VMware just released this exciting new subscription model for vSphere and vSAN and i decided to look up some information about it and came across this awesome blogpost from William Lam.
Considerations and Requirements for VCGW
I took this piece of information about the new appliance that the subscription uses and pasted it here, i guess these “restrictions” will change in time when they convert more of their products to this subscription model but for now we have to deal with this:
Before registering your vCenter Server(s), there are a few considerations to be aware of:
- vCenter Server(s) must be running vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3a or greater and managing ESXi hosts 6.5 or greater
- vCenter Server(s) must NOT be configured with vCenter HA as this is currently not supported today
- You will need to disable VCHA before you can register your vCenter Server
- vCenter Server(s) must NOT be configured with either Enhanced Linked Mode (ELM) or Hybrid Linked Mode (HLM) as that is not supported
- You will need to either split your ELM configuration or unlink your HLM configuration before you can register your vCenter Server
- vSphere/vSAN+ also provides a centralized management interface to all your vCenter Server, so need for ELM and HLM will not be needed in future
- vCenter Server(s) must NOT be configured with an external Platform Services Controller (PSC)
- vCenter Server(s) must be self-managed and can not be managed by another vCenter Server (e.g. Management vCenter Cluster)
- This is a requirement for the vCenter Lifecycle Management capability of the cloud service
My first thoughts on this is actually lets see how this evolves and if i come across a use case in the field i will write more about it. Don’t forget there are some links with more information here:
https://unexploredterritory.tech/episodes/ – Look at Episode 20!
The original article was posted on: www.hollebollevsan.nl
