Install and configure the management cluster in the management workload domain that hosts the management VMs. What to read next Management Cluster Distribution and Naming ConventionThe management cluster components follow a naming convention that makes it easy to identify the placement and purpose of each component. Install and Configure ESXi Hosts for the Management Workload Domain Deploying Management vCenter Server InstanceDeploy the management vCenter Server instance on one of the ESXi hosts. It is not mandatory to have the NFS datastore. Instead, you can deploy a vCenter Server on a single-host vSAN cluster. After setting up the management vCenter Server instance, configure the management cluster and add the remaining hosts to the cluster. Lastly, enable vSAN on the cluster and move the deployed vCenter Server from the NFS datastore to the vSAN datastore. Parent topic: Platform Deployment Process