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External integration |
vRA |
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Add-on components |
vRealize suite, vROPS vRLO Horizon: View App volumes |
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Cloud foundation |
SDDC Manager, Hardware management services (naming resolution function) |
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SDDC foundation |
Vsphere, VSAN, NSX |
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Hardware |
Ready nodes, private clouds |
SDDC Manager:
- Runs as VA in management domain, protected by vSphere HA
- Roles:
- Provision workload domains
- Provision/manage/monitor logical and physical resources
HMS (hardware management system)
- Manage/monitor physical servers and switches
- Pulling information directly from hardware and not vSphere.
Infrastructure Manager (LCM)
- Vmware cloud foundation
- Two LCM VM’s in management domain
- LCM repository
- LCM backup repository
- SDDC manager notifies when patches/upgrade become available
- Administrator downloads and schedules updates
- Workload domains updated individually
Lifecycle management: Predictable, Automated Upgrades and Updates
- Apply upgrades/updates per workload domain.
- 3 step process
- Software repository. (Interop tested software bundle)
- Publication (create bundles)
- SDDC manager used to deploy to workload domains
- 2 different package types
- Upgrade – mayor release (90 days behind)
- Update – point fixes (day or week behind)
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