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Before you begin
CAUTION: It is important that you perform all the steps in this guide prior to doing other configuration steps.
Make sure that the following items are available:
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Power cables
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Network cables — optical and/or copper (Intel SFP+ or Category 6 Ethernet)
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Rail kit
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Nutanix documentation — Setup Guide and Advanced Setup Guide
NOTE: For more information about the names of the guides for your version of the Nutanix solution software, see the
Documentation matrix section in the Support Matrix.
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Dell Documentation — Dell XC730-16G Web-Scale Converged Appliance Getting Started Guide, Dell XC730-16G Web-Scale
Converged Appliance Solutions Guide, Rack Installation Instructions, Safety Instructions, and Dell XC730-16G Web-Scale
Converged Appliance Support Matrix.
NOTE: For information about locating required documents, see the Documentation matrix section in the Support Matrix.
Setting up your Dell XC730-16G for first use
1.
Make sure that your system components are properly installed.
Your system is shipped with physical disk drives, power supply units (PSUs), and fan components already installed. Ensure that
all components are properly seated and have not become dislodged and/or damaged during shipping.
2.
Install the Dell XC730-16G in a rack.
The Dell XC730-16G requires a compatible rack and a rack installation kit. For information about installing the rails for the Dell
XC730-16G, see the Rack Installation Instructions Guide that shipped with your system.
3.
Cable your solution based on the best practices cabling diagram shown here.
NOTE: At a minimum, there are three Dell XC730-16G servers in a cluster. Each Dell XC730-16G is referred to as a
node.
Figure 3. Cabling a system
1.
Management Network
NOTE: The preferred (best practice) setup is to connect the management port across all three nodes to the same
switch (management network).
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2.
Host Network
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