This section describes the network requirements for converting or importing existing environments to VMware Cloud Foundation.

Network and Compute Requirements

Component

Network Requirement

Compute Requirement

SDDC Manager (for convert only)

  • 1 management IP address with corresponding DNS entry

  • Must be routable to all components

  • 4 vCPU

  • 16Gb RAM

  • 908Gb disk (Thin Provisioned)

NSX Manager

  • 4 IP addresses in the same subnet as the associated vCenter Server with corresponding DNS entries

    • 3 x NSX Manager nodes

    • 1 x NSX Manager VIP

  • Compute requirements for NSX will vary depending on the appliance size chosen. Review the NSX documentation for sizing guidance.

  • For management domain NSX Managers will be deployed in the management domain vCenter Server

  • For VI workload domains NSX Managers will be deployed in the same vCenter as its corresponding vCenter Server VM

  • NSX deployment requires a minimum of 3 hosts