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Dell EMC VxRail G Series manuals available for free PDF download: Network Manual, Owner's Manual
Dell EMC VxRail G Series Network Manual (48 pages)
Physical and Logical Network Considerations and Planning
Brand:
Dell EMC
| Category:
Server
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
2
Intended Use and Audience
4
Introduction to Vxrail
4
Planning Your Data Center Network for Vxrail
5
Vxrail Hardware and the Physical Network Infrastructure
5
Vxrail Clusters, Appliances and Nodes
5
Network Switch
7
Topology and Connections
9
Out-Of-Band Management (Optional)
10
Vxrail Feature-Driven Decision Points
10
Vmware Validated Design on Vxrail
10
Dell-EMC Smartfabric Network Mode
11
Vsan Stretched Cluster
12
Vxrail Hardware and Switch Selection Decision Points
12
Planning the Vxrail Implementation
13
Step 1: Decide on Vxrail Single Point of Management
14
Step 2: Plan the Vxrail Logical Network
14
Step 3: Plan Network Settings for Vxrail Management Components
17
Step 4: Identify Unique Hostnames for Vxrail Management Components
19
Step 5: Identify External Applications and Settings for Vxrail
21
Step 6: Create DNS Records for Vxrail Management Components
21
Step 7: Prepare Customer-Supplied Vcenter Server
22
Step 8. Reserve IP Addresses for Vxrail Vmotion and Vsan Networks
23
Step 9. Decide on Vxrail Logging Solution
24
Step 10: Decide on Passwords for Vxrail Management
24
Step 11: Prepare for Dell EMC Smartfabric Services Enablement
25
Setting up the Upstream Network for Vxrail
26
Setting up the Network Switch for Vxrail Connectivity
27
Step 1. Plan Switch Configuration
27
Enable Multicast for Vxrail Internal Management Network
27
Enable Unicast or Multicast for Vxrail Vsan Network
27
Enable Uplinks to Pass Inbound and Outbound Vxrail Network Traffic
28
Enable Inter-Switch Communication
28
Enable Inter-Switch Links
28
Step 2. Plan Switch Port Configuration
28
Determine Switch Port Mode
28
Do Not Enable Link Aggregation on Vxrail Switch Ports
29
Limit Spanning Tree Protocol on Vxrail Switch Ports
30
Step 3. Configure Ports and Vlans on Your Switch(Es)
30
Confirm Your Data Center Network
32
Configuring a Workstation/Laptop for Vxrail Initialization
33
Perform Initialization to Create Vxrail Cluster
34
After Vxrail Initialization Network Considerations
35
Support for NSX
35
Using Unassigned Vxrail Physical Ports
35
Vxrail Network Configuration Table
36
Vxrail Password Tables
38
Vxrail Setup Checklist
39
Appendix A: NSX Support on Vxrail
41
Appendix B: Vxrail Open Ports Requirement
44
Appendix C: Physical Network Switch Examples
46
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Dell EMC VxRail G Series Owner's Manual (22 pages)
Version 4.5
Brand:
Dell EMC
| Category:
Server
| Size: 0 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1 Introduction
5
Introduction
6
Support
6
Registering for Online Support
6
Where to Go for Support Resources
7
Using the Solve Desktop Application for Vxrail Series Procedures
7
Chapter 2 About the Vxrail G Series
9
Handling the Appliance
10
Appliance Components and Controls
10
Technical Specifications
13
Chapter 3 Technical Specifications
13
Appliance Power and Cooling Information
14
Appliance Dimensions and Weight
14
Operating and Storage Environment
15
Chapter 4 Installation
17
Pre-Installation Site Checklist
18
10Gbe or 1Gbe Switch Networking
18
Network Requirements
18
Chapter 5 Replacing and Adding Hardware
21
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