NSX Edge Cluster Design Pattern Two: Multi-Rack Edge Availability

This design pattern lists the design choices and resulting requirements and recommendations to deploy an NSX Edge cluster with edges deployed to two dedicated vSphere clusters in two independent racks. This design provides rack resiliency and a high level of availability for the edge cluster with edge VMs in both racks in the VMware Cloud Foundation deployment.

Figure 1. Multi-Rack Edge Availability

Design Choices for NSX Edge Cluster Design Pattern Two

The following choices for its VMware Cloud Foundation deployment are listed here:

Table 1. Design Choices for NSX Edge Cluster Design Pattern Two

Design Aspect	Choice Made
Architecture model	Standard
Workload domain type	VI workload domain
Topology	Single Instance - Single Availability Zone
Workload domain cluster to rack mapping	Workload domain cluster per rack
Physical network configuration	Leaf-spine
Workload domain principal storage	vSAN

Design Elements for NSX Edge Cluster Design Pattern Two

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 Recommendations

Table 4. Multi-Rack Edge Availability Design Elements

Design Area	Applicable Design Elements
vSAN	vSAN Design Requirements
	vSAN Design Recommendations
ESXi	ESXi Server Design Requirements
	ESXi Server Design Recommendations
vSphere cluster	vSphere Cluster Design Requirements
	vSphere Cluster Design Recommendations
vSphere networking	vSphere Networking Design Recommendations
NSX Edge Node	NSX Edge Design Requirements
	NSX Edge Design Requirements for Multi-Rack Edge Availability
	NSX Edge Design Recommendations
Routing	BGP Routing Design Requirements
	BGP Routing Design Requirements for Multi-Rack Edge Availability
	BGP Routing Design Recommendations
Overlay	Overlay Design Requirements
	Overlay Design Recommendations

Table 5. Life Cycle Management Design Elements

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

Table 6. Account and Password Management Design Elements

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

Table 7. Certificate Management Design Elements

Design Area	Applicable Design Elements
Certificate management	Certificate Management Design Recommendations