To properly design for management availability, follow these steps:
- Identify the management environment dependencies, as follows:
- Infrastructure dependencies, including storage, networking, and host hardware
- Service dependencies, including DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory
- VMware product dependencies, including the PSC, the vCenter Server, and other supporting components
- Identify the potential single points of failure in the management environment.
- Create a management design that ensures the high availability of the management components.