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If the deployment fails, save any error message text and contact NetApp Support.
After deployment is complete, the compute nodes might reboot more than once before becoming ready for
service.
After you finish
Begin using NetApp HCI by clicking Launch vSphere.
For NetApp HCI installations using vSphere 6.7, this link launches the HTML5 vSphere web
interface. For installations using vSphere 6.5, this link launches the Adobe Flash vSphere
web interface.
Find more information
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NetApp Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
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NetApp HCI Resources page
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SolidFire and Element Software Documentation Center
Post-deployment tasks
Post-deployment tasks
Depending on your choices during the deployment process, you need to complete some
final tasks before your NetApp HCI system is ready for production use, such as updating
firmware and drivers and making any needed final configuration changes.
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Supported networking changes
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Disable the smartd service on NetApp HCI compute nodes
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Keep VMware vSphere up to date
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Install GPU drivers for GPU-enabled compute nodes
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Configure Fully Qualified Domain Name web UI access
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Access NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control
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Reduce boot media wear on a NetApp HCI compute node
Find more information
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NetApp Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
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NetApp HCI Resources page
Supported networking changes
After you deploy NetApp HCI, you can make limited changes to the default networking
configuration. However, certain settings are required for smooth operation and proper
network detection. Changing these settings will cause unexpected behavior, and might
prevent you from expanding compute and storage resources.
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