Municipal fleet-management IT asks what actually defines the logical data center in an SDDC: the cabling diagrams or the software. What should the operator identify?
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Short Explanation
In an SDDC the map of the city is the config and the API, not the binder of patch-cable photos. Cabling still matters for the underlay. The logical networks fleet apps sit on are declared in software.
Full Explanation
The logical SDDC—segments, gateways, security groups, and related objects—is defined by software configuration and exposed through management-plane APIs, not solely by physical cabling diagrams. The underlay and CMDB hardware records still exist, but they do not constitute the logical topology. Horizon image catalogs are EUC constructs and do not define NSX logical networks.