The Developer Ready Infrastructure for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution provides a design, implementation, and operational guidance for a workload domain that runs vSphere with Tanzu workloads in the Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC).

A VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution is a technical validated implementation that is built and tested by VMware and VMware partners to help customers resolve common business use cases. VMware Cloud Foundation validated solutions are operational and cost-effective, performant, reliable and secure. Each solution contains a detailed design, implementation, operational guidance, and solution interoperability.

Automation for This Design in VMware Cloud Foundation

The implementation tasks for some design decisions are automated by SDDC Manager. You must perform the implementation manually for the rest of the design decisions as noted in the design implication.

To provide a fast and efficient path to automating the Developer Ready Infrastructure for VMware Cloud Foundation implementation, this document provides Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets as code-based alternatives to completing certain procedures in each SDDC component's user interface. You can directly reuse the PowerShell commands by replacing the provided sample values with values from your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

Intended Audience

The Developer Ready Infrastructure for VMware Cloud Foundation document is intended for cloud architects and administrators who are familiar with and want to use VMware software to deploy and manage a workload domain that runs vSphere with Tanzu workloads in the SDDC and meets multiple requirements. The document provides guidance for capacity, scalability, backup and restore, and extensibility for disaster recovery support.

Support Matrix

Developer Ready Infrastructure for VMware Cloud Foundation is compatible with certain versions of the VMware products that are used for implementing the solution.
Table 1. Software Components in Developer Ready Infrastructure for VMware Cloud Foundation
VMware Cloud Foundation Version Product Group

Component Versions
4.5.0 Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5 Release Notes.
Solution-added products None.
4.4.1 Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4.1 Release Notes.
Solution-added products None.
4.4.0 Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4 Release Notes.
Solution-added products None.
4.3.1 Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3.1 Release Notes.
Solution-added products None.
4.3.0 Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation

See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 Release Notes.

Solution-added products

None.

4.2.1

Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation

See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.2.1 Release Notes.

Solution-added products

None.

4.2.0

Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation

See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.2 Release Notes.

Solution-added products

None.

Before You Apply This Guidance

To design and implement the Developer Ready Infrastructure for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution, your environment must have a certain configuration.

Table 2. Supported VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment

Workload Domain

Deployment Details

Management domain

Automated deployment by using VMware Cloud Builder.

See the following VMware Cloud Foundation documentation:

  • For information on designing the management domain, see VMware Cloud Foundation Design Guide for the Management Domain.

  • For information on deploying the management domain, see VMware Cloud Foundation Getting Started Guide and VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Guide.

One or more virtual infrastructure workload domains

Automated deployment by using SDDC Manager

See the following VMware Cloud Foundation documentation:

  • For information on designing the VI workload domain, see VMware Cloud Foundation Design Guide for a Virtual Infrastructure Workload Domain.

  • For information on deploying the VI workload domain, see VMware Cloud Foundation Getting Started Guide and VMware Cloud Foundation Operations and Administration Guide.

NSX Edge cluster

Automated deployment by using SDDC Manager

See the following VMware Cloud Foundation documentation:

  • For information on designing the NSX Edge cluster, see VMware Cloud Foundation Design Guide for a Virtual Infrastructure Workload Domain.

  • For information on deploying the NSX Edge cluster, see VMware Cloud Foundation Getting Started Guide and VMware Cloud Foundation Operations and Administration Guide.

Note:

You must deploy the NSX Edge cluster with large-sized Edge nodes. A cluster with smaller nodes is not compatible for Supervisor Cluster deployment.

VMware Cloud Foundation integrated with Active Directory

Manual or PowerShell automated deployment of Standalone Workspace ONE Access.

See the Identity and Access Management for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution.

Overview of Developer Ready Infrastructure for VMware Cloud Foundation

By applying the Developer Ready Infrastructure for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution, you implement Kubernetes natively on VMware vSphere within your VMware Cloud Foundation instance.

Table 3. Implementation Overview of Developer Ready Infrastructure for VMware Cloud Foundation

Stage

Steps
1. Plan and prepare the VMware Cloud Foundation environment Work with the technology team of your organization on configuring the physical servers, network, and storage in the data center. Collect the environment details and write them down in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.
2. Deploy and configure vSphere with Tanzu on VMware Cloud Foundation
  1. Activate and configure a Supervisor Cluster in your VI workload domain.
  2. Deploy a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster within the Supervisor Cluster.

Update History

The Developer Ready Infrastructure for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution is updated when necessary.
Revision Description
28 MAR 2023

The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 2.1.0.
28 FEB 2023

The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 2.0.1.
31 JAN 2023
  • The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 2.0.0.

29 NOV 2022
  • The VMware.PowerCLI PowerShell module is now version 12.7.0.
  • The VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin PowerShell module is now version 1.3.8.
  • The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.10.0.

25 OCT 2022
  • This validated solution now supports VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.0.
  • The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.9.0.
27 SEPT 2022
  • The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.8.0.
31 MAY 2022
  • This validated solution now supports VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4.1.
  • The PowerVCF PowerShell module is now version 2.2.0.
  • The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.7.0.
28 APR 2022 The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.6.0.
29 MAR 2022
22 FEB 2022
  • This validated solution now supports VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4.0.
  • This validated solution now requires installation of the ImportExcel PowerShell module.

  • The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.4.0.

  • The VMware.PowerCLI PowerShell module is now version 12.4.1.
22 JAN 2022
30 NOV 2021
26 OCT 2021
05 OCT 2021 Added additional support:
  • VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3.1 is now supported.
  • VxRail is now supported.
24 AUG 2021 Initial release.