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Published inFeb 2024

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Oleg Ulyanov

Michael Schwartzman

Harsha Sanku

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Building Applications and Managing Operations

Once organizations have deployed or migrated workloads on VMware Cloud on AWS, the next step is modernizing applications using native AWS services. Although AWS offers over 180 services, only a few have been tested and validated to work with VMware Cloud on AWS. This chapter will focus on the modernization aspect of VMware Cloud on AWS and then review day 2 operations, support, troubleshooting, and maintenance.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

Application integration with native AWS services
VMware Cloud on AWS operations and monitoring
VMware Cloud on AWS integrated services
SDDC upgrades and maintenance

Application integration with native AWS services

AWS and VMware have verified a limited number of AWS services capable of integration with workloads running on VMware Cloud on AWS. By incorporating these services as part of their migration and modernization approach, organizations can reduce operational overhead, lower the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and improve the agility and scalability of their workloads

The following diagram illustrates the VMware Cloud on AWS managed service leveraging native AWS services:

Figure 8.1 – Native AWS services integration with VMware Cloud on AWS

This chapter covers network connectivity between native AWS services and VMware workloads. Once the network connectivity is established, we will explore standard native AWS service integrations, including offloading storage to secondary storage in the AWS cloud, protecting Virtual Machine (VM) workloads using AWS networking services, and leveraging AWS databases...

VMware Cloud on AWS operations and monitoring

A VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC comprises compute, storage, and networking resources and operates within an Amazon VPC. It offers a complete VMware stack, including vCenter Server, NSX software-defined networking, vSAN software-defined storage, and Amazon EC2-powered bare-metal ESXi hosts that provide compute and storage resources to workloads. Daily VMware Cloud operations on AWS require access and management through several consoles. Figure 8.10 shows the three management consoles most used to manage VMware Cloud SDDC environments and native AWS integrations:

Figure 8.10 – Accessing and managing VMware Cloud on AWS

The VMware Cloud Services Console lets organizations manage the entire VMware Cloud services portfolio across hybrid and native public clouds. Using the VMware Cloud Services Console, organizations can do the following:

Perform identity and access management functions, including managing...

VMware Cloud on AWS integrated services

VMware Cloud on AWS has several integrated services, also referred to as add-ons. Organizations can activate or subscribe to these services and integrate them with their VMware Cloud environments from the VMware Cloud Services Console. Table 8.1 has a list of commonly used integrated services with VMware Cloud on AWS. This is not a comprehensive list; VMware constantly updates the list of services. This chapter will focus on just a few integrated services:

SDDC upgrades and maintenance

VMware is responsible for performing updates on VMware Cloud on AWS SDDCs. These updates, known as SDDC upgrades, ensure that new features and bug fixes are continuously delivered and that software versions remain consistent across the SDDC fleet. Figure 8.17 shows the Maintenance tab of the VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC console.

Figure 8.17 – Maintenance information

Odd-numbered releases of the SDDC software (e.g., 1.11, 1.13, 1.15, 1.17, and 1.19) are not mandatory and can only be used for new SDDC deployments. Upgrades and new SDDC deployments will default to the most recent even-numbered release (e.g., 1.12, 1.14, 1.16, 1.18, and 1.20). Upgrades to even-numbered releases are mandatory and will be provided to all SDDCs.

VMware has the discretion to pre-determine SDDC upgrade paths. As a standard practice, VMware does not offer cumulative SDDC upgrades. Therefore, all SDDC upgrades are required to follow a sequential...

Summary

This chapter covered a few AWS service integrations that can be natively integrated with VMware Cloud on AWS workloads, aligning with the migration and modernization strategy embraced by VMware Cloud organizations. Additionally, we provided an overview of day 2 operations, including support, troubleshooting, and maintenance.

In the next chapter, you will learn about, including how to consume, the different APIs available in VMware Cloud on AWS, including CSP, vCenter, and NSX-T. You will also learn how to leverage infrastructure as code with VMware Cloud on AWS.

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Authors (3)

Oleg Ulyanov

Oleg Ulyanov is a Staff Cloud Architect with more than 15 years of experience. He is a Subject Matter Expert in VMware Hybrid Cloud, cloud migration, networking, and storage. He has experience as a VMware professional services architect, helping customers achieve their technical and business goals through IT transformation and migrating to VMware Hybrid Clouds. He holds various industry certificates, including VMware VCP, VCAP6/7-DCV, SNIA, and Microsoft.
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Michael Schwartzman

Michael Schwartzman, a Senior Azure Application Innovation Specialist at Microsoft, has over a decade of experience in cloud infrastructure, cloud security, and hybrid cloud solutions. Prior to his current role, Michael served as a Lead Cloud Solution Architect specializing in VMware Cloud on AWS. He has played a pivotal role in assisting Global ISVs with the development and sale of SaaS solutions on Azure. Additionally, Michael's broad expertise encompasses support for both digital natives and traditional enterprises, optimization of their cloud systems. His dedication to remaining at the forefront of the rapidly evolving tech landscape establishes him as a go-to expert for businesses seeking to leverage cutting-edge cloud technology.
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Harsha Sanku

Harsha Sanku is a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, specializing in AWS Hybrid Cloud and Edge Computing services. His expertise lies in Cloud Infrastructure including Networking & Security. He has been a VMware Cloud on AWS Specialist for the last four years. Harsha has a strong background in designing and implementing data center infrastructure and private clouds, with a particular focus on VMware technologies. In his current role at AWS, he collaborates with customers to migrate and modernize their hybrid cloud infrastructure, ensuring they remain competitive in the ever-evolving business and IT landscape.
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Integrated Service	Category	Active From
VMware Hybrid Extension (HCX)	Migrations & Mobility	Integrated Services tab of the SDDC
NSX Advanced Firewall	Advanced Networking	Integrated Services tab of the SDDC
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