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Steps for Creating SDDC Groups

Writer's picture: Mohammed BilalMohammed Bilal

You can follow the below steps to create an SDDC group consisting of two SDDCs:

  • Create an SDDC Group

  • Link vCenter Server Instances in an SDDC Group

  • Remove SDDCs from an SDDC Group and Delete an SDDC Group

Create an SDDC Group:


You create an SDDC group.

  • From the VMware Cloud console browser tab, click SDDCs in the left navigation pane

  • Click the SDDC Groups tab

  • Create an SDDC group

    • Click CREATE SDDC GROUP

  • In the Name text box, enter SDDC-Group

  • Click NEXT

  • Select both SDDCs and click NEXT

  • Select the Configuring VMware Transit Connect for your group will incur charges per the attachment and data transfers check box and click CREATE GROUP

The SDDC group is created.

  • Click the SDDC group name

The SDDC group Summary tab opens.

  • Monitor the status of the SDDCs under the Connectivity Status column and wait for the status to report CONNECTED.


Link vCenter Server Instances in an SDDC Group:


You link all vCenter Server instances in the SDDC group.

  • From the VMware Cloud console browser tab, click SDDCs

  • Click the SDDC Groups tab

  • Click the SDDC group name

The SDDC group Summary tab opens.

  • Click the vCenter Linking tab

  • Click LINK ALL vCENTERS

  • Click the I understand the firewall rules and wish to proceed with the vCenter linking check box

  • Click LINK

Appropriate firewall rules are automatically created in both SDDCs.


The vCenter linking process takes approximately 2 minutes.


Remove SDDCs from an SDDC Group and Delete an SDDC Group:


You remove SDDCs from the SDDC group and delete the group.

  • From the VMware Cloud console browser tab, click SDDCs

  • Click the SDDC Groups tab

  • Click the SDDC group name

The SDDC group Summary tab opens.

  • Unlink vCenter Server instances

    • Click the vCenter Linking tab

    • Click UNLINK ALL vCENTERS

  • Select the All vCenter linking will be unlinked and you will no longer manage all vCenter servers collectively check box

  • Click UNLINK

The unlinking process begins and takes approximately 1 minute.

  • Remove SDDCs from the SDDC group

    • Click the Summary tab

    • Select the check boxes for both SDDCs

    • Click REMOVE SDDCS

A Removing 2 group members window opens.

  • Click CONTINUE

The SDDCs are removed from the group. This process takes approximately 5 minutes.

  • Delete the SDDC group

    • Click the ACTIONS drop-down menu in the upper-right corner of the SDDC Group Summary tab

    • Click DELETE GROUP

  • Select the You will lose all configurations and settings for the SDDC Group check box

  • Select the All connectivity settings will be deleted check box

  • Click DELETE GROUP


The SDDC group is deleted.

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