Before You Begin - Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node 14G Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide

Before You Begin

VxFlex Ready Node Quick Start Guide
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This topic provides an overview of deploying VxFlex OS in a 2-layer configuration.
Deployment begins with preparing the Linux Backend, using the VxFlex OS Installation
Manager.
For Linux and Windows SDC servers, you can install the SDC using the VxFlex OS
Installation Manager, or you can install the SDC manually. Both methods are described
in this document.
For ESXi SDC servers, it is recommended to install the SDC using the VMware plug-in,
or you can install it manually. Both methods are described in this document.
For all other cases and customization options, use the procedures described in the
VxFlex OS Deployment Guide .
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The EMC-supplied hardware configurations satisfy all of the hardware requirements.
Before deploying VxFlex OS on ESX servers:
The host from which you run the PowerShell (.ps1) script must meet the following
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The vSphere web client (Virgo) server must have network connectivity to the host
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on which the PowerShell script will be used.
Configure the required network interfaces and IP addresses, and configure disks.
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For more information, see the VxFlex Ready Node Hardware Configuration and
Operating System Installation Guide .
These documents are available from EMC Online Support
support.emc.com).
For the most up-to-date information about this release, see VxFlex OS Release
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Notes for your version, available from Online Support.
VxFlex OS deployment steps:
1. Prepare the Linux environment.
2. Start the Linux deployment. For Linux and Windows SDC servers, this may include
installing SDCs.
3. Monitor the deployment.
4. For ESX servers, register the vSphere plug-in and install and configure the SDCs.
5. Manually install and configure SDCs (if you have not done so yet).
6. Post-deployment:
Enable storage.
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