Table of Contents

Get Started

• Learn About Deploying a VMware vSAN Stretched Cluster across OCI Regions with Oracle Cloud VMware Solution
  • Understand the Core Concepts
  • Architecture
  • Design Overview

Configure

• Configure the Primary Site - OCI Dedicated Region A
  • Create VCNs and Networking Foundation
  • Set Up Networking Dependencies
  • Create Subnet and VLANs for VCN-Primary
  • Create VLANs in VCN-Mgmt-Active
  • Deploy the Primary SDDC
• Configure the Secondary Site - OCI Dedicated Region B
  • Create VCNs and Networking Foundation
  • Set Up Networking Dependencies
  • Create Subnet and VLANs for VCN-Secondary
  • Configure VLANs in VCN-Mgmt-Failover
  • Deploy the Secondary SDDC
• Enable Connectivity Between Primary and Secondary Sites
  • Create DRG in Primary Site and Attach to VCNs in Primary Site
  • Create DRG in Secondary Site and Attach to VCN-Secondary
  • Establish Remote Peering Connection Between Regions
• Configure DNS
  • Configure DNS Endpoints in Primary Region
  • Configure DNS Endpoints in Secondary Region
  • DNS Endpoints Summary
  • Configure the Forwarding Strategy
• Set Up Bastion Access to SDDC Resources
• Configure Routing Between Regions
• Configure the Deployed SDDCs
  • Update Host File on Bastion VMs
  • Reconfigure Secondary Site - OCI Dedicated Region B
  • Reconfigure Primary Site - OCI Dedicated Region A
  • Consolidate and Update Distributed Virtual Switch (VDS)

Create

• Deploy the VMware vSAN Witness Mode
• Create the Stretched VMware vSAN Cluster
  • Configure NSX
  • Enable External Connectivity for Overlay VMs
  • Reassign ESXi Host VLANs to the Floating VCN
  • Configure DRS Affinity Rules, HA, and VMware vSAN Storage Policy

Validate

• Validate Failover and Failback Behavior
  • Simulate a Failover Event
  • Execute a Failback

Explore

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Acknowledgments

• Acknowledgments