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how should I configure my Service mesh when my on-premises environment has 3 vcenters and each have 2 to 3 clusters and each cluster have different management, vMotion network segments.

One service mesh would be enough? or multiple service mesh should be there ?
whats the deciding factor for designing service meshes?
and how many site pairs?

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Answer 1

Hi Lakshmi Narasimha Raju Atmakuri,
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Configuring Service Mesh for AVS HCX

To address your concerns, I'll outline the key considerations for designing Service Meshes for your on-premises environment with 3 vCenters, each with 2-3 clusters, and different management and vMotion network segments.

Key Factors:

1. Network segmentation: Create separate Service Meshes for each cluster to maintain network isolation.
2. vCenter and cluster boundaries: Consider creating separate Service Meshes for each vCenter or a single Service Mesh that spans across multiple vCenters.
3. Scalability and manageability: Balance the number of Service Meshes with manageability and scalability requirements.

Deciding Factors:

1. Network complexity: Create separate Service Meshes for complex network topologies.
2. Scalability requirements: Create multiple Service Meshes for large or rapidly growing environments.
3. Resource utilization: Consider resource utilization for each Service Mesh.

Site Pairs: The number of site pairs depends on the number of Service Meshes and connections required between them.

Recommendation: Create separate Service Meshes for each cluster to maintain network isolation and simplify the design. Alternatively, create a single Service Mesh that spans across multiple vCenters, but carefully plan and consider network topology and scalability requirements.

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