PSC Deployment model

The Platform Services Controller (PSC) Deployment Models: 

Deployment model plays an important role for further enhancement for you environment.

Basically PSC can be deployed in 2 ways.

• Embedded PSC
• External PSC

vCenter Server with Embedded PSC:

The embedded PSC is meant for standalone sites where vCenter Server will be the only SSO integrated solution.

• Sufficient for most environments. Easiest to deploy and maintain
• Aimed at minimizing fault domains. Use in conjunction with only one of VMware Product or Solution.
• Multiple standalone instances supported
• Replication between embedded instances not supported
• Supports Windows & Appliance

vCenter Server with External PSC:

This configuration basically allows multiple vCenter Servers to link to a PSC.

• Recommend this if deploying/growing to multiple vCenter Server instances that need to be linked
• Reduces footprint by sharing Platform Services Controller across several vCenter Servers
• Deploy more than one PSC to provide resilience within the environment
• Supports Windows & Appliance

We are going to Discuss in detail about PSC our next post would be on High Availability of PSC . I hope you will enjoy these posts.

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