Explanation:
The cluster must not include hosts from different subnets or networks (L3).
The default management vSphere cluster must already be stretched.
The cluster must not include DPU-backed hosts.
The cluster must not share a vSAN Storage Policy with any other cluster.
To stretch a vSAN cluster in a VCF Workload Domain, the environment must satisfy specific VCF stretch prerequisites and avoid unsupported configurations. The default management vSphere cluster must already be stretched so the management plane remains available if an availability zone fails. The workload cluster must not include hosts from different subnets or Layer 3 networks because the stretch workflow expects supported site and network placement assumptions for the cluster being stretched.
The cluster must also not include DPU-backed hosts, because clusters with DPU-backed hosts are excluded from this stretch operation. In addition, the cluster must not share a vSAN Storage Policy with any other cluster, because shared policies can create policy scope and compliance conflicts during stretch configuration. SSH does not need to be manually activated on all hosts as a prerequisite. The default management cluster being "not stretched" is the opposite of the required condition. Host self- signed certificates are not the listed blocking condition for this workflow. Reference topics: Stretch vSAN Cluster in VCF, Workload Domain Stretch Prerequisites, vSAN Storage Policy Constraints, Unsupported Stretch Configurations.