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This is because VIA service uses PXE boot to install ESXi on the servers, and it requires onboard NICs to be enabled and connected to an untagged VLAN/Network1.

According to VMware documentation on VMware Imaging Appliance, when preparing a host for imaging using VIA, it is recommended to enable the onboard NICs on the server. This enables the network adapter to participate in the boot sequence of the host to retrieve the image from the Imaging Appliance.

Here is the relevant quote from the documentation:

'To prepare the host, ensure that the onboard NICs are enabled on the server. During boot up, the server firmware detects the network adapter and adds it to the boot sequence list so that it can participate in network boot.'

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Foundation/4.5/vcf-deploy/GUID-735928E5-1DD7-44E5-BE32-E598230326AD.html

To change the password of the SDDC Manager super user account, the administrator should follow these steps:

Log in to the SDDC Manager UI as a user with the ADMIN role.

Go to Administration > Security > Password Management.

Select the SDDC Manager account from the component drop-down menu.

Click Rotate Now button.

This is the recommended method for changing the password of the SDDC Manager super user account, as documented in the VMware Cloud Foundation Administration Guide: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Foundation/index.html

To expand storage capacity in a vSAN cluster with one disk group, you can either add more drives to hosts in the cluster, which is commonly referred to as scaling up, or add capacity drives to existing disk groups

Option B: Add an additional disk group - According to search result [1], adding additional drives to a host will increase both capacity and performance [1], and each disk group contains one flash cache device and one or multiple capacity devices for persistent storage [2]. Therefore, adding an additional disk group to each host would increase the storage capacity of the vSAN cluster.

Option D: Increase the number of capacity disks in the existing disk group - Search result [1] explains that vSAN clusters require capacity and cache devices to function, and each disk group can contain multiple capacity devices for persistent storage [2]. Thus, an additional way to expand storage capacity in the vSAN cluster would be to increase the number of capacity disks in the existing disk group.

A disk group is a collection of one or more flash-based cache devices and one or more capacity devices that provide storage capacity for a vSAN cluster. A vSAN cluster can have multiple disk groups, and each disk group can have a different configuration.

To expand storage capacity in a vSAN cluster where each host currently has only one disk group, the administrator can add an additional disk group or increase the number of capacity disks in the existing disk group.

Adding an additional disk group involves adding more disks to the host and creating a new disk group. This approach can provide additional capacity and performance benefits, as the new disk group can be configured with different settings to optimize performance and capacity.

Increasing the number of capacity disks in the existing disk group involves adding more capacity devices to the existing disk group. This approach can provide additional capacity, but may not necessarily provide performance benefits as the existing disk group may already be fully utilized.

VMware vSAN 7.0 Design and Sizing Guide: https://storagehub.vmware.com/t/vmware-vsan/vmware-vsan-7-0-design-and-sizing-guide-2/

VMware vSAN Documentation: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vsan-planning.doc/GUID-9B7C9685-64C5-49C2-8E3C-CC2E47AFBC6F.html

vSphere Single Sign-On (SSO) provides secure authentication and authorization services for VMware Cloud Foundation components, including vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller (PSC). In a consolidated architecture deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation, the vSphere SSO configuration is shared across all the workload domains.

To ensure that subsequent workload domains can use the same identity sources as an external identity source registered in a consolidated architecture, the administrator needs to replicate the vSphere SSO configuration. This can be achieved by configuring the same identity sources for vSphere SSO across all the workload domains.

Configuring IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) or LDAPS (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol over SSL) as an identity source is a part of configuring the vSphere SSO configuration for identity sources.

Keeping the pre-configured defaults does not guarantee that the subsequent workload domains will use the same identity sources as the external identity source registered in a consolidated architecture.

