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- Page 1 Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliance Solutions Guide Regulatory Model: E43S Series Regulatory Type: E43S001...
- Page 2 Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 About Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances solution............4 2 Documentation references..........................5 3 License management............................. 6 Setting up Nutanix Customer Portal..........................6 Managing the license..............................7 4 Deploying an appliance..........................8 Before you begin................................8 Setting up your appliance for first use..........................9 Deploying XC Series appliances.......................... -
Page 4: About Dell Emc Xc6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances Solution
Converged Appliances solution The Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances solution includes the Dell EMC appliance and software from Nutanix (used as a virtual appliance), which simplifies virtualization by converging computer, storage, and network into a single appliance that is deployed in a clustered environment. -
Page 5: Documentation References
Documentation references Table 1 provides the reference document link on the Dell support site for Nutanix solution software documentation, Dell EMC documentation, and supported hardware, firmware, and software. Table 1. Documentation references Information Link Nutanix solution software documentation See the Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances... -
Page 6: License Management
License management NOTE: This chapter does not apply to XC Core appliances. The Nutanix virtual computing platform consists of various features that enable you to administer your environment according to your current and future requirements. You can use the default feature set of the Nutanix solution software, upgrade to an enhanced feature set, update your license for a longer term, or reassign existing licenses to nodes or clusters as required. -
Page 7: Managing The License
Nutanix Documentation portal, open the Web Console Guide, and then see the License Management section. For more information about accessing Web Console Guide, see the Documentation Matrix section in the Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances Support Matrix available at Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals. -
Page 8: Deploying An Appliance
Nutanix documentation • Dell EMC Documentation NOTE: For more information about the Dell EMC documentation and Nutanix documentation, see the Documentation matrix Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances Support Matrix available at Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals. section in NOTE: The Boot Optimized Server Storage (BOSS) card shipped with XC Series appliances is the appliance boot device. This PCIe card supports up to two M.2 SATA SSDs configured in RAID1 for high availability. -
Page 9: Setting Up Your Appliance For First Use
Setting up your appliance for first use Prerequisite Make sure that your appliance components are properly installed. Your appliance is shipped with physical disk drives, power supply units (PSUs), and fan components. Ensure that all components are properly seated and are not dislodged or damaged during shipping. Steps Install the appliance in a rail. - Page 10 First time boot scripts Use the first time boot script information that applies to your appliance and associated hypervisor. First time boot scripts for Nutanix AOS Nutanix AOS is installed on each appliance. As Nutanix AOS is preconfigured, it does not require more first time configuration. The XC Series appliances boot to the hypervisor and are ready to be clustered after the CVM has all the services up and running.
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Page 11: Default Cluster Credentials
Acropolis Virtualization Administration Guide . To access Acropolis Virtualization NOTE: For more information, see the Administration Guide , see the Documentation Matrix section in the Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances Support Matrix available at Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals. VMware vSphere Create storage pools through the Nutanix web console. - Page 12 Table 2. Default cluster credentials Interface Target Username Password Web management console iDRAC root calvin SSH client or console AHV host root nutanix/4u Remote desktop or console Hyper-V host Administrator nutanix/4u SSH client or console ESXi host root SSH client Nutanix Controller VM nutanix/4u nutanix...
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Page 13: Downloading And Installing Software Applications
Monitor the health of an appliance • Perform appliance updates and remote tasks • View hardware inventory and compliance reports Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper- NOTE: For more information about the supported OpenManage Essentials versions, see the Converged Appliances Support Matrix available at Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals. Topics: •... -
Page 14: Dell Nautilus
NOTE: For information about the supported Dell Nautilus version number, see Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances Support Matrix available at Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals. Perform the following steps to download the Dell Nautilus Firmware Update Utility for SAS and SATA disk Solid State Drives (SSDs): Steps Go to Dell.com/support/drivers. -
Page 15: Monitoring Xc Series Appliances
Monitoring XC Series appliances You can monitor an appliance by using any of the following: • iDRAC • OpenManage Essentials • Nutanix Prism • Nutanix web console The following table lists the components and monitor utility: Table 3. Appliance component monitoring guide Components Monitor Utility System memory... -
Page 16: Monitoring An Appliance By Using Nutanix Web Console
Nutanix Prism Web Console Guide , see the Documentation Matrix section in the NOTE: For more information about accessing Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances Support Matrix available at Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals. In the Nutanix Prism Web Console Guide document, refer to the following sections: •... -
Page 17: Updating Firmware
• Dell EMC Nautilus NOTE: You can use Dell EMC Nautilus as an alternative to the Nutanix web console for updating firmware on the front hard drives and SSDs. The following table lists the components and utility: Table 4. Appliance component update guide... - Page 18 • Connect the keyboard or monitor or mouse device to the ports on the XC6420 appliance. • Connect to the iDRAC GUI. iDRAC Quick Start Guide at NOTE: For more information about configuring and accessing the iDRAC GUI, see the Dell.com/idracmanuals.
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Page 19: Replacing Hardware
Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances Support Matrix available at Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals. in the Replace the failed component. For more information, see the Installing and removing components section in Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliance Installation and Service Manual available at Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals. Restart the appliance of the relevant hypervisor. -
Page 20: Replacing Failed Front Hard Drive And Ssd Components That Contain Cluster Data
Remove the failed hard drive or SSD. For more information, see the Installing and removing components, hard drives, Removing a hot-swap hard drive, and Installing a hot- swap hard drive sections in Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliance Installation and Service Manual available at Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals. -
Page 21: Recovering An Appliance
Recovering an appliance Dell EMC provides an option to recover the appliance in the event of an appliance failure or a cluster node failure. For more information about recovering an appliance, contact Dell EMC support. Recovering an appliance... -
Page 22: Getting Help
For more information about installing and configuring Dell EMC SupportAssist, see: http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/learn/supportassist- servers-storage-networking. Locating Service Tag Your appliance is identified by a unique Express Service Code and Service Tag number. This information is used by Dell EMC to route support calls to the appropriate service provider. Getting help... -
Page 23: Quick Resource Locator For Xc6420 Systems
Use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to system information and how-to videos. This can be done by visiting Dell.com/QRL or by using your smartphone or tablet and a model specific Quick Resource (QR) code located on your Dell EMC appliance. -
Page 24: A Bare Metal Recovery
Bare metal recovery To maintain a fast and efficient bare metal recovery option, Dell EMC recommends using the Rapid Appliance Self-Recovery (RASR) tool. WARNING: When you create a RASR USB disk, all the data saved on the USB disk is deleted.
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