Start up the virtual machines of the SDDC management stack by following a strict order to guarantee the faultless operation of and the integration between the applications.
Before you begin, verify that external dependencies for your SDDC, such as Active Directory, DNS, and NTP are available.
Ensure that the console of the VM and its services are all up before moving to the next VM.
Virtual Machine in Region A |
Virtual Machine in Region B |
Startup Order |
|---|---|---|
Core Stack Total Number of VMs (21) |
Core Stack Total Number of VMs (13) |
1 |
sfo01m01psc01 |
lax01m01psc01 |
1 |
sfo01w01psc01 |
lax01w01psc01 |
1 |
sfo01psc01 (0,1) |
lax01psc01 (0,1) |
2 |
sfo01m01vc01 |
lax01m01vc01 |
3 |
sfo01w01vc01 |
lax01w01vc01 |
3 |
sfo01m01nsx01 |
lax01m01nsx01 |
4 |
sfo01w01nsx01 |
lax01w01nsx01 |
4 |
sfo01m01nsxc01 |
- |
5 |
sfo01m01nsxc02 |
- |
5 |
sfo01m01nsxc03 |
- |
5 |
sfo01w01nsxc01 |
- |
5 |
sfo01w01nsxc02 |
- |
5 |
sfo01w01nsxc03 |
- |
5 |
sfo01m01lb01 (0,1) |
lax01m01lb01 (0,1) |
6 |
sfo01m01udlr01 (0,1) |
- |
6 |
sfo01m01esg01 |
lax01m01esg01 |
6 |
sfo01m01esg02 |
lax01m01esg02 |
6 |
sfo01w01udlr01 (0,1) |
- |
6 |
sfo01w01dlr01 (0,1) |
lax01w01dlr01(0,1) |
6 |
sfo01w01esg01 |
lax01w01esg01 |
6 |
sfo01w01esg02 |
lax01w01esg02 |
6 |
Update Manager Download Service (UMDS) Total Number of VMs (1) |
Update Manager Download Service (UMDS) Total Number of VMs (1) |
2 |
sfo01umds01 |
lax01umds01 |
1 |
Site Recovery Manager and vSphere Replication Total Number of VMs (2) |
Site Recovery Manager and vSphere Replication Total Number of VMs (2) |
2 |
sfo01m01vrms01 |
lax01m01vrms01 |
1 |
sfo01m01srm01 |
lax01m01srm01 |
1 |
vRealize Automation Total Number of VMs (11) |
vRealize Automation Total Number of VMs (2) |
3 |
vra01mssql01 |
- |
1 |
vra01svr01a |
- |
2 |
vra01svr01b |
- |
2 |
vra01iws01a |
- |
3 |
vra01iws01b |
- |
4 |
vra01ims01a |
- |
5 |
vra01ims01b |
- |
6 |
sfo01ias01a |
lax01ias01a |
7 |
sfo01ias01b |
lax01ias01b |
7 |
vra01dem01a |
- |
7 |
vra01dem01b |
- |
7 |
vRealize Business for Cloud Total Number of VMs (2) |
vRealize Business for Cloud Total Number of VMs (1) |
4 |
vrb01svr01 |
- |
1 |
sfo01vrbc01 |
lax01vrbc01 |
2 |
vRealize Operations Manager Total Number of VMs (5) |
vRealize Operations Manager Total Number of VMs (2) |
5 |
vrops01svr01a |
- |
1 |
vrops01svr01b |
- |
2 |
vrops01svr01c |
- |
3 |
sfo01vropsc01a |
lax01vropsc01a |
4 |
sfo01vropsc01b |
lax01vropsc01b |
4 |
vRealize Log Insight Total Number of VMs (3) |
vRealize Log Insight Total Number of VMs (3) |
5 |
sfo01vrli01a |
lax01vrli01a |
1 |
sfo01vrli01b |
lax01vrli01b |
2 |
sfo01vrli01c |
lax01vrli01c |
2 |
vSphere Data Protection Total Number of VMs (1) |
vSphere Data Protection Total Number of VMs (1) |
5 |
sfo01m01vdp01 |
lax01m01vdp01 |
1 |