The following tables list the cluster components and naming conventions followed in this deployment guide.

Table 1. Edge Cluster Physical Host Distribution

Physical Servers

ESXi Hosts

Component

Data Center

Cluster

Datastore

Three

ESXi_EDGE_01 ESXi_EDGE_02 ESXi_EDGE_03

TCP_COMP_VC

TCP_COMP_DC

TCP_EDGE_CLUSTER

TCP_EDGE_VSAN_DS

Table 2. Compute Cluster Physical Host Distribution

Physical Servers

ESXI Hosts

Component

Data Center

Cluster

Datastore

Four

ESXi_COMP_01 ESXi_COMP_02 ESXi_COMP_03 ESXi_COMP_04

TCP_COMP_VC

TCP_COMP_DC

TCP_COMP_CLUSTER

TCP_COMP_VSAN_DS

Note:

For the best availability and tolerance to vSAN consumption growth, see the Design Considerations for a vSAN Cluster.