vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Implementation

You deploy
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
in
VMware Cloud Foundation
mode by using
SDDC Manager
. After that, you perform the necessary post-deployment configurations.
  • Download the VMware Software Install Bundle for
    vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
    from the VMware Depot to the local bundle repository. See Downloading VMware Cloud Foundation Upgrade Bundles.
  • Allocate an IP address for the
    vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
    virtual appliance on the cross-instance NSX segment and prepare both forward (A) and reverse (PTR) DNS records.
  • Allocate an IP address for the
    NSX
    standalone Tier-1 Gateway on the cross-instance NSX segment. This address is used for the service interface of the standalone
    NSX
    Tier 1 Gateway created during the deployment. The Tier 1 Gateway is used for load-balancing of specific vRealize Suite products and
    Workspace ONE Access
    .
  • Ensure you have enough storage capacity:
    • Required storage: 178 GB
    • Virtual disk provisioning: Thin
  • Verify that the management domain
    vCenter Server
    is operational.
  • Verify that
    NSX Manager
    is operational.
  • Verify the
    Prerequisite Checklist
    sheet in the
    Planning and Preparation Workbook
    .
By default,
VMware Cloud Foundation
uses
NSX
to create NSX segments and deploys
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
and the vRealize Suite products to these NSX segments. Starting with
VMware Cloud Foundation
4.3, NSX segments are no longer configured during the management domain bring-up process, but instead are configured using the
SDDC Manager UI
. The new process offers the choice of using either overlay-backed or VLAN-backed segments. See Deploying Application Virtual Networks in VMware Cloud Foundation.
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
runs in
VMware Cloud Foundation
mode, the integration ensures awareness between the two components. You launch the deployment of vRealize Suite products from the
SDDC Manager UI
and are redirected to the
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
UI where you complete the deployment process.