Which tool does an administrator use to collect and validate the initial inputs for the...

VCF 9.0 replaces legacy bring-up tooling with the VCF Installer , which provides a deployment wizard that validates configuration before bring-up. The guide describes: “ The deployment wizard validates your inputs… and displays errors and warnings if any. ” and that administrators “ Download and complete the planning and preparation workbook and have the information ready for validating inputs in the deployment wizard. ”

While the workbook is used to collect information, the validation of those inputs is performed by the VCF Installer wizard prior to deployment. SDDC Manager is used after bring-up for lifecycle operations, and Cloud Builder is not used in VCF 9.0 deployments. Therefore, VCF Installer is the correct tool for collecting (via wizard prompts) and validating initial deployment inputs.

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