About the VMware
Cloud Foundation Deployment Guide
VMware
Cloud Foundation
Deployment GuideThe provides information about installing
VMware
Cloud Foundation
Deployment GuideVMware ESXi
™ software on VMware
Cloud Foundation
™ servers and deploying the management domain using the VMware Cloud Builder appliance
™. Intended Audience
The is intended for data center cloud administrators who deploy a
VMware
Cloud Foundation
Deployment GuideVMware Cloud Foundation
system in their organization's data center. The information in this guide is written for experienced data center cloud administrators who are familiar with: - Concepts of virtualization and software-defined data centers
- Networking and concepts such as uplinks, NICs, and IP networks
- Hardware components such as top-of-rack (ToR) switches, inter-rack switches, servers with direct attached storage, cables, and power supplies
- Methods for setting up physical racks in your data center
- Using theVMware vSphere® Client™ to work with virtual machines
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document provides a high-level overview of the product.VMware
Cloud Foundation
The
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provides detailed information about the software, tools, and external services that are required for Cloud Foundation. The contains detailed information about how to administer and operate a
VMware
Cloud Foundation
Administration GuideVMware Cloud Foundation
system in your data center. Your
VMware Cloud Foundation
system includes various VMware software products and components. You can find the documentation for those VMware software products at docs.vmware.com. VMware Cloud Foundation Glossary
VMware Cloud Foundation
GlossaryThe
VMware Cloud Foundation
Glossary defines terms specific to VMware Cloud Foundation
.