VMware Cloud Foundation

 View Only

vSphere Management Network Shared Between Different Clusters

  • 1.  vSphere Management Network Shared Between Different Clusters

    Posted Apr 01, 2026 10:43 PM

    Hello - Looking for some feedback on this design concept and networking best practices related to vSphere clusters. Pending Build per this design concept.

    I have 2 physical clusters (2-node Cluster / 4-node cluster) and would like to use a single vSphere vCenter (in High Availability pair) to manage both vSAN clusters. According to Broadcom design for VCF 8+, all nodes being managed by a vCenter must exist on the same management network/subnet using the same gateway as opposed to 2 different subnets having their traffic routed through the firewall and cluster A with one subnet/Gateway and Cluster B with another Subnet/Gateway. 

    What are the implications of having a single management network (behind the firewall) being shared between 2 different clusters, controlled and managed by a single vCenter HA pair? If this is a bad network design, then what would be a better network layout which would allow a single vCenter Server manage both vSAN clusters?



    -------------------------------------------