The appendix aggregates all design requirements and recommendations in the design guidance for VMware Cloud Foundation . You can use this list for reference related to the end state of your platform and potentially to track your level of adherence to the design and any justification for deviation.
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Architecture Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements for reference related to using the standard or consolidated architecture of VMware Cloud Foundation .
Workload Domain Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements and recommendations for reference related to the types of virtual infrastructure (VI) workload domains in a VMware Cloud Foundation environment.
External Services Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements for reference related to the configuration of external infrastructure services in an environment with a single or multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances. The requirements define IP address allocation, name resolution, and time synchronization.
Physical Network Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this design decision list for reference related to the configuration of the physical network in an environment with a single or multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances. The design also considers if an instance contains a single or multiple availability zones.
vSAN Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements and recommendations for reference related to shared storage, vSAN principal storage, and NFS supplemental storage in an environment with a single or multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances. The design also considers whether an instance contains a single or multiple availability zones.
ESXi Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements and recommendations for reference related to the ESXi host configuration in an environment with a single or multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances. The design elements determine the ESXi hardware configuration, networking, life cycle management and remote access.
vCenter Server Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements and recommendations for reference related to the vCenter Server configuration in an environment with a single or multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances. The design elements also consider if an instance contains a single or multiple availability zones. The vCenter Server design also includes the configuration of the default management cluster.
vSphere Cluster Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements and recommendations for reference related to the vSphere cluster configuration in an environment with a single or multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances. The design elements also consider if an instance contains a single or multiple availability zones.
vSphere Networking Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of recommendations for reference related to the configuration of the vSphere Distributed Switch instances and VMkernel adapters in a VMware Cloud Foundation environment.
NSX Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements and recommendations for reference related to the configuration of NSX in an environment with a single or multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances. The design also considers if an instance contains a single or multiple availability zones.
SDDC Manager Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements and recommendations for reference related to SDDC Manager in an environment with a single or multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances.
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements and recommendations for reference related to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle in an environment with a single or multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances.
Workspace ONE Access Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements and recommendations for reference related toWorkspace ONE Access in an environment with a single or multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances. The design elements also considers whether the management domain has a single or multiple availability zones.
Life Cycle Management Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements for reference related to life cycle management in a VMware Cloud Foundation environment.
Information Security Design Elements for VMware Cloud Foundation Use this list of requirements and recommendations for reference related to the management of access controls, certificates and accounts in a VMware Cloud Foundation environment.