Adding An External Sdc To An Existing Vxflex Os System - Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node 14G Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide

Adding an external SDC to an existing VxFlex OS system

Install the SDC on an ESX server and connect it to VxFlex OS
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f. Click Run.
The status appears in the dialog.
g. When finished, click Finish.
h. You must restart the ESXi hosts before proceeding.
2. Register the system:
a. From the VMware plug-in VxFlex OS screen, click Register VxFlex OS
system.
b. Enter the credentials of the system.
c. Click OK.
3. Deploy VxFlex OS:
a. From the VxFlex OS screen, click Deploy VxFlex OS environment.
The VxFlex OS deployment wizard is displayed.
b. In the Select Installation screen, select Add servers to a registered
VxFlex OS system, and select the system that you want to extend.
c. Continue with the deployment steps, adding the new SDC nodes.
You can skip steps that do not need to be changed. When adding
components, the wizard adjusts the displayed screens to options that are
relevant to the current VxFlex OS system.
4. Complete the deployment.
For further details, see the VxFlex OS Deployment Guide .
In a 2-layer architecture, after deploying the system, install the SDC according to the
operating system-specific instructions in the following section. The SDCs will be
connected to the existing system.
Install the SDC with the appropriate parameters to connect it to an existing VxFlex OS
system.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have:
The virtual IP address or MDM IP address of the existing system
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Login credentials for the SDC
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The appropriate installation packages for the SDC
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Access to the drv_cfg tool. Contact Customer Support for access to this tool on
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ESX.
The following procedure describes installing an external SDC on an ESX server using
the esxcli. Alternatively, you can install the external SDC using the vSphere plug-in.
For more information, see "Installing the SDC on ESX hosts" in the VxFlex OS
Deployment Guide .