VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Start the Management Domain

You start the management components for the management domain in a specific order to provide the necessary infrastructure, networking, and management services before powering on the components for cloud management.
You start the management components for the management domain first. Then, you start the management components for the VI workload domains and the customer workloads.

Startup Order for the Management Domain

You the virtual infrastructure of the management domain first. Then, you start the components providing identity and access management and life cycle management to the relevant cloud management components.
You start vRealize Log Insight as early as possible to collect log data that helps troubleshooting potential issues. You also start Site Recovery Manager and vSphere Replication as early as possible to protect the management virtual machines if a disaster event occurs.
Startup Order for the Management Domain
Startup Order
SDDC Component
1
Management ESXi hosts and vSAN *
2
vCenter Server for the management domain *
3
vSphere Cluster Services (vCLS) virtual machines *
4
VxRail Manager *
5
SDDC Manager *
6
NSX Manager nodes for the management domain *
7
NSX Edge nodes for the management domain *
8
9
vSphere Replication for the management domain
10
Site Recovery Manager for the management domain
11
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager *
12
Clustered Workspace ONE Access *
13
14
* For information on the startup steps, see below.

Verify the Operational State of the Management Domain

After you start up the management domain, verify that the main functionality of the management components is working according to the requirements. See the following documentation:

Starting a Management Domain with Infrastructure Service VMs

If the management domain contains virtual machines that are running infrastructure services like Active Directory, NTP, DNS and DHCP servers, follow the startup order for VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4.

Start the vSphere and vSAN Components for the Management Domain

You start the ESXi hosts using an out-of-band management interface, such as, ILO or iDRAC to connect to the hosts and power them on. Then, restarting the vSAN cluster starts automatically vSphere Cluster Services, vCenter Server and vSAN.
  1. Power on the first ESXi host in the workload domain.
    1. Log in to the first ESXi host in the workload domain by using the out-of-band management interface.
    2. Power on the ESXi host according to the hardware vendor guide.
  2. Repeat the previous step to start all the remaining ESXi hosts in the workload domain.
    This operation takes several minutes to complete.
    vCenter Server is started automatically. Wait until vCenter Server is running and the vSphere Client is available again.
  3. Log in to the management domain vCenter Server at
    https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui
     as
    administrator@vsphere.local
    .
  4. Restart the vSAN cluster.
    1. Right-click the vSAN cluster and select
      vSAN
      Restart cluster
      .
    2. In the
      Restart Cluster
       dialog box, click
      Restart
      .
      The
      vSAN Services
       page on the
      Configure
       tab changes to display information about the restart process.
  5. After the cluster has restarted, check the vSAN health service and resynchronization status, and resolve any outstanding issues.
    1. Select the cluster and click the
      Monitor
       tab.
    2. In the left pane, under
      vSAN
      Resyncing objects
      , verify that all synchronization tasks are complete.
    3. In the left pane, navigate to
      vSAN
      Skyline health
       and verify the status of each vSAN health check category.
  6. If you have added the
    root
     user of the ESXi hosts to the Exception Users list for lockdown mode during shutdown, remove the user from the list on each host.
    1. Select the host in the inventory and click the
      Configure
       tab.
    2. In the left pane, select
      System
      Security Profile
      .
    3. In the
      Lockdown Mode
       pane, click the
      Edit
       button.
    4. On the
      Exception Users
       page, from the vertical ellipsis menu in front of the
      root
       user, select
      Remove User
       and click
      OK
      .

