Log into the VMware vCenter server using the Administrator@vsphere.local account and the password chosen for the admin user during NDE configuration.

Right-click NetApp-HCI-Cluster-01 created by NDE and select the option to create a new resource pool. Name this pool Infrastructure-Resource-Pool and accept the defaults by clicking OK. This resource pool is used in a later configuration step.

The reservations in this resource pool can be modified based on the resources available in the environment. NetApp HCI is deployed as an all-in-one solution. Therefore, NetApp recommends reserving the resources necessary to provide availability for the infrastructure services by placing them into this resource pool and adjusting the resources appropriately. Infrastructure services include vCenter Server, NetApp Mnode, and F5 Big-IP Load Balancer.

Repeat this step to create another resource pool for VMs deployed by Anthos. Name this pool Anthos-Resource-Pool, and click the OK button to accept the default values. Adjust the resource availability based on the specific environment in which you are deploying the solution. This resource pool is used in a later deployment step.

To configure Element volumes to be used as vSphere datastores, click the dropdown menu and select NetApp Element Management from the list.

A Getting Started screen appears with details about your Element cluster.

Click Management, and the vSphere client presents a list of datastores. Click Create Datastore to create one datastore to host VMs and another to host ISOs for future guest installs.

Next click the Network menu item in the left panel. This displays a screen with information about the vDS deployed by NDE.

Several virtual port groups are defined by the initial configuration. NetApp recommends leaving these alone to support the infrastructure, and additional port groups should be created for user-deployed virtual guests. Right-click the NetApp HCI VDS 01 vDS in the left panel, and then select Distributed Port Group followed by the New Distributed Port Group option from the expanded menu.

Create a new distributed port group called Management_Network. Then click Next.

On the next screen, select the VLAN type as VLAN, and set the VLAN ID to 3480 for management purposes. Click Next, and, after reviewing the options on the summary page, click Next again to complete the creation of the distributed port group.

Repeat these steps to create distributed port groups for the VM_Network (VLAN 1172) as well as any other networks that might be used in the NetApp HCI environment.