Table Of Contents - Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node Operating System Installation Manual

Contents
Figures ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Tables ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 1 VxFlex Ready Node deployment overview.................................................................... 9
Typographical conventions............................................................................................................................................. 10
Supported operating systems and requirements.............................................................................................................10
Hardware and operating systems.................................................................................................................................... 11
VxFlex OS packages...................................................................................................................................................11
VxFlex OS component requirements...............................................................................................................................12
VxFlex OS cluster components..................................................................................................................................12
VxFlex OS Gateway server requirements-VxFlex Ready Node................................................................................ 12
General prerequisites......................................................................................................................................................13
Java requirements..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Supported Internet browsers.....................................................................................................................................13
Connectivity requirements........................................................................................................................................ 13
Disk prerequisites...................................................................................................................................................... 14
iDRAC Service Module.............................................................................................................................................. 14
Supported hardware configurations................................................................................................................................14
Additional equipment and network resource requirements............................................................................................. 14
Chapter 2 Configuring the hardware......................................................................................... 17
Set up the iDRAC IP address and BIOS...........................................................................................................................18
Verify the status of the system hardware and drives..................................................................................................... 20
Log in to the KVM console ............................................................................................................................................. 21
Updating the BIOS, firmware and settings..................................................................................................................... 22
Update the hardware using the iDRAC virtual console.............................................................................................. 22
Chapter 3 Installing the ESXi operating system......................................................................... 25
ESXi system requirements............................................................................................................................................. 26
Driver support for ESXi nodes........................................................................................................................................26
Rebuild the RAID 1 boot device using the replaced M.2 module..................................................................................... 26
Map the ESXi ISO file on a VxFlex Ready Node server................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 4 Network architecture and physical connectivity......................................................... 29
Networking connectivity architecture and cabling best practice....................................................................................30
IP addresses for R640 and R740xd servers....................................................................................................................30
IP addresses for R840 servers....................................................................................................................................... 32
Chapter 5 Configuring network ports on ESXi hosts...................................................................35
Configure network ports on R640 or R740xd servers.................................................................................................... 36
Determine the 2U1N node type................................................................................................................................. 36
R640 and R740xd server NIC and iDRAC port locations........................................................................................... 36
VxFlex Ready Node R640 port designations - ESXi...................................................................................................38
VxFlex Ready Node R740xd port designations - ESXi............................................................................................... 39
Configure network ports on R840 servers......................................................................................................................42
R840 server NIC and iDRAC port locations............................................................................................................... 42
VxFlex Ready Node R840 port designations - ESXi...................................................................................................43
Chapter 6 Installing the Drivers................................................................................................ 47
Install the VxFlex OS drivers on an ESXi server..............................................................................................................48
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