Start the vCenter Server Instance in the Management Domain

The management domain vCenter Server resides on the first ESXi host in the first management cluster. You log in to this ESXi host by using the VMware Host Client and start the vCenter Server virtual machine.
Start any virtual machines that are running infrastructure services like Active Directory, NTP, DNS and DHCP servers in the management domain before you start vCenter Server.
  1. Log in to the first management ESXi host at
    https://
    <esxi_host_fqdn_for_management_domain>
     as
    root
    .
    When you shut down the management domain vCenter Server, you migrate its appliance to the first management ESXi host. See Shut Down vSphere and vSAN for the Management Domain.
  2. In the navigation pane, click
    Virtual machines
    .
  3. Right-click the management domain vCenter Server, and, from the drop-down menu, select
    Power
    Power on
    .
    The startup of the virtual machine and the vSphere services takes some time to complete.
  4. Log in to the management domain vCenter Server at
    https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui
     as
    administrator@vsphere.local
    .
  5. In the
    Hosts and clusters
     inventory, expand the management domain vCenter Server tree and expand the management domain data center.
  6. Verify the vSAN health and resynchronization status.
    1. Select the management cluster and click the
      Monitor
       tab.
    2. In the left pane, navigate to
      vSAN
      Skyline health
       and verify the status of each vSAN health check category.
    3. In the left pane, navigate to
      vSAN
      Resyncing objects
       and verify that all synchronization tasks are complete.
  7. Start vSphere HA on the management cluster.
    1. Select the vSAN cluster under the management domain data center and click the
      Configure
       tab.
    2. In the left pane, select
      Services
      vSphere Availability
       and click the
      Edit
       button.
    3. In the
      Edit Cluster Settings
       dialog box, enable vSphere HA and click
      OK
      .
  8. Set the vSphere DRS automation level of the management cluster to automatic.
    1. Select the default management cluster and click the
      Configure
       tab.
    2. In the left pane, select
      Services
      vSphere DRS
       and click
      Edit
      .
    3. In the
      Edit cluster settings
       dialog box, click the
      Automation
       tab, and, from the drop-down menu, in the
      Automation level
       section, select
      Fully automated
      .
    4. Click
      OK
      .

Start the vSphere Cluster Services

You start the vSphere Cluster Services (vCLS) virtual machines in a VI workload domain to provide the availability of vSphere DRS and vSphere HA to the workloads running on the clusters in the workload domain.
  1. Log in to vCenter Server for the management or VI workload domain at
    https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui
     as
    administrator@vsphere.local
    .
  2. In the
    Hosts and clusters
     inventory, expand the tree of the VI workload domain vCenter Server and expand the data center for the VI workload domain.
  3. Select the cluster on which vCLS must be started.
  4. Copy the cluster domain ID
    domain-c(
    cluster_domain_id
    )
     from the URL of the browser.
    When you navigate to a cluster in the vSphere Client, the URL is similar to this one:
    https://<fqdn-of-vCenter-server>/ui/app/cluster;nav=h/urn:vmomi:ClusterComputeResource:domain-c
    8
    :eef257af-fa50-455a-af7a-6899324fabe6/summary
    You copy only
    domain-c8
    .
  5. In the
    Host and Clusters
     inventory, select the vCenter Server instance for the VI workload domain and click the
    Configure
     tab.
  6. Under
    Advanced Settings
    , click the
    Edit Settings
     button.
  7. Locate the
    config.vcls.clusters.domain-c(
    number
    ).enabled
     property for the domain cluster ID from start-the-management-domain-VxRail.html#GUID-7319EFCB-7C4D-40CA-A597-42B7F795BC6B_STEP_bdc8d04e-140c-4ee7-a6b4-536577523e7f-en and set it to
    true
    .
  8. Click
    Save
  9. Repeat the procedure on all clusters in the other workload domains.

Start the VxRail Manager Virtual Machine

Start the VxRail Manager virtual machine by using the vSphere Client.
  1. Log in to the workload domain vCenter Server at
    https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui
     as
    administrator@vsphere.local
    .
  2. In the
    VMs and templates
     inventory, expand the workload domain vCenter Server tree and expand the workload domain data center.
  3. Locate the VxRail Manager virtual machine, right-click it, and select
    Power
    Power on
    .
    This operation takes several minutes to complete.

Start the SDDC Manager Virtual Machine

Start the SDDC Manager virtual machine by using the vSphere Client.
  1. Log in to the management domain vCenter Server at
    https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui
     as
    administrator@vsphere.local
    .
  2. In the
    VMs and templates
     inventory, expand the management domain vCenter Server tree and expand the management domain data center.
  3. Expand the
    Management VMs
     folder.
  4. Right-click the SDDC Manager virtual machine and click
    Power
    Power on
    .
    This operation takes several minutes to complete.

