The vSphere physical design process (as shown in the following diagram) includes choosing and configuring the physical hardware that is required to support storage, network, and compute requirements:
Physical design in the vSphere design workflow
During the physical design process, the hardware and configuration choices should map to the logical design and satisfy the functional and nonfunctional design requirements.
A design architect should answer the following questions about each design decision:
- Does the design meet the requirements of the logical design?
- Does the design satisfy the functional and nonfunctional requirements?
- Is the selected hardware supported?
There will often be more than one physical solution that will meet the design requirements. The job of the architect is to choose hardware to provide the resources that are required while...