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Prerequisites for Configuring Hybrid Linked Mode

Ensure that you have fulfilled the following prerequisites before configuring Hybrid Linked Mode.

Common Prerequisites

  • Configure an uplink connectivity between VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC and your network. See Configure Uplink Connections.
  • Ensure that
    VMware Cloud on Dell EMC
     network resolves to the SDDC hostnames that you have provided. See Configure DNS Forwarding for Management Network.
  • Ensure that
    vCenter
     Management traffic is handled through your private network or through Internet. See Configure vCenter Settings.
  • Ensure that your on-premises data center and your VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC are synchronized to an NTP service or other authoritative time source. When using Hybrid Linked Mode, VMware Cloud on Dell EMC can tolerate a time skew of up to 10 minutes between the on-premises data center and the VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC.
  • The maximum latency between your VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC and on-premises data center cannot exceed 100 msec roundtrip.

The following prerequisites apply when linking with the
.
  • Your on-premises environment must be vSphere 6.5 patch d or later.
  • Ensure that the
    and your
    instances can reach each other over your network. Ensure that the following firewall ports are open.
    Source
    Destination
    Port
    Purpose
    User's web browser
    5480
    Gathering support bundle
    On-premises
    7444
    Access to VMware Single Sign-On
    On-premises
    443
    Hybrid Linked Mode
    On-premises
    443, 389
    Hybrid Linked Mode
    Cloud SDDC
    443
    Hybrid Linked Mode
    Cloud
    host
    902
    Virtual Machine Console
    On-premises Active Directory server (ports dependent on your usage)
    389, 636, 3268, 3269
    Identity source
    https://vcgw-updates.vmware.com/
    443
    Hybrid Linked Mode Linking, Cloud Gateway Auto-update
    The following figure shows the ports required to be open for linking with the
    .

Prerequisites for Linking from the VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC

The following prerequisites apply when linking from the VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC:
  • Your on-premises vCenter Server system is running one of the following:
    • vSphere 6.0 Update 3 patch c and later.
    • vSphere 6.5 patch d and later.
  • Ensure that you have the login credentials for your on-premises vSphere SSO domain.
  • Ensure that you have login credentials for a user who has a minimum of read-only access to the Base DN for users and groups in your on-premises environment. This is used when adding an identity source.
  • Ensure that an on-premises DNS server is configured for your management gateway so that it can resolve the FQDN for the identity source and on-premises
    systems.
  • Ensure that your on-premises gateway or firewall allows access to the necessary ports from your SDDC for the following services.
    Source
    Destination
    Ports
    Purpose
    VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC
    On-premises vCenter Server
    443
    Hybrid Linked Mode
    VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC
    On-premises Platform Service Controller
    389, 443
    Hybrid Linked Mode
    VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC
    On-premises Active Directory server (ports dependent on your usage)
    389, 636, 3268, 3269
    Identity Source
    VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC
    On-premises DNS
    53
    Resolving FQDN of on-premises vCenter and Active Directory Server
    VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC
    On-premises ESXi host
    902
    Virtual Machine Console
    The following figure shows the ports that are required to be open for linking from the VMware Cloud on Dell EMC SDDC.

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