vCenter on FlexPod? Nexus 1000v and vmware vDS on same vCenter?

[zykobot]

Hi,

I've got a customer that is considering adding FlexPod ESXi hosts and the Nexus 1000v to their existing vCenter, rather than deploying a new vCenter on the FlexPod.

My questions:

- Is this vCenter configuration supported by Cisco? Or is the best practice to always deploy a new vCenter on the FlexPod?

- Is it possible to have both the Nexus 1000v and vmware vDS on the same vCenter and is this supported?

Thanks,

Nick.

[mwronkow]

Hello Nick,

Yes, adding UCS based ESXi hosts to an existing vCenter installation is very much supported.  I don't believe we have a best practice on this issue - we are flexible.  Please note the actual support may be provided by VMware or Cisco depending upon contract.

Yes, both N1k & VMware vDS may exist in the same vCenter, datacenter, cluster, and even ESXi host.  Only limitation is ability to provide enough vNICs (vmnic) to support external connectivity - not an issue with Cisco VIC (M81KR/VIC1280/etc).

Matthew