VMware Data Services Manager requires access to a vCenter Server system, ESXi hosts, and one or more clusters. Requirement of resource pools is optional. Each host running VMware Data Services Manager must meet certain hardware and software requirements.
Supported Platforms
Refer to the Release Notes for information about the server platforms, browsers, and data services supported by this release of VMware Data Services Manager.
Supported Versions of vSphere Components
VMware Data Services Manager is supported on VMware vSphere 7.x and later. The following table lists information about the components of vSphere required and the versions supported.
| Component | Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| vCenter | 7.0.3i and later |
| ESXi | 7.0 and later |
| VMFS | 5 and 6 |
| PostgreSQL | 12.17, 13.13, 14.10, and 15.5 |
| MySQL | 8.0.29, 8.0.31, 8.0.32, 8.0.34 |
Disk Space, Memory, and CPU Requirements
The type of environment in which it will run, and the volume of services that it will manage, will determine the amount of resources that are configured for a Provider VM. The default configuration for the VM follows:
| VM | Environment | Memory | CPU | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider VM | Default configuration | 16 GB | 8 vCPU | 736 GB (thin provisioning) |
The provisioning user specifies the amount of memory and CPU resources for any database that they deploy.
vSphere Storage Requirements
VMware Data Services Manager has no specific storage requirement for its deployments. The vSphere administrator can choose to configure the number and types of datastores. A VMware Data Services Manager deployment uses the datastores available.
Object Storage Requirements
VMware Data Services Manager requires an S3-compatible storage solution.
The recommended size of the S3-compatible storage depends on the size of data backups and retention policy.
Before you deploy VMware Data Services Manager, configure and deploy S3-compatible storage and create the following buckets:
- A bucket for Provider Repo
- A bucket for Provider Logs
- A bucket for Provider Backups
- Database backup storage
These endpoints must be resolvable by the DNS server specified at the time of Provider VM deployment.
Naming Convention of Object Storage Buckets
Ensure that you use the following naming conventions for the object storage buckets:
- Bucket names should be between 3 and 63 characters long.
- Bucket names should not contain upper-case letters.
- Bucket names should not contain underscores (_).
- Bucket names should not end with a dash (-).
- Bucket names should not contain dashes next to periods (for example, my-.bucket.com and my.-bucket are invalid).
- Bucket names should not contain periods.
Configuring Identity and Access Management (IAM) Policies for S3 Storage
For the Provider VM to be able to access S3-compatible storage, you need to configure Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies at the S3 storage provider end.
The following is an example of the policies that must be defined.
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"s3:ListBucket",
"s3:GetBucketLocation",
"s3:ListBucketMultipartUploads"
],
"Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::S3_BUCKET_NAME"
},
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"s3:PutObject",
"s3:GetObject",
"s3:DeleteObject",
"s3:ListMultipartUploadParts",
"s3:AbortMultipartUpload"
],
"Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::S3_BUCKET_NAME/*"
}
]
}
For more information, refer to the documentation for your cloud providers. For example, Identity and access management in Amazon S3.
Network Configuration Requirements
Secure, reliable operation of VMware Data Services Manager depends on a secure, reliable network that supports DHCP, a network time service, and other services.
If you are deploying in an environment with internet connectivity, ensure that your network is able to access VMware Tanzu Network and cloudfront.net. Tanzu net uses Cloudfront.net for storage purposes. Your environment must meet the following network requirements before you begin installing VMware Data Services Manager.
VDS and N-VDS port groups that should be available to host components of VMware Data Services Manager are:
- Management network connected to:
- S3-compatible object storage (optional)
- Provider VM (through NIC 1 or eth0) for management and data access purposes
- Databases (through NIC 1 and eth0) for data access purposes
The choice of port group type depends on the appliance to which it is connected:
- A Provider VM's Management network can connect to a Standard, DVS, or N-VDS port group.
- Database workload VM's network can be connected to DVS port group.
The IP address for Management network for Provider VM is static and configured manually.
Network Time Service
You must use the NTP network time service to synchronize the clocks of all VMware Data Services Manager deployed VMs.
Provider
The Provider VM requires one network for UI or management traffic:
VMware Data Services Manager refers to the network that NIC 1 (eth 0) connects to as the Management Network. This network is used for the VMware Data Services Manager user interface and API calls. The network must have access to the internet so that it can access the S3-compatible object store. The VMware Data Services Manager console runs on this network, and it requires a static IP address or an IP address through DHCP.
The Management Network is configured when you deploy the Provider VM, and cannot be changed after deployment.
Database
A database requires:
A single network for both management traffic and database traffic.
Access to an external network for database backup storage.
Database Network Addressing
VMware Data Services Manager assigns the IP address of a database that is provisioned using the configured IP pool.
Network Security Requirements
The following ports are opened for incoming/outgoing traffic during Provider VM deployment:
| Protocol | Port Number | NIC |
|---|---|---|
| ICMP | ||
| TCP (SSH) | 22 | eth0 |
| TCP (https) | 443 | eth0 |
The following ports are opened for incoming and outgoing traffic during database deployment:
| Protocol | Port Number | NIC |
|---|---|---|
| ICMP | ||
| TCP (SSH) | 22 | eth0 |
| TCP (https) | 443 | eth0 |
| TCP (MySQL) | 3306 | eth0 |
Network Requirements Summary
External Network Requirements:
| Connection From | Connection To | Type | Protocol | Port Number | NIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider VM | ESXi hosts | http/https | TCP | 6501 | eth0 |
| Provider VM | S3-compatible Provider storage | http/https | TCP | eth0 | |
| Provider VM | VMware Tanzu Network | https | TCP | 443 | eth0 |
| Provider VM | cloudfront.net | https | TCP | 443 | eth0 |
| Provider VM | Database | https | TCP | 6443 | |
| Database | S3-compatible storage | http/https | TCP | eth0 | |
| Database | vCenter | http/https | TCP | 433 | eth0 |
| VMware Data Services Manager Console Client | Provider VM | https | TCP | 443 | eth0 |
| End User (Terminal) | Provider VM | SSH | TCP | 22 | eth0 |
| End User (Terminal) | Database | SSH | TCP | 22 | eth0 |
| End User | Database | https | TCP | 443 | eth0 |
| Database Client | Database | PostgreSQL | TCP | 5432 | eth0 |
| Database Client | Database | MySQL | TCP | 3306 | eth0 |
