VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Start a Virtual Infrastructure Workload Domain

You start the management components for a VI workload domain in a specific order to provide the necessary infrastructure, networking, and management services.
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.
If the NSX Manager cluster and NSX Edge cluster are shared with other VI workload domains, follow this general order:
  1. Start the other VI workload domains.
  2. Start the VI workload domain that runs the shared NSX Edge nodes.
  3. Start the customer workloads that rely on NSX-T Data Center services.

Startup Order for a VI Workload Domain

Startup Order for a VI Workload Domain
Startup Order
SDDC Component
1
vCenter Server for the VI workload domain *
2
ESXi hosts, VxRail Manager, and vSAN for the VI workload domain *
4
NSX Manager nodes for the VI workload domain *
5
NSX Edge nodes for the VI workload domain *
6
vSphere Replication for the VI workload domain
Site Recovery Manager for the VI workload domain
8
Virtualized customer workloads
* For information on the startup steps, see below.

Verify the Operational State of the VI Workload Domain

After you start up the VI workload domain, verify that the main functionality of the management components is working according to the requirements. See Operational Verification of VMware Cloud Foundation. If your environment runs vSphere Replication and Site Recovery Manager, see also Site Protection and Disaster Recovery for VMware Cloud Foundation.

Start the vCenter Server Instance for a VxRail Virtual Infrastructure Workload Domain

Use the vSphere Client to power on the vCenter Server appliance for the VxRail VI workload domain.
  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. Locate the VxRail VI workload domain vCenter Server virtual machine.
  4. Right-click the virtual machine of the VxRail VI workload domain vCenter Server and select
    Power
    Power on
    .
    The startup of the virtual machine and the vSphere services takes some time to complete.
Log in to the VxRail VI domain vCenter Server at
https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui
 as
administrator@vsphere.local
 to verify that the vCenter Server is started.

Start ESXi hosts, vSAN and VxRail Manager in a Virtual Infrastructure Workload 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. Powering on the ESXi hosts starts VxRail Manager, which starts vSAN and the vSphere Cluster Services (vCLS) virtual machines.
  1. Power on the first ESXi host in the VI workload domain.
    1. Log in to the first ESXi host in the VI 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 VI workload domain.
    This operation takes several minutes to complete.
  3. Log in in to the VI workload domain vCenter Server and wait until the VxRail Manager startup for the cluster is finished.
    Use the
    Recent Tasks
     pane in the cluster to monitor startup progress.
    Once startup is complete, the VxRail Manager and vSphere Cluster Services (vCLS) virtual machines in the cluster should be running.

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.

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