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Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 Deployment Manual (83 pages)
VMware Cloud Foundation
Brand:
Dell EMC
| Category:
Chassis
| Size: 10.23 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
1 Audience and Scope
6
2 Overview
7
3 Pre-Deployment Requirements
9
Management Host
9
Connectivity
9
Network Services
9
Domain Name Service
10
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
10
Network Time Protocol
10
4 Validated Components
11
Hardware Components
11
Software and Firmware
12
Using the Vmware Compatibility Guide
12
View BIOS and Compatible Esxi Versions for System and Server Platform
12
View Driver and Firmware Versions for Network Interface Card
12
View Driver and Firmware Versions for Disk Controller
12
Software
13
Firmware and Drivers
13
5 Hardware Overview
14
Dell EMC Poweredge MX7000
14
Front View of the Poweredge MX7000 Chassis
14
Back View of the Poweredge MX7000 Chassis
15
Logical View of the Poweredge MX7000 Chassis
15
Dell EMC Poweredge Mx740C Compute Sled
16
Dell EMC Poweredge Mx5016S Storage Sled
17
Dell EMC Poweredge Mx9002M Management Module
18
Dell EMC Networking Mx9116N Fabric Switching Engine
19
Dell EMC Networking Mx7116N Fabric Expander Module
19
Dell EMC Networking Mx5108N Ethernet Switch
20
Dell EMC Poweredge Mx5000S SAS Switch
20
6 Physical Layout
22
Configuration Options
22
Option 1-Single Poweredge MX7000 Enclosure
22
Option 2-Single Poweredge MX7000 with Mx5016S Storage Sled
22
Option 3-Two Poweredge MX7000 Enclosures
23
Option 4-Two Poweredge MX7000 with Mx5016S Storage Sled
23
Option 5-Two Poweredge MX7000 Enclosures Using Fabric Switching Engine
24
Cabling
25
Cabling for a Single Poweredge MX7000 Enclosure Configuration
25
Cabling for a Dual MX7000 Enclosure Configuration
26
Cabling for a Dual Poweredge MX7000 Enclosure Configuration Using Fabric Switching Engines
28
7 Cloud Foundation and SDDC Design Considerations
32
External Services Overview
32
Active Directory
33
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
33
Domain Name System
33
Network Time Protocol
33
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Mail Relay (Optional)
33
Certificate Authority (Optional)
34
Physical Network Requirements
34
Network Pools
34
Vlans and IP Subnets
34
Host Names and IP Addresses
35
Host Names and IP Addresses for External Services
35
Host Names and IP Addresses for the Virtual Infrastructure Layer
36
Host Names and IP Addresses for the Operations Management Layer
37
8 Networking Requirements
38
Vmware Cloud Foundation Networking
38
Network Configuration Options
39
Network Connectivity
39
VLAN and Subnets for Networking Configuration
45
9 Manual Switch Configuration
46
Switch Operating Mode
46
Vlans and Subnets for Manual Switch Configuration
46
Uplink and Vlti Ports
47
Configure the Ports for Vlti
48
Configure VLT Domain
48
Verify VLT Settings
48
Verify the Vlti (Port-Channel)
49
Configure the Uplink Link Aggregation Control Protocol
49
Configure the Server Facing Ports
50
Verify Switch Configuration
50
10 Smartfabric Network Configuration
54
Create Chassis Groups
54
Define Networks
56
Create Smartfabric
57
Create Smartfabric Using Mx5108N Ethernet Switching Ioms
57
Create Smartfabric Using Mx9116N Fabric Switching Engine Ioms
58
Configure Uplinks
58
Configure Jumbo Frames
59
Server Templates
60
Create a Server Template
60
Associate Server Template with a VLAN
60
Deploy the Server Template
61
11 Map Poweredge Mx5016S Storage Sled Drives
62
Assumptions
62
Prerequisites
62
Map Drives to Compute Sleds
62
12 Deploy Esxi to Cluster Nodes
66
Prerequisites
66
Installation of Esxi
66
Connect to Idrac and Boot Installation Media
66
Install Vmware Esxi
68
Configure Esxi Settings-Using DCUI
69
Configure Esxi Settings Using Web Interface
70
13 Cloud Builder OVA Deployment
73
Deploy OVA
73
14 Running Cloud Builder
76
Prerequisites
76
Launch Cloud Builder Web Interface
76
Cloud Builder Deployment Parameter Sheet
77
Cloud Builder Parameters
77
Management Workload Tab
78
Users and Groups Tab
78
Hosts and Networks Tab
78
Deploy Parameters Tab
78
Configure Cloud Builder Validation
79
SDDC Bring-Up
79
15 Post-Install Validation
81
Cloud Foundation Cluster Verification
81
SDDC Manager
81
Customer Experience Improvement Program
81
Vcenter
81
Cluster and Vms
82
Vsan
82
NSX Manager
82
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Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 Hardware Architecture Manual (75 pages)
Brand:
Dell EMC
| Category:
Chassis
| Size: 1.9 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1 Dell EMC Poweredge MX Platform Overview
4
Poweredge MX Models and Components
5
Poweredge MX7000 (Front)
5
Poweredge MX7000 (Rear)
9
Poweredge MX7000 Chassis Fabric Slots
16
Chapter 2 Openmanage Enterprise - Modular Console
18
Introduction
19
Poweredge MX7000 Initial Deployment
19
Poweredge MX7000 Multi-Chassis Management Groups
19
Poweredge MX7000 OME-M Component Management
22
Chapter 3 Poweredge MX Scalable Fabric Architecture
25
Scalable Fabric Architecture
26
Scalable Fabric Architecture Overview
26
QSFP28 Double Density Connectors
28
Interfaces and Port Groups
29
Embedded Top of Rack Switching
33
Scalable Fabric OS10EE CLI Commands
35
Chapter 4 Poweredge MX Ethernet Switch Operating Modes
36
Operating Modes Description
37
Poweredge MX7000 Smartfabric Topologies
39
Smartfabric Uplink Topologies
41
Deploying a Smartfabric
46
Appendix A Additional Guidelines and Equipment Details
49
Scalable Fabric Restrictions and Guidelines
50
Supported Cables and Optical Connectors
57
Rate Limited 32 Gb Fibre Channel
64
Spanning Tree Protocol Recommendations
65
NIC Teaming Restrictions
66
Poweredge MX IOM Slot Support Matrix
67
PTM Port Mapping
69
Examples of Unsupported Scalable Fabric Topologies
71
Appendix B Additional Information
74
Documentation and Support
75
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