Start the NSX Manager Virtual Machines

You begin powering on the NSX-T Data Center infrastructure in the management domain or in a VI workload domain by starting the three-node NSX Manager cluster by using the vSphere Client.
  1. Log in to the management domain vCenter Server at
    https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui
     as
    administrator@vsphere.local
    .
  2. In the
    VMs and templates
     inventory, expand the management domain vCenter Server tree and expand the management domain data center.
  3. Power on the NSX Manager nodes for the management domain or the VI workload domain.
    1. Right-click the primary NSX Manager node and select
      Power
      Power on
      .
    2. Repeat the steps to power on the remaining NSX Manager nodes.
    This operation takes several minutes to complete until the NSX Manager cluster becomes fully operational again and its user interface - accessible.
  4. Log in to NSX Manager for the management domain or VI workload domain at
    https://<nsxt_manager_cluster_fqdn>
     as
    admin
    .
  5. Verify the system status of NSX Manager cluster.
    1. On the main navigation bar, click
      System
      .
    2. In the left pane, navigate to
      Configuration
      Appliances
      .
    3. On the
      Appliances
       page, verify that the NSX Manager cluster has a
      Stable
       status and all NSX Manager nodes are available.

Start the NSX Edge Nodes

You continue powering on the NSX-T Data Center infrastructure in the management domain or in a VI workload domain by starting the NSX Edge nodes by using the vSphere Client.
  1. Log in to vCenter Server for the management or VI workload domain at
    https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui
     as
    administrator@vsphere.local
    .
  2. In the
    VMs and templates
     inventory, expand the tree of workload domain vCenter Server and expand data center for the workload domain.
  3. Right-click an NSX Edge virtual machine from the edge cluster and select
    Power
    Power on
    .
    This operations takes several minutes to complete.
  4. Repeat these steps to power on the remaining NSX Edge nodes.

Start the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Virtual Machine

Start the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager virtual machine in the management domain by using the vSphere Client.
  1. Log in to the management domain vCenter Server at
    https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui
     as
    administrator@vsphere.local
    .
  2. In the
    VMs and templates
     inventory, expand the management domain vCenter Server tree and expand the management domain data center.
  3. Right-click the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager virtual machine and select
    Power
    Power on
    .

Start the Clustered Workspace ONE Access Virtual Machines

You start the three-node Workspace ONE Access cluster by using the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager user interface.
  1. Log in to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager at
    https://<
    vrealiaze_suite_lifecycle_manager_fqdn
    >
     as
    vcfadmin@local
    .
  2. Power on the Workspace ONE Access cluster and verify its status.
    1. On the
      My services
       page, click
      Lifecycle operations
      .
    2. In the navigation pane, click
      Environments
      .
    3. On the
      Environments
       page, in the
      globalenvironment
       card, click
      View details
      .
    4. In the
      VMware Identity Manager
       section, click the horizontal ellipsis icon and select
      Power on
      .
    5. In the
      Power on VMware Identity Manager
       dialog box, click
      Submit
      .
    6. On the
      Requests
       page, ensure that the request completes successfully.
  3. Configure the domain and domain search parameters on the Workspace ONE Access appliances.
    1. Log in to the first appliances of the Workspace ONE Access cluster by using a Secure Shell (SSH) client as
      sshuser
      .
    2. Switch to the super user by running the
      su
       command.
    3. Open the
      /etc/resolv.conf
       file for editing.
       
      vi /etc/resolv.conf
    4. Add the following entries to the end of the file and save the changes.
       
      Domain 
      <domain_name>
      
search 
      <space_separated_list_of_domains_to_search>
    5. Repeat this step to configure the domain and domain search parameters on the remaining Workspace ONE Access appliances.
  4. In the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager user interface, check the health of the Workspace ONE Access cluster.
    1. In the navigation pane, click
      Environments
      .
    2. On the
      Environments
       page, in the
      globalenvironment
       card, click
      View details
      .
    3. In the
      VMware Identity Manager
       section, click the horizontal ellipsis icon and select
      Trigger cluster health
      .
    4. In the
      Trigger health collection
       dialog box, click
      Submit
      .
    5. On the
      Requests
       page, ensure that the request completes successfully.

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