VCF Consolidated Architecture - multiple clusters

[Abhutta22]

Can I have a Consolidated VCF deployment that has multiple clusters.

Scenario: - 6 hosts, VCF4.4

Put three hosts in a cluster for Management roles and general workloads.

Remaining 3x nodes which will be GPU enabled for Horizon workload

Not ideal but struggling to find any official mins/max for consolidated VCF which outline clusters allowed and size of clusters allowed.  I know I can have up to 100 hosts

Note - I know if deploying Horizon WL this would be better on standard, but struggling to justify 4x management nodes

Thanks

[viquarhcimca]

To Build a VCF minimum node required is 4 nodes , this will be your Management domain . 

per VCF you will have 1 SDDC VM , and 1 Management domain . 

You can Create a VI WLD , maximum VI WLD for VCF is 14 . 

WIth VI WLD you can have Multiple Clusters , 

Please check the below VMware minim & Maximu config and limitions of VCF.

https://configmax.esp.vmware.com/guest?vmwareproduct=VMware%20Cloud%20Foundation&release=VMware%20Cl...

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Foundation/4.4/vcf-getting-started/GUID-C68FD810-D270-43F2-A...

[Abhutta22]

To confirm, if this is a Consolidated Architecture

I have 6x Hosts up with Mgmt workloads (using Reservations) and my General workloads.

Do those 6x hosts need to be in a 6x node cluster or can I have 2x 3 node clusters in that Consolidated Architecture?

The Config maximums only lists the number of hosts allowed in a Consolidated Architecture, based on the default vCentre deployment of small.  It doesn't show the maximum or minimum number of clusters in a Consolidated Domain.

[LucianoPatrão]

Standart needs at least 7 nodes(4 for management + 3). Less than that is always a Consolidated Architecture.

Check this blog post. It will explain the difference between both.

http://vpirate.in/2019/07/02/vmware-cloud-foundation-vcf-consolidated-and-standard-architecture/ 

I hope this helps.