Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node 14G Manual page 4

CONTENTS
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - Linux Servers
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Determine the 2U1N node type...................................................................38
R640 and R740xd server NIC and BMC (iDRAC) port locations................. 38
VxFlex Ready Node R640 and R740xd port designations - Linux................ 40
Correlate the PCI slot locations and interface names..................... 41
Configure the ports - Linux............................................................44
Configure the ports (Linux-SLES)................................................. 46
Disable TSO on Linux nodes with X710 NIC................................................ 48
Installing the drivers
Install the VxFlex OS drivers.......................................................................50
Preparing Disks
Adding disks to a VxFlex OS SDS............................................................... 52
Verify the disk controller type.................................................................... 52
Enable PERCCLI on a host server...............................................................53
Create virtual devices with PERCCLI......................................................... 53
Verify the storage and disk controller status ................................ 54
Create virtual devices for HDD with PERCCLI...............................55
Create virtual devices for SSD with PERCCLI............................... 56
Ensure virtual disk creation with PERCCLI.................................... 56
Retrieve device paths in a Linux server.......................................................58
Retrieve device paths in a Linux server with an HBA330 controller...
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Retrieving device paths in a Linux server with an H730p/H740p
controller....................................................................................... 59
Retrieving device paths in a Linux server with NVME devices
configured..................................................................................... 60
Retrieve device paths in a Linux server with an HBA330 controller............ 60
Additional Configurations
Install OpenManage Essentials................................................................... 64
Disable Smartmontool error messages....................................................... 64
iDRAC Service Module............................................................................... 65
Install the iDRAC Service Module on a Linux server.......................65
Where to go from here............................................................................... 66
Reference material
DTK - Hardware Update Bootable ISO........................................................68
Dell OpenManage DRAC Tools (RACADM)....................................68
Recommended BIOS and firmware settings...................................70
Troubleshooting the Hardware ISO................................................73
Additional resources...................................................................... 75
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