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TL;DR If you want architects, operators, and leadership aligned, you need a topology mental model that starts with VCF objects and only then maps to your physical sites. The hierarchy you should standardize on is Fleet -> Instance -> Domain -> Cluster. Your topology decision is mostly about: How many instances you deploy and how […]
TL;DR This post targets VCF 9.0 GA only: VCF 9.0 (17 JUN 2025) build 24755599, with GA BOM examples including VCF Installer 9.0.1.0 build 24962180, ESX 9.0.0.0 build 24755229, vCenter 9.0.0.0 build 24755230, NSX 9.0.0.0 build 24733065, SDDC Manager 9.0.0.0 build 24703748, VCF Operations 9.0.0.0 build 24695812, VCF Automation 9.0.0.0 build 24701403, and VCF Identity
TL;DR If you want clean accountability in VCF 9.0, anchor your operating model to the official hierarchy: VCF private cloud -> VCF fleet -> VCF instance -> VCF domain -> vSphere clusters. This post translates that hierarchy into an operating model: who owns what, where day-0/day-1/day-2 work happens, and how topology (single site vs two