VMware Cloud Foundation Operations and Administration Guide: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Foundation/index.html

VMware vSphere Security Guide: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/vsphere-security-guide.pdf

To ensure that any subsequent workload domains can be accessed using the same identity sources, it is necessary to replicate the vSphere SSO configuration across all the workload domains in a consolidated architecture deployment. This can be achieved by replicating the vSphere SSO configuration between the primary and additional SDDC Manager instances. This ensures that all the workload domains registered with the SDDC Manager will be able to consume resources and services from the same identity sources without any additional configuration in each individual workload domain.

VMware Cloud Foundation Administration Guide https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Foundation/index.html

TheSDDC Manager UIprovides a single point of control for managing and monitoring your VMware Cloud Foundation instance and for provisioning workload domains.You use the navigation bar to move between the main areas of the user interface1.The SDDC Manager UI provides an integrated view of the physical and virtual infrastructure and centralized access to manage the physical and logical resources2.

TheREST APIcan also be used to create a new VI workload domain using VMware Cloud Foundation.The VMware Cloud Foundation API Reference Guide provides information on available operations3.

a valid procedure to replace an expired vSAN license in a VMware Cloud Foundation environment is Option A. You can add a new vSAN license to both the SDDC Manager and vCenter Server.Then reassign the vSAN license to the cluster in the vCenter Server1.Finally, remove the expired vSAN license from both SDDC Manager and vCenter Server2. https://my-cloudy-world.com/2022/06/28/updating-a-vsan-license-in-vmware-cloud-foundation/

12-29 vSphere Lifecycle Manager Baselines and Images

You use vSphere Lifecycle Manager baselines and baseline groups to perform the following tasks:

* Upgrade and patch ESXi hosts. *

Install and update third-party software on ESXi hosts.

You use vSphere Lifecycle Manager images to perform the following tasks: *

Install the desired ESXi version. * Install and update third-party software on ESXi hosts in a cluster.

* Update and upgrade the ESXi version in a cluster. * Update ESXi host firmware in a cluster. * Generate and use a recommended image for your cluster. * Check the hardware compatibility of hosts and clusters.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-lifecycle-manager/GUID-8883AEB4-F740-4B6B-8A44-55AA999B4089.html

A supported function of the vSphere Lifecycle Manager (LCM) in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is tocheck hardware compatibility of hosts and clusters. This function allows you to verify that the hosts and clusters in your VCF environment meet the requirements for the desired state image that you want to apply.You can also view the compatibility status and details of each host and cluster in the SDDC Manager dashboard1.

The next step the systems administrator should take is to prepare and configure the ESXi hosts to be used in the deployment.According to the VMware Cloud Foundation documentation1, before you can deploy the management domain using VMware Cloud Builder, you must prepare the ESXi hosts that will be part of the management domain and the VI workload domains. You need to install ESXi on the hosts, configure the network settings, claim disks for vSAN, and optionally configure certificates for the hosts.You can use different methods to prepare the ESXi hosts, such as using a custom ISO image, using the VMware Imaging Appliance, or installing ESXi interactively1

Uploading the Deployment Parameter Workbook is not the next step, because it is done after preparing the ESXi hosts. The Deployment Parameter Workbook is a spreadsheet that contains all the parameters required for deploying VMware Cloud Foundation, such as IP addresses, host names, passwords, and license keys.You need to download and complete the workbook before uploading it to VMware Cloud Builder1

Configuring the Management Domain using custom certificates is not the next step, because it is an optional step that can be done after deploying the management domain. Custom certificates are used to secure the communication between the components of VMware Cloud Foundation, such as SDDC Manager, vCenter Server, and NSX-T Manager.You can use either self-signed certificates or certificates signed by a certificate authority (CA)1

Deploying the Management Domain using VMware Cloud Builder is not the next step, because it is done after preparing the ESXi hosts and uploading the Deployment Parameter Workbook. The management domain is the first domain that is deployed in VMware Cloud Foundation, and it contains the components for managing and operating the SDDC platform, such as SDDC Manager, vCenter Server, NSX-T Manager, and NSX Edge nodes.You use VMware Cloud Builder to deploy the management domain by following a guided workflow on its UI1