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You can create new edge and payload clusters, scale up, or scale out, as the data center grows in size.
NOTE You can choose to combine the management and Edge clusters into a single entity. However, the
model with three types of clusters provides the best basis for scaling your environment.
vCloud Suite Components in the Management Cluster
The number of vCloud Suite components in the management cluster increases as you add capabilities. A
management cluster can contain a minimal set of products, and you expand it as needed.
Typically, you deploy more vCloud Suite components in the management cluster than you do in other types
of clusters.
Figure 2‑3. VMware products in the management cluster
Minimal set of
components
An example set of VMware products required for the management cluster
always includes a vCenter Server instance. vCenter Orchestrator is a
vCloud Suite component that you should deploy at early stage, in order to
prepare the environment for IaaS and PaaS capabilities.
Extended set of
components
As the complexity of the environment increases, you install and configure
additional products. vCenter Operations Manager and related products
provide advanced monitoring features. vCloud Automation Center is the key
element of your IaaS solution. A vCenter Site Recovery Manager instance
provides replication to a secondary site.
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