Table Of Contents - Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node 14G Manual

CONTENTS
Figures
Tables
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Preface
Introduction
Overview.....................................................................................................12
VxFlex OS component requirements........................................................... 12
VxFlex OS cluster components.......................................................12
Physical server requirements......................................................... 13
Supported operating systems.........................................................13
VxFlex OS Gateway server requirements....................................... 14
Prerequisites............................................................................................... 14
Connectivity...................................................................................14
Java............................................................................................... 15
Hardware and operating systems................................................... 15
VxFlex OS packages.......................................................................15
Supported Internet browsers......................................................... 15
Disk prerequisites........................................................................... 16
iDRAC Service Module................................................................... 16
Supported hardware configurations............................................................ 16
Configuring the Hardware
Set up the BMC (iDRAC) IP address and BIOS........................................... 18
Verify the status of the system hardware, storage controller, and disks -
14G servers.................................................................................................20
Open the KVM console - 14G servers.......................................................... 21
Updating the BIOS, firmware and settings..................................................22
Update the hardware using the iDRAC virtual console................... 23
Installing the Operating System
System requirements................................................................................. 26
Rebuild the M.2 cards as a RAID device......................................................26
Map the ISO file on a VxFlex Ready Node 14G server................................. 27
Install the Windows OS on a VxFlex Ready Node server............................. 27
Network Architecture and Physical Connectivity
Networking connectivity architecture and cabling best practice (R640,
R740XD servers)........................................................................................ 30
Network prerequisites................................................................................ 30
Port Configuration
Determine the 2U1N node type...................................................................34
R640 and R740xd server NIC and BMC (iDRAC) port locations................. 34
Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - Windows Servers
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