both forward (hostname to IP) and reverse (IP to hostname), otherwise the bring-up process will fail.

Table 1. Management Cluster
Parameter Host Name IP Address
vCenter Server Enter a host name for the vCenter Server. Enter the IP address for the vCenter Server that is part of the management VLAN. This is the same VLAN and IP address space where the vCenter, PSC, and ESXi management VMKernels reside.
Platform Service Controller Enter a host name for the Platform Service Controller. Enter the IP address for the Platform Service Controller that is part of the management VLAN. This is the same VLAN and IP address space where the vCenter, PSC, and ESXi management VMKernels reside.
Second Platform Service Controller Enter a host name for the second Platform Service Controller. Enter the IP address for the Platform Service Controller that is part of the management VLAN. This is the same VLAN and IP address space where the vCenter, PSC, and ESXi management VMKernels reside.
vCenter Server Appliance Size (Default Small) This parameter defines the size of the vCenter Server to be deployed. Default size is Small. Additional options are: tiny, medium, large, and xlarge.
Table 2. vCenter Objects
Parameter Value
Datacenter Name - Management Enter a name for the management datacenter. Also enter the Enhanced vMotion value set on the host cluster.

To enable EVC on the management cluster, select the CPU chipset that should be applied to enhance vMotion compatability.
Cluster Name - Management Enter a name for the management cluster.
vSphere Distributed Switch Name Enter a name for the management vSphere distributed name.
vSphere Distributed Switch MTU Size Enter the MTU size. Default value is 9000.
Default vSS Portgroup Name Do not change the default value VM Network.
Table 3. vCenter Resource Pools
Parameter Value
Resource Pool SDDC Mgmt Specify the vCenter resource pool name for management VMs.
Resource Pool SDDC Edge Specify the vCenter resource pool name for NSX VMs.
Resource Pool User Edge Specify the vCenter resource pool name for user deployed NSX VMs in a consolidated architecture.
Resource Pool User VM Specify the vCenter resource pool name for user deployed workload VMs in a consolidated architecture.

In the Virtual Networking - ESXi Hosts section below, the default settings are appropriate for hosts with two physical NICs (pNICs). To perform bring-up with hosts with more than two pNICs, use the VMware Cloud Foundation API.

Table 4. Virtual Networking - ESXi Hosts
Parameter Value
Physical NIC to Assign to vDS - Management Select the physical NIC to assign to the management vDS.
VMKernel Adaptor for Management Select the vmkernel adaptor to assign to the management network.
vSphere Standard Switch - Management Do not modify.
vmnic Allocated to vSS - Management Select the physical NIC to assign to the management vSS.
Table 5. Region A Configuration Details
Parameter Value
Join Existing Single-Sign-On Domain
  • Select No if you are deploying the first Cloud Foundation instance.
  • Select Yes if you are deploying the second Cloud Foundation instance. Then complete the remaining values in this section.
Platform Service Controller IP Address Enter the IP address of the Platform Service Controller of the first instance.
Platform Service Controller SSO Username Enter the user name for the Platform Service Controller of the first instance.
Platform Service Controller SSO Password Enter the password for the Platform Service Controller of the first instance.