Topology Design Blueprint Five: Multiple Instance - Multiple Availability Zones

This design blueprint lists the design choices and resulting requirements and recommendations to set up a topology that includes multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances, each instance containing multiple availability zones, for an organization called Rainpole.

Figure 1. Multiple VMware Cloud Foundation Instances - Multiple Availability Zones per Instance

Design Choices for Design Blueprint Five

Rainpole has made the following choices for its VMware Cloud Foundation deployment:

Table 1. Design Choices for Design Blueprint Five

Design Aspect	Choice Made
Architecture model	Standard
Workload domain type	Management domain and VI workload domains
Topology	Multiple Instances - Multiple Availability Zones per instance
Physical network configuration	Leaf-Spine
Routing configuration	BGP
NSX Federation configuration	NSX Federation between VCF Instances
Workload domain principal storage	vSAN
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle	Included
Workspace ONE Access	Standard Workspace ONE Access

Design Elements for Design Blueprint Five

Table 2. External Services Design Elements

Design Area	Applicable Design Elements
External services	External Services Design Requirements

Table 3. Physical Network Design Elements

Design Area	Applicable Design Elements
Physical network	Leaf-Spine Physical Network Design Requirements
	Leaf-Spine Physical Network Design Requirements for NSX Federation
	Leaf-Spine Physical Network Design Recommendations
	Leaf-Spine Physical Network Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
	Leaf-Spine Physical Network Design Recommendations for NSX Federation

Table 4. Management Domain Design Elements

Design Area	Applicable Design Elements
vSAN	vSAN Design Requirements
	vSAN Design Requirements for Stretched Clusters
	vSAN Design Recommendations
	vSAN Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
ESXi	ESXi Server Design Requirements
	ESXi Server Design Recommendations
vCenter Server	vCenter Server Design Requirements
	vCenter Server Design Recommendations
	vCenter Server Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
vCenter Single Sign-On	vCenter Single Sign-on Design Requirements for Multiple vCenter - Single vCenter Single Sign-On Domain Topology
vSphere cluster	vSphere Cluster Design Requirements
	vSphere Cluster Design Requirements for Stretched Clusters
	vSphere Cluster Design Recommendations
	vSphere Cluster Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
vSphere networking	vSphere Networking Design Recommendations
NSX Manager	NSX Manager Design Requirements
	NSX Manager Design Recommendation
	NSX Manager Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
NSX Global Manager	NSX Global Manager Design Requirements for NSX Federation
	NSX Global Manager Design Recommendations for NSX Federation
	NSX Global Manager Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
NSX Edge Node	NSX Edge Design Requirements
	NSX Edge Design Requirements for NSX Federation
	NSX Edge Design Recommendations
	NSX Edge Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
Routing	BGP Routing Design Requirements
	BGP Routing Design Requirements for Stretched Clusters
	BGP Routing Design Requirements for NSX Federation
	BGP Routing Design Recommendations
	BGP Routing Design Recommendations for NSX Federation
Overlay	Overlay Design Requirements
	Overlay Design Recommendations
Application Virtual Network	Application Virtual Network Design Requirements
	Application Virtual Network Design Requirements for NSX Federation
Load balancing	Load Balancing Design Requirements
	Load Balancing Design Requirements for NSX Federation
SDDC Manager	SDDC Manager Design Requirements
	SDDC Manager Design Recommendations

Table 5. VI Workload Domain Design Elements

Design Area	Applicable Design Elements
vSAN	vSAN Design Requirements
	vSAN Design Requirements for Stretched Clusters
	vSAN Design Recommendations
	vSAN Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
ESXi	ESXi Server Design Requirements
	ESXi Server Design Recommendations
vCenter Server	vCenter Server Design Requirements
	vCenter Server Design Recommendations
	vCenter Server Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
vCenter Single Sign-On	vCenter Single Sign-on Design Requirements for Multiple vCenter - Single SSO Domain Topology
vSphere cluster	vSphere Cluster Design Requirements VMware Cloud Foundation
	vSphere Cluster Design Requirements for Stretched Clusters
	vSphere Cluster Design Recommendations
	vSphere Cluster Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
vSphere networking	vSphere Networking Design Recommendations
NSX Manager	NSX Manager Design Requirements
	NSX Manager Design Recommendations
	NSX Manager Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
NSX Global Manager	NSX Global Manager Design Requirements for NSX Federation
	NSX Global Manager Design Recommendations for NSX Federation
	NSX Global Manager Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
NSX Edge Node	NSX Edge Design Requirements
	NSX Edge Design Requirements for NSX Federation
	NSX Edge Design Recommendations
	NSX Edge Design Recommendations for Stretched Clusters
Routing	BGP Routing Design Requirements
	BGP Routing Design Requirements for Stretched Clusters
	BGP Routing Design Requirements for NSX Federation
	BGP Routing Design Recommendations
	BGP Routing Design Recommendations for NSX Federation
Overlay	Overlay Design Requirements
	Overlay Design Recommendations

Table 6. VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and Workspace ONE Access Design Elements

Design Area	Applicable Design Elements
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Design Requirements
	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Design Requirements for Stretched Clusters
	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Design Requirements for NSX Federation
	VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Design Recommendations
Workspace ONE Access	Workspace ONE Access Design Requirements
	Workspace ONE Access Design Requirements for Stretched Clusters
	Workspace ONE Access Design Requirements for NSX Federation
	Workspace ONE Access Design Recommendations

Table 7. Life Cycle Management Design Elements

Design Area	Applicable Design Elements
Life cycle management	Life Cycle Management Design Requirements

Table 8. Account and Password Management Design Elements

Design Area	Applicable Design Elements
Account and password management	Account and Password Management Design Recommendations

Table 9. Certificate Management Design Elements

Design Area	Applicable Design Elements
Certificate management	Certificate Management Design Recommendations