Deployment requirements for converging vCenter server instance to VCF management domain using NFS datastores
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Review the requirements for converging a vSphere cluster with NetApp ONTAP NFS datastores to a VMware Cloud Foundation management domain.
The convergence process requires an AFF or AFX storage system, SVMs and LIFs for NFS traffic, NFS VLANs on switches, a vSphere cluster with vSphere hosts and vCenter, and dedicated network segment for vMotion.
Infrastructure requirements
Make sure the following components and configurations are in place.
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NetApp AFF or AFX 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 at least 2 x vSphere 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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VCF Installer tool for converging the vCenter to the VCF management domain.
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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 converging vSphere to VCF, refer to Supported and Not Supported Configurations to Converge to VCF.
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For information about configuring ONTAP storage systems, refer to the ONTAP 9 documentation.
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For information on configuring VCF, refer to the VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 documentation.
What's next?
After you've reviewed the deployment requirements, deploy ONTAP tools and provision the NFS datastore.