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Deployment workflow for converting vCenter server instances to VCF management domains with NFS datastores

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Convert an existing vSphere 8 cluster with NetApp ONTAP NFS datastores to a VMware Cloud Foundation management domain. You'll review configuration requirements, deploy ONTAP tools and provision NFS datastores, and use the VCF Import Tool to validate and convert the cluster.

For an overview of the conversion process, refer to the VMware documentation: Convert a vSphere environment to a management domain or Import a vSphere environment as a VI workload domain in VMware Cloud Foundation.

OneReview the configuration requirements

Review the key requirements for converting vCenter server instances to VCF management domains using NFS datastores.

TwoDeploy ONTAP tools and provision an NFS datastore

Deploy ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere and provision an NFS datastore.

ThreeConvert vSphere cluster to VCF management domain

Use the VCF Import Tool to validate and convert the vSphere 8 to the VCF management domain.