Q$\mathrm{.}1$ Set. $($A$)$ An organization is setting up a private Data Center $($DC$)$ to enable Virtual Machine$-$based Desktops $($VDIs$)$ for all its employees. The VDI model involves creating a virtual desktop for each employee, by putting the operating system, applications and data on a virtual machine $($VM$)$ in the data center. Each employee in the organization thus gets a VM$/$virtual desktop to work on$.$

To build this VDI environment in its private data center, the startup organization has selected the following physical resources:

$$ Common$-$off$-$the$-$shelf $($COTS$)$ physical server machines capable of hosting $4$ VMs$/$virtual desktops each

$$ COTS network switches having four$-$ports each

You are required to assist the startup organization in setting up the VDI environment. Answer the following questions to help setup the networking for the data center enabling the VDI environment. Make and state reasonable assumptions, if any required: