Deployment requirements for converting vCenter server instances to VCF management domains using NFS datastores
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Review the requirements for converting a vSphere 8 cluster with NetApp ONTAP NFS datastores to a VMware Cloud Foundation management domain.
The conversion process requires an AFF or ASA storage system, SVMs and LIFs for FC traffic, NFS zoning on switches, a vSphere cluster with ESXi hosts and vCenter, and dedicated network segments for vMotion.
Infrastructure requirements
Make sure the following components and configurations are in place.
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NetApp AFF storage system with a storage virtual machine (SVM) configured to allow NFS traffic.
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Logical interface (LIF) created on the IP network to carry NFS traffic and associated with the SVM.
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A vSphere cluster with 4 x ESXi hosts and a vCenter appliance co-located on the cluster.
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Distributed port group configured for vMotion and NFS storage traffic on the VLANs or network segments established for this purpose.
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Software for the VCF conversion. For required software, go to the Broadcom Support Portal.
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Prerequisites for ONTAP tools.
For complete information about prerequisites for ONTAP tools, refer to Prerequisites for ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere deployment.
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere can be installed in either HA or non-HA configurations.
Additional resources
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For supported storage and other considerations for converting or importing vSphere to VCF 5.2, refer to Considerations Before Converting or Importing Existing vSphere Environments into VMware Cloud Foundation.
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For information about configuring ONTAP storage systems, refer to the ONTAP 9 documentation.
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For information about configuring VCF, refer to the VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 documentation.
What's next?
After you've reviewed the deployment requirements, deploy ONTAP tools and provision the NFS datastore.