The following is not an exhausted list of responsibilities but encompass the most frequent tasks and definitions. For further information, please contact Google.

Entity

Responsibility/Activity

Customer

  • Deploying the Google Cloud VMware Engine private cloud

  • Host Count (3 minimum)

  • Connected GCP Project

  • Network range for management appliances/resources

  • Configuring private cloud networking and security

  • Configuring Google Cloud VMware Engine Firewall, Regional settings, Client VPN, and Public IP address allocations

  • Configuring NSX-T based Firewalls, VPN, and NAT settings

  • Provisioning NSX-T segments

  • Deploying and Managing Virtual Machines

  • Installing Operating Systems

  • Patching Operating Systems

  • Installing and Managing Antivirus Software

  • Installing and Managing Backup Software

  • Installing and Managing any Configuration Management/Infrastructure as Code solutions

  • Migrating Virtual Machines

  • Using HCX for Cold, Bulk, vMotion, or RAV-based migrations

  • Content Library Sync

  • Operating System and Application-level monitoring

Google – Google Cloud VMware Engine

  • SDDC Lifecycle

  • ESXi patch and upgrade

  • vCenter Server patch and upgrade

  • NSX patch and upgrade

  • vSAN patch and upgrade

  • SDDC Backup/Restore

  • Backup and Restore vCenter Server

  • Backup and Restore NSX Manager

  • SDDC Health

  • Replace failed hosts

  • Add hosts and maintain adequate capacity

  • SDDC Provisioning

  • Operate VMware Engine console

  • Manage integration between VMware Engine and the wider Google Cloud

  • Physical Infrastructure

  • GCP Regions and Availability Zones

  • Compute / Network / Storage

  • Rack and Power Bare Metal Hosts

  • Rack and Power Network Equipment

Google – Google Cloud VMware Engine Infrastructure

  • Physical Infrastructure

  • GCP Regions

  • GCP Zones

  • Compute / Network / Storage

  • Rack and Power Bare Metal Hosts

  • Rack and Power Network Equipment

In the next section, learn about the different considerations for managing infrastructure and application services.