vCenter Server Design

The vSphere infrastructure helps an organization to achieve its business objectives by:

Allocating compute resources to virtual machines.

Providing user access to data and services.

Protecting the data generated by applications and services.

Providing a single pane of glass for administration.

Core to this configuration is vCenter Server, which provides an interface into the environment. Allocation, access, and protection are made possible by properly designing the virtual data center components.

This section discusses the design considerations for vCenter Server.