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5 Dell Technologies—VMware Cloud Foundation 4-node JumpStart Solutions Guide
Introduction
This Solutions Guide provides instructions about configuring, deploying, and implementing the Dell
Technologies JumpStart Solutions. This guide is designed to work with the Dell Technologies VMware Cloud
Foundation for PowerEdge Deployment Guides. The deployment of a VMware Cloud Foundation
Management Domain is same as the previous guides with only minor changes. Any changes made from the
original guides will be described here. For more information, see the Dell Technologies VMware Cloud
Foundation for PowerEdge MX7000 and Dell Technologies VMware Cloud Foundation for PowerEdge Rack
Deployment Guides available at www.support.dell.com.
Audience and Scope
Before deploying this JumpStart Solution, ensure that you have the following:
• Knowledge about PowerEdge MX7000 or PowerEdge Rack Server products including the location of
buttons, cables, and components in the hardware. For information about MX7000 systems, visit:
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-
in/products/server_int/server_int_poweredge/server_modular_infrastructure?app=products.
• Functional knowledge about the components as described in the Dell Technologies product Owner's
Manuals and Service and Installation Guides of respective systems.
• Knowledge about VMware products, components, and the features of VMware Cloud Foundation.
• Best practices about managing data center infrastructure components such as server, storage,
networking, and environmental consideration—such as power and cooling.
• Complete knowledge of the network environment into which this JumpStart Solution will be deployed.
For more information about deploying a Cloud Foundation Management Domain, see the Dell Technologies
VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Guides available on www.support.dell.com. The scope of this
Solutions Guide includes only the specific hardware and software components mentioned in this guide and
excludes the existing infrastructure components. Dell Technologies does not take responsibility for any issues
that may be caused to an existing infrastructure during deployment.