Depot

Depot Server

This is running depot services for VCF as well as unbound for DNS.

┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐
│ All VMs     │    │ Unbound DNS │    │ ISP DNS     │
│ Proxmox     │───▶│ 192.168.200.5│───▶│ Servers     │───▶ Internet
│ ESXi hosts  │    │             │    │             │
│ VCF components│  │ Forward zone│    │             │
└─────────────┘    │ Reverse zone│    └─────────────┘
                   └─────────────┘

Queries for Lab network

Query for *.lab.fiveorange.net → Resolved locally by Unbound Query for external domains → Forwarded to ISP DNS servers

Depot Server - Offline installer

More information about this can be found here. https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vcf/vcf-9-0-and-later/9-0/deployment/deploying-a-new-vmware-cloud-foundation-or-vmware-vsphere-foundation-private-cloud-/preparing-your-environment/downloading-binaries-to-the-vcf-installer-appliance/connect-to-an-offline-depot-to-download-binaries/set-up-an-offline-depot-web-server-for-vmware-cloud-foundation.html.

I have used it to configure offline Depot server, as most of my customers are operating in a air-gapped environment.