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Configure jumbo frames..................................................................................................................................................59
Server templates..............................................................................................................................................................60
Create a server template.......................................................................................................................................... 60
Associate server template with a VLAN................................................................................................................. 60
Deploy the server template....................................................................................................................................... 61
11 Map PowerEdge MX5016s storage sled drives............................................................................................62
Assumptions..................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Map drives to compute sleds......................................................................................................................................... 62
12 Deploy ESXi to cluster nodes..................................................................................................................... 66
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Installation of ESXi........................................................................................................................................................... 66
Connect to iDRAC and boot installation media...................................................................................................... 66
Install VMware ESXi.................................................................................................................................................. 68
Configure ESXi settings-using DCUI.................................................................................................................... 69
Configure ESXi settings using web interface......................................................................................................... 70
13 Cloud Builder OVA deployment................................................................................................................... 73
Deploy OVA.......................................................................................................................................................................73
14 Running Cloud Builder................................................................................................................................ 76
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Launch Cloud Builder web interface.............................................................................................................................. 76
Cloud Builder Deployment Parameter Sheet................................................................................................................ 77
Cloud Builder parameters................................................................................................................................................ 77
Management Workload tab.......................................................................................................................................78
Users and Groups tab................................................................................................................................................ 78
Hosts and Networks tab........................................................................................................................................... 78
Deploy Parameters tab.............................................................................................................................................. 78
Configure Cloud Builder validation................................................................................................................................. 79
SDDC bring-up................................................................................................................................................................. 79
15 Post-install validation..................................................................................................................................81
Cloud Foundation Cluster Verification............................................................................................................................81
SDDC Manager........................................................................................................................................................... 81
Customer Experience Improvement Program.........................................................................................................81
vCenter........................................................................................................................................................................ 81
Cluster and VMs.........................................................................................................................................................82
vSAN............................................................................................................................................................................82
NSX Manager............................................................................................................................................................. 82